Drawing Generation Model Settings

Select the drawing-model pairs and objects for the drawing generation model in the dialog box.

Dialog Box Options

Drawings and Models

Select one or more drawing-model pairs. You can select all of the drawing-model pairs by selecting the top entry on the list.

Panels

Select one or more panel groups. You can select all of the panel groups by selecting the top entry on the list. The drawing generation model only includes the objects belonging to the selected panel groups, other objects are excluded from the model.

• Framing pieces

• Wall framing

• Framing areas

• Roofs

• Floors

• Ceilings

• Kitchen cabinets, vanities

• Furniture

• Exterior walls

• Interior walls

• Regular geometry

• Insulation

• Window pane graphics

• Pipes and Ducts

Merge Surfaces

The program will merge concurrent surfaces in the model into a single surface so that the border line between them disappears. For example, the cladding of the exterior walls of the first and second floors is merged into one surface.

Merge Wall Trims

The program will merge concurrent wall trims in the model into a single surface so that the border line between them disappears.

Solve Surface Intersection Lines

The program will add borderlines to overlapping floors, roofs and walls. This feature is mainly intended for creating interior views.

Extract Flats as Parts

The flat projects added to the model are extracted to objects when the drawing generation model is created. In this case, the windows, doors and other objects of the flat are displayed in a view generated from the drawing generation model, for example.

Flat projects are used in the Townhouse Design, which is an add-on feature of the Vertex BD software.

Townhouse Design

Visibility by Active Hiding Groups

The model can include hiding groups that are either hidden or visible. This property defines which hiding groups are included in the drawing generation model.

• The checkbox is selected : Only objects in the displayed groups are included in the drawing generation model. Objects in the hiding groups are excluded from the drawing generation model.

• The checkbox is clear : All hiding groups are included in the drawing generation model, regardless of whether they are hidden or visible.

You can set the property to be enabled or disabled by default, by editing the settings of the drawing generation model in the template project.

Coarse Presentation for Profiles

The profiles are presented as coarse rectangular cross sections in the drawing generation model. Profile features (machinings) are not shown at all. This way, a lighter drawing generation model can be built. This feature, together with the Update model in saving option, is intended to be used when building a drawing generation model for large steel framed projects with flats.

Update model in saving

The drawing generation model is built or updated, when you save the project. The model is not updated when the project is automatically saved. This feature, together with the Coarse presentation for profiles option, is intended to be used when building a drawing generation model for large steel framed projects with flats. In this case, the drawing generation model can be selected as the model file when adding a flat to a main project. This requires, that the Townhouse Design add-on feature is available.

Note

• You can prevent certain type of building components to be collected in the drawing generation model by using the system settings keyword ignore_macro_types_in_elevation. Enter the building component types separated by vertical bars as the keyword value. For example, rivets, panel macros and service holes:

  ignore_macro_types_in_elevation52|100|342

Editing a Drawing Generation Model