Move, Rotate, Copy, Mirror Building

Building - Move

The 'Move Building' function allows the entire building, including all walls, wall load-bearing structures, floors, floor constructions, roof surfaces and roof structures, to be moved.

In the dialog box, select the building elements to be moved. You can also shift the selected building elements vertically and rotate them around the target point.

After closing the dialog box with 'OK', graphically select the base point and the target point of the displacement.

Building - Rotate

The 'Rotate Building' function allows the entire building, including all walls, wall load-bearing structures, floors, floor constructions, roof surfaces and roof structures, to be rotated.

In the dialog box, select the building elements to be rotated. You can also shift the selected building elements vertically.

After closing the dialog box with 'OK', graphically select the rotation point.

Building - Copy

The 'Copy Building' function allows the entire building, including all walls, wall load-bearing structures, floors, floor constructions, roof surfaces and roof structures, to be copied. The newly created building parts can be further edited without restriction, as if they had been entered manually.

The dialog box displays the 'Source' and 'Target' sections. The 'Source' section shows all model areas of the current position. Between the two sections there is a column with checkboxes to specify whether a particular model area should be copied at all. The checkboxes to the left of the source section allow more detailed specification of which parts of the respective model area should be copied.

Each floor can have up to three entries. The floor itself (if it contains components such as a staircase), the walls and the ceilings. The roof is considered as a whole here.

In the target section you can specify a new floor and a new floor number for the new objects created by the copy. This can also be automated by enabling the 'Automatically increment floor' option under the target settings.

When copying, you can also simultaneously shift the new objects vertically and rotate them around the target point. To do this, set the 'Vertical offset' and the 'Rotation around the target point'.

During the actual copy operation, you graphically select a base point and a target point. All input and snap functions are available for both points.

Building - Mirror

The 'Mirror Building' function allows the entire building, including all walls, wall load-bearing structures, floors, floor constructions, roof surfaces and roof structures, to be mirrored. The newly created building parts can be further edited without restriction, as if they had been entered manually.

The dialog box displays the 'Source' and 'Target' sections. The 'Source' section shows all model areas of the current position. Between the two sections there is a column with checkboxes to specify whether a particular model area should be mirrored at all. The checkboxes to the left of the source section allow more detailed specification of which parts of the respective model area should be mirrored.

Each floor can have up to three entries. The floor itself (if it contains components such as a staircase), the walls and the ceilings. The roof is considered as a whole here.

In the target section you can specify a new floor and a new floor number for the new objects created by the mirroring. This can also be automated by enabling the 'Automatically increment floor' option under the target settings.

When mirroring, you can also simultaneously shift the new objects vertically. To do this, set the 'Vertical offset'.

The mirror axis is defined by two points. This allows the current building to be mirrored in any direction. The entire building or all buildings located in the opened position are always mirrored.