Attributes with formulas; computed attributes

In Allplan you can now define custom attributes with formulas that return the attribute values.

To create these formula attributes, use the Assign Attributes or Modify Attributes tool. Open the Attribute Selection dialog box and click Define new attribute.

• Select the new Formula control element for the Text data type in the Define new attribute dialog box.
• Click to open the Formula editor and enter the formula; the symbol indicates a syntax error. Define the formula as you would define a formula for a label style.

Formula editor

The Formula editor provides you with everything you need to to define formulas. So, you can enter formulas and formula attributes quickly and easily.

Properties palette

Formula attributes are represented by in the Properties palette. A red exclamation point in the symbol indicates that the formula cannot be computed:

• There is a syntax error in the formula.