Training Lesson : Use of Assemble Feature
Revision : 090606-01
After each room has been drawn and specified, the assemble feature is used to create the floor
plan for the project. Basically, this feature allows the user to assemble the floor plan by placing
each room in its correct location.
To get started, Logon and click the “Project Center” button.
You will see the following window on your screen :
** Note – If you are already in a project, you will be directed to the following screen after clicking
the “Project Center” button. If this happens, click “Select” to redirect yourself to the correct
window.
Once you have opened the Project Center, see below :
Highlight the name of the project you want to remove the room from, and click “OK.”
Next, click the “Rooms” tab.
You will proceed to the following screen :
Click the “Floor Plan” button. This takes you to the measure details. Then, click on the
“Estimate” Tab for a view of the Floor Plan. You will then navigate to the following screen :
Next, click the “Continue” button. You will see the screen below :
Click the “Assemble” tab to continue.
You will see the following screen :
To Assemble a Project’s Floor Plan :
1. Select the desired floor Level of the project.
2. Begin assembly of the floor plan. If the project has already been
estimated, you will not be able to edit the floor plan without clicking the
“Allow Editing” button. In this example, the project has not been
estimated. Therefore, the “Allow Editing” button is not active. Next, click
on a room from the list to send it to the assembly area.
** Notice the orientation of the Assembly area. The front and back sides of
the project are the top(back side) and bottom(front side) of the assembly
area.
3. When the room is in the assembly area, click on it and you will be able to
move the room to the desired location. Additionally, you will notice the
presence of additional buttons which are especially useful when
assembling projects that contain identical rooms having different
orientations. The buttons are described below :
Rotate – The room is rotated to the desired orientation.
Mirror – This button creates a mirror image of the room by translating it
about an imaginary vertical axis.
Flip – Basically, the room is flipped upside down.
After the selected room has been placed in the drawing area, you should see a
screen similar to this one :
4. Click on an adjoining room to be added to the floor plan. Once the room is in the
assembly area, you will able to click and drag it to the correct location.
5. When the common doors or openings of the adjoining room are close to each other,
release the mouse button or remove your stylus from the tablet surface. This action should
cause the rooms to snap together. See the example below :
At some point you will need to add a room to the floor plan that contains an error. Typically, this
is due to incorrect measurements entered during the specification process. When this occurs,
you will not be able to assemble the room until these errors have been corrected. See the
screen below :
Room containing measurement errors
When you click on the room, you will see that it appears in the
assembly area. To correct the measurements, the system will
suggest a wall to be lengthened. FloorWizard first determines which
side of the room is short, and then chooses the shortest wall on that
side to adjust. Using this logic, the impact of the adjustment is
minimized.
The suggested wall and its adjustments are shown here.
To correct the wall using FloorWizard’s solution, click the “Fix Errors
Using Suggestions” button. You will then be able to assemble the
room.
If you determine that the suggested wall cannot be altered, you will
have to revisit the “Specify” tab and manually adjust the room.
Repeat steps 1 – 5 until the floor plan has been assembled. Once
you are finished, click the “Save” button.