Replace Fixtures

Module(s): Fixtures

You can use the Replace Fixtures tool to replace fixtures already placed with other fixtures of the same type, which can either be selected in the drawing file or in the relevant catalog.
You cannot replace manufacturer-specific fixtures with fixtures provided by different manufacturers or with Allplan fixtures.

To replace fixtures

1. Click Replace Fixtures (How).
   

   Activate Replace Fixtures in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Modify Bonus Tools Fixtures

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

   Fixtures

2. There are different options for replacing fixtures:
   • Click Fixtures placed to replace all symbol, linear or surface fixtures within a selection window with another fixture of the same type, regardless of geometric properties and attributes.
     Please note that you can only enclose fixtures of the same type in a selection rectangle.
   • Click Smart fixture symbol to replace the selected symbol, linear or surface fixture as well as all the associated instances of this smart fixture symbol with another fixture of the same type, regardless of attributes.
     Symbol fixtures are selected independently of all attributes. The selection of linear and surface fixtures, on the other hand, is only independent from the user-defined answers to the prompts.
   • Click Smart fixture symbol (identical) to replace the selected symbol, linear or surface fixture as well as all the other instances of this smart fixture symbol that have the same attributes with another fixture of the same type.
   • Click Group fixtures placed to replace all fixture groups within a selection window with another fixture group, regardless of geometric properties and attributes.
     Please note that you can only enclose fixtures of the same type in a selection rectangle.
   • Click Smart group fixture symbol to replace the selected fixture group as well as all the associated instances of this fixture group with another fixture group, regardless of attributes.
3. Open a selection rectangle or click the relevant smart fixture symbol.
4. Select the fixture which is to replace the selected fixtures in one of the following ways:
   • In the drawing file, click the fixture that is to replace the original fixtures. You can also click a selected fixture.
     This way, you can replace Allplan fixtures with manufacturer-specific fixtures.
   • In the Input options, click Fixture catalog to open the relevant fixture catalog and to select a fixture.
     

     Which fixture catalog is used?

     The fixture catalog available to you depends on the fixtures you have selected. You cannot replace manufacturer-specific fixtures with fixtures provided by different manufacturers or with Allplan fixtures.

     • When you have selected manufacturer-specific fixtures, the relevant manufacturer catalog opens automatically.
     • When you have selected manufacturer-specific fixtures or Allplan fixtures, the relevant manufacturer catalog opens automatically.
     • When you have selected Allplan fixtures, Allplan's fixture catalog opens automatically.

     Note: When you have selected Allplan fixtures only and you want to replace them with manufacturer-specific fixtures, you need to click the manufacturer-specific fixture directly in the drawing file.

     Note: You can replace fixtures in the current drawing file and in drawing files open in edit mode.

5. If necessary, change the answers and variables of the selected fixture.