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How to Verify Project Requirement Compliance in Archicad? Space Surface Area Control – Automated Option

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A technical team developing architectural projects in Archicad on projects with precise requirements regarding the minimum surface area for different types of spaces: offices, technical rooms, corridors, among others. During development, the reference values can change due to client decisions or updated regulations.

Instead of manually verifying compliance, an automated method is implemented in Archicad to check whether the modelled spaces meet the previously established surface area requirements, providing traceability, flexibility in the face of changes and time savings during reviews.

Target audience

Intermediate Archicad users, BIM technicians, implementation consultants, and support staff who need to check quantitative model data.

Prerequisites

Solution Steps

The steps of this solution depend on the article: How to Verify Project Requirement Compliance in Archicad? Space Surface Area Control - Simplified Option – My SIMBIM Centre

  1. Define a custom boolean property:
    1. Go to Options > Property Manager.
    2. In the Property Manager dialog box, click New..., and select Property.
    3. Create the boolean Property:
      • Suggested name: Sup_Req_Tipo_Verificación
      • Data type: True/False
      • Expression:
        IF ( ( {Zone/Measured Area} >= {/Sup_Req_Tipo} ), TRUE, FALSE )
      • Classification: Space


  2. Add the check to the interactive schedule:
    1. Access the schedule created earlier, or create a new one for the zones
    2. Zone Name
    3. Measured Area
    4. Properties Sup_Req_Tipo and Sup_Req_Tipo_Verificación
    5. Save the Schedule by clicking Ok.
    6. You will then see a schedule similar to the one below, showing the measured area of the Zones compared with the area required by the project, and which ones meet the project's requirements.


Common troubleshooting

Issue detected Probable cause Suggested action
All results show FALSE The required surface areas are not defined Check and correctly assign the required values
Some zones do not appear Missing classification as Zone Review the element's configuration
The property does not appear in the schedule The property was not included Add Verificación_Superficie as a visible field in the schedule

Sample file:

You can download a sample project file where an Interactive Schedule with a custom property that counts elements per unit has been correctly configured:

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