Generate section / Modify section palette

Tools: Generate Section + Modify View, Section

Generate Section (Views and Sections task area)

Generate section (Derived from building structure)

You can open the Generate Section or Modify Section palette as follows:

• Select the Open on a Project-Specific Basis tool (How) and open the Building structure tab. Go to the Derived from building structure area on the right side, open the shortcut menu of a drawing file for a section, and select Generate section.
  

  Activate / Open on a Project-Specific Basis... in one of the following ways

  • Menu bar: File

  • Keyboard: Alt+O

  • Title bar: Quick Access Toolbar
• Use the Generate Section (How) tool.
  

  Activate Create Section in one of the following ways

  • Actionbar:Role Architecture Task Elements Task area Views and Sections

  • Menu bar: Create Views, Sections, Details Views and Sections

  • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

  Views and Sections

• To modify a section, use the Modify View, Section tool (How).
  

  Activate Modify View, Section in one of the following ways

  • Actionbar:Role Architecture Task Elements Task area Views and Sections

  • Menu bar: Change Views, Sections, Details Views and Sections

  • Palette: Tools Change area in the following module(s):

  General: Roofs, Planes, Sections

  Views and Sections

Filter

design

If you are working with the Generate Section tool, you can specify here whether the all setting should initially include all elements for display and then use the Remove/Add Elements button to select those elements that should not be displayed; you can also specify whether the Select setting should be used to select those elements that should be displayed.

When you switch from the all setting to the select setting or vice versa, this resets the selection specified via the Remove/Add Elements button.

Remove/Add Elements

When the Generate Section tool is open, click the Remove/add elements button to select all elements that you do not want to display in the section; these elements will not be displayed in the view if the all for entry setting is selected, or they will be displayed if the select setting is selected.
The selected elements appear in the detection color. To confirm, right-click in the workspace.

• To select a single element, click it.
• To select elements in a selection rectangle, hold down the left mouse button and open a selection rectangle around the elements you want to select.
• Some tools allow you to select all elements in the current document by clicking All in the input options or pressing CTRL+A.

To get detailed information on all selection options provided by Allplan, see Selecting elements, overview.

When selecting elements, you can use filters, which allow you to filter by element type or property. For more information, see Using filters.

When you click the button again, the elements you filtered out appear in the detection color. Click these elements and confirm by right-clicking to display or hide these elements in the section again.
Click at the end of the button to display all elements in the section again. The select setting automatically switches to the all setting.

Drawing files

Select the reference drawing files for the section in the Select drawing file dialog box.
Note: The reference drawing files must contain a clipping path. Otherwise, you cannot create a section.

Note: When you create a new section, the drawing files that are currently loaded are already selected (current drawing file and the drawing files that are open in edit mode and reference mode) when you open the palette.

Clipping path

Select the required clipping path.
The Generate Section tool provides the following options:
New..: Click this option to create a new clipping path in the current drawing file.
Select...: Click this option to select the clipping path by clicking it in the workspace or by entering its section identifier in the dialog line.

Layers

Select the layers that you want to include in the section in the Layer filter dialog box. Click to reset the settings selected in the Layer filter dialog box.

Update automatically

When you select this check box, the program automatically adapts the section to changes you make to the model. The section will be updated automatically.

Resizing

Factor for x-direction, factor for y-direction

By entering factors, you can resize the section in the x-direction, y-direction, or in both directions. A factor < 1 reduces the section; a factor > 1 enlarges the section.

If you wish to create a measurable standard isometry, you must skew the section by a factor √(1.5). To ensure precise length measurements, calculate the exact numerical value for √(1.5), for example using the calculator on your computer, and copy this into the input field. The value is shown to 4 decimal places, although the precise value is used to resize the section. In the case of sections that automatically update themselves, please note you will only be given the actual model dimensions for non-associative dimension lines.

Display

Anchor point for preview

Click to select the anchor point for the preview of the section (only available for the Generate Section tool).

Reference scale for 2D and 3D foils
or
Reference scale for calculation

If there are foils with different scale ranges for a view type for smart symbols and fixtures, you can use the reference scale to define which of these foils are to be shown.

The value configured here is also used for the reference scale for the drawing file if you generate the section using the building structure, or if you save your result on a different drawing file than the one that is currently active.

