Action

Converted user-defined architectural elements

User-defined architectural elements

Creating and modifying

Created with

Convert Elements - 3D to U-D elements

User-Defined Archit. Element

Component

• Any freeform 3D solids; general 3D solids delimited by curves; special plan view (also for converted polygonal solids that are not curved)
• 3D lines, 3D surfaces and 3D curves converted to 3D polylines

Polygonal solids that are not curved; the heights of these solids can be attached to planes

Modifying (double-click or select Properties on the shortcut menu)

User-def. archit. element palette for changing the section height and defining settings for palette view and visible edges

Change Archit. Properties palette

Special modification tool

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Define, Modify U-D Element

Planes

Based on the reference point, you can attach converted user-defined architectural elements to a default plane, reference surface or reference plane by using Relative to lower plane, Relative to upper plane or Absolute value.

Possible without restrictions; like walls, user-defined architectural elements can stretch between two reference planes.

Elevation Point

Label Style
Elevation spec - TL
Elevation spec - BL

Elevation Point

Labeling

Label

Label

Component number

Component Number

Component Number

Displaying

Plan

Special plan view for freeform components

To display the surface element in plan, you must select an appropriate section height.

Normal plan view

Section

• Surface element in section
• Thick line

• Surface element in section
• Thick line

Editing geometry

Edit the component

Stretch Entities

Stretch Entities

You can use the tools in the Modeling task -

Boolean operators task area, such as

• Union
• Create Volume from Intersection
• Subtract and Remove Solid
• Subtract and Retain Solid
• Remove Common Volume

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Openings

By subtracting solids with Extrude, Boolean operations or the tools in the 3D Objects task area

• Opening in U-D Archit. Element
• Define, Modify Opening in U-D Archit. Element

Note: You cannot use Boolean operations to make user-defined archit. elements intersect converted user-defined archit. elements.

Assigning and analyzing attributes

Assign or change architectural attributes

Change Archit. Properties

Change Archit. Properties

Default attributes

You can assign more attributes with Modify Attributes.

Material
Hatching in plan
Unit
Allright_Component_ID
Area
Volume
Component ID
Component number
Trade
Object name

IFC object type

Material
Hatching in plan
Unit
Allright_Component_ID
Area
Volume
Component ID
Component number
Trade
Object name

Building alteration category
Code text
Long text
Text 1-5

Reports

Unfinished structure folder - User-defined archit. elements.rdlc, Quantities - overview.rdlc

Trades folder - trade reports (trade must be assigned)

Unfinished structure folder - User-defined archit. elements.rdlc, Quantities - overview.rdlc

Trades folder - trade reports (trade must be assigned)

Note: Reports do not contain graphics of converted user-defined architectural elements that were created as general 3D elements delimited by curves or arcs.