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Decks. See “Room Types and Functions” on If two rooms are separated by an Invisible
page 414. wall, their interior areas will be measured
from the wall’s centerline and characteristics
If a room is drawn within a larger structure like the floor finish materials and moldings
and none of its walls connect to the exterior will break along that line.
walls, either directly or indirectly by
connecting to walls that do, it is referred to as • If the two rooms have different floor
an “island” room. The program will connect heights, the break will occur at the wall
such a room to the larger structure with an edge that faces the room where the floor
Invisible Wall. See “Room Dividers and is lower.
Invisible Walls” on page 353. • If the two rooms have different ceiling
Room definition disappears if part or all of a heights, the break will occur at the wall
surrounding wall is deleted. It is a good idea edge that faces the room where the ceiling
to finalize the position of walls before is higher.
specifying Room Types or defining room
attributes such as floor or ceiling height. Copying and Pasting Rooms
A room can be copied into the same or a
Subdividing Rooms different plan by copying and pasting the

When a room area is first defined, it inherits walls that define it. Rooms copied in this
its characteristics from the Floor Defaults manner retain their size and shape, as well as
dialog for that floor. If the room is then any finish materials assigned to the walls.
specified as a particular type, it may inherit See “Copying and Pasting Objects” on page
properties from the Room Defaults dialog 176.
associated with its type. If you want to retain the room’s Type and

If a new room is created by subdividing a other specifications, copy and paste it and the
larger room, it inherits its characteristics walls that define it using the Edit Area
from that larger room - including any non- tools. See “Edit Area Tools” on page 271.
default settings.

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