Daylight for SketchUp Knowledge Base

Layer name should start with _$ followed by name of the building followed by _$

• For example, Window faces for the building B1 should be in a layer named _$B1_$WindowFaces.
  • Open Registration dialog – Window Tab – Register Option has Create Layers button which creates the required layers for window faces for all the building names in the list.
  • e.g. _$B1_$WindowFaces,  _$B2_$WindowFaces

• Open Register Dialog then Click on Room tab then Click on the Register option.
• Select Building from the lists. The names can be edited by clicking on icon next to them.
• Floor name is detected automatically based on elevation of the room face.
  • Lowest floor is assumed to be on 0 elevation. This can be adjusted on Lowest Floor Elevation text box.
  • Default ceiling height is 2.5 m. This is used to decide which floors the faces belong to and can be changed if necessary.
  • There must be enough entries for floor names on the list. Otherwise higher rooms will be placed on last floor.
• Select one or more layer (tag) names from the list.
• Press the Register Rooms By Layer button.
• Room number for faces will be automatically incremented by 1 from the given number.
• Room labels are added on to Room_Names layer. If they are not visible, make sure the layer is on.

Layer name should start with _$ followed by name of the building followed by _$

• Room faces for the building B1 should be in a layer named _$B1_$RoomFaces.
• Room layers can also have room type and required adf at the end. So Bedrooms in B1 should be in layer named _$B1_$Bedroom_$1
  • Open Registration dialog -> Room Tab -> Register Option has  icon next to the room type dropdown list which opens the room types dialog.
  • Select the room types from the table and Press Create Layers button to create the required layers for room faces for all the building names in the list for the selected room types.
  • e.g. _$B1_$Bedroom_$1,  _$B2_$Bedroom_$1
  • If no room type is selected when pressing the Create Layers button, layers will be created without any room types.
  • e.g. _$B1_$RoomFaces,  _$B2_$RoomFaces

• Layer name should end with _$ followed by RoomType followed by _$ followed by Required ADF.
  • The layer name can include room type info along with the building name.
  • For example, Room faces for Bedrooms  in B1 should be in layer named _$B1_$RoomFaces_$Bedroom_$1
  • If building name is not included in the layer name, layer should be named RoomFaces_$Bedroom_$1
  • To create the layers automatically Open Registration dialog – Room Tab – Register Option has  icon next to Room Types  dropdown option which opens the room types dialog.
  • Select the room types from the table and Press Create Layers button to create the required layers for room faces for all the building names in the list for the selected room types.
  • e.g. _$B1_$Bedroom_$1,  _$B2_$Bedroom_$1

• Open Register Dialog then Click on Amenity tab then Click on the Register option.
• Select Building from the lists. The names can be edited by clicking on icon next to them.
• Floor name is detected automatically based on elevation of the amenity face.
  • Lowest floor is assumed to be on 0 elevation. This can be adjusted on Lowest Floor Elevation text box.
  • Default ceiling height is 2.5 m. This is used to decide which floors the faces belong to and can be changed if necessary.
  • There must be enough entries for floor names on the list. Otherwise higher amenities will be placed on last floor.
• Select one or more layer (tag) names from the list.
• Press the Register Amenities By Layer button.
• Amenity number for faces will be automatically incremented by 1 from the given number.
• Amenity labels are added on to Amenity_Names layer. If they are not visible, make sure the layer is on.

Layer name should start with _$ followed by name of the building followed by _$

• Amenity faces for the building B1 should be in a layer named _$B1_$AmenityFaces.

• UnRegister Everything
  • Open Register Dialog then Click on Window/Room/Amenity tab.
  • Then Click on the Update option.
  • Press the Query All button.
  • All the registered entities will be listed on the table.
  • Select the entities (Windows/Rooms/Amenities) from the list you want to unregister.
  • Click on Unregister button.
• UnRegister Single Face
  • Press the Pick Face to UnRegister button.
  • Click on the face. If the face is registered correctly, it will be unregistered.
  • For windows, traffic lights cannot be clicked for unregistering.
•  UnRegister listed entities
  • To unregister the entities listed in table on right hand side of dialog box, you need to select the items.
  • To select the single item simply click on it. If you want to select multiple items click on items with Ctrl key pressed or you can simply click on the box on the left side of the list.
  • Similarly, to select the all items in the list, click on the box in heading section adjacent to Name.
  • After selecting the items to be unregistered. Click on Unregister button.

• Renumber selected entities
  • Open Register Dialog then Click on Window/Room/Amenity tab.
  • Then Click on the Update option.
  • Query the entities to be renumbered and select them.
  • Add the number in No. option to be numbered from. For example, if you want to renumber B1_Ground_W3 and B1_Ground_W4 to B1_Ground_W5 and B1_Ground_W6 insert 5 in No. option.
  • Click on icon which is located at top right of the table. 

• Rename the building or floor name.
  • The names can be edited by clicking on icon next to them.
  • Edit the names and Save Names
  • The window/room/amenity labels are automatically changed.
• Update building name (Move registered entity to another building)
  • Open Register Dialog then Click on Window/Room/Amenity tab then Click on the Update option.
  • Query the entities to be updated.
  • Select Building name from the list. The names can be edited by clicking on icon next to them.
  • Change the Building name.
  • Then click on Update button.
•  Update floor name (Move registered entity to another floor)
  • Open Register Dialog then Click on Window/Room/Amenity tab then Click on the Update option.
  • Query the entities to be updated.
  • Select Floor from the lists. The names can be edited by clicking on icon next to them.
  • Change the Floor name.
  • Then click on Updated button.
  • The window/room/amenity labels are automatically changed.