Generate Unit Mix & Stairwells
The following process will be broken down into three stages: Generate Story, Generate Units and Editing
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The following process will be broken down into three stages: Generate Story, Generate Units and Editing
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Enter the plan view by double clicking on a story.
Select the plan and hit Generate
on the context menu. In the dropdown, select Unit Mix & Stairwells
.
The generation will begin to run.
Under the Filter
dropdown in the left panel, adjust the Number of Stairwells
and Units per Stairwell
.
The Dimensions
drop down lets you adjust Wall width
, Core width
, Core depth
and Corridor width
.
The Constraints
drop down lets you define Dual aspect size
, Unit width
, Passage width
and Facade story
.
The Settings
drop down lets you modify Resolution story
(early-stage precision), Resolution units
(later-stage precision) and Size error tolerance
(accuracy of sizes).
Input the desired Unit Mix
in the upper left panel.
Evaluate Unit Mix
with the information bar at the bottom of the window. Size Match
shows you the total Area Difference
.
Under the Story Weights
dropdown in the left panel, interact with the weights to prioritize specific metrics.
Metrics with their sliders further to the right will be prioritized.
Fine-tune story
by selecting the option in the header to optimize your results.
The algorithm will optimize the layout, combining area differences into one section to prioritize size accuracy in as many apartments as possible.
Letting the algorithm run until it stops itself at each stage will result in more accurate sizes at the end of the process.
Once you are satisfied with the areas, select Proceed to units
in the same header.
The algorithm will begin generating units and stairwells.
The display colors in the right panel are inherited from the unit mix set in the left panel. Units receive a color when they match a target size.
Select Stairwell attractors
in the top banner.
Choose which facades should be prioritized for stairwell placement.
Under the Unit Weights
dropdown in the left panel, interact with algorithm weights to prioritize specific metrics.
Metrics with sliders further to the right will receive higher priority.
Fine-tune units
via the options in the header to optimize results.
The algorithm will make small adjustments to the units until as many as possible hit their targets.
Once satisfied with the generation, select Apply Plan
in the header to bake it.
Drag walls specific distances by typing the distance as you move.
Change wall widths by selecting a wall and inputting the new wall thickness in the Context Menu
.
Delete the unwanted walls and run the algorithm again in the new section.
Revisit previous steps to further tweak the algorithm.