4.5.1. Description of storeys<br>

### 4.5.1. Description of storeys

After inserting of storey the User can complete its data. Clicking the left mouse button in structure tree of a building on storey level the User will open a storey edition window “Building structure: Storey” on the right side of screen.

Edition fields are used for selection of storey, relation, entering of name, comment to the name and completion of data concerning its dimensions. That are: floor ordinate, height of storey in axes, floor thickness, window sill ordinate, default width of heater recess.

Following fields are to be completed:

Relation storey

It is necessary to select a storey in the building and select the field “Relation storey”, towards which the ordinates of other levels will be calculated. These calculations will be performed on the basis of relation storey ordinate and the height of each of them.

Name – name of storey

The User can change the storey name resulting from its defining in names pattern in „General data” for any required. It is recommended to enter short names – symbols or numbers.

Description – comment to storey name

A storey name can be completed by explanatory comment.

Type – type of storey

In this field is displayed a type for actual storey, for example „Ground floor”, „First floor”, „Ceiling”. Selection can be made in this field or in handy menu concerning the storey.

The User can make its selection from a pop-up list in field „Type”. If it is a single-storey building, for the first and only building level it is assigned type “Ground floor”. If there is more storeys in the building, the User can select their type on the list. Selection of type “Ground floor” will cause, that all storeys above will have assigned type “Floor” and all storeys below – type “Ceiling”.

In the building structure tree the possibility of storey type selection is limited to „Ground floor” only. Such selection will cause assigning of adequate types to all storeys above and below the declared storey.

Hs – floor ordinate

Program will automatically assign a floor ordinate hp = 0 for the first storey. The first and only storey in the building is always a relation storey After inserting of next level an edition field “Relation storey” becomes available. Selecting them on required level in the building we select the relation level. Ordinates of other storeys will be calculated automatically according to the value of relation ordinate and the height of each storey. The User can edit them by himself switching to the icon .

ha – height of storey in axes

This field is completed according to declared value in “Expressions variables”. Field content can be changed for one complying with the project, by declaration of value in expression edition window or entering it in this field.

dflo – ceiling thickness

Field completed according to declared value in “Expressions variables”. Field content can be changed for one complying with the project, by declaration of value in expression edition window or entering it in this field.

Hs – window sill ordinate

Field completed according to default value declared in program. The value assigned here is displayed in field of heater height selection to window sill recess, in “Heater selection data”, see also chapter 4.3.4.

drr – default width of heater recess

Field to be completed by the User. The value assigned here is displayed in field of heater width selection to window sill recess, in “Heater selection data”, see also chapter 4.3.4.

Fields concerning dimensions are automatically completed by the program. It results from their declaring as pre-defined values entered to the program. To change their value, go to “Expressions variables” and correct there the variable value.

For individual fields some values are set directly in program as default values, for example window sill ordinate. Such values can be changed by the User directly in field.

In case of loading of file from Instal-therm program, in which vertical building structure and data concerning dimensions of heater recess have been described in tabular manner, fields concerning these dimensions will be completed automatically in Instal-heat&energy program. So, there can be completed vertical dimensions of building – height of storey, ceiling thickness, floor ordinate and fields concerning heater recess dimensions. If they don’t have been completed in tabular manner in Instal-therm program, the User has to complete these data by himself in Instal-heat&energy program.

Operations available in building structure tree – storey level:

For a storey there are available following commands called from handy menu or by using of button „Open menu”:

- Add storey, F7 – adds new storey,

- Add storey in selected area, Ins – adds new storey in area selected by the User. Enables inserting of new one in selected place of building structure. Such inserted storey will be located under selected point. A command for first entered in filled with grey colour – not active.

- Delete storey (storeys), Ctrl+Del – deleting of selected storey,

- Set storeys as ground floor – selection of this command causes setting of chosen storey as ground floor. Program will assign to each inserted one the type “Floor”. Because of that setting of selected storey as „Ground floor” will cause, that all storeys above will have assigned type “Floor” and all storeys below – type “Ceiling”.

- Add flat, Ctr+F7 – adds in selected storey a new (next) flat,

- Find element in tree/error list – clicking this command will cause finding of selected element, for example storey, flat in displayed error list. In this way the User knows which data have not been completed or have been completed incorrectly. More information concerning error list, warnings and hints you can find in chapter 2. If the element data have been completed correctly, this command remains inactive.

- Copy (Ctrl+C) – copying of selected storey within the building structure of actual edited project or to another project.

- Cut (Ctrl+X) – cutting of selected storey.

- Paste (Ctrl+V) – pasting of copied or cut storey to selected area of building structure of the same or other project.