The ‘Room from Layout’ creates a 3D room with wall planes based on the 2D floorplan layout. This function can also be used to add additional walls and details to an existing room measurement.
To use this function, you must have a folder with a horizontal plane – this function cannot be used in other folders! Typically the plane of this folder is set to the floor of the room. If adding additional walls to an existing 3D room measurement, you can use the existing ’2D Layout’ folder for this.
To create a room using the ‘Room from Layout’ function:
- Create and select a ‘Floor plan’ or ’2D-Layout’ folder. You may choose to organize your project into a 3D subfolder if measuring multiple rooms.
- Measure the perimeter walls with the ‘Multiple lines’ command. You may reposition the Flexijet during this measurement as needed, following the usual process.
- Click with the mouse or tap on the end points of the wall lines in a clockwise direction. Note that after clicking the start point, only subsequent corners need to be clicked. A red line on the screen will indicate your progress.
- Finally, measure or click an appropriate point to set the the ceiling height or the upper edge of the walls. The appropriate folders and elements are created to form the completed room measurement.
If you also want to measure a half-height wall or a room divider, you can very conveniently use the “Room from layout” function.
- Select the 2D Measure the missing walls with the command “Multiple lines”.
- Connect the wall lines with the command “Connect endpoints”, or by using the auto-fillet functions.
- In FlexiCAD, select ‘Room from layout’ under the ‘Measurement’ ribbon.
- You will now be asked to measure another wall. If your room has four walls, the request is: ”Wall 5 first point”.
- Click with the mouse or tap on the end points of the wall lines in a clockwise direction. Note that after clicking the start point, only subsequent corners need to be clicked. A red line on the screen will indicate your progress.
- When you have drawn all the additional walls, you end the command with “Esc”.
- Finally, measure or click an appropriate point to set the the ceiling height or the upper edge of the walls.
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