Rectangular component

Tools: Wall + Downstand Beam, Upstand Beam + Upstand + Strip Foundation + Profile Wall

You can use Rectangular Component to draw several linear components (walls) as you would draw rectangles in the Design task area.

To draw linear components as rectangles

• A tool for creating linear components is open (for example, Wall or Strip Foundation). You have already defined the component’s parameters.

1. Use the Wall context toolbar to specify how you want to create the rectangle:
   • Based on diagonal line to define the rectangle by entering diagonally opposite points.
   • Based on base line to define the rectangle by entering the baseline and the width.
   • Based on center line to define the rectangle by entering the centerline and half the width.
   • Based on center to define the rectangle by entering the center and a corner.
2. Enter the first point of the rectangular component.

   The rectangular component is attached to the crosshairs. The preview shows the direction of extension and the position of the component axis.

   The previews of walls are complete with all construction layers and surface elements. The previews of other components do not include surface elements; arrows indicate the direction of extension. In the case of multilayer components (for example, upstands), you can see the layer structure with the thicknesses of the layers. The position of the first layer gets the number 1, which is the same color as the component axis.

3. Check the preview to see whether the component’s direction of extension is correct. If it isn’t, click Reverse offset direction on the context toolbar to change the direction.

   You can change the direction of extension at any time, even while entering components.

   Tip: While entering elements, you can quickly change the component axis by means of keyboard shortcuts or in the dialog line. In the case of walls, you can also change the component axis by means of drag-and-drop editing in the Properties palette.

   

   To modify the component axis in the dialog line, do the following:

   • Use the TAB key to activate Set component axis.
   • After you have placed the start point of the wall, the following options are available:
     • Press the + (plus) key to tilt the wall about the axis.
     • Press the '-' key (minus) to move the axis within the component to the default positions; this is the same as clicking , and in the wall's Properties dialog box.

   You can also modify the component axis using shortcuts.

   The following shortcuts are available for modifying the component axis:

   • Using CTRL+^, you can tilt the wall about the axis; this is the same as clicking on the Wall Context toolbar.
   • Using CTRL+<, you can move the axis within the component to the predefined positions; this is the same as clicking , and in the wall's Properties dialog box.

   

   The following shortcuts are available for modifying the component axis:

   • Using CTRL+^, you can tilt the wall about the axis; this is the same as clicking on the Wall Context toolbar.
   • Using CTRL+<, you can move the axis within the component to the predefined positions; this is the same as clicking , and in the wall's Properties dialog box.

   In addition, the dialog line provides a convenient way of modifying the component axis using the keyboard.

   To modify the component axis in the dialog line, do the following:

   • Use the TAB key to activate Set component axis.
   • After you have placed the start point of the wall, the following options are available:
     • Press the + (plus) key to tilt the wall about the axis.
     • Press the '-' key (minus) to move the axis within the component to the default positions; this is the same as clicking , and in the wall's Properties dialog box.
4. Enter the second point of the rectangular component.

   Allplan simultaneously draws four linear components with the same parameters.