Component Volumes

To view the components partially or fully inside this volume along with the volume of these component inside the room volume, from the Modify Inventory volume window, click Components : Calculate Volumes expand button.

To calculate the component volume, click Calculate the grid is populated with the results.

It is possible that inaccurate calculations can be made for the volume of elements inside a room if the interior is modelled using a negative and the volume of the negative is not included in the room volume. For example a water tank that will be filled with water to the inside volume should be excluded in air calculations. The colour of the element changes depending on the ratio of net volume to gross volume. Red is used if the ratio is less than the error value (typically 50 percent). Green is used if the ratio is greater than the warning value (typically 90 percent). Yellow is used if the ratio falls between these two values.

The total volume of the inventory is displayed and the free space left by the inventory and the structure in the room is shown as the net volume.

To view the components inside the room in the 3D view, from the Modify Inventory volume window, click to select the structural element, then click Add Selected, the selected items are displayed in the 3D view.

To export the report of the components to MS Excel, click Export.

To print the report for the components inside the room, click Print.

To calculate the height of the extrusion so that the volume is increased by the volume of the elements inside the flooding volume, click Adjust Height using Height.