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Generate Floors

The action „Generate Floors“ on dialog Modify Objects or the equivalent command on the context menu of receiver points or point sources enables to automatically generate receivers or point sources with pre-defined storey heights.

To this end proceed as follows:

  • Enter a receiver point attached to a building’s facade (e.g. using the Object Snap feature)
  • Open the dialog Receiver and enter via button „Geometry“ the height of the receiver above ground.
  • Close the dialog and click with the right mouse button on the receiver’s border.
  • Select the command Generate Floors from the context menu which opens the respective dialog.

Dialog Generate Floors

  • On dialog Generate Floors, select the required range of storeys (up to 99th floor maximum) and specify the selected active point.
  • Enter the distance from ground floor to first floor (EG-1.OG) and the distance between upper floors (OG-OG).

Click OK generates the receiver points.

Append Name of Floor

With the control box „Append Name of Floor“ being activated CadnaA extends upon OK the receiver’s name by the designation of the storey (see Miscellaneous in the CadnaA Reference manual).