Detail on Room Templates

You can customize existing room templates or create your own room templates. These templates are used to select predefined rooms when a new room is to be created in a project. To make these definitions permanently available, they should be created in a template file.

Generally, the following applies to all definable parameters: If you specify a value such as width or parapet height in a room template, the value can no longer be changed when the template is used in the room. Leave input fields empty if you want the values to remain editable.

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Short desc.

The short description can contain a text and/or a variable. Available variables:

• one to three digit numbers
• Numbers and abbreviations of superordinate levels

In the corresponding context menu, predefined variables are () available for selection.

Name

Free text to be entered for this room template.

Type

Drop-down list to select the room type. Based on the room type, minimum air exchange rates acc. to the standard are proposed for the heat load calculation. If you have selected the option Indoor temperatures according to standard in the General heat load data (project level), the indoor temperatures of the rooms are set to the room type-dependent temperatures acc. to standard. For rooms in residential buildings, the room type determines whether a room is classified as a supply air, extract air or overflow room for ventilation purposes.

Temperatures

Heating case, Cooling case

You can enter the desired room temperatures for the heating and cooling case. Enter either fixed temperatures or variables.

According to Standard

Displays the room type-dependent standard inside temperature for the heating case. If the option Inside temperatures according to standard is activated in the Heat load module in the General heat load data (project level), the standard indoor temperature is used for the heating case and not the temperature/variable entered under Heating case.

Dimensions

You can indicate (clear) length and width of the room. Click to open the Room Dimensioning dialog where you can specify wall thicknesses. Areas and volumes are automatically calculated from the indicated values.

Approximate capacity per qm

Clicking opens the Approximate heat load, in which you can select a specific approximate capacity depending on the building type. You can also enter a customized value. Specific approximate capacities are used in the calculation method Approximate Heat Load and in dimensioning of radiators, cooling convectors or radiant heating and cooling systems, which are based on flat area values instead of calculated heat or cooling loads.

During the building detection, the specific approximate capacities of the room templates are transferred. When assigning the rooms to the room templates, the room types of the rooms in the CAD program and the room types of the room templates in LINEAR Building are decisive. In LINEAR Building the first room template of the Table of room templates is used, which corresponds to the room type of the room in the CAD program.