Properties panel

The Properties panel changes with selection.

TODO screenshot: show the Properties panel in both project mode and object-selection mode, with the changed fields highlighted.

When nothing is selected: project properties

Object Type

Always Project in project mode.

Project File Path

Current file path of the .qubu project file.

Daylighting properties

• Country: daylighting ruleset used for calculations.
• North offset: clockwise rotation of north away from scene Y.
• Direct sunlight target: required direct-sunlight duration in minutes.
• Summary shading angle: target angle for summary shading angle evaluation.
• Building reflectance: building-surface reflectance used in daylighting.
• Precision: daylighting quality level: Low, Medium, High.
• Ground sensors: whether daylight sensors are also placed on the ground plane.

Canvas properties

• Origin X / Y / Z: scene-grid origin.
• Rotation: canvas rotation in degrees.
• Cell Side Length: horizontal grid cell size.
• Cell Height: vertical grid cell size.

Boundary properties

• Name: boundary name in the tree.
• Object Type: Boundary.
• Number of Vertices: number of boundary vertices.
• Z coordinate: boundary elevation; also affects canvas origin Z.

Surroundings properties

• Name
• Object Type: Surroundings
• Number of Vertices
• Color: display material color.
• Add Daylight Sensors: use the object as a daylight control surface.
• Daylight Obstruction: make the object block daylight.
• Use In Distancing Calculation: include the object in Urban Massing context spacing.
• Required Minimum Distance: custom minimum spacing to this object.
• Material Reflectance: reflectance percentage used in daylighting.
• Translation X / Y / Z: move the imported mesh.

Section properties

• Name
• Object Type: Section
• Section Type
• Number of Typical Floors
• Size of Grid Cell X / Y: section module size.
• Size of Core X / Y: core size in grid cells.
• Size of Core (m): derived core dimensions in meters.
• Rotation
• Position X / Y

Hard Targets

Per-section hard limits shown for the selected section:

• Floor count
• X Size
• Y Size
• Bay Size for towers
• Bay Y Size for hallways
• Bay X Size and Bay Y Size for corridors

Soft Targets

Same fields as Hard Targets, but used as softer preferences instead of strict limits.

Urban Grid properties

• Name: fixed as Urban Grid for a single selection.
• Object Type: Urban Grid.
• Size of Cell Side (from Canvas): current canvas cell-side value.
• Height of Cell (from Canvas): current canvas cell-height value.

Informed Space properties

• Name
• Object Type: Informed Space
• Color
• Placement Impact:
  • None
  • Place here
  • Always place here
  • Do not place here
  • Never place here