Bridge and civil engineering component to 3D

Tool(s): Convert Elements

You can use this tool to convert bridge and civil engineering components to 3D. After you have converted the bridge and civil engineering components, you can no longer use the Modify Bridge/Civil Engineering Component tool to import and edit them.

• The components are converted in the document in which they are located. The original bridge and civil engineering components are deleted in the process; the association between the components and the bridge and civil engineering designer is lost.
  If you want to retain the original bridge and civil engineering components, you must first copy these components to a different document using Save As... or Copy, Move Elements between Documents... (on the File menu), for example.

To convert bridge and civil engineering components to 3D solids

1. Click Convert Elements (How).
   

   Activate Convert Elements 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. Click Bridge/civil eng. to 3D solids in the dialog box.
3. Select the components you want to 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.

   The components are converted to 3D objects in the current document.

   Note: The association between the components and the bridge and civil engineering designer is lost in the process.