Floor Plan - Labels

The switches on the left side of the dialog box can be used to toggle various sheet elements on and off.

Groups, Floor: Components that belong to the floor (not to a single wall) can be made visible via the switch and the input field in the plan. To do this, turn on the switch and enter the groups in the field that are to be displayed. Several groups can be specified, separated by a forward slash. An empty field means that all groups should be displayed.

Groups, walls: Components that belong to a wall can be made visible via the switch and the input field in the plan. To do this, turn on the switch and enter the groups in the field that are to be displayed. Several groups can be specified, separated by a forward slash. An empty field means that all groups should be displayed.

The difference to the floor section (see below) is that this setting here represents a top view of the floor, while the floor section shows a section with a thickness of 0.0 through the floor. The result can be identical, but also completely different, depending on the situation on the floor and the position of the floor section.

Windows / Doors: If the checkmark is set, the windows and doors of the displayed floor plan will be drawn. How the windows and doors are displayed can be determined with the setting from the drop list. The icon on the right edge allows you to check and change the settings.

Display layers as guides: If the floor plan has been entered with executions or the walls have been covered with HRB, they contain layers. These can be displayed with this switch in the floor plan with dashed lines.

Display reference axis: The reference axis of the wall can be represented as a dashed line. This only makes sense if the axis is not on the edge of the wall.

Display the visible side of the wall: This switch can be used to turn on a magenta-colored triangle that points the tip to the visible side of the wall and thus marks it.

Displaying corner connections, upper connections: For assignment with HRB, you can assign corner connections and upper connections to the walls (wall edits - attributes). These connections can be shown on the plan.

Drawing Entities: This option allows the auxiliary geometry from the Floor Plan model space to be drawn onto the plan.

Display Stairs: This switch can be used to display the 2D representation of the stairs on the plan. The stair components belong to the floor and can be switched on via the 'Groups, Floor' (see above).

The following areas of the staircase can be switched on separately:

• Stairs on the current floor below the cutting height

• Stairs on the current floor above the cutting height

• visible parts of the staircase on the lower floor

• The drawing elements of these three areas are each placed on a corresponding layer.

• The default line type for the stair above the cut height is "dotted".

• This setting can be saved, managed, and transferred to other projects or installations using the standard procedure.

Display rooms: With the optional module 'Rooms' you can define rooms and thus determine the areas of the rooms. These rooms can be shown on the plan. To do this, the rooms are filled with the same color as in the floor plan and the room legend with room name and area is displayed on the plan.

Displaying the building sections: The 'Views, Sections' menu allows you to create section areas and a section history. The position of these cuts can be drawn in the rafter-purlin plan. To do this, turn this option on.

Display and label wall elements: Once you have defined wall elements, you can have the element joints drawn in the floor plan. In addition, the element number is written on the outside of the wall in the middle of each element.

Labeling the walls: Here you select the labeling setting that you have previously saved and with which the walls should be labeled.

Labeling the windows: Here you select the label setting that you have previously saved and with which the windows should be labeled.

Labeling of doors in exterior walls / interior walls: Here you select the labeling setting that you have previously saved and with which the doors should be labeled.

Units of Measurement: In this field, you select the setting for the units of measurement that are to be used for the labels. This setting has no influence on the measurement chains. Their unit is determined by the dimension style.

Annotation Text Style: For the annotations in the floor plan, a text style can be selected for all annotations. In the window and door label, a text style can also be selected, which then has priority for this opening label.

Text Style Text Box: A text style can be selected for the text field in the floor plan.

Show trusses: If you have trusses (optional module) in your building, you can display them in the floor plan. Optionally, only the truss contour or the components of the truss are displayed.

Opening dimensions in exterior walls / interior walls: The dimensions of the openings are required in almost every floor plan, but are shown differently from region to region:

Height Parallel Opening: This option writes the height of the opening parallel to the wall to the opening on the outside of the wall.

Height at Opening Dimension Chain: This option inserts the opening height below the opening dimension chain. This inscription then belongs to the measurement chain and is moved with the measurement chain. In addition, this measure chain label can be edited with the well-known function 'Edit measure'.

Width/Height on Axis: This option draws a line perpendicular to the wall in the axis of the opening, and writes the width and height on both sides of the line. This inscription is particularly interesting in combination with the opening dimension 'axial dimension' (see below).

Display parapet height: The parapet height can also be displayed via the window and door label, but there is also a separate label for the parapet height. This inscription is inserted on the inside of the opening parallel to the wall. Optionally, different reference heights can be selected for the specification of the parapet height.

Cutting height from UK wall: This is the cutting height at which the wall structure is to be cut for the floor section.

Displaying / labeling purlins: With this setting you can display and label the axis or the longitudinal edges of the purlins:

• For each floor, you can turn the display and labeling on or off. (See floor list below)

• With your own setting (display / label purlins) you can choose different options. This setting can be saved with your own name as usual.

• Optionally, the axis or the longitudinal edges of the purlins can be displayed.

• The inscription can consist of the name, cross-section and height of the lower edge of the purlin.

Floor: With the floor setting, you can specify which floor should be placed and whether the roof cladding should be displayed or not. If you switch on several floors at the same time, you can select the floors individually in the drawing program (e.g. AutoCad, Dietrich's plan program) and distribute them as you like on a plan.

Floor section ON / OFF: The floor section is a horizontal section through the wall construction (posts and slabs) of the entire floor. This switch can be used to specify for each floor whether a floor section is to be displayed. The height at which the floor cut is generated can be specified separately above.

Floor section: As described above, the floor section shows a section through the building at a certain height. Only the components of the respective floor or all components can be taken into account. For example, if a post from a floor above or a column from the free construction runs through the floor, these components would not be displayed if you select "Current floor only". The "all components" option displays all components in the floor section that are cut, regardless of which building element they belong to.