# floor

## Overview The "Floors" function is closely related to the function [-> "Map"](https://docs.buildings.ability.abb/collection/english-v14/documentation/map-and-floor). In the "Map" function, assets were placed on an interactive map. In the "Floors" function, by contrast, assets are placed on a static floor plan. ## Open a floor Proceed as follows to open a floor:

1. Click on **Map \[A]** 2. Navigate in the **sidebar \[B]** to the floor you want to open.\ ◈ Floors are marked with the symbol **\[C]** . Assets without this symbol are not floors. 3. Click the symbol **\[C]**\ ▷ The floor overview (see Fig. 1) opens ## Floor plans Floor plans are static images. Unlike the interactive map, floor plans cannot be rotated, zoomed, etc. Instead, you upload an image from your computer and place your assets on this image. In theory, you can use any image as a floor plan. Floor plans or renderings of 3D models are particularly suitable (see Fig. 1). ### Polygons vs. points On floors, you can display assets in 2 different forms: * Points * Polygons

Fig. 2 – Left: assets as points, right: assets as polygons
A two-dimensional floor plan serves as the floor plan

#### Points Points correspond to the icons on the map. They are particularly suitable for representing assets such as sensors, controllers, etc. #### Polygons With the "Polygon" option, assets are displayed not as points, but as colored areas. Polygons are especially well suited for representing rooms. Polygons are only available in the "Floors" function. In Figure 2, assets are shown as points in the left section.\ In the right section, assets are shown as polygons. The shape and color of the polygons can be customized individually. You can configure for each individual asset on a floor whether that asset should be displayed as a point or as a polygon. On a floor, both points and polygons can be present at the same time. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.buildings.ability.abb/collection/english-v14/documentation/map-and-floor/floor.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.