Configuring a space-in-space
Spaces can take all shapes and forms, they can be stand-alone or consist of a main space and a nested space.
This article describes how to configure a space-in-space concept.
 | For the space-in-space concept to work, the following preconditions must be met: • Each space should be represented as a separate closed polyline. • The polyline of the nested space needs to be located on the same layer as that of the main space. |
If your drawing is ready to be imported, you can configure the drawing definition accordingly.
Procedure
2. Select your drawing definition and go to CAD business objects selection level and select Spaces in the elements panel.
3. Go to Details selection level > CAD business object mapping step and specify how Enclosed polylines should be treated: select 1. Space.
This setting implies that entities inside a space should be treated as a space.
This means that when importing the drawing, such entities will get their own space record in the Planon software.
4. Save your drawing definition and proceed to import the drawing by clicking Run CAD import.
Good to know
◦ When using this setup, this then generally applies to all spaces and not just to some spaces in the CAD drawing.
◦ If the inner (enclosed) polyline is other than space (for example, hole or construction data), the space area can be affected. When it's hole, the area of the hole is subtracted from the area of the surrounding (main) space. When it's construction data, the area of the construction data is not subtracted from the area of the surrounding (main) space.
◦ The nest depth is only 2 levels deep, so all enclosed polylines within the nested space are actually considered construction data.