Space mapping
In Planon ProCenter , you can use the space mapping feature to color the spaces in your floor plan based on various criteria. Select the Space mapping option on the CAD Integrator menu and choose the criteria for space mapping. The CAD Integrator drawing will be displayed according to these settings.
The criteria for space mapping are:
• Space categories
• Departments
• Department levels 1-4
• Space types
• Cost centers
• Tariff groups (spaces)
• Space standards
• Free attributes 1 & 2
 | • The mapping option is only available if there is data in the Free attributes. • It is recommended to log out and log in again to see the mapping. |
• Available area [previously called:Space occupancy]
• Available capacity [previously called: Available workspaces]
• User-defined space mapping
| | • You can configure the settings for the space mappings in the CAD Integrator mapping step in the CAD mapping settings TSI. If you do not configure the settings, the 'User settings' of the user are applied. This depends on the selection in the Use mapping settings field in the CAD Integrator mapping step. For more information, see CAD Integrator mapping. • For a selected space, the space mapping data is derived from the values specified in the corresponding criteria fields at > . • You can also define your criteria for space mapping. For details, see User-defined space mapping. |
 | While the space mapping option is carried out, Planon ProCenter checks if the sum of the space dimensions from the various space usages does not exceed the space dimensions of the space itself. If it does, space mapping will fail. In that case, you can adjust the space dimensions of the space usages concerned in such a way that they no longer exceed the space dimensions of the selected space. |
| | If space mapping is managed by a CAD integrator mapping business object, a message is displayed in the status bar that This 'spaces' mapping is managed by your organization. |
For example, if you select > . The drawing displays the spaces of all departments at various levels in different colors. As shown in the image given below, the legend explains which color refers to which department.
If you select Available capacity, the spaces are highlighted in various colors. Spaces are grouped by the number of persons present, the occupancy rate of a space and the available workspaces. Available, partially available, unavailable, overpopulated workspaces are highlighted in green, yellow, orange, and red colors respectively.
| | To determine the Available capacity, CAD Integrator considers the workspaces that you specified in the Spaces & Workspaces TSI, > > field. It does not consider the data on > . |
The right colors will be shown when a free field is set to a specific field type (such as Department) and apply a user-defined space mapping.
Hatch patterns in space mapping
You can make space mapping even more explicit by applying hatch patterns to various space types, optionally combined with colors. If you have multiple department levels, the department mapping always uses the hatching of the department selected on Space usage. The color will change based on the department level mapping, but the hatch pattern will always stick to the selected department.
| | Note, however, that when a space has multiple space usages, the application will show the colors representing these usages of the space. •If the fill option is 'only colors', the application applies a gradient to allow to color the space in the appropriate manner. •If the fill option contains hatch as well, it is currently not possible to use gradients for showing different hatch patterns. Instead, the application will use the color of the hach patterns and use these colors to fill the spaces. For more information on the predefined hatch patterns, see Supporting data. For more information on applying hatch patterns on space types, see Spaces and Workspaces. |
Workspace mapping in space mapping
You can also apply workspace mapping on the Spaces level, via the Workspace mapping option in the CAD Integrator menu. This will result in a combined mapping of both spaces and workspaces. The same space mapping sub-options that are available on the workspaces level are also available here, except for user-defined space mapping. For more information on the options, see Specific menu options for workspaces. If you apply workspace mapping on the Spaces level, only workspaces of the spaces listed on the elements panel will be colored according to the selected criteria. This implies that any filtering applied to spaces will also impact the workspace mapping.
| | If workspace mapping is managed by a CAD integrator mapping business object, a message is displayed in the status bar that This 'workspaces' mapping is managed by your organization. |
Clearing a space mapping
After you have applied space mapping, the drawing will retain the mapping information until you perform one of the following actions:
• Click the Clear mapping button in the bottom left corner of the CAD Integrator pane
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• Click the option None on the > menu.