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Add Zone

Adding a zone to a site can be broken down into two major steps:

1. Adding Zone
2. Add Zone Relationship

Note: Mandatory fields are marked with an ‘*’. The following steps assume that the user is already logged in to the CMS.

Introduction to the Zone Editor

Zone Editor

The zone editor is made up of three major components:

Relationship Graph

Displays all the relationship between zones in a site. User can add new relationships between zones in the relationship graph.

3D Boundary

Displays all the boundaries of every zone defined in a site.

Zone list

Displays all the zones of a site in a list. Can be sorted in Tree view or List view.

Relationship Graph

The relationship between zones in a site is displayed in the relationship graph editor.

Relationship Graph

BBL Zones

Automatically created as zones when BBL is created and 3D objects are assigned to the BBL. All BBL zones are encompassed within a grey rectangle.

New Zone

Creates a new zone when clicked. The new zone will be placed outside of the grey rectangle which houses the BBL zones.

Add hasPart relationship

Adds hasPart relationship between two zones (connected by blue arrows).

Add intersect relationship

Adds intersect relationship between two zones (connected by orange arrows).

Isolate Mode

Isolates the selected zone and zones related to it.

Layout

Switches the relationship graph's layout.

Zoom extends all

Fit whole of relationship graph to canvas.

Zone List

All the zones in a site are displayed in the zone list.

Zone List

Search

Search function searches the zones available with the keyword.

Tree View

Displays the zones according to hierarchy. Parent zone can be collapsed or expanded as needed.

List View

Displays the zones according to alphabetical order.

Edit Zone (>)

Edits the selected zone.

3D Boundary

The 3D boundary view displays all the boundaries of every zone defined in a site.

3D Boundary

Eye icon

Show or hide 3D boundary of selected zone (Only available in the zone list when 3D boundary view is selected).

Edit Zone (>)

Edits the selected zone.

Adding Zone

Steps to Add Zone

1. Go to the Site tab.
2. Select Edit beside the site you want to add zones for
   

   Select Zone Tab
3. Select the "ZONE" tab.
   

   Select Zone Tab
4. Navigate to "RELATIONSHIP GRAPH" view
5. Drag to Canvas or double click on the Canvas to add a new zone.

Upload Floorplan

Steps to Upload Floorplan

1. Upload floorplan image file. Go to Add 2D and 3D Reference Points.

Add 2D and 3D Reference Points

Add 2D & 3D reference points

1. Select "POINT 1" above the 2D Floorplan.
2. Drop the point onto the required position on the 2D Floorplan.
3. Repeat the above 2 steps for "POINT 2".
4. Repeat the above 3 steps for the 3D Floorplan.
   

   2D & 3D reference points
5. Select "SAVE" (top right corner) to save the floorplan.

Tip: Reference points can be tested by selecting the "TEST" button.