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(You may have to scroll to display the desired tool.)
2 Right-click a space tool, and click Apply Tool Properties to
➤
Linework and AEC Objects.
3 Select the objects and closed polylines to convert, and press
ENTER
.
4 In the Convert to Space worksheet, under Cut Plane Height, the height at which the object should be cut
to generate the profile of the new space.
5 If you want to erase the underlying object, select Erase Layout Geometry. To keep the object in the drawing,
verify that the option is cleared.
6 If you want to define the cut plane height on screen, select Specify on Screen.
7 Click OK.
8 If necessary, select the cut plane height in the drawing.
Auto-Converting Legacy Areas to Spaces
If you have legacy drawings created in previous versions, and they contain area objects, these areas will automatically
be converted to spaces when you open the drawing with the current software. The following table maps area properties
to space properties.
Value/Default value Space property Area property
Existing value Name Name
Existing value Description Description
Existing layer (A-Area-G) Layer Layer
Area style is converted to space style. Properties are
matched where possible; new properties have default
values. For more information, see
“ Converting Area
Styles to Space Styles ” on page 1694 .
Style Style
Existing modifiers
NOTE By default, converted calculation modifiers are
applied only to the base area and base perimeter of
the space.
Calculation modifiers Calculation modifiers
2D Geometry N/A
Existing value Base Area Base Area
Existing value Calculated Area Calculated Area
Existing value Base Perimeter Base Perimeter
Existing value Calculated perimeter Calculated Perimeter
Existing value Rotation Rotation
Existing value Elevation Elevation
Existing values Additional Information (Location) Additional Information (Location)
Existing value Length N/A
Existing value Width N/A
NOTE Subtracted areas and hatches will be ignored when converting a legacy area from Autodesk Architectural Desktop
2006 or earlier to a space in AutoCAD Architecture. If necessary, you can re-subtract any void portions, as described in
“ Creating Holes in Extruded 3D Spaces ” on page 1650 .
If the legacy area has no override for display properties at the style level, then one will be created on the migrated space
to mimic the drawing default display properties of the legacy areas. This is intended to preserve visual fidelity for legacy
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