Ortelia Space Builder User Manual
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1. 9 AM 5 PM z2 View from Space number two at 5 AM 3 Adding colour to Walls All walls in the space can be painted by accessing the Walls Tab In addition it is possible to change the default floor covering for each space space by accessing the External Shape Tab Note that wall colours and floor coverings added in Space Builder are fixed and cannot be changed when imported into Ortelia Set Designer 1 To Paint a wall the Walls tab must be active Select the wall you want to paint with your LMB Choose the colour you want to use from the Colour box and colour bar 2 The wall will change to reflect the colur chosen If you want to paint other walls the same colour click the Save button in the Walls tab 3 With the colour saved you can now select more walls with the LMB and they will change to the saved colour 4 Make your way around selecting the walls you want to paint 5 Continue painting 1 To change floor coverings the External Walls tab must be active Select the space that you want to change in either plan view or preview mode and then scroll through the available pre defined floor coverings in the Flooring list Select the floor covering you would like to apply by clicking on it witht he LMB 2 Priview mode showing all three space spaces with different floor coverings Saving your Space f2. Gallery 3 4610nim gt Gallery AEREE 1 1 Example Gallery Floor Plan Building a Space The first step in creating a space space is to create the individual spaces To do this go to the External Shape tab Note Before starting it is useful to set the grid intervals via the Tools Tab that you want to work at If for example you have a measurement length of 3950mm you should set your grid size to 5cms so that you can accurately snap to 5cm increments when creating your space 1 6 Click on the Add Space button Your cursor will change to a crosshair Click with the LMB on the first point where you want to start the external wall Move your cursor to the next point and click with the LMB to add the next point Trace your way around the first space space and finish the space by pressing Enter on your keyboard The sequence below shows this process for creating the first space n the example file Note If you do not want to complete the space simply press the Escape key on your keyboard to abort the drawing operation Example Gallery Floor Plan Gallery 2 Example Gallery Floor Plan 1 Place the cursor over the first point and click with the 2 Place the cursor over the next point point and click with LMB the LMB Gallery 2 Example Gallery Floor Plan 5 Press Enter to complete the space Set your ceiling 6 View your room in 3D view by clicking the Preview hei
3. down either the Up Arrow key or the W ana Hold down the Right Mouse Button while key moving the mouse sideways Af 1 Importing Floor Plans To import a floor plan go to the Tools tab 1 Click the Load Plans button 2 The Plans window will appear 3 To Load a plan click the Load Plan Image button 4 Navigate to the folder containing your plan image jpg format and select it or use the example floor plan provided 5 Once the plan has been loaded it can be scaled to the correct real world size ready for building 6 To scale the plan to the correct real world size click the Set Scale button ve Use your mouse wheel to zoom into the plan for more accurate placement of points 8 Position the mouse cursor over the start point for your scale measurement and click with the LMB to place your first point 9 Move your mouse pointer to the next point a red line will be drawn Note You can use your MMB to pan across the plans while zoomed in Click and hold the MMB while panning across the plan The red measurement line will disappear but you can still place your final scale point 10 Click on the end point with your LMB 11 Enter the distance in cm in the Distance input box 12 When you are finished click the Ok button The plan of the space will now appear in the workspace Note You do not need a plan to create a space You can build a space without the use of a floor plan
