Plumbing Component

You can use this tool to draw linear or polygonal-bounded plumbing components like masonry and plumbing walls, for example.

Wall

You use this function to create single or connected walls with one or more layers.

Create Walls from Rooms

You can use this tool to automatically create walls on the basis of rooms you have already defined. Allplan automatically scans the drawing files for adjoining rooms and creates a wall where the offset distance between rooms matches the thickness of one of the defined interior walls.

Column

You can use this tool to draw column-shaped components with different outlines: rectangular, oval, chamfered, round, polygonal, freeform, or based on a closed 2D outline that has been saved as a symbol.

Chimney

You can use this tool to create chimneys from one to two flues and combine them with up to two shafts in different arrangements.

Door

You can use this tool to insert door openings in walls. You can then apply a door/gate SmartPart to this opening.

Window

You can use this tool to insert window openings in walls. You can then apply a Window SmartPart to this opening.

Corner Window

You can use this tool to place windows that extend beyond the corner in adjoining walls. You can then apply a Corner Window SmartPart to this opening.

Opening Designer

You can use this tool to design door and window openings by entering parameters for facing blocks, rabbet shapes, roller blind housings, lintel and header elements, etc. These openings can be saved and retrieved when needed.

Niche, Recess, Slit, Opening

You can use this tool to insert niches, recesses, slits and openings in walls.

Polygonal Niche, Recess, Slit, Opening

You can use this tool to insert niches, recesses, slits and openings with a polygonal boundary in walls.

Dimension Walls

You can use this tool to automatically create dimension strings for one or more walls. It is possible to create several dimension lines in a single step. The dimension lines are associative.

Example:

A dimension string centered on openings is placed for a wall with a window. When a new window is inserted in the wall, the dimension string will update automatically to include the new opening.

The dimensioning information will also update automatically when the opening in the wall is moved or deleted, or if the width of the opening changes.

Sill Height

You can use this tool to determine and label the height of the bottom level of an opening in architectural components.

Elevation Point

You can use this tool to determine the heights of the top and bottom edges of any architectural component and mark them with an altitude pair.

Change Archit. Properties

You can use this tool to display and modify architecture-specific properties of architectural elements, 3D objects and 2D surface elements. You can also change different elements in a single operation.

Apply Archit. Component Properties

You can use this tool to transfer properties of architectural components to other components of the same type. You can also use this tool to modify element-specific properties of architectural elements (analogous to creation method).

Join Linear Components

You can use this tool to join two freestanding linear components (for example, walls, beams, upstands, strip foundations) in plan view.

Join Linear Component with Line

You can use this tool to join linear components (for example, walls, beams, upstands, strip foundations) with lines (or their virtual extensions) in plan view.
The components will be shortened or lengthened as appropriate; the lines do not change.

This function also allows you to connect structural framing beams and struts to lines or to edges of other structural framing objects.

Delete Section of Linear Component

You can use this tool to remove sections from walls, beams, upstands, strip foundations, vertical surfaces and baseboard.
Elements inserted in these sections (such as windows, doors) will also be deleted.

Show, Hide Junctions

You can use this tool to show or hide junction lines (for example, the lines where walls intersect).

Door SmartPart

You can use this tool to create SmartParts for door openings.

You can insert the SmartPart in door openings in linear walls. SmartParts adapts to any outline.

You can edit SmartParts using handles (graphic modification) or a dialog box (alphanumeric modification).

Sectional Door-SmartPart

You can use this tool to create SmartParts for doors, more specifically for sectional doors.

You can insert the SmartPart in door openings in linear walls. SmartParts adapts to any outline.

You can edit SmartParts using handles (graphic modification) or a dialog box (alphanumeric modification).

Lifting Door-SmartPart

You can use this tool to create SmartParts for doors, more specifically for lifting doors.

You can insert the SmartPart in door openings in linear walls. SmartParts adapts to any outline.

You can edit SmartParts using handles (graphic modification) or a dialog box (alphanumeric modification).

Up and Over Door-SmartPart

You can use this tool to create SmartParts for doors, more specifically for up and over doors.

You can insert the SmartPart in door openings in linear walls. SmartParts adapts to any outline.

You can edit SmartParts using handles (graphic modification) or a dialog box (alphanumeric modification).

Window SmartPart

You can use this tool to create SmartParts for window openings.

The modeled SmartPart can be inserted into present window openings in linear walls. SmartParts adapts to any outline.

You can edit SmartParts using handles (graphic modification) or a dialog box (alphanumeric modification).

Window Sill SmartPart

You can use this tool to create SmartParts for window sills.

The modeled SmartPart can be inserted into present window openings in linear walls. SmartParts adapts to any outline.

You can edit SmartParts using handles (graphic modification) or a dialog box (alphanumeric modification).

Shading SmartPart

You can use this tool to create SmartParts for shading elements (roller shutters, sliding shutters, folding shutters and blinds).

You can insert these shading SmartParts in openings in linear walls. SmartParts adapt to any outline.

You can edit SmartParts using handles (graphic modification) or a dialog box (alphanumeric modification).

Domed Roof-Light SmartPart

You can use this tool to create SmartParts for round and rectangular domed roof-lights.

You can place these SmartParts in rectangular openings in slabs or roofs. SmartParts adapt to these outlines.

You can edit SmartParts using handles (graphic modification) or a dialog box (alphanumeric modification).

Stair Wizard

You can use this tool to create the main standard stairs with just a few entries.
Once you have placed a stair, you can modify it just like any standard stair: The dialog box for the stair type opens and you can make the required settings to adapt the stair to your needs and requirements.

Free-Form Stair

You can use this tool to design free-form stairs.

Straight Stair

You can use this tool to design straight stairs.

Spiral Stair

You can use this tool to design spiral stairs.

Half-Turn Stair

You can use this tool to design half-turn stairs.

Quarter-Turn Stair

You can use this tool to design quarter-turn stairs.

Double Quarter-Turn Stair

You can use this tool to design double quarter-turn stairs.

Three Quarter-Turn Stair

You can use this tool to design three quarter-turn stairs.

Single Quarter Landing Stair

You can use this tool to design single quarter landing stairs.

U-Type Stair

You can use this tool to design u-type stairs.

Double Quarter Landing Stair

You can use this tool to design double quarter landing stairs.

Modify Stair

You can use this tool to change the parameters of stairs you have already drawn.

Section in Plan

You can use this tool to create an architecture-specific section of a stair in plan view. This has no effect on the 3D model.

Line of Travel on/off

You can use this tool to show or hide the line of travel.

Stair Reports

You can use this tool to analyze stairs according to different criteria. These reports can be sent to the printer and imported as PDF files to the document.

Railing

You can use this tool to create and edit linear components that are subdivided evenly such as railings, balustrades and fences. In addition, you can create guard rails, rails, cornices and other elements that can be created along a path.
The individual elements of which a railing consists (handrail, post and so on) are discrete components, which you can assemble as you need. Thus, you can use the same elements to draw stair balustrades and horizontal railings in one go.