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NOTE You can set additional content restrictions in the zone style. For more information, see “ Restricting the Content of
a Zone Based on the Zone Style ” on page 1712 .
1 Select one or more zones, and double-click one of them.
2 Expand Content.
3 Define the allowed content in the zone:
Then… If you want to …
select Yes for Can Contain Spaces. allow spaces to be attached to the zone
select Yes for Can Contain Zones. allow zones to be attached to the zone
Changing the Calculation Type of a Zone
Use this procedure to change the type of calculation (area, perimeter, or both) to be performed for spaces attached to
a zone.
When you create zones from a zone template, the calculation type for each zone is predefined in the zone template.
For more information, see “
Zone Templates ” on page 1717.
1 Select one or more zones, and double-click one of them.
2 Expand Calculation.
3 Specify the types of calculation to be performed for this zone:
Then… If you want to …
select Yes for Calculate Area. calculate the base area values of attached spaces
select Yes for Calculate Perimeter. calculate the base perimeter values of attached spaces
4 Click Close.
Changing Calculation Modifiers for a Zone
Use this procedure to add, remove, or sort calculation modifiers for a zone.
By default, a calculation modifier is applied only to the base area and base perimeter of spaces attached to a zone. To
apply the modifier to the net, usable, and gross boundaries of an attached space, you need to create and apply a property
set definition that contains properties for the calculated area and perimeter values of these 3 boundaries. For more
information, see “
Property Set Definitions ” on page 2069
For information about creating calculation modifiers, see “ Calculation Modifiers ” on page 1724.
1 Select the zones you want to change, and double-click one of them.
2 Expand Basic, and expand General.
3 Click the setting for Calculation modifiers.
NOTE This setting can be edited for multiple zones only if these zones have the same modifiers attached in the
same order.
4 Attach or detach calculation modifiers:
Then … If you want to…
for Available, select the desired calculation modifier style, and
click .
attach a calculation modifier style
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