Details on Using Room Parameters to Adjust Print Layouts
Information on using room parameters to customize print layouts.
Below you will find information on how to use room parameters in print layouts and the syntax to follow. Room parameters are parameters that store room data such as the room name, room number, room area, room airflow, etc. The composition and syntax of the parameters are important for the correct and successful output of data from your project.
The parameters that can be used for this purpose are stored in rooms.
Available Parameters
You can view the parameters for use in the print templates in LINEAR Building using the Settings dialog in the Synchronization section, or via the Property Sets dialog using the Available Parameters list. Both dialogs contain a list of all available parameters and their descriptions.
Syntax for using parameters in the print template
The parameters can be used or expanded using text fields in print templates using the following syntax to achieve the desired data output on the printout. The following table provides an example of a room with the room name Guest Room, the room number 145, and a net floor area of 12 m² for output purposes.
| Syntax Parameter | Sample Output | Description Syntax |
|---|---|---|
<LIN_ROOM_NAME> | Guest Room | Simple use of the parameter in angle brackets. If no value is specified for the parameter, nothing is output. |
<Room: |LIN_ROOM_NAME> | Room: Guest Room | Use of the parameter following a pipe operator, preceded by characters such as a prefix, additional designations, or parentheses. If no value is specified for the parameter, only the preceding string is output. |
<Raum: |LIN_ROOM_NAME| - New Building> | Room: Guest Room - New Building | Use of the parameter between two pipe operators, with characters before and after it, such as prefixes and suffixes, additional designations, or parentheses. If no value is specified for the parameter, only the prefix and suffix strings are output. |
<|LIN_ROOM_NAME| in New Building> | Guest Rooms in New Building | Use the parameter between two pipe operators followed by the characters listed below, such as a suffix or additional designations. If no value is specified for the parameter, only the string that follows is output. |
<LIN_BA_NET_AREA+> | 12 m² | Use the parameter followed by a plus sign to add the unit, e.g., to output m² for area measurements. |
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| Guest Room 12 Guest Room 12 m² | Concatenate two parameters using <AND>, optionally with + to include the unit of area. |
<LIN_ROOM_NAME><OR><LIN_ROOM_NUMBER> | Guest Room or: 145 | Concatenation of two parameters using <OR> for the fallback. If no value is specified for the first parameter, the value for the second parameter is retrieved. If neither parameter is provided, nothing is output. |
<LIN_ROOM_NAME><OR><LIN_ROOM_NUMBER><OR>Unknown | Guest Room or: 145 or: Unknown | Concatenation of three parameters using <OR> for the fallback. If no value is found for the first two parameters, the specified string is inserted. |
<LIN_ROOM_NAME><OR>Unknown<AND><No. |LIN_ROOM_NUMBER><OR>No number | Guest Room No. 145 or: Guest Room (No number) or: Unknown No. 6 or: Unknown No number | Concatenation of parameters and explicit strings using <AND> and fallback using <OR> if the first parameter in each case (here: <LIN_ROOM_NAME> and <LIN_ROOM_NUMBER> do not return a value. |