Create a building section
Building section is represented as a spatial volume in the model. Building section is a representation of a specific portion of a building.
- On the Manage tab on the ribbon, click Building hierarchy.
- In the Building hierarchy side pane, click the
button.
- Click the Create building section command.
- Pick the first boundary point for the building section in the model.
- Pick the second boundary point for the building section.
- Pick the next boundary point for the building section.
- Click the middle mouse button to create the building section.
- To create another building section, pick another point.
- To stop creating building sections, press Esc.
Modify building section properties
- If the property pane is not open, double-click the building section to open the properties.
- Change the properties as needed.
- Click Modify.
Building section properties
Use the Building section properties in the property pane to view and modify the properties of building sections in a Building hierarchy.
If you have customized the property pane layout, the list of properties may be different.
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Description |
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General |
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Name |
User-definable name of a building section The name can contain a maximum of 61 characters. |
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Boundary box |
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Top elevation |
Defines the top boundary of the building section |
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Bottom elevation |
Defines the bottom boundary of the building section |
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IFC export |
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IFC entity |
You can only modify the IFC entity of spaces. |
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More |
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UDAs |
Click the User-defined attributes button to open the user-defined attributes (UDAs) of the building section. UDAs provide additional information about the building section. |