Floor Plan - Display / Labeling

Using the switches on the left side of the dialog box, various plan elements can be turned on and off.

Groups, Storey: Components that belong to the storey (not to an individual wall) can be made visible on the plan via the switch and the input field. To do this, enable the switch and enter in the field the groups to be displayed. Multiple groups can be specified, separated by a slash. An empty field means that all groups should be displayed.

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

The difference to the storey section (see below) is that this setting here represents a top view from above of the storey, whereas the storey section shows a cut with thickness 0.0 through the storey. The result can be identical or completely different depending on the situation in the storey and the position of the storey section.

Windows / Doors: When the checkbox is set, the windows and doors of the displayed floor plan are also drawn. How the windows and doors are represented can be determined by the setting from the drop-down list. You can check and change the settings via the icon at the right edge.

Display layers as guide lines: If the floor plan was entered with build-ups or the walls were assigned HRB, they contain layers. These can be displayed on the floor plan as dashed lines using this switch.

Display reference axis: The wall reference axis can be represented as a dashed-dotted line. This is only meaningful if the axis does not lie on the wall edge.

Display wall visible side: With this switch a magenta-colored triangle can be enabled that points with its tip to the visible side of the wall and thereby marks it.

Display corner connections, top connections: For HRB assignments, corner connections and top connections can be assigned to the walls (wall edits - attributes). These connections can be displayed on the plan.

Drawing elements: This option allows the auxiliary geometry from the floor plan model area to be drawn on the plan.

Display staircase: With this switch the 2D representation of the staircase can be shown on the plan. Staircase components belong to the storey and can be enabled via 'Groups, Storey' (see above).

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

• Staircase in the current storey below the section height

• Staircase in the current storey above the section height

• visible parts of the staircase in the lower storey

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

• The default line type for the staircase above the section height is "dotted".

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

Display rooms: With the optional 'Rooms' module you can define rooms and thus determine the areas of the rooms. These rooms can be displayed 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 names and area is shown on the plan.

Display building sections: Via the menu 'Views, Sections' you can create section areas and a section path. The position of these sections can be drawn into the rafter-purlin plan. To do this, enable this option.

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

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

Window labeling: Here you select the labeling setting that you previously saved and with which the windows should be labeled.

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

Measurement units: In this field you choose the setting for the units of measurement that should be used for the labels. This setting does not affect the dimension chains. Their unit is set by the dimension style.

Text style for labels: For the labels in the floor plan a text style can be selected for all labels. In the window and door labeling a text style can also be chosen which will then take precedence for those opening labels.

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

Display truss structures: If you have truss structures (optional module) in your building, they can be displayed in the floor plan. Optionally only the truss contour or the truss components are displayed.

Opening dimensions in external walls / internal walls: The dimensioning of openings is required in almost every floor plan but is represented differently regionally:

Height parallel to opening: With this option the height of the opening parallel to the wall is written on the opening on the outside of the wall.

Height on opening dimension chain: With this option the opening height is inserted below the opening dimension chain. This label then belongs to the dimension chain and is moved with the dimension chain. In addition, this dimension-chain label can be edited with the known function 'edit dimension value'.

Width / height on axis: With this option a line perpendicular to the wall is drawn at the axis of the opening and width and height are written on both sides of the line. This labeling is particularly interesting in combination with the opening dimensioning 'axis dimension' (see below).

Display sill height: The sill height can also be displayed via the window and door label, but there is also a dedicated label for the sill height. This label is inserted on the inside of the opening parallel to the wall. Optionally different reference heights can be chosen for specifying the sill height.

Section height from bottom of wall: This is the section height at which the wall construction for the storey section should be cut.

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

• For each storey you can switch the display and labeling on or off. (See storey list below)

• With a dedicated setting (Display / label purlins) you can choose various options. This setting can, as usual, be saved under its own name.

• Optionally you can display either the axis or the longitudinal edges of the purlins.

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

Floor: With the storey setting you can determine which storey should be exported and whether the roof covering should be displayed or not. If you enable multiple storeys at the same time, you can select the storeys individually in the drawing program (e.g., AutoCAD, Dietrich's plan program) and place them arbitrarily on a drawing.

Storey section ON / OFF: The storey section is a horizontal cut through the wall construction (posts and panels) of the entire storey. With this switch you can specify for each storey whether a storey section should be displayed. The height at which the storey section is generated can be specified separately above.

Storey section: As described above, the storey section shows a cut through the building at a certain height. Here it is possible to consider either only the components of the respective storey or all components. For example, if a post from an overlying storey or a column from a free-standing structure runs through the storey, these components would not be displayed if you select "current storey only". With the option "all components" all components that are cut are displayed in the storey section, regardless of which building element they belong to.