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Calculating average height of a trimmed zome

Anonymous
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Hi everybody, I was wondering if there's a simple way to have ArchiCAD to calculate the average height of a zone that has been trimmed by a roof (an attic, for example).

Thank you!

Enrico
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Karl Ottenstein
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Hi,

I don't see a standard parameter for average zone height, but maybe it is there and I am blind.

You could write a custom zone stamp that divides the volume by the area (maybe there is one?) ... or you can just export your schedule to Excel and do the math there (less ideal - more steps).

See screenshot of schedule showing zone area, volume and height. Height shows as just untrimmed height as you've seen. With the schedule visible, do File >Save As and save as a text file. (You can also publish schedules to text files via Publisher if there are many.)

In Excel, just do the math ... next screenshot.

Cheers,
Karl
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Karl Ottenstein
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...and then Excel or OpenOffice (since we cannot do math in ArchiCAD schedules - a long-standing wish)...
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Anonymous
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Thaks a lot!

Enrico
Karl Ottenstein
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Glad that helped. I forgot something essential, but hopefully obvious - flu/something still has my head pretty foggy:

The simple formula below only works if the sides of the zone are vertical and there are no partial subtractions from the zone mass.

Cheers,
Karl
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