Floorplan

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Floorplan

The Floorplan form supports the management of the floor space of the sites. Via a graphical view of

the site users can manage the floor space.

 

It includes:

Floor plan details, like:

oFloor tiles

oTile height

oTile width

oFlexible labeling of the floor tiles

oRacks/Cabinets

oNode/Power/DDF/ODF shelves

oWalls, entrances

Rotation of objects on the floorplan

Drag and drop functionality

Zoom in/out

Copy to Microsoft Visio

 

Open Floorplan Form

 

To open the Floorplan form, use the site menu and chose option “Floorplan”

 

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Find existing floor plan

 
To find an existing floorplan, use the search field on the left of the screen.

 

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Floorpan Actions button bar

 

When a site/location is opened, the following button bar is visible.

 

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Explanation of the fields:

 

 

Create SVG

Export the floorplan to a SVG-file

New rack

Create a new rack

New ddfodf

Create a new DDF/ODF

Add Tile

Add a tile to the floorplan

Cable circuitPath

Open the cable circuit path for selected cables on the floorplan

Show selected racks

Open a selected rack to view the equipment inside

Print

Print the floorplan drawing

Close Form

Close the Floorplan form

 

 

Create a Floorplan

 

1.Open site/location via the search field

2.Under the Details of this Floorplan fill in the floor tile

labeling, for example:

XAxisLabel        = |1|2|3|4|5|6|7|

YAxisLabel        = |A|B|C|D|E|F|G||

 

 

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3.Click the “Save” button and the grid will be changed to the new details.

 

 

Edit a Floorplan

 

 

To edit/create a floor plan:

 

1.Click the pencil button to enable the edit mode of the floorplan and the edit Floorplan button bar will appear.

 

Screenshot: Edit floorplan

 

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The following button bar becomes visible in the floorplan layout area.

 

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Explanation of the fields from left to right:

 

Edit

Edit floorplan on/off

Grid

Grid mode on/off

Snap to grid

Snap to grid on/off

Show cable trays

Show cable trays on/off

Arrow

Selection mode

Line

Line drawing mode

Rectangle

Rectangle drawing mode

Ellipse

Ellipse drawing mode

Polygon

Polygon drawing mode

Polyline

Polyline drawing mode

Line thickness

Adjust line thickness of selected object

Line color

Adjust line color of selected object

Fill color

Adjust fill color of selected object

Opacity

Adjust opacity of selected object

To front        

Bring object to the front

Save

Save changes

 

 

 

2.By using the buttons (e.g. “Line”) on the edit Floorplan button bar the walls can be created.

 

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Screenshot: example Floorplan creating walls

 

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To add racks on the floorplan:

 

3.in the list of Items on Site tab at the bottom of the Floorplan form, right click the row with the rack name you want to add, for example “RACK001” and select “Add to floorplan”.

 

4.Move (drag and drop) the rack to the correct position on the floorplan.

 

 

To make a comment on a floortile:

 

5.Click the button “Add Tile” to make a reservation on a position on the floorplan.

 

6.Fill in the details on the pop-up screen, for example:

 

 

Left

6

Right

4

ColorValue

Pick any color you like

Comment

Reservation

 

 

 

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