3.10.1

Sometimes you don’t need to plan every room — you just want to block out zones. That’s what Department Objects are for: quick, high-level space planning at the macro level.– Aman Jain, Product Specialist

What’s New

Department as Object

You can now draw or generate Department Objects to plan areas at a departmental level — perfect for early-stage planning when you want to define zones without diving into room-by-room layouts.

How it works:

If a space name and department name match, the object becomes a Department Object

Create them by:

• Drawing manually on the canvas
• Pasting program data with a department total
• Using AI-Program, which auto-generates department masses

You can then either:

• Place individual spaces inside the department mass
• Split the department mass into spaces later

Why It Matters

Department Objects simplify early planning:

• Use them to set up zones (like classrooms, labs, or admin blocks) without defining every room yet
• Supports External Gross Area calculations
• Net Internal Area is still calculated from individual spaces

Improvements to Area Analysis

We’ve added:

• External Gross Area by department (via department objects)
• Net Internal Area and Count sorted by department (via space objects)

Things to Know

• Department Objects behave like space objects in terms of drawing and geometry
• They will interact with other geometry unless you lock them
• Filter and isolate departments easily for view creation or Present Mode

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