Draw a Building Perimeter

Before you begin

You must have a network location that includes at least one building before you can draw a building perimeter.

About this task

It is a good practice to define the building perimeter before you add internal walls, windows, doors, and other RF obstructions. The perimeter helps estimate how much radio signal passes outside the walls of the building.

Procedure

  1. Select Draw Perimeter.
  2. Select a corner of the building and drag to the next corner.
  3. Before you reach the last corner, double-select to close the shape and exit drawing mode.
  4. To change the perimeter wall type, highlight the perimeter and select Change Wall Type.
    You can draw multiple perimeters on the same map to define different buildings or buildings with open spaces, such as courtyards. To draw a second perimeter on a map, select Draw Perimeter again and draw the new perimeter. You can draw perimeters inside each other, or two or more non-intersecting perimeters. The only invalid combination is a perimeter that intersects another perimeter.
  5. Select a wall type from the drop-down list.
  6. To remove a perimeter, highlight a perimeter line and select Remove.

What to do next

The next step is to add internal walls and obstructions to the floors in your building. See Add Interior Walls and Obstructions