Ceiling, floor, vertical surface, parameters

Tool(s): Floor + Ceiling + Vertical Surface + Redefine Rooms, Surfaces, Stories, parameters

Vertical covering, Ceiling covering, Floor covering

Click the attributes you want to change or define. Use the horizontal scroll bar to display further columns with attributes in the table.

• Note: The following applies when you modify vertical surfaces, ceilings or floors using Redefine Rooms, Surfaces, Stories:
• The attributes are only modified when you have selected the Assign/Remove vertical surfaces/ceiling/floor check box.
• All the attributes you have entered in the table are modified. This means that the entries you have made for all the layers are assigned to all the columns; empty entries are removed.
• If you want to modify individual attributes only, it is a good idea to copy the existing element attributes to the dialog box using Match and to modify the relevant attribute before you select Properties.

Overview of possible attributes and columns:

No

The number of the layer is displayed here. You cannot change this number directly but you can use Insert Layer and Delete layer to manipulate it.

The layer with the highest number is the top layer.

Condition

Material/qualities

You can assign a material from the current catalog or a code text from the Allplan_BCM catalog to the element or layer of the covering.

Thickness

You can enter the thickness of the layer or coat here.

Factor

You can assign a factor to the element. This factor is important for subsequent evaluations and analyses.

With rooms, for instance, you might enter a factor of 0.5 if the floor space is to be calculated as half space.

Trade

You can assign a building trade for the element or coat/layer.

Text

Attribute

You can assign attributes to the element.

Hatching, Pattern, Fill, Style area (floor and ceiling only)

Use this to assign a hatching style, pattern, fill or style area to each layer of a floor or ceiling.

Note: Floors or ceilings with multiple construction layers can be displayed in architectural sections. Define the necessary settings in Hidden Line Image, Wireframe, Hidden Line Image, Special settings for archit. components.

Custom surface

Custom surface for top layer

This is where you can modify the custom surface of the top layer; all the other attributes are not changed.
The button for selecting surfaces is only available when the Assign/remove vertical surface/ceiling/floor covering check box is not selected.

Catalog

Catalog assignment, material selection

Click the Catalog... button to change the catalog assignment for selecting materials or names for rooms, finishing surfaces, (special) surfaces and baseboard.

Tip: Room names ending with numbers are automatically incremented if the Name ++ option is selected instead of a catalog in Catalog assignment for selecting name/qualities.

Height

Height of vertical surface

Enter the height of the vertical surface.

Relative height

Click Height... to set the relative height of the vertical surface, ceiling or floor.

Relative to TL, BL

Displays the current setting.

Representation

A schematic representation of the vertical surface, ceiling or floor is shown here.

In the border of the dialog box

Load favorite, Save as a favorite

You can save the current settings for the vertical surface, ceiling or floor as a favorite file or retrieve a file and alter it.

Add layer

You can use this to enter an additional layer/coat.
Select a covering, click Insert Layer and enter the coat/layer number.

Delete layer

This deletes the active layer/coat.