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for posting this CADclip on their site.
for posting this CADclip on their site. Automatic Area Calculations by BOMA Standards !
THIS IS HUGE NEWS !!
In this great video demonstration displayed above I show how the new .NET plug in for Area Calculation Standards works. In particular using what is known as the BOMA Standard of calculating areas.
This automated standard uses the space 'classification' and actually compares the adjacent space classification(s) to determine where to place the boundary lines. It's truly amazing and EXTREMELY useful to those who need to do this.
You can now place Space objects and then tabulate the Gross, Net and Usable areas based on a specific Area Standard such as BOMA, DIN or SIS !
I sure could have used this automated process years ago when my entire job entailed surveying building spaces (measuring tape, clipboard, flashlight...you know the drill) and then manually calculating the Gross, Net and Usable areas.
Seeing as quite often these documents and calculations become part of a legal agreement between building owners and tenants it is crutial that the areas are accuate and consistsnt between projects.
Based on this new AutoCAD Architecture ability I think I will start to look for new work on measuring spaces again !
Based on this new AutoCAD Architecture ability I think I will start to look for new work on measuring spaces again !
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Alright... I'll pay you... 20 dollars... and some pocket lint... have at my facility. :-)
Seriously, anything that assists with our FM space reporting, etc is only a good thing.
In the case of an interior lease space of a strip center how can you set the gross boundry to go to the center of the demising walls? We don't draw the spacees on each side and I prefer not to grip edit the boundry, would like it to be automatic.
What's really cool about this feature (using the BOMA standard) is that the spaces also take into account the glazing as well. If a window accounts for more than 50% of the hosting wall, the boundary will update as well.
Resize a window and watch the appropriate boundaries update.
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