Displaying the Living Area, or Square Footage, of a Room with the Room Name

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QUESTION

I have just named a room in my structure and I now see the internal dimensions of the room below the label. What setting needs to be changed so that I can see the square footage of the room below the room name?

ANSWER

By default, Home Designer shows the internal dimensions of a room along with the room name, though both the interior area and standard area can be displayed.

To display the area of a room

1. With a plan open, navigate to Tools> Display Options  from the menu.
   
   
   
2. By default, the (Layer) Display Options dialog displays each layer name in alphabetical order. Scroll down to the layers beginning with the word "Rooms".
   
   There are three layers to be aware of:
   
   
   • Rooms, Standard Area is measured from the center of interior walls to either the outside surface of exterior walls or exterior wall framing (main layer), depending on the 'Living Area To' setting in the Plan Defaults dialog. It is rounded to the nearest square foot or mm.
     
     
     
     
   • Rooms, Interior Area is measured from the inner surfaces of all the room's walls. It is rounded to the nearest square foot or mm.
     
     
     
     
   • Rooms, Interior Dimensions is also measured from the inner surfaces of the room walls. It is rounded to the nearest inch or mm.
     
     
     
   
   
   
3. Clicking the check in the Disp column for any of these layers will show the dimension or area calculation under all room labels.