Glossary

Term	Definition
Area	A single enclosed space on a plan. Includes corridors, stairwells, and outdoor space, not just rooms.
Area divider	A line that splits one space into two areas without representing a physical wall.
Area list	An Excel export listing every area on the selected plans, with the columns you choose.
Asset	A physical structure with one or more levels — a building, a ship, anything with storeys you can measure. Assets hold levels.
Asset tag	A free-form label on an asset, used to group and filter the portfolio.
Digitisation	Converting an uploaded drawing into an editable Arealize floor plan.
Plan (also floor plan)	A drawing of one level. A level can hold several.
GEA	Gross external area — measured to the outside of external walls and the centre of dividing walls.
Layout suggestion	A generated alternative layout for a level, based on a brief you provide.
Legend	The key printed alongside an exported plan, mapping colours to room types or scheme values.
Level	A storey within an asset.
NET	Net internal area — measured to the inside of enclosing walls.
Original	The floor plan produced by digitisation, before duplication or edits. Marked as a status in the portfolio.
Portfolio	The Dashboard view listing every floor plan in your organisation.
Redaction	Masking parts of a drawing before digitisation so they are ignored.
Room type	The classification of an area — Open office, Wet room, Circulation space. Drives colour, grouping, and statistics.
Scale	The relationship between drawing distance and real-world distance. Must be correct for areas to be meaningful.
Scale bar	A printed ruler on an exported plan showing its scale.
Scheme	A classification layered over room types, such as zones, floor types, or cleaning profiles.
Studio	The floor plan editor.
Zone	A scheme value grouping areas by part of an asset or by tenant.