About Building Detection from an Excel Room Data Sheet

Explains the concept of using room data sheet-based workflows in early planning phases.

In early planning phases, a building model of the required quality is not always available. In such cases, you can alternatively import a building from an Excel table with room data sheet information instead of importing it from a CAD program. Therefore, in the first step, all rooms with their already available data can be imported into LINEAR Building. Afterwards, you can manage imported room parameters such as temperatures, loads, or number of people independently from the building model and use them for initial component design and system concepts. As planning progresses, you can synchronize the data status with the corresponding Excel room data sheet at any time—using the synchronization configuration to control the desired synchronization direction for the parameters. If additional parameters have been assigned to the rooms since import, you can transfer these to the Excel room data sheet during synchronization.

Once a detailed CAD model is available, it can be detected as usual with the building detection in the already available project. If the room name and room number match, the rooms will be automatically assigned, and all room parameters are updated considering the current synchronization settings.

The synchronization of room data with an Excel room data sheet is available at any point in the workflow, even after building detection.