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Room Labels

Regardless of its Room Type, you can calculation. By default, exterior and hybrid
specify whether any room is included in the room types such as Garage, Deck, and Porch
Living Area Calculation in the Room are not included. Neither is any room labeled
Specification dialog. See “General Panel” Open Below or Attic. See “Room Functions”
on page 435. on page 415.
A Living Area label is created as soon as a Regardless of its room type, you can specify
room area is defined by walls and/or railings whether a room is included in the Living
and is recalculated every time you add, Area calculation in the RoomSpecification
remove, resize, or redefine a room or when dialog. See “General Panel” on page 435.

you Rebuild Walls/Floors/Ceilings . If
multiple buildings are created, each will have You can quickly see which rooms are
its own Living Area label. If none of a included in the Living Area using the
structure’s rooms are included in the Living Match Properties edit tool. See “Match Prop-
Area Calculation, however, no Living Area erties” on page 281.
label will display for it.
Living Area is measured from either the
Each Room Area label can be edited in its outside surface or the outer surface of the
specification dialog. If a new floor is added, Main Layer of exterior walls. See “Wall Type
however, any existing Living Area labels Definitions” on page 383.
will be deleted and replaced. See “Text
Specification Dialog” on page 499. You can use the Make Living Area
Polyline edit button to see the exact
To turn off the display of all Living Area extents of the current Living Area
labels in a plan, uncheck Show Living Area Calculation.
Label in the General Plan Defaults dialog
or turn off the “Room Labels” layer in the To find the extents of the Living Area
Layer Display Options dialog. See “General
Plan Defaults Dialog” on page 101. 1. Click just outside of an exterior wall to
The Living Area label can be moved or select the current floor’s Exterior Room.
deleted. To restore a deleted Living Area See “The Exterior Room” on page 418.
label, select Tools> Checks> Plan 2. Click the Make Living Area Polyline

Check . You can click the Done button edit button. This creates a polyline
immediately, without actually completing surrounding the area included in the Liv-
Plan Check. See “Plan Check” on page 83. ing Area on the current floor.
3. You can edit the polyline’s shape to
Living Area vs. Footprint include or exclude portions of the plan if

The Living Area should not be mistaken for you wish. See “Using the Edit Toolbar”
the footprint of a house. Only true livable on page 233.
areas are included in the Living Area

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