Zones have two different types: Audience Zones and Boundary Zones. A zone’s type defines how it interacts in the simulation and its behavior when added to a Coverage Beam for optimization. Imported Zones will retain the zone types defined in SketchUp, but you can also change a zone’s type in HOLOPLOT Plan if it is imported.
You can change the type of zone using the dropdown menu in the Properties Panel when a zone is selected. This will change the zone color in the Viewport.
The table below contains information on the different zone types and their properties.
| | Audience Zone | Boundary Zone |
| ------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Display color | Blue | Gray |
| Used in Coverage Beams | Yes | Yes |
| Visible in Simulation | Yes | Yes |
| Simulation Properties when Acoustic Shadowing Off | Acoustically transparent | Acoustically transparent |
| Simulation Properties when Acoustic Shadowing On | Receives shadows | Casts shadows |
Audience and Boundary Zones
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