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LabPP_Solaris is a professional software add-on (plug-in) for Graphisoft Archicad designed to automate and streamline “housing radiography” (квартирография) and building area accounting. Developed by the Laboratory of Place Projecting (LabPP), it allows architects and planners to calculate room areas, number units, and generate standard-compliant documentation directly within 2D and 3D design environments. Key Features and Capabilities

Automated Area Calculations: Automatically calculates living space, common areas, and total unit areas. It applies industry-standard reduction factors for unheated spaces like balconies, terraces, and loggias using precise mathematical rounding.

Smart Room Legend & Explications: Generates and dynamically updates room layout tables and unit explications according to regulatory standards (such as GOST specifications).

Multi-Level Unit Support: Fully capable of processing and linking spaces across multi-level apartments or multi-story office blocks.

Advanced Numbering Systems: Features automatic and semi-automatic numbering of rooms and entire apartments across single floors or the whole architectural model.

Customizable Markers: Provides smart apartment/office markers that link Archicad “Zones” together. Users can adjust visual styles, fonts, and data fields, or create entirely proprietary categories.

Insolation Data Export: Seamlessly exports geometry and layout data from Archicad into standalone software like SITIS: Solaris (СИТИС: Солярис) to perform acoustic and solar exposure/insolation analysis. Workflow Overview

Zone Assignment: Place native Archicad Zone elements into each room and categorize them using the plugin’s classification system.

Marker Placement: Drop a LabPP_Solaris unit marker onto the floor plan.

Grouping: Highlight the rooms and the marker together, then link them via the tool palette to automatically compute total flat metrics.

Table Generation: Attach the automated explication object (LabPP_ExplicationKvartRoom.gsm) to display compliant tables that refresh instantly when design boundaries shift. Compatibility and Access

The addon supports a broad historical and modern spectrum of Archicad deployments, offering dedicated versions starting from Archicad 16 up through Archicad 29 on Windows operating systems. Fully functional trial and demo keys are distributed on the official LabPP Download Page.