Space mapping
In Essentials Edition , you can use the space mapping feature to color the spaces in your floor plan according to your requirements. Select the Space mapping option on the CAD Integrator menu, to choose the criteria for applying space mapping. The CAD Integrator drawing will be displayed according to these settings.
The various 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.
• Space occupancy
• Available workspaces
• User-defined space mapping
• For a selected space, the space mapping data is derived from the values specified in the corresponding criteria fields at Space details > Space usage.• You can also define your criteria for space mapping. For details, see User-defined space mapping.
While the space mapping option is carried out, Essentials Edition 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.For example, if you select Space mapping > Departments. 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 workspaces, the spaces are highlighted in various colors. Spaces are grouped by the number of persons present and the available workspaces. Available, partially available, unavailable, overpopulated workspaces are highlighted in green, yellow, orange, and red colors respectively.
To determine the Available workspaces, CAD Integrator considers the workspaces that you specified in the Spaces & Workspaces TSI, Space details > Space usage > Number of workspaces field. It does not consider the data on Space details > Workspaces.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.
For more information on the predefined hatch patterns, refer to Supporting data . For more information on applying hatch patterns on space types, refer to Spaces & 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.
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 CAD Integrator > Space mapping menu.