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■ Under Assignments, for Level 1, select Division 1.
This setting assigns the 01 Space Plan to the first floor (level) of the building, in division 1 of the
building. By default, each building has a single division. Because this building does not have multiple
wings or other horizontal segments, it contains only the single default division.
■ Click OK.
Notice the open drawing has been renamed 01 Space Plan, and displays in the Constructs folder on
the Project Navigator.
Next, access a space tool, and set the tool properties so that the spaces you create are 2D and tagged as they
are created. The tools in AutoCAD Architecture streamline object creation by allowing you to specify
common options before you create the object.
3 On the Getting_Started tool palette that displays on the side of your screen, click the General Space tool.
If the tool is not visible, use the scroll bar on side of the palette to locate it.
4 Specify the Space tool properties:
■ On the Properties palette, under General, for Style, verify that Standard is selected.
■ For Tag, select Aec7_Space_Tag [M_Aec7_Space_Tag].
■ For Create type, select Generate.
■ For Associative, select No.
■ Under Generate Space, for Filter boundary set, select All linework.
■ Under Component Dimensions, for Geometry Type, select 2D.
5 Without clicking inside a room, move the cursor into each room on the plan.
As you move the cursor into a room, the space object automatically detects the linework room boundary.
The boundary of the space that you can generate from the room linework displays in red.
6 Click in the large room on the bottom of the plan.
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