4. Flood Paint all the walls in the space with the saved colour 4 ________ The Inserts Tab are Add Insert Add an insert in a wall Remove Remove an insert from a wall Type Select between Window Door Way Hole or fixed door Closed door Window RVC Set the width of the insert in cm 150 cm Height 100 Full Height C Height Set Height of the insert in cm Distance From Floor 120 u Full Height Checkbox for full floor to ceiling insert u DAANA eu Distance of the bottom of the insert from the floor Floor EE Repeat Repeat the insert horizontally OTELA Repeat the insert vertically fg PR Keyboard functions and Navigating There are a number of methods for interacting and moving around inside the Ortelia Space Builder A combination of keystrokes and mouse functions can be used to navigate Plan View Mode There are only two mouse functions needed to use and navigate in Plan View mode The following table summarizes these functions e Left Mouse Button LMB This button is the action button You can use it to select move walls and complete input actions such as check boxes e Middle Mouse Button MMB The middle mouse button is used to pan around the work space Click and hold the MMB and move your mouse to Pan e The scroll wheel can be used for zooming in and out in Plan View Preview 3D Mode Keyboard functions Directional Keys Both the arrow keys an
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6. anel Ill The Build Work Space File menus Build Work Space The Build work panel The Ortelia Space Builder Interface 1 _________ The File Menus The File menu consists of four menu items with each menu having its own drop down The menu items and their drop downs are detailed below The File menu gives users access to commonly used commands Open Open an existing space file Save Save the current space Save As ave the current space with a new name Exit Exit Ortelia Space Builder The Edit menu allows users to undo and redo actions Undo Ctrl z Undo the last actions Redo Ctrl y Redo the undo sequence The View menu allows users to switch between Plan View and Preview ETA Gigs Switch to Plan view when in preview mode 3D view Preview Ctrl p Switch to Preview view 3D view when in plan view mode The Help menu gives access to this help manual and information about the software About Application credits and version number Web Go to the Ortelia website Help Opens this help document as a PDF 6 The Build work panel in detail The Build work panel is divided into four individual tabs that allow access to categorised functionality The work panel tabs are summarised below SAGENE Tools for creating the external walls of individual space spaces setting ceiling height and apply floor coverings 1 Tools for building and
7. d the W S A D keys can be used as directional keys to move around the environment Arrow keys allow the following movement Forward Up arrow Backwards Down Arrow Left Left arrow and Right Right Arrow W S A D keys allow the following movement Forward W key Backwards S Key Left A Key and Right D Key Mouse Functions Selecting objects looking around The mouse buttons serve various functions e Left Mouse Button LMB This button is the action button You can use it to select move walls and complete input actions such as check boxes e Right Mouse Button RMB This button is used to rotate about the 3D preview environment Hold the RMB down and then move your mouse sideways to rotate about Use this in combination with the direction keys to move freely around the environment For example you can simply use the forward and backward directional keys to move in those directions while holding down the RMB to steer Note This is a very effective and efficient way to navigate the 3D environment Hint You can travel faster through the 3D environment by holding down the SHIFT key while moving Moving and Turning Use either the arrow keys or the W S A D keys to move forward backwards or pan sideways Click and hold down the RMB in combination with the directional keys to turn corners and look around The figure below demonstrates moving forward in the 3D environment while using the mouse to steer Hold
8. f 512Mb graphics memory we recommend Nvidia graphics cards see below Important Note Ortelia Space Builder leverages many of the latest developments in graphics cards technology Specifically the interactive environment utilizes Microsoft DirectX Shaders Shader Model 3 support and above Your graphics card should support Microsoft DirectX 9c and above to ensure that your environment will display correctly The following graphics cards are a minimum specification required to run Ortelia Space Builder Minimum Graphics card specification ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series and above 512Mb Memory and above NVIDIA GeForce 8 Series and above 512Mb Memory and above Note We do not recommend the use of integrated motherboard graphics cards It is highly recommended that a stand alone graphics card be used Af 4 Getting Started Ortelia Space Builder is installed Ortelia Set Designer To start Ortelia Space Builder go to the Windows start menu and navigate to the Ortelia Set Designer menu Click on the Ortelia Space Builder link with your Left Mouse Button LMB do Ortelia Curator Deactivate Licence D Help oO Ortelia Space Builder Ortelia Curator Uninstall Note Load time will depend on the hardware configuration you are using Refer to our recommended hardware configuration above The Space Builder Interface There are three key areas within the environment These are l The File Menus Il The Build P
