Polygonal Column (Circumscribed)

Tool(s): Column

To create a polygonal column (circumscribed in an imaginary circle)

1. Click Column (How).
   

   Activate Column in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Create Architecture Basic: Walls, Openings, Components

   • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

   Basic: Walls, Openings, Components

   • Configuration: Architecture Architectural Components flyout
2. If you want, you can now modify the column's parameters.
   Use one of the following options provided on the Context toolbar.
   

   • Click Properties to set the parameters in a dialog box.
   • Click Match Properties to copy the settings form an existing element.
   • Click Load favorite to select saved parameter combinations.
3. To set the column type, select the following settings in Properties:
   • Click Polygonal (Circumscribed).
   • Enter the (outside) radius.
   • Enter the number of corners (3 through 19).
   • Set the other properties and the height.
4. Click OK to confirm your entries.
5. Set the column's anchor point on the Column Context toolbar.
   

   In the icon, click to place the transport point.

   The following options are available:

   

   

   

   With openings (for instance doors and windows) only the following options are available:

   

6. To position the foundation, click in the workspace and define the drop-in point.
   

   • Click the point.
   • Align to points using the linear snap function and click the point.
   • Define the point by making entries in the dialog line.

   Tip: To find out how to enter points in Allplan, see Precision Drawing.

   Tip: The shortcut menu and dialog line provide tools and options to assist you in the process of entering points. For more information, see Tools and Options.

   

   (1) Inner radius:
   The radius is perpendicular to one side.
   (2) Outer radius:
   The radius stretches from the center to a corner.