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room schedule that automatically reads the area information from the space tags, and reports it in the
schedule table.
When the schedule is complete, you use the editing grips available on AutoCAD Architecture objects to
change the dimensions of a space on the floor plan. The space tag automatically reports the new room area,
and with the click of a button, you update the schedule to include the new area.
1 Open an AutoCAD drawing that contains the 2D floor plan sketch:
■ Click File menu ➤ Open.
■ Navigate to C:\My Documents\Autodesk\My Projects\Getting_Started_I [Getting_Started_M].
■ Select 01 Spaces Layout.dwg, and click Open.
The sketch, complete with delineated rooms for the space plan layout, displays. Although the
sketch is located in the project, it is not a project drawing (construct, element, view, or sheet).
You must save the sketch drawing to the project as a construct before you create the space plan.
2 Save the sketch to the project as a construct:
■ With 01 Spaces Layout open, on the Project Navigator, click the Constructs tab.
■ Right-click the Constructs folder, and click Save Current Dwg As Construct.
■ On the Add Construct worksheet, click the Name field, and enter 01 Spaces.
■ Under Assignments, for Level 1, select Division 1.
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