Modifying definition ranges

Modifying elements using the Properties palette

You can modify the current parameters of the selected definition range using the Properties palette.

Right-clicking in the input area of the palette opens a shortcut menu where you can show and hide the graphics at the top of the palette and the description at the bottom.
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 definition ranges

1. Select one or more definition ranges and click Definition ranges in the list box at the top in the Properties palette
   or
   Double-click a definition range or its label with the left mouse button.
   

   • 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.

   If you have selected several definition ranges, the identical parameters and values of the ranges are displayed. In the case of different parameters, varied is displayed or nothing at all.

2. Using the Properties tab, you can change the settings for the label, the text display options, the Line, Pen and Color, the surface elements and the Priority. Using the other tabs, you can change the parameters of the selected definition ranges.
   

   The Priority only has an effect on the parameters of the Attributes, Loads and Reinforcement tabs. It is not included in the calculation of additional reinforcement. Furthermore, the priority is of relevance only when several definition areas are on top of one another. In this case, the definition area that has the highest Priority always applies in the overlapping area. If the overlapping definition areas have the same Priority, the area that is valid is chosen randomly by the program.

   

   Apart from choosing not to create a label, you have two options for displaying text:

   • With Option 1, text is created in a two-line table with an outer border. The first line, which consists of two columns, shows the name and priority of the area. The name is displayed with the surface element specified.
     The second line lists all the parameters that have changed and the values defined.
   • With Option 2, text is created in a two-line table with two columns but without an outer border. The first line shows the name and priority of the area.
     The second line lists all the parameters that have changed and the values defined.

   Changes cause existing labels to be deleted.

3. Press ESC to apply the changes and place the new label, if necessary.

   If you have used the Properties palette to make the modifications, the label is deleted but it is not created again. In this case, you can create a new label manually by clicking the definition range with the right mouse button and selecting Label on the shortcut menu.

Note: You can use Match to match the parameters of a different definition range.
You can use Reset input parameters to replace a part of the existing parameters with the settings made in the configuration.
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.