Modifying wall element design

Modifying elements using the Properties palette

You can use the Properties palette to modify the current parameters of the selected wall element design.

Right-clicking in the input area of the palette opens a shortcut menu where you can show and hide the description displayed at the bottom of the palette.
In addition, you can add the currently selected area or parameter to the quick input list and move QuickInput to the top of the palette so that it is the first tab displayed in the palette. Similarly, you can remove the currently selected area or parameter from the quick input list. As soon as you remove the last parameter from the quick input list, the QuickInput tab is hidden. To make sure that QuickInput is always open when the palette starts, select Start with QuickInput on the shortcut menu.

This section provides detailed information on the parameter currently selected. If there is not enough space to display the entire text, three dots at the end of the text indicate that some text is missing. You cannot scroll the description.

To enlarge the section so that you can read the full text, you can increase the width of the entire palette and/or move the line separating the parameter area from the description up.

Owing to the wide range of parameters available for the factory configurations, catalogs and/or the parameters currently set by the user during the process of element design or modification and the current geometry of the element (outline and/or recesses), it can happen that bars and/or lattice girders of the basic reinforcement are not created and, consequently, individual parts of the element (e.g. corners with acute angles, narrow webs between recesses or between recesses and the edges) are not reinforced. The program does not check that all the bars and/or lattice girders are actually created.

That is why you need to spend some time thinking about how to handle non-rectangular element outlines and/or existing recesses. These considerations can be described as "engineering thinking". This is exactly the reason why working with the Precast modules requires some experience. In particular, you should not create production data without checking the reinforcement beforehand.

To modify wall element design

1. Select one or more walls and choose the required entry in the list box at the top in the Properties palette
   or
   Double-click the design identifier with the left mouse button (not possible with "frozen" walls).
   

   You need a special program version to create "frozen walls". When working with frozen walls, you can define different wall types within a wall. However, when you change the geometry later, the program does not divide these walls automatically or calculate the elements again.

   

   • 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.

   When you have selected several walls, only values of identical parameters are displayed. You can change different parameters, of which the values are not displayed, to new, common parameters.
   Basically, only elements of the same wall type can be modified together.

2. If necessary, select Precast element design, design mode in the list box at the top in the Properties palette and change the parameters. All changes are displayed immediately.
   If you have selected "frozen" walls, the element-specific Wall type, design mode entries are displayed instead of the general Precast element design, design mode entry. You can change the wall type when you select these entries. This can lead to changes in the connections and recesses.
   

   Connections of "frozen" walls

   If you change the wall types of individual elements within a "frozen" wall, the vertical connections in question are cut at the specified height so that individual connections are produced.

   The connections and/or "frozen" former division joints between unchanged elements remain unchanged. Connections and former division joints of which the element type has changed are replaced with the last valid connection of the new element type(s). It is not possible to retain the old, previously valid connections, as connections for or between different wall types are usually not identical.

   You can select the divided connections individually in isometric view or in associative views. You can also use the Precast Element Filter.

   Precast element recesses and "frozen" walls

   If you change the wall types of individual elements within a "frozen" wall, any precast element recess, whose edges are in different wall types, is cut and the most recent parameters specified for the relevant design mode are applied to the recess.

   When you select the recess, the program presents all possible wall types that can be used with the recess in question.

3. If necessary, click Visible side in the toolbox of the palette. This changes the visible side (viewing direction) for all active elements.
   If you have a special program version, you can use to freeze the division. This automatically converts the division joints to mandatory joints.
   

   You can find the toolbox above the tabs with the parameters. It contains the tools appropriate to the task at hand. These tools are always arranged on the left and they reflect the usual sequence in which you go along. They are followed by additional tools, which vary depending on the main tool selected.

   As soon as you select a new main tool, the current palette closes and a new palette opens. After this, it is usually necessary to select the objects again.
   The additional tools, on the other hand, always apply to an object you have already selected. A new palette is not opened.

4. If necessary, select Precast element recess in the list box at the top in the Properties palette to change all the opening parameters in a single step.
   If you have selected "frozen" walls and the edges of a recess are in different wall types, several element-specific entries are displayed for this recess.
5. Select Precast element connection in the list box at the top in the Properties palette and, if necessary, click Division joint(s) to mandatory joint(s) in the toolbox of the palette to convert the current division joints to mandatory joints and thus make it possible to modify the joint(s). Use the Delete tool to delete the mandatory joint(s). This produces division joints again.
6. Change the connection parameters and adjust the layers, if necessary.
7. Select Precast element design, divisions in the list box at the top in the Properties palette and change the division parameters.
   If you have selected "frozen" walls, this entry is not available.
8. If necessary, click Visible side in the toolbox of the palette to change the visible side (viewing direction) for all active elements. As a result, automatic wall division will start at the other wall end.
   In addition, click Division joint(s) to mandatory joint(s) to convert the current division joints to mandatory joints and thus lock the wall division. Use the Delete tool to delete the mandatory joint(s). This produces division joints again.
9. Select Precast element design, basic reinforcement, ... in the list box at the top in the Properties palette and change the reinforcement and fixture parameters.
   If you have selected "frozen" walls, the element-specific Wall type, basic reinforcement, ... entries are displayed instead of the general Precast element design, basic reinforcement, ... entry.
10. You can use the toolbox of the palette to change the Visible side and/or to convert Division joint(s) to mandatory joint(s).
    If you have a special program version, you can use to freeze the division. This automatically converts the division joints to mandatory joints.
    

Note: You can find additional tools at the bottom of the palette:
You can use Match parameters to match the parameters of a different wall.
You can use Save as a favorite to save the settings and Load favorite to read the settings back into the palette, where you can modify them. Click Favorite QuickSelect to select from the five favorites you have used most recently.
Click Options to modify the settings of the Configuration menu.