"Floor Manager" dialog box

To access the Floor Manager dialog box, click in the Building structure tab.

Expand selected entries

Expands the view so that all sub-entries of the selected node are displayed.

Collapse all entries

Collapses the view so that you can see only the superordinate nodes.

New model

Opens the New model dialog box, where you can create a new plane model.

Modify model

Opens the Modify model dialog box, where you can modify the current plane model. You can also find this tool on the shortcut menu.

Delete model

Deletes the current plane model. You can also find this tool on the shortcut menu.

Adjust Floor Manager

Opens the Adjust Floor Manager dialog box, where you can specify how planes are displayed in the dialog box. In addition, you can select colors.

Save

Saves the current setting as a favorite.

Load favorite

Loads a setting saved as a favorite.

Insert pair of planes

Opens the Insert pair of planes dialog box, where you can add a pair of planes to the current plane model. You can also copy the default reference planes from a drawing file or NDW file.

Delete pair of planes

Deletes the selected pair of planes.

Insert roofscape

Opens the Insert roofscape dialog box, where you can add a roofscape to the selected pair of planes. You can copy the roofscape from a drawing file or NDW file.

Replace roofscape

Replaces the selected roofscape with a new roofscape taken from a drawing file/document, which you can select in the Insert roofscape dialog box. This does not change the reference to all drawing files that use this roofscape.

Delete roofscape

Deletes the selected roofscape.

Tree structure, shortcut menu

You can find additional tools on the shortcut menu of the tree structure.

Color

Assigns a color to the selected floor. Use Adjust Floor Manager to define the settings.

Change height

Changes the height of the selected plane. Using the Adjust height of planes dialog box, you can define how the planes above and below are to react to these changes.

Preview

You can modify all height settings by clicking in the preview on the right. Using the Adjust height of planes dialog box, you can define how the planes above and below are to behave:

Move up / down: the height settings of the planes above / below change so that the distance between the individual planes stays the same.

Retain height: the height settings of the planes above / below do not change; the slab thickness changes. If the result is overlapping pairs of planes, the Retain height option is not available.

Buttons in the border of the dialog box

Expand >> / Reduce <<

Shows or hides the preview of the planes.

Options

Opens the Options for planes.

Export graphics of plane model as bmp

Saves the graphics of the plane model as a bitmap in bmp format and opens the standard pixel editor such as MS Paint. You can paste the graphics into a Word document, for example.

Print ...

Opens the Windows dialog box for printing. You can select a printer and print the graphics of the plane model.