LINEAR Solutions 25 for AutoCAD

Creating Building Structure

Shows step-by-step how to create a building structure in the heat load calculation in the Room Overview section.

Before you begin

You have opened a new project and want to create the building structure before calculating a detailed load.

Note: In this example, a building structure with building parts is created. If you do not need these structural levels for your project, you can disable the creation of this level in the corresponding queries. The dialog for creating storeys is then opened directly instead of the dialog for creating building parts.

Navigate to:

Module Overview ➤ Heat Load ➤ Project Level ➤ Room Overview

Heat load overview rooms Linear Building

Procedure

  1. Click into the table. Alternatively, you can also click on New: Building Part/Storey in the Building Structure or press F5.

    The following query opens.

    Query on Creating a Building Structure in LINEAR Building
  2. Select Yes, use building parts.
    Note:

    If you select No, do not use building parts, the dialog for creating storeys opens directly.

    The Building Parts dialog opens.
    Dialog Building Part in LINEAR Building
  3. If necessary, adjust the number of the building section, specify the name for the building section and click OK.
    The building section is added to the building structure and the New Storey dialog opens.
    Dialog “New Storey” in LINEAR Building
  4. If necessary, adjust the Number of the storey and specify the Name of the storey by entering a name or selecting one of the suggested names.
  5. If necessary, adjust the Storey Height, Ceiling Thickness and Parapet Height and click OK.
    The storey is added to the building structure.
  6. Click in the table again. Alternatively, you can also press F5.

    The selection menu for creating additional storeys, apartments, areas or rooms opens.

    Heat load overview rooms Linear Building
  7. If necessary, select Apartment or Area for non-residential buildings to add an apartment or area to the building structure.
    The apartment or area is added to the building structure and the selection menu remains open.
  8. Create all required rooms for the current structure level by clicking on the corresponding entries in the selection menu and then click on Done.

    The rooms are created and displayed both in the building structure and in Room Overview.

    Heat load overview rooms Linear Building
  9. Optional: Complete the Width and Length of each room.
  10. Select the row of a room and click on Room View in the toolbar or double-click on the row of the room to switch to the room view of the respective room and make further settings for the room.
    Tip: In the room view, use the Level Change button on the toolbar to return to the Room Overview.
  11. If necessary, repeat the previous steps to add further building parts, apartments and rooms to the building structure.

Results

The building structure has been created and can be supplemented with further data.