Bridge, civil engineering component to 3D

Tool(s): Convert Elements

You can use this tool to convert bridge and civil engineering components to 3D. After conversion, you can no longer import or edit the bridge and civil engineering component using the Modify Bridge, Civil Engineering Component tool.

• Allplan converts the component in its original document. After conversion, the original bridge and civil engineering component no longer exists. Consequently, it is no longer linked with the bridge and civil engineering modeler.
  If you want to retain the original bridge and civil engineering component, you must first copy it to a different document using Save As... or Copy, Move Elements between Documents... (on the File menu).

To convert bridge and civil engineering components to 3D

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 Bridge, civil eng. to 3D solids in the dialog box.
3. Select the components 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 immediately converts the components to 3D in the current document.

   Note: By converting the components, you unlink them from the bridge and civil engineering modeler.