Architecture to 2D

Tool(s): Convert Elements

You can use this tool to convert architectural elements to 2D elements. The architectural attributes are lost in the process.

• The elements are converted directly in the document. The original architectural elements are deleted in the process.
  If you want to retain the original architectural elements, use Copy, Convert Elements Across Drawing Files or copy the elements you want to convert to a different document using Save As... or Copy, Move Elements between Documents... (both on the File menu) before you start the conversion.

To convert architectural elements to 2D entities

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. Select Architecture to 2D in the dialog box.
3. Select the elements 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 selected elements are converted to 2D entities in the current document.

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.