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Space Modeler User Guide

Generating a space model

April 9, 2017

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Generation workflow

1. Create input layout (source space data)

2. Upload input layout http://spacepatterns.com/sp/model/create.html

3. Choose options

4. Start space model generation

Space model is generated

5. Visualize space model on-line

6. Download space model for off-line visualization

7. Visualize space model off-line

Space LayoutViewer

Space PatternsWeb App

User

SpaceLayoutGenerator

Space model server

User

dwg

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Steps

1. Create input layout

2. Upload input layout

3. Choose options

4. Start space model generation

5. Visualize space model

Troubleshooting

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Open drawing ‘input_layout.dwg’ in project folder

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‘input_layout.dwg’

See User Guide ‘Preparing an input layout’ on how to model a floor plan

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Set visible layers

Layout elements on visible ‘sl_...’ layers are used to generate a space model

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SAVE

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Steps

1. Create input layout

2. Upload input layout

3. Choose options

4. Start space model generation

5. Visualize space model

Troubleshooting

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Drag and drop input layout ‘.dwg’

http://spacepatterns.com/sp/model/create.html

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Steps

1. Create input layout

2. Upload input layout

3. Choose options

4. Start space model generation

5. Visualize space model

Troubleshooting

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Options > Generated views

Architectural (default)• Generates Architectural view only• Use this option to quickly check the correctness of

an input layout (error checking is also available in Space Layout Viewer)

All• Generates all views (Architectural, Pedestrian

Circulation, … )• Use this option for correct input layouts• Takes ca. 7x longer to complete than

‘Architectural’ option

Other…• Custom views for specialized applications (e.g.

energy modeling)• Views in ‘All’ option cover common spatial

evaluation needs

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Options > Include view summaries

Generation completes

Generation stops

Generate a space model regardless of errors in the input layout

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Steps

1. Create input layout

2. Upload input layout

3. Choose options

4. Start space model generation

5. Visualize space model

Troubleshooting

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‘Start’ button

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Successful generation

Progress bars completed

‘Visualize’ button activated

Download link activated

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Steps

1. Create input layout

2. Upload input layout

3. Choose options

4. Start space model generation

5. Visualize space model

Troubleshooting

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‘Visualize’ button or ‘Visualize’ tab

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Visualization of generated views

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Steps

1. Create input layout

2. Upload input layout

3. Choose options

4. Start space model generation

5. Visualize space model

Troubleshooting

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Error messages

Summary of errors detected in pre-processing of input layout

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Error detection

Click to enlarge/shrink image

Layout elements with errors are red-lined

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Error messages: Download .dwg for detailed inspection of errors

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Inspection of ‘input_layout_errors.dwg’

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Inspection of ‘input_layout_errors.dwg’

Spaces overlap

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Inspection of ‘input_layout_errors.dwg’

Polyline not closed

Conversion of polyline to region with REGION command fails (regions are required by Space Layout Generator)

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Inspection of ‘input_layout_errors.dwg’

Conversion of polyline to region with REGION command fails (regions are required by Space Layout Generator)

Polyline not planar

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Ignore errors

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Ignore errors

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Ignore errors

Wrong space classifications due to missing doors!

Missing edges in space enclosure network due to missing doors!

Ignoring errors may cause errors in space model generation and evaluation!

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