Edit a Building Component

You can edit the geometry of a building component added to a building. The drawing or model file of the building component is opened for editing in a separate working window. The program creates a new version of the geometry file in the project folder, and attaches this file to the selected component. The changes made to the geometry are updated automatically to the 2D drawing or 3D model of the project. The original geometry file remains unchanged in the component library.

1. Activate the drawing or model window of the project, depending on which geometry file you want to edit.
2. Select the building component. You can select only one building component.
3. Right-click to open the context-sensitive menu.
4. Select Edit.
5. Edit the geometry.
   • If the component you opened is a so called classic model, you can edit the 3D geometry by stretching and mirroring, or by deleting parts. The classic modeling functions were used in the software versions 12.1 and older.
   • If the component you opened is a model created with the new modeler, you can edit the 3D geometry by using the modeler's functions.
   • You can edit the 2D geometry of component by using the drawing functions.
6. Close the window and save the changes by selecting Yes in the message box.

Note

• The program saves the edited geometry files to the project's macros folder.
• If the 2D geometry of a component is automatically created from the 3D geometry, and thus a separate drawing file does not exist, opening a component while the drawing window is active opens the macro's 3D geometry.
• You can restore the component's original geometry saved in the component library by updating the component.