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Assign a Cut Fill

•For construction elements (Wall / Slab/ Beam/ Column / Roof / Shell / Morph / Mesh): Cut fills are assigned via the Building Material attribute. The construction element will use the cut fill defined for the assigned Building Material. See Building Materials. •For GDL-based ...

General Listing Parameters

Parameter Short Description Long Description 2D Cross Section Preview     2D Plan Preview     3D Axonometry     3D Length Length of construction element ...

Automatic Trim: Example 2

Suppose you have the following Shells and Walls:   1.Select all the elements shown (Roof, Shell, Walls). 2.From the context menu, go to Connect and choose Trim Elements to Roof/Shell.   3.In the appearing dialog box, click Trim.   4.View the result in 3D:   ...

How to Define Components as “Core” or “Finish”

Composite Elements For composite elements (Wall, Slab, Roof, Shell): skins can be defined as either Core, Finish, or Other in the Composite Structures Dialog Box. This is relevant if you wish to display the model elements depending on their structure type: this is the Partial Structure ...

Cut Surfaces and Outlines (Element Settings)

Relevant for Wall, Slab, Roof, Shell, Morph, Mesh, Beam, Column. Cut Surfaces Set the attributes displayed for cut surfaces both in Section and on the Floor Plan. •For a basic element: ◦Define the cut line type and pen •For a basic, composite or complex profile ...

Show Projection

Relevant for Wall, Beam, Column, Roof, Shell, Morph. The Show Projection pop-up provides options for setting the range within which an element should be displayed. This control is only available if the element’s Floor Plan Display is set to either “Projected” or ...

Floor Plan Display (Element Settings)

Relevant for Wall, Beam, Column, Roof, Shell, Morph. Use the Floor Plan Display pop-up from the Floor Plan & Section panel of the element’s Tool Settings dialog box. Options vary depending on the element.   Projected with Overhead Shows cut part of element’s ...

Show On Stories

Relevant for Wall, Slab, Roof, Shell, Morph, Mesh, Beam, Column. Use the Show on Stories pop-up in the Floor Plan and Section Panel of Tool Settings to control the display of construction elements by story. The available options differ by element. All Relevant Stories The element ...

Editing Plane Display

The Editing Plane is shown by default in the 3D window. To hide it, use the toggle at View > Editing Plane Display. Note: Regardless of the state of this toggle, the Editing Plane will be temporarily displayed whenever necessary: for example, after you choose a plane for Ruled Shell ...