Click here for a video tutorial on how to create a property and here for a video tutorial on how to set a new floor.
Properties are easy to create and allow you to keep all your projects organized. To create a new property:
Go to “Properties” on the left menu of your Home Page and click on the blue button “+ New Property”.
In this step, you get to add all the main details about your property:
Name your Property.
Enter the Property Address, you can add the entire address or a shorter version; e.g. “New York, USA”
Enter the total number of Floors in your Property. Even if you don’t plan to upload all floors, it is essential to consider all the existing ones.
Select the Units you’ll need for your projects. Note: Once floors are created, units cannot be changed.
Upload a Property Image that will appear on the cover of your reports.
You have now created a Property. The next step is to set up your floors; that is, upload the floor plans and information for all the floors you have on that Property:
In your Property, find the “Floors” option in the left menu and click on the blue button “+ New Floor”.
Start by typing the floor number, the area, and the gross ceiling height. Select the facade style that best matches your windows.
Note that if this is a typical floor, in the floor number you can type multiple values (e.g. 1-5, 6, 7) and the system will create this floor for any of these values.
Click on “Next” and upload your floor plan.
Use our marking tools to select the entire floor area and any outdoor spaces. We acknowledge that sometimes CAD files include more than just the floor, hence we ask to mark the relevant area to be used for planning.
On the left side of the screen, you’ll find the configuration for the exterior views. You can select one of our generic views for each side of the building or upload your own photos (make sure they follow our exterior views guidelines).
You only need to upload your photos this one time. These views will be used in all future projects generated for this floor plan.
Repeat this process for all the floors you have on a certain property or for the floors required for qbiq projects.
Depending on your floor plan's file type, the floor creation will take 24-72 hours.
Once your floor plans have been processed by our system, you will receive an email notification and you’ll be able to start creating Spaces.
Notes:
Once they are set up, floors cannot be edited. They can be deleted, but only by a Super Manager, since deleting a floor would also result in the deletion of all the Spaces that include it, and all related projects would become inactive (cannot submit redlines or be duplicated).
The creation of floors may also take longer if you upload several floor plans at once.