General 3D element to 3D solid, 3D surface

Tool(s): Convert Elements

You can use this tool to convert general 3D elements delimited by arcs or curves to polygonal 3D solids or 3D surfaces.

• Allplan converts the elements directly in the document. The original elements are deleted in the process.
  If you want to retain the original elements, copy them to a different document using Save As... or Copy, Move Elements between Documents... (both on the File menu) before you convert them.

To convert a general 3D element to a 3D solid or 3D surface

1. Click Convert Elements (How).
   

   Activate Convert Elements in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Create Architecture General: Roofs, Planes, Sections

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

   General notes: Roofs, Planes, Sections

   3D Modeling

   Bridge and Civil Engineering

   Basic: Walls, Openings, Components

   Special: Walls, Openings, Components

   Stairs

   • Configuration: Design Basic 3D Elements flyout
2. Click General 3D element to 3D solid, 3D surface in the dialog box.
3. If you want, you can now define the parameters for the conversion:
   • Use Density of polygonization to define the quality of the conversion as a factor between 0 and 1.

     Instead of using Density of polygonization to control conversion, you can use the following options to combine parameters for conversion or to control them individually:

   • Maximum angle (1 to 90°)
   • Minimum edge length (0.001 to 1000)
   • Maximum edge length (0.001 to 1000)
4. Select the general 3D elements you want to convert.
   

   • 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.

   Allplan converts the elements using the current parameters. The converted elements appear in construction line color.

5. Adjust the parameters for conversion.
6. Click Apply.

   Allplan converts the general 3D elements to 3D solids or 3D surfaces.

   Note: A sphere will be converted to a globe.