Working with Blocks (Building Level)

Blocks are the basic elements used to create a DesignBuilder model. Three types of block can be added to the building:

• Building Blocks are composed of building elements such as walls, floor slabs and roofs and may be partitioned internally to form a number of zones.
• Outline Blocks are used to help in the creation of more complex building block geometry.
• Component Blocks are used to create visual, ground and shading structures which do not contain zones.

All block types are created at the Building Level in the same way and are drawn using perimeters which can be extruded either horizontally or vertically.

This section describes the various operations involved in creating and editing blocks at the building level. To create or edit a block you must first go to the building level and you can do this by clicking on the building entry in the navigator or if you're at the site level and you want to edit an existing building, you can double-click on the building in the 'Edit' screen.

Go to building level

Either operation will take you to the building level: