Selection criterion, examples

Several tools...

Find Elements

Filter by Architectural Component (advanced)

Define, Modify Reveal

Finish Specifications

Area Calculation, Application

Redefine Rooms, Surfaces, Stories

Define, Modify U-D Archit. Element

Define, Modify Opening in U-D Archit. Element

Define Legend, Selection Criteria

To enter a selection criterion or condition, do the following:

• Click the Object= (or Material= for conditions), Trade= and Attribute... buttons in the dialog box and make the required settings.
  

  Below is a list of attributes available in Allplan.

  Attribute group	Meaning
  Architectural quantities	This includes all alphanumeric attributes from quantity takeoff calculations and smart symbols, e.g. thickness, area, height, volume etc.
  General architecture	This includes all geometric attributes from the architectural family of modules, e.g. component number, name, trade, smart symbol name, material etc.
  DIN 277 areas in buildings	This includes attributes for calculating area and cubic content in buildings according to DIN 277 such as GFA, GRV, area type, occupancy type and so on.
  Engineering	This includes attributes for engineering-specific schedules.
  Landscaping	This includes attributes for the Landscaping module (for generating plant schedules, for example), e.g. botanical name, price, type, vitality etc.
  Urban Planning	This includes attributes for the Urban Planning module, e.g. construction method, occupancy type, drawing symbol group etc.
  Thermal insulation	This includes attributes required for thermal insulation calculations, e.g. component, input area, area type, inclination, u-value etc.
  Special architecture	This includes specific architectural attributes, e.g. Allplan BCM component ID, attribute value, component numbers, hierarchic levels, reveal data, formula etc.
  Object Manager	This includes attributes for the Object Manager module.
  Material attributes	This includes material attributes for architectural elements.
  IFC	This includes IFC-specific attributes (e.g. IFC ID).

  

  All trades are listed in alphabetical order such as earthwork, masonry work, roofing work, tiling work.

  

  The Material= button, which is only available when you define conditions for finish specifications, allows you to immediately select materials.

  Otherwise, the Material attribute is included in the General Architecture group, which you can access by clicking Attribute....

  

  All architectural elements are listed in alphabetical order such as beam, door, slab, wall etc.

• Use the buttons in the Boolean and Link areas to relate the individual criteria to one another.
• Use the buttons in the Number area to enter figures directly.
• When you click the Criterion field, you can make entries via the keyboard.
• In the Find Elements tool (How), Highlight area, you can specify whether you want matching elements to flash or to be displayed in selection color.
  Note: You can disable the flash option by pressing ESC.
  To hide the selection color, use Clear Selection (Edit menu).
  

  Activate Find Elements in one of the following ways

  • Menu bar: Change Architecture General: Roofs, Planes, Sections

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

  General information: Roofs, Planes, Sections

  Smart Symbols

  Basic: Walls, Openings, Components

  Special: Walls, Openings, Components

  Rooms, Surfaces, Stories

  Stairs

  Frame Construction: Rafters, Roof Beams, Posts

  Landscaping

  Urban Planning

  • Configuration: Architecture Architecture Edit flyout
  • Configuration: Landscaping/Urban Planning Modifications flyout
• Click Save Favorite File to save the current settings as a favorite file.
  Click Open Favorite File to retrieve saved settings later and adjust them, if necessary.
• You can delete the entry you have made in the Criterion field by clicking Delete.

Examples

To find all the doors and windows:

OBJECT=Window opening|OBJECT=Door opening

The criterion is met when the condition before or after the | is true.

To find and highlight all rooms larger than 15 m², you would use the following syntax:

OBJECT=Room&Floor surface>15

The criterion is met when the condition both before and after the & is true.

To find all the walls with the material B25:

Material="B25"

Click Attribute... and select the Material attribute in the General architecture group.
The criterion "B25" must be enclosed in ”quotation marks" as you are looking for text.

To find all the components that have not been assigned a material:

Material=""

Click Attribute... and select the Material attribute in the General architecture group.
If you do not enter a criterion between the ”quotation marks", the program will look for elements without materials.

To find all the walls that have been assigned the material Timber:

OBJECT=Wall&Material="Timber"

The criterion "Timber" must be enclosed in ”quotation marks" as you are looking for text.