Architecture to 2D

Tool(s): Copy, Convert Elements Across Drawing Files

You can use this tool to copy elements to a different drawing file and convert the architectural elements to 2D. The architectural attributes are lost in the process.

Note: As opposed to Convert Elements, all selected elements are copied to a different drawing file before they are converted. Another difference is that only appropriate elements are converted.

To convert architectural elements to 2D entities

1. Click Copy, Convert Elements Across Drawing Files (How).
   

   Activate Copy, Convert Elements Across Drawing Files in one of the following ways

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

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

   General notes: Roofs, Planes, Sections

   3D Modeling

   Bridge and Civil Engineering

   Basic: Walls, Openings, Components

   Special: Walls, Openings, Components

   Stairs

   • Configuration: Design Basic 3D Elements flyout
2. Select Architecture to 2D in the dialog box.
3. The Select File dialog box opens. Select the drawing file to which you want to copy the elements.
4. Select all the elements you want to copy and convert.
   

   • To select a single element, click it.
   • To select elements in a region, use the left mouse button to open a selection rectangle around the elements you want to select
   • To include all the elements in the current document, click All in the Input options or press CTRL+A. Please note that this option is not available for all tools.

   For more information on the options available for selecting elements in Allplan, see Selecting elements, overview.

   When selecting elements, you can use the Filter Assistant to apply a filter based on element types and/or properties. For more information, see Filter Assistant.

   All selected elements are immediately copied to the selected drawing file; only the architectural elements are converted to 2D.

Tip: You can also use this to resolve a label style into its constituent components. But please note that only the visible parts of the label styles are converted; display modes you have defined for other scale ranges are not taken into account. Labels become normal text and graphics are converted to design entities.
The components of the converted label style can be addressed as a single entity using the middle-left mouse button combination or CTRL + left mouse button.