Checking drawing dimensions
When importing a drawing or performing a CAD drawing verification, a check is conducted to verify whether the drawing dimensions are within a specific range.
The Planon application does not know the size of the entities you want to import, but to prevent that you are importing a drawing with an incorrect unit of measurement, the application conducts a preliminary validation.
If the size is too small or too large, either an error or a warning is given. The kind of prompt that is given, is determined by the range - as shown in the following example.
Min. floor value | Max. floor value | Response |
|---|---|---|
0.0 m | 2.0 m | Error |
> 2.0 m | 10.0 m | Warning |
> 10.0 m | 400.0 m | Acceptable range |
> 400.0 m | 4500 m | Warning |
> 4500 m | ... | Error |
 | If an error occurs, verify if the unit of measurement in the drawing and the drawing definition are the same. |
Note on Stabicad drawings
Drawings are validated based on the drawing definition. This includes the way that floor dimensions are calculated. The Planon application will collect all FM entities and their points in an area. The difference between min. x and max. x will be calculated as length and the difference between max. y and min. y is calculated as width.
Typically, the drawing definition determines which entities on which layer have a meaning to the Planon application. When checking the rules of the min. and max. sizes of a floor, the information of Stabicad drawings is sometimes available in the entities' xData (which can be arranged an any layer).
Because in a Stabicad drawing there is no layer-based filter to find FM entities, this array will then be empty. Hence, the length and width will have a value of 0.
Consequently, this specific verification is not relevant for Stabicad drawings and should be ignored.