A basic guide to understanding room and object relationships

This article will guide you through understanding room and object relationships in MeasureSquare 8, including how to differentiate between inside and outside measurements and how to use tools effectively.

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Steps to Understand Room and Object Relationships

Step 1: Identify Room Boundaries

- the entire area that highlights with red handles along the perimeter when clicked is considered one room

Note: Elevations will also highlight with red handles along the perimeter when clicked. Elevations may also contain some of the other objects in the same way a room does

Step 2: Identify Objects

-[1] Elevation

- [2] Count Type Product

- [3] Note

- [4] Stamp

Notice the Purple Border for the Outside Elevation

Step 3: Inside VS Outside

- The Inside

These Objects were created within the confines of the Room

- The Outside

These Objects were created outside the confines of the Room, then dragged and dropped into place

Step 4: Differences in behavior

- The behavior for all Inside Objects is the same

- The behavior for all Outside Objects is the same

- When an object is moved outside the confines of the Room

Inside Objects will be deleted
Outside Objects will be placed in the Outside Location

Note: For Outside Objects, they can be dragged to an empty area or another room. If placed into another room, they will again be considered as an Outside Object

- Outside Elevations Specifics

Walls and Floor are not deducted when Product is added in these areas

- Outside Count type Product Specifics

Count type product will not show up in reports being listed where other products in Rm1 can be found

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