Formats

Click the Set button to open the Formats palette, where you can define settings for the hidden-line image.

Label

Click the Set button to open the Labeling palette, where you can define settings for the section labeling.

Show Clipping Path

You can choose to show or hide the section object. The section object is placed on the DEFAULT layer. You can see the section object on the screen, but it is not included in printouts.

You can use the Modify Offset tool to change the extent of the section object. When you modify the model of the section object, you can use the input options to choose to move all edges or the selected edge only.

You can use the Show Clipping Path tool to display the section object of a section with or without the clipping path in a view or section.
You cannot use Remove/add elements to show or hide the section object.

Basic·reinforcement·precast·elements

To reduce data volume and increase performance, the longitudinal and cross bars of the basic reinforcement can be created as passive elements for precast elements, i.e. the reinforcement is drawn but cannot be modified in this state.
To make modifications, you must first activate the basic reinforcement. Although only the selected section is activated, any modifications you make are reflected in all the associated placements including passive placements.

• Option not selected: The basic reinforcement of the precast·elements within the section is now passive.
• Option selected: The basic reinforcement of the precast·elements within the section is now active.

Note: If the Color stands for pen option is not selected, passive reinforcement gets a different color.

Note: Manual presentation changes for an "active" reinforcement (such as placement display amended to Show middle bar only or Dimension Line added) are lost when it becomes passive.

Fixtures·as·wireframe·model

You can choose to show the fixtures as a wireframe model. so that you can see the fixtures better.

Note: Setting the Presentation as a wireframe model option under Options does not have any impact on the presentation of the fixtures.

Surface elements

No surface elements!

With this setting, surface elements are not visible in hidden-line images.

Only fills from colors

With this setting, fills represent surface elements in hidden-line images. The element color defines the fill color or, if a surface is assigned, the color of the surface file. Textures will be ignored.

Create bitmaps from textures, fills from colors

With this setting, surface elements with textures appear as bitmap areas in hidden-line images. Areas that are not assigned a texture are shown with a fill, the color results from the element color or the color of the surface file.
Note: Bitmap areas will correctly be resized (cropped) in parallel projections only (elevation and isometric views). But you can also achieve realistic images in perspectives with granular surfaces such as sand or plaster.

Consider transparency

Use Consider transparency to display surfaces to which you have assigned transparent surfaces as transparent so that hidden surfaces become visible. This parameter is only available when you have selected the Only fills from colors or Create bitmaps from textures, fills from colors setting.

Consider light

When you select the Consider light setting, the program calculates lights in hidden-line images in accordance with the settings for Light angle in view and Light angle to visible axis. This is not a sun study; the program idealizes the light situation!

Use Light angle in view (left / right) to define the direction of the shadows.

Use Light angle to visible axis (length of shadow) to define how long the shadows are.

Use Light intensity to specify how many shades of color are used for fills and bitmaps. Enter a value between 1 and 100. The smaller the value, the darker the image.

Use Fill-in light intensity to brighten up shadows and fills. Enter a value between 0 and 100. When you specify an intensity of 0, the fill-in light will not be calculated.

Select Show shadows if you want to display shadows. If you enter negative values for Light angle in view (left / right), the shadows are cast to the left. If you enter positive values, they are cast to the right. The smaller the value, the steeper the shadows. Use Light angle to visible axis (length of shadow) to control how long the shadows are in isometric views. The greater the value, the longer the shadows.

Surfaces

Click the button to open the Set Surfaces palette, where you can assign different colors to element colors. Hidden-line images then use these colors instead of the element colors.

Result

Save

You can save the result in a different drawing file (only available for the Generate Section tool). Click the Drawing files button to open the Select destination drawing file dialog box. Select an empty drawing file for saving the hidden-line image.

Buttons in the border of the palette

You can find the following tools in the lower border of the palette:

• Match properties: Allows you to apply the parameters of an existing view or section. The reference drawing files of the selected view/section are not matched.
• Load favorite: You can select and load a section favorite file (*.schfnfx) that you have already saved.
• Save as a favorite: You can save the current definitions as a section favorite (*.schfnfx).
• Restore basic settings: You can restore the default settings.