Modifying planes in the plane model (‘Planes’ palette)

Using the Planes palette, you can change the height settings of planes in the plane model. To do this, you can enter values or use handles.

To change the height settings of planes in the plane model

1. Open the Planes palette.
2. Switch on Modification mode.

   You can see the planes of the plane model in all viewports including the section.

3. Click a plane in the Planes palette or in a viewport.

   The plane clicked is highlighted in the Planes palette and displayed in the selection color in the viewport.
   A handle appears at the edge or in the corner on the right. In addition, you can see a box displaying the distance to the adjoining plane.

4. Change the height of the plane in one of the following ways:
   • Click the height in the Planes palette and enter the new value at the keyboard.
   • Define how the adjoining planes are to behave.

     

   Or

   • Click a handle in the drawing file and change the height using drag-and-drop operations or enter a value for the distance in the box.
   • Define how the planes above or below are to behave.

     

   Or

   • Click in the box and enter a value for the distance to the adjoining plane.
   • Use the lock symbol to define how the adjoining planes are to behave:
   • Move all planes above or below (default setting): All planes above or below move too (depending on the direction of the arrow).
   • Retain all planes above or below: Only the selected plane moves; all other planes do not move. The value must not be greater than the distance to the next plane. For example, you can thus change the thickness of the next slab.

     

     At first the change only applies to the plane model; it has no effect on the components associated with the planes.

5. Make more changes in the Planes palette.
6. Click Apply in the Planes palette.
7. Define the Behavior of drawing files.

   Allplan applies the changes.

   Modification mode is still on in the Planes palette. If you want, you can make more changes.

8. Switch off Modification mode.

   Note: You cannot use Undo (How) or Redo (How) in the Planes palette. Use Restore previous model state to restore the original state of the plane model.

   

   Activate Redo in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Edit

   • Keyboard: CTRL+Y

   • Title bar: Quick Access Toolbar
   

   Activate Undo in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Edit

   • Keyboard: CTRL+Z

   • Title bar: Quick Access Toolbar