Stages and generation

Qubu Studio works in three stages.

TODO screenshot: show the Zone, Section, and Floor stage controls with the Generative Algorithm Settings window open, with the current stage highlighted.

Zone

Zone is the massing stage.

Use it for:

• site-wide targets,
• building count, footprint, height, and spacing,
• daylight-aware massing,
• informed-space steering,
• and context-aware placement.

Run massing generation only after the boundary, surroundings, and canvas are correct.

Section

Section is the section-planning stage.

Use it for:

• section coverage,
• GBA and NSA targets,
• section count and height,
• enabled section templates,
• and snapping to urban massing orientation.

Section generation depends on a meaningful massing result.

Floor

Floor is the apartment/floorplan stage.

Use it for:

• apartment mix,
• apartment category enable/disable,
• and parking-per-unit requirements.

Floor generation depends on section geometry.

Generation advice

• Set geometry and constraints before you start a long run.
• Stop algorithms before importing new geometry.
• Use broader ranges when you want variety.
• Use narrower ranges only after the site setup is trustworthy.
• Re-run after meaningful changes to boundary, surroundings, informed spaces, canvas, daylight inputs, or stage-specific settings.