Areas of Circulation
Goal
Areas of circulation are space that will be kept empty when placing the template into another room. Such areas can be defined around a whole group or around one product.
Note:
- One must never define circulation areas that collide with the reference wall.
- Since the original layout should be a correct solution to the constraints expressed here, the original layout should have no obstacles, products in the areas of circulation that on defines at this stage.
- Two circulation areas can collide with each other without creating an error.
- Performance wise, prefer one area of circulation around a group than several areas of circulations around each product.
Area of Circulation around a Product
To define an area around an product, one needs to:
- Select the product.
- For at least one side (front, back, left, right) enter the depth of the area.
Area of Circulation around a Group
To define an area of circulation around a group, one needs to:
- Select the group.
- For at least one side (front, back, left, right) enter the depth of the area.
Example: The group contains a table and four chairs. One wants to keep 200mm free from each side of the group (chairs and table).