Guess Directions

RV RoomLink can take the best guess of an element’s room calculation point by getting its placement point, then temporarily copying that point along selected directions (Up/Down/Front/Back/Left/Right) by the tolerance amount specified. The first point that falls inside a room will be used to determine the room that contains the original element. This room’s parameter values will then be copied to the element.

Select all 6 directions to detect the maximum number of rooms possible. While Up and Down are quite self-explanatory, however, where do the other 4 directions point?

Well, they follow the same Front, Back, Left and Right directions of each element in the family editor. This means if an element is rotated in the project model, these directions will no longer be aligned to the global X & Y axes. RV RoomLink will respects the rotation and nudges each element along its rotated Front, Back, Left and Right vectors.

For example, a door placed on a wall not parallel to the global X or Y axes will still find its correct room. RV RoomLink will construct room checkpoints with reference to the wall’s and door’s specific orientation!