‘Formats’ palette (generate section, modify section)

Generate Section / Modify Section palette

You can open the Formats palette while creating or modifying a view or section. Click the Set button in the Representation area in the Generate (Modify) Section palette for Formats.

There are two ways to create a section:

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

Edges tab

Preview

The preview shows the effects of your settings.

Adjacent edges

Eliminate

Select this option to define the maximum angle of joint. In addition, you can define settings in the Adjacent edges for architectural components area.

Maximum angle of joint

You can specify an angle up to which surfaces are merged in order to make curves appear smoother. Setting a large angle causes curves to appear as a silhouette.

 

 

Off

Angle
< 1.00 degree

Angle
> 20.00 degrees

Adjacent edges of archit. components

You can specify how adjacent edges of architectural components look. This setting is only available if you have selected the Eliminate option. Otherwise, both options are active by default.

When Display between different surface elements or Display when material changes is selected, adjacent edges are visible when surface elements change (hatching style, pattern, fill) or when materials change within a component.
Note: You can decide whether you want to use surface elements or materials. To do this, open the Options on the Components and architecture page and select the setting you want to use in the Components area. Consequently, Allplan only offers the appropriate option.

When Display with round components is selected, adjacent edges of round components (wall, column, chimney) are visible. This option is usually switched off.

Display edges

Visible edges

When you select this check box, you can see all visible edges. The program uses the format properties you define here.
When you select the check box for Pen, Line, Color or Layer, the elements are displayed with the format properties set in this palette. Otherwise, the elements retain the format properties with which they were drawn.

Hidden edges

When you select this check box, you can also see hidden edges. The program uses the format properties you define here.
When you select the check box for Pen, Line, Color or Layer, the elements are displayed with the format properties set in this palette. Otherwise, the elements retain the format properties with which they were drawn.

Clipping lines tab

Preview

The preview shows the effects of your settings.

Display section edges

Display boundary lines

When you select this check box, boundary lines display notional edges. These are visible edges that the program creates by intersecting the components with the section object and that do not represent the boundary of an area.
You can specify the projection of boundary lines in the unit of length selected. In addition, you can select the Pen, Line, Color, and Layer for these lines.
When this check box is not selected, these edges are not visible.

Tip: To display notional edges in the same way as visible edges, select the check box, enter 0.00 for the projection, and define the format properties for the boundary lines so that they match those of the visible edges.

Display section edges with a thick line

Select this option to display intersected elements with a thick line. You can choose to apply a thick line to outer edges only or to all edges. Define the Pen, Line, Color, and Layer for the thick line.
This setting only applies to components with hatching, patterns, or fills. Roof coverings, rafters, other timber elements, and smart symbols are not affected.

Hidden and intersected edges

Show edges

When you select this check box, the program uses the Pen, Line, Color, and Layer that you define here to display hidden edges resulting from the intersection of the components with the section object.
If this check box is not selected, hidden and intersected edges are not visible.

Note: Hidden and intersected edges are only visible when you have selected the Display hidden and intersected edges check box on the Edges tab. The program displays intersected edges that are neither hidden nor in the clipping plane in the same way as boundary lines.

Section surface elements

Surface elements from components

Select this option to display the intersected areas of architectural components and 3D objects with their surface elements assigned.

3D object without surface elements / hidden surfaces

You can specify how the surfaces of intersected 3D objects to which no surface elements are assigned and hidden areas look.

Finish elements tab

Preview

The preview shows the effects of your settings.

Representation

Show ceiling surfaces / Show floor surfaces / Show vertical surfaces

You can choose to display ceiling surfaces, floor surfaces, and vertical surfaces. However, you can display only surface elements that are not turned off in the Options (Rooms page - Representation of finish elements).

Show entire structure only / Show each layer

You can choose to display the entire structure or each layer of the finishing surfaces.

Note: Use the Options to define the Minimum total thickness and Minimum thickness per layer. In addition, you can choose to display vertical finish elements with a symbolic thickness or with their real thickness.

Apply surface elements to finishing surfaces

When you select this check box, sections display the finishing surfaces with the hatching styles, patterns, fills, or style areas you applied by using the Floor, Ceiling, or Room tool - Finish tab.

Tip: Sections in engineering do not require finish specifications. You can speed up sections by turning off all options for displaying finish specifications when you generate sections. You can find these options on the Finish elements tab of the Formats palette.

Format properties

Define the Pen, Line, Color, and Layer for the Finish lines.

Buttons in the border of the palette

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


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