Object Types

The object types that can appear in the drawing or model are presented in the table below.

Object Type Product / add-on option* Note
Additional Materials Vertex BD Architectural Additional materials tied to length or area.
Beam Structure Vertex BD Framer A beam consisting of several pieces.
Building Components Furniture and other components selected from the component browser. Web stiffeners of I profiles.
Building Options Option System
Ceiling Joists Vertex BD Framer | Floor Framing, Rafters
Ceilings
Cladding Pattern Design Tool Bricks generated with the Pattern Design Tool.
Countertops
Details
Dimensions Regular dimensions (basic elements of 2D geometry). | Dimension constraints which determine the position of the building components in relation to each other in a parametric building model.
Doors, Exterior
Doors, Interior
Element Views Vertex BD Framer Views of floor, roof and wall panels.
Exterior Wall Panel Vertex BD Framer A wall panel in panelizing system based on framing model.
Floor Joists Vertex BD Framer | Floor Framing, Rafters
Floor Panel Vertex BD Framer Floor panels.
Floors
Foundation Columns Log House Design
Frame Line Vertex BD Framer A wall or frame line defined by pieces (beams, columns).
Geometric Macros Geometry produced and maintained by the system.
Grids Vertex BD Architectural
Groups of Geometry Groups formed of basic geometric elements (lines, texts, dimensions, hatches, volumes).
Hatches Basic elements of 2D geometry.
Height Levels Height levels defined in the building. Building components are attached to height levels.
Height Macros Vertex BD Architectural Height markings of drawings.
Insulation Vertex BD Framer | Floor Framing, Rafters Insulation layers of horizontal structures.
Interior Wall Panel Vertex BD Framer A wall panel in panelizing system based on framing model.
Item ID Vertex BD Framer Part number in a floor, roof or wall panel drawing.
Lines Basic elements of geometry.
Log Walls Log House Design
Machining Vertex BD Framer
Module Areas Sub Projects
Open