INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRIAL:
We hope that this trial helps you get a better understanding of our software and how it has been used to improve the efficiency and quality of many projects around the world.
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Download + Unpack the Trial files / Install + Log in to dRofus App
a. Download location:
View file name Trial_Files-Archicad.zip
b. Based on your Welcome Email - download http://www.drofus.no/en/download/, install then run dRofus App
bc. Type in your username, password, database and server details, then log in
Import Rooms from Excel into dRofus
ca. Import Rooms using the file “Step2_Accommodation-Schedule.xlsx”:
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Ensure that the following highlighted selections (in green) are made, especially “Import new” as the Import/Update option:
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Note: while this auto-mapping has occurred because the column header names within the Excel matches their corresponding fields in dRofus, it is also possible to manually enter the column header alphabets letters (A, B, C etc.) above prior to the Import.
db. Expand / browse the Room Function Structure. Also, take note that currently, none of the Rooms have any values against information that is typically expected to come from the Archicad model (i.e., “Designed Area”, “Ceiling Height” and “Perimeter”):
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a. Open Archicad model “Step3+4+5+6_Complex_Model_ARCH.pln” (in Archicad version 25 26 or later), then ensure the provided library file “Step3+4+5+6_Complex_Model_ARCH.lcf” is mapped .as follows:
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b. Go to the dRofus Menu and login:
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c. Within Archicad’s Project Browser, go to “9. LEVEL 7”
d. Synchronise Zones (ensuring that the highlighted selections in green are made):
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e. In dRofus, note right-click on any Room and then click on Refresh:
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f. Note that the Rooms now have values against the following fields where data was expected, the information of which was expected to come from the Archicad model (i.e., “Designed Area”, “Ceiling Height” and “Perimeter”):
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a. In dRofus, go to “LEVEL 7” and note that none of the Rooms' 5 x Item List Statuses have any definition (i.e., their Statuses are all “Not created”):
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b. Update Occurrences in dRofus based on the Revit model (ensuring that the highlighted selections are made in the following sequence of steps):
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Edit Room Template and Report
a. Within “Level 07”, click on the “Room Name” column header to sort alphabetically, and then note that the 3 x Bedrooms called “PREMIUM BED 1”, “PREMIUM BED 2” & “PREMIUM BED 3” all have their Room Data Statuses as “From HBR-PRE”:
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ab. Go to the Room Templates Module, activate the Room Data Panel, select the Room Template called “HBR-PRE - Hotel Bed Room - Premium”, and then view the data for this Room Template:
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Note: you can select the “Template Usage” Icon highlighted above (in green) if you’d like to view the Rooms using this Room Template’s Data.
bc. Within the Flag called “Description”, edit some Room Data, for example, “Utilisation (max)” and “People (max)”, and then hit “Save”:
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cd. Activate the Images Panel, then from your Windows Explorer (or similar), drag and drop to upload image “Step7_PremiumBedroom-ConceptImage.png” as follows:
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de. Generate the PDF Report called “Trial RDS” (ensuring that the highlighted selections are made in the following sequence of steps):
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ef. Hit “Ok” and then “Generate”:
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fg. Review the PDF Report within your default Web Browser (noting the changes you had made to the Room Data, as well as the Image you had uploaded via the Room Template):
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b. Log in to dRofus Web within your web browser, go to Images, then Add new, then browse file to upload image “Step8_CoffeeTable-Image.png” as follows:
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c. Select Properties, then Empty fields hidden, scroll down, and then amend some of the Specification data under “FINISHES” - (Seat and backrest Material = “Wood” and Frame Material = “Wood”) as follows:
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