Transferring elements

Module(s): Precast Slab + Precast Wall + Structural Precast Elements

You can use the Transfer Elements tool to transfer fixtures and reinforcement to (partly) identical precast elements. You can transfer the selected elements from the source precast element to one or more destination precast elements at the same time.

When transferring From precast element - To precast element, it is irrelevant whether the destination precast elements are rotated as the elements are always transferred from the local origin of the source precast element to the local origins of the destination precast elements. Even when transferring From point - To point, Allplan rotates the selected elements so that they are positioned correctly.

To transfer fixtures and reinforcement to existing precast elements

1. Click Transfer Elements (How).
   

   Activate Transfer Elements in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Modify Precast Precast Slab/Precast Wall/Structural Precast Elements

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

   Precast Slab

   Precast Wall

   Structural Precast Elements

2. Make basic settings for the transfer in the input options.
   • Select the Point entry option (icon pressed in) if you do not want to position the elements in the same place in the destination precast element.
     You can switch this option on and off even after you have selected the elements.
   • Select the Check geometry option (icon pressed in) if you only want to create the elements in destination precast elements of exactly the same geometry.
     Basically, you can only transfer elements to precast elements of the same type.
   • Select the Turn direction of span option (icon pressed in) to rotate the elements by 180° in the destination precast element.
3. Click the source precast element and select all the elements you want to transfer.
   You can also use the Precast Element filter on the Filter Assistant toolbar.
   

   • To select a single element, click it.
   • To select elements in a region, use the left mouse button to open a selection rectangle around the elements you want to select
   • To include all the elements in the current document, click All in the Input options or press CTRL+A. Please note that this option is not available for all tools.

   For more information on the options available for selecting elements in Allplan, see Selecting elements, overview.

   When selecting elements, you can use the Filter Assistant to apply a filter based on element types and/or properties. For more information, see Filter Assistant.

   Note: Clicking a fixture in a fixture group or a single bar belonging to a group (a placement, a longitudinal bar or stirrup of a stirrup cage or a longitudinal bar of a bent-up mesh, for example) always selects the entire group. You cannot select individual elements in a group.

   FF reinforcement cages created across several elements cannot be transferred.

4. Specify the reference point for the transfer if Point entry is active in the input options.

   Note: To define the point clearly, use an isometric view. When you click points in a two-dimensional view (placing drawing, layout plan, element plan, for example), Allplan always uses the point that is farthest away in the viewing direction.

5. Select the destination precast elements.
   You can only click one precast element if Point entry is selected in the input options.

   If Check geometry is active in the input options and you have selected only one precast element that is not identical to the source precast element, Allplan will display a warning and cancel the transfer. If you have selected several precast elements, you will not see a warning.

6. If necessary, cancel the selection of the Check geometry option and/or change the setting of the Turn direction of span option and select the destination precast elements again.
7. Specify the drop-in point for the elements to be transfered if Point entry is active in the input options.

   If the drop-in point causes one of the elements to be placed outside the selected precast element, Allplan will display a warning and cancel the transfer.

8. Specify more drop-in points or press ESC to select a new destination precast element if Point entry is active in the input options.
9. Specify more destination precast elements or press ESC to select a new source precast element.