Creating Criteria for Property Assignment

In order to create calculation reports that use the Properties information, Properties data must be linked to construction elements.

Properties can be associated with construction elements through Criteria or individually.

Assignment through Criteria is defined with the Link Properties to Criteria command.

Each Property Object can be associated to a unique combination of element selection criteria, e.g., the Property Object called “Concrete Wall” can be associated with all walls of concrete block fill, drawn in pen No.12, and placed on the “Exterior Walls” layer. When this option is active, ARCHICAD filters the project’s construction elements and automatically links the Property Object in question to all elements matching the given Criteria. Criteria sets are saved within the active Library so that they can be used in multiple projects.

Note: You can check this assignment by selecting an element, opening its settings dialog box and clicking the Listing Panel.

Note: The Listing Panel is not visible by default. To enable it in any construction element’s settings, go to Options > Work Environment > Tool Settings Dialog Boxes.

You can also choose to assign Property data directly, individually for each element in the Listing Panel of its Settings dialog box or in the Info Box.

Note: The Listing Panel is not visible by default. To enable it in any construction element’s settings, go to Options > Work Environment > Tool Settings Dialog Boxes.

A combination of Criteria-based linking and direct Assignment is also possible.