9. ght in cm in the Ceiling Height input box button in the Tools tab or using the shortcut Ctrl p Note When creating a space be sure to take into consideration where other walls may join the space and add points in these places In figure 5 above 3 points need to be added in the highlighted section to account for where Gallery spaces 2 and 3 adjoin Gallery 1 AA u Splitting Walls Individual walls can be split into multiple segments if needed The following steps describe how to split and move walls Seer eset tt 1 Select a wall by clicking on it with the LMB The wall HERSHHHHRRHRRHRREREER will be highlighted in red eaey ji 2 In the Walls Tab click the Split Button The wall will now by split in equal halves ji Gallery3 3 Click and hold the LMB on one end of the highlighted section of wall and move it to a new position Release the LMB to finish Eoo e N i i LETT LITT i 3 f 1 I f i fsh Adding additional Space Spaces The process for adding additional space spaces to the current space is the same as creating a new space The following steps describe how to add additional spaces to your current build 1 Place the cursor over the first point and click with the LMB 2 Continue to add points 3 Press Enter to complete the space Set your ceiling height in cm s in the Ceiling Height input box 4 View your room in 3D view by clicking the Preview button
10. in the Tools tab or using thhe shortcut Ctrl p In this example Space space One ceiling height is set at 320cm s an Space space Two at 280cm s Note that the common walls between the two spaces have been removed These will be replaced by internal walls fg PR Adding Internal Walls When you have all the spaces added to your space you can begin to add internal walls The following steps describe the process for adding internal walls to your space To add internal walls go to the Walls Tab 1 This 3D preview shows the entire space completed without internal walls In this example Space 1 has a celing height of 320 cm Space 2 is 290 cm and Space 3 is 270 cm 2 The process for adding an internal wall is the same as that for creating external shape Place the cursor over the first point and click with the LMB 3 Continue to add points sini wid Example Gallery Floor Plan Gallery 2 Example Gallery Floor Plan 2 5 Add points where you want other walls to snap to Gallery 3 Gallery 2 Example Gallery Floor Plan 2 6 Press Enter to complete the wall 7 View your room in 3D view by clicking the Preview button in the Tools tab or using the shortcut Ctrl p s Adding Doorways Doors and Windows Adding doorways Doors Windows and Holes is very simple To add inserts go to the Inserts tab The following steps describe how to add inserts into the walls of your curre
11. insert in You can do this in Plan view and Preview mode Set the width and height of the window You can adjust the position of the window interactively in Preview Mode foj Windows can also be tiled by inputting the number of horizontal and vertical repeats in the relevant input boxes in the Inserts tab Fixed doors can also be tiled horizontally The following are some examples of windows set at varying repeats horizontally and vertically Single window One horizontal repeat and one vertical repeat Four horizontal repeats and one vertical repeat Four horizontal repeats and one vertical repeat with the Full Height checkbox activated Four horizontal repeats and four vertical repeats with the Full Height checkbox activated it Setting the geographical position and orientation of the Space rn To set your space in real world space go to the Tools tab Time 1 Set you timezone relative to GMT using the Time Time Zone slider Eatin 2 Set the Latitude and the Longitude using the Longitude sliders eos Ea _ 3 Set the orientation of the space using the slider O is Due North 90 due East 180 is Due South and 270 is Due West To test the effects of light and shadow resulting from exterior light use the Time slider The following examples are for a space located at Latitude 27 25 S and Longitude 153 9 E 5 AM
