Freeform column

Tool(s) Column

To create a column with a freeform outline

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.
   Several options are provided on the context toolbar for this.
   

   • 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 Freeform Column.
   • Set the other properties and the height.
4. Click OK to confirm the dialog box.
5. Enter the outline of the column using the polyline entry tools.