Defining zone types

Define Zone Type

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