Parameters in the Story tab

Enter a name for the element. With rooms, you might enter the room number here. In addition, you can select the Building alteration category: new building, as-built or demolition.

Tip: Open the shortcut menu of the Name column (left column in the Qualities dialog box) and click Catalog assignment to select a different catalog for the name.

Tip: Room names ending with numbers are automatically incremented if the Name ++ option is selected instead of a catalog in Catalog assignment for selecting name/qualities.

Enter the function here. With rooms, you might enter the name of the room.

Click + in the dialog box to add the name of the room to the list of proposed names.

You can assign attributes to the element.

You can assign a factor to the element. Allplan includes this factor only in quantity takeoff operations.

Note: Label styles and reports ignore this factor.

Enter the height of the story. The setting in the Height dialog box will update accordingly.

Displays the current setting.

The number of the layer is displayed here. You cannot change this number directly but you can use Insert Layer and Delete layer to manipulate it.

The layer with the highest number is the top layer.

You can assign a material from the current material catalog to the element or layer of the covering.

You can enter the thickness of the layer or coat here.

You can assign a building trade for the element or coat/layer.

You can save the current setting of the story’s vertical surfaces as a favorite file or retrieve a file and alter it.

Click the Catalog... button to change the catalog assignment for selecting materials or names for rooms, finishing surfaces, (special) surfaces and baseboard.

Tip: Room names ending with numbers are automatically incremented if the Name ++ option is selected instead of a catalog in Catalog assignment for selecting name/qualities.

You can use the Delete Finish button to delete all the current finishing coats in the Finish/Story tab or in the relevant dialog box.

You can use this to enter an additional layer/coat.
Select a covering, click Insert Layer and enter the coat/layer number.