Modifying wall recesses

Modifying elements using the Properties palette

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

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.

To modify a wall recess

1. Select one or more wall recesses and click Precast element recess in the list box at the top in the Properties palette
   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.
   

   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 wall recesses, only values of identical parameters are displayed. You can change different parameters, of which the values are not displayed, to new, common parameters.

2. Change all the opening parameters in a single step.
   

Note: You can find additional tools at the bottom of the palette:
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.