🏢 How to Create and Work with Multi-Floor Projects
Design, align, and visualize multi-floor wireless networks, including inter-floor signal leakage and 3D heatmaps.
🏢 Step 1: Set Up the Building and Floors
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Prepare your floors:
You should already have your building’s layouts for Floor 1, Floor 2, and Floor 3. -
Navigate to Floor 2 to begin configuration.
🧱 Step 2: Understand What’s Between Floors
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Open the Layers menu to check for Floor and Ceiling layers.
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If you’ve used the AI wall generator, a default Floor layer is created automatically:
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Example: 7.87 inches of concrete with ~23 dB attenuation (between Floor 1 and Floor 2).
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If no Ceiling exists, you can manually add one:
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Click Add Ceiling.
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Draw the ceiling.
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Set the material and thickness (e.g., 1 inch).
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Click Save.
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📏 Step 3: Set Up Floor 3
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Go to Floor 3 > Layers.
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Ensure the Floor layer exists (e.g., 23 dB).
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The Ceiling from Floor 2 will automatically be considered for Floor 3.
⚙️ Step 4: Enable Multi-Floor Mode
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Click on Multi-Floor and toggle Enable Multi-Floor.
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Set the base height (Z-coordinate) for each floor:
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Floor 1:
0 ft -
Floor 2:
12 ft -
Floor 3:
24 ft
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Review alignment:
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You’ll see the ceiling at 9.8 ft if added.
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You can select floor cards and move them as needed for proper alignment.
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Use the eye icon to hide/show floors for easier alignment.
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🔍 Step 5: View Combined Heat Maps
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After setup, your heatmap on Floor 3 will reflect signal leakage from Floors 1 and 2.
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Use the Multi-Floor View to visualize all floors:
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Select a specific AP to see its impact on all floors.
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Without selecting, view combined heat maps.
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Use the Layers panel to toggle floor visibility.
🛠️ Step 6: Adjust Attenuation and Recalculate
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Modify floor/ceiling attenuation to simulate different materials:
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Example: Increase attenuation on Floor 3 to reduce signal leakage from Floor 2.
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Save changes to update the heatmap.
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🚫 Step 7: Disable Multi-Floor
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To remove inter-floor leakage:
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Go to Design.
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Uncheck Enable Multi-Floor.
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Close the view — only same-floor signal will remain.
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