There are 2 ways that units are counted in Arcol:
Calculated → Based on the unit mix and unit size per area type.
Assigned → Based on the number of sketch faces assigned each area type.
Unit count mode can be toggled in the Metrics settings.
Efficiency - Calculated mode
Efficiency is used to account for cores and corridors in auto mode. The efficiency input is found at the building function level of the metrics settings menu.
Unit Mix - Calculated mode
Unit mix determines how much of each area type is in your building.
The unit mix input shows beside the Area Type name in the Area Types section of the metrics settings menu. The total for all area type percentages must equal 100% for units to be calculated correctly. The unit sizes can also be edited from this view.
Setting which area types show in the Units section
You may not want to count all area types (for example, you likely don’t care about counts for cores and corridors).
To set which area types are counted:
Hover on the
Unitssection of the metrics sidebar and click the settings button that appears.Click on the area type names in the menu that appears to toggle them being counted or not. A white dot shows beside areas which are being counted, which in turn will display a unit count in the
Unitssection.
