Determining the North Direction
In determining the compass directions of windows and doors,
north is located in the top part of the window and south in the
bottom part of the window by default. You can define directions
that differ from the default by determining the north direction as
follows:
- Activate the floor plan drawing.
- Move the cursor to the
Energy
calculation header in the document browser.
- Right-click to open the contextual menu.
- Select
Define North Direction.
An arrow in the cursor will indicate the current north
direction. If you have not previously defined the north direction,
the arrow points in the direction of the positive y-axis.
- Rotate the north arrow using the buttons on the contextual
toolbar or key commands.
Rotating Clockwise
And Counter-clockwise
The compass direction is displayed in the middle of the status
bar.
- Select Confirm.
The north direction data are set in the project PARAMETERS file
using the parameter NORTH_ANGLE. The angle value is calculated in
the clockwise direction starting from the positive y-axis.
Note
- The north direction is not displayed as geometry in the floor
plan drawing.
- You can check or edit the angle value by opening the project
parameters for editing. The NORTH_ANGLE parameter belongs to the
DEFAULT parameter group.
- You can edit the angle value by defining the north direction as
described above.
Editing Project
Parameters
Defining an Energy Zone
Energy
Calculation