What to display and how

You can select the elements you want to display in the section. In addition, you can define whether the section is to update automatically to reflect any changes you make in the palette or in the 3D model.

After having clicked the

Remove/add elements icon, you can select the elements you do not want to display in the section. You can click any element in an open drawing file.

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 click the icon again, the elements you filtered out are displayed in the selection color. Click these elements if you want to add them to the section again. You can use the

Brackets to select several elements in one go.

You can select the drawing files you want to use for the section. Click the button to open the Select drawing file dialog box, which displays all open drawing files. When modifying sections, you can see all drawing files you used for the section, regardless of whether they are open or not.

By selecting this option, you create an associative section. Consequently, the section updates immediately to reflect any changes you make in the palette. This also applies to changes in the 3D model. Here, too, the section updates automatically without you having to select the modification tool. When you create new elements, however, the section will not update until you modify it.