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List Default Planes

You can define the height of architectural elements by entering values for the top and bottom levels relative to an imaginary pair of reference planes. This tool defines the position of these default reference planes.

By default, every file has its own imaginary pair of planes. These are generally referred to as ‘default reference planes’ or just ‘default planes’. The planes (which are parallel, invisible and extend to infinity) are located horizontally in space and are set to 0 and 2.50 for the lower and upper plane, respectively. Custom planes have precedence over default planes. In other words, an architectural element delimited by a pair of custom planes will adjust to the height imposed by them, except for the parts of the element which extend beyond the boundary of the custom planes (in which case it will assume the height imposed by the default planes).

Custom Planes

You can use this tool to define local reference planes. These planes (there are always two: the upper plane and the lower plane) can be inclined at any angle and have the height that you assign to them. Custom reference planes have priority over the default reference planes.

Roof Frame

You can use this tool to create roof frames for gable roofs, hip roofs, barrel roofs and gambrel roofs. All the roof profiles can be combined as desired.

Dormer

You can use this tool to create the frame for a dormer in a roof frame. Dormer frames are entered in the same way as roof frames. You can insert dormers into any roof frame (gable roof, hip roof (shed roof), barrel roof and gambrel roof).

Roof Covering

You can use this tool to apply a roof covering over a roof frame. The roof covering may consist of several construction layers (e.g. insulation etc.).
The covering is required if you want to create skylights.

Skylight

You can use this tool to create an opening for a skylight in a roof covering. At the same time you can insert a smart window symbol in this opening.

Domed Roof-Light SmartPart

You can use this tool to create domed roof-light SmartParts. You can place these SmartParts in rectangular openings in slabs and roofs. They adapt to these rectangular outlines.
In order to edit SmartParts, you can use handles (graphic modification) or a dialog box (alphanumeric modification).

Masking Plane

You can use this tool to control how architectural elements within a specific area are displayed in plan view. All the architectural components that are located below this masking plane area can be displayed with a different line type, for example, or hidden entirely from view. The roof covering is an exception: the program only displays the parts of the roof covering that fall within the boundaries of the masking plane are displayed. Attics, for example, can quickly be displayed in the correct manner with this tool.

Clipping Path

You can use this tool to define the position, direction and label for clipping paths. You can define horizontal and vertical sections.

The tools on the Create II toolbar are valid for all architectural elements and are provided in almost all the modules in the Architecture family.

Elevation Point

You can use this tool to determine the height of an architectural component and place an elevation symbol with a label.

Label

You can use this tool to label all architectural elements, advanced elements, instances of smart symbols and objects created in the Object Manager module at a later stage.

Component Number

You can use this tool to give a unique component number to architectural elements.

Dimension Walls

You can use this tool to automatically create dimension strings for one or more walls. It is possible to create several dimension lines in a single step. The dimension lines are associative.

Example:

A dimension string centered on openings is placed for a wall with a window. When a new window is inserted in the wall, the dimension string will update automatically to include the new opening.

The dimensioning information will also update automatically when the opening in the wall is moved or deleted, or if the width of the opening changes.

Sill Height

You can use this tool to determine the height of an architectural opening.

Reports

You can use this tool to generate reports of architectural elements, objects and 3D solids with architectural attributes. Reports can be sent to the printer and imported as PDF files.

Reports are used for analyzing data in Allplan. They are saved as templates in RDLC format.

Reports can be printed, placed as PDF files in documents and exported to Excel and other formats.
You can change the layout of reports and save the result as a new template.

Legend

You can use this tool to create legends for objects and architectural components. The legends are placed in the (drawing) file. Legends can update automatically (depending on the settings you make).

Convert Elements

You can use this tool to convert architectural elements to different types of elements. In general, architectural information like material, calculation mode is lost in the process. Below is a list of tools from other modules that can be applied to architectural elements; it is not necessary to switch to different modules.

Copy, Convert Elements Across Drawing Files

You can use this tool to convert architectural elements to different types of elements. The selected elements are copied to a different drawing file before they are converted.

3D to Planes

You can use this tool to convert 3D elements to custom reference planes. This is especially useful if you have designed a building as a complex 3D object and now want to design the walls and other architectural elements inside the object.

Roof Frame to Custom Planes

You can use this tool to resolve a roof frame into discrete architectural reference planes (custom planes). When the roof frame is resolved, you can select each plane of the roof separately and modify it like a pair of custom reference planes.

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Change Archit. Properties

You can use this tool to display and modify the architecture-specific properties of any architectural element. You can also change different architectural elements in a single operation.

Show/Hide Junctions

You can use this tool to show or hide junction lines (for example, the lines where walls intersect).

Update Labels

You can use this tool to update the labels for all the architectural elements in the loaded, active documents. In the case of large circular spaces (e.g., rooms based on a 2D circle), the area is calculated according to pi and labeled.

Delete Component Number

You can use this tool to delete the component numbers assigned to architectural elements.

Restore 3D View

You can use this tool to restore the three-dimensional view of architectural elements.

Find Elements

You can use this tool to define selection criteria for finding objects and architectural elements in the active, loaded documents. The elements found are highlighted and can be further processed.

Replace Label Style

You can use this tool to replace one or more label styles of the same type with another label style.

Raise File

You can use this tool to move entire active documents with architectural and 3D elements in the Z direction. This way, when the floor plan is similar across multiple floors, you can generate several floors without having to draw each one from scratch.

Modify Planes

You can use this tool to modify the upper and/or lower plane in a custom pair of reference planes.

Modify Roof Frame

You can use this tool to modify roof frames. The roof profiles applied to the roof edges are replaced by new profiles.

Split and Lower

You can use this tool to lower a part of the bottom plane (the floor) in one or more roof frames and thus create a split-level plan.

Mirror Plane (without Copy)

You can use this to mirror planes in a roof frame.

Copy and Mirror Plane

You can use this to copy and mirror planes in a roof frame.

Copy Plane

You can use this to copy planes in a roof frame.

Move Plane

You can use this to move planes in a roof frame.

Delete Plane

You can use this to delete planes (a dormer, for example) in a roof frame.