12. ition and orientation of the Space ucsesnsssesnssnennnnesnnnnennnnnennnnnennnnennnnn 21 PROGINS CBIOUr BONN lee en en oe eine ee 23 Changing TIOONCOVEN IE ee ee 24 Saving your Space for use in Ortelia Set Designer 22uss2202ssenensnesnnnnnnnsnnnnnennnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnsnennnnsnensnnnn 24 rein and SUN OL ee E 25 Af 2 Introducing Ortelia Space Builder Ortelia Space Builder is a 3D interactive tool for creating 3D space spaces for use in Ortelia Curator and Ortelia Set Designer Ortelia Space Builder allows users to import floor plans of spaces A scale 3D model of the space can be created from the floor plans as well as the inserting of doorways doors windows and square holes in walls Users can set ceiling and wall height and wall thickness independently Walls can be painted and the resulting space saved for use in Ortelia Curator and Ortelia Set Designer Ortelia Space Builder requires no specialised CAD skills it as easy to use and very quick 3 J1 System Requirements The following hardware and software configurations are recommended for running Ortelia Space Builder Operating system e Microsoft Windows XP SP3 e Microsoft Vista e Microsoft Windows 7 e Macintosh and Linux operating systems are not supported Hardware e Recommended minimum of 2Gb of RAM e Intel Core 2 Duo or Quad Core processor or above e DirectX 9 0c and above capable graphics card with a minimum o
13. nt build 1 From the Inserts Tab choose Door Way from the Type Add Insert drop down menu Window Window Door Way Hole Fixed Door POI MeL yy 2 Click on the Add Insert button and move your cursor over the wall where you want the doorway to be placed Note that as you move the insert the distance from each wall is displayed Set the width and height of the doorway in the relevant input boxers Note that if an insert is selected the dimensions type etc from that insert will be used for the new insert 3 Continue to add doorways as shown and setting their width and height 4 From the Inserts Tab choose Fixed Door option from the Type drop down menu Place the door as shown and set the desired width and height fg PSS 5 This 3D preview shows the fixed door in place 6 Inserts can be manipulated in the 3D view as well Simply click on a doorway with the LMB and drag it where you want it If the door is above floor level change the Distance From Floor input to 0 7 To add a hole in a wall select Hole from the Type drop down menu and click on the wall that you would like the insert in You can do this in Plan view and Preview mode Set the width and height of the hole You can adjust the position of the hole interactively in Preview Mode 8 To add a window in a wall select Window from the Type drop down menu and click on the wall that you would like the
14. or use in Ortelia Set Designer Save your space by going to the File menu and selecting Save or Save As and navigating to the folder you want to save to There may be instances where you need to add your space to the list of saved spaces in Ortelia Set Designer for future use The following steps will guide you through the process 1 Locate the space file you would like to add The extension will be ort for example MySpace ort 2 You need to copy this space file to the spaces folder in the Ortelia Curator program folder Typically this will be C Program Files x86 Ortelia Set Designer spaces 3 The next time you start Ortelia Set Designer you space will appear in the list The next time you start Ortelia Curator you gallery will appear in the list fs Help and Support Support Options Website http orteliacurator com Forums http ortelia com Forums Email support orteliacurator com Please allow 24 hours for support requests to be answered Contact Details Ortelia Interactive Spaces PO Box 3129 Newmarket 4051 Queensland Australia ORTELIA INTERACTIVE SPACES
15. painting internal walls Inserts Tools for creating doorways windows and hole inserts in walls Tools Tools for importing floor plans setting drawing scale and setting space real world position The External Shape Tab Bi Xd Space Create a new space or add another to the current build SEENA Remove Remove the selected space Ada Space Remove Ceiling Height Set the ceiling height in cm for the currently selected Selected Space None space Ceiling Height 300 cm Flooring Flooring Change the floor covering for the selected space from the preset list 7 The Tools Tab Display Plans Show or hide the plan in the Build area Pisnlanlans DE Grid Size Set the grid size interval Useful when dealing with fine Gria size s Jem scale measurements Location Information Load Plans Load space floor plans Location Enter the time zone latitude longitude and information orientation of your space Time Time Zone iiin Plan View Switch to Plan View from Preview View 3D mode Longitude Orientation Preview View Switch to Preview view 3D mode from Plan View 0 ee BISSENANEI Show or hide the wall codes Codes Rinnaywelicouee L Selected Wall Shows the code of the currently selected wall Selected Wall code Code The Walls Tab Width Set the wall thickness Colour The colour selection space for choosing a wall colour Save Save the current wall colour
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