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Detailing Units with Live Area Tracking

August 29, 2025
PT0H1M1S
Area Metrics
Space Planning
Density Studies
Residential
Maximize FAR

Video Description

Turning apartment blocks into detailed unit layouts doesn’t have to break your flow.

With Snaptrude, you can move from space planning to unit detailing while keeping areas on track.

Here’s how:

✓ Draw spaces to create an overall floor layout

✓ Split apartment blocks into units with draw tools

✓ Isolate a single unit and label rooms with updates to the dashboard

✓ Repeat across blocks to build a complete, accurate mix

Every unit stays linked to the overall program, so your design and data never fall out of sync.

Watch the demo, then try it yourself at snaptrude.com

What You'll Learn

  • Isolate a single apartment unit and see the area dashboard update live
  • Relabel rooms and create a new department for a specific unit type
  • Track how each space contributes to the target area as you detail it
  • Repeat unit detailing across multiple unit types while staying linked to the program

Transcript

With the massing complete, I'll start detailing a single apartment unit. Using the draw tools, I can split existing spaces. Let's group this unit and isolate it. And the area dashboard instantly updates to show only what's visible on the canvas. This makes it easy to focus on one part of the model at a time or compare different design options. I'll relabel each room, create a new department for this unit type and assign the spaces accordingly. The dashboard keeps tracking the numbers live so I can see how every change affects the program. I'll repeat the detailing across other unit types while keeping an eye on the dashboard to track how each space contributes toward the target area. It's quick, accurate, and always linked back to the program. Try now at snaptrude.com.

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August 29, 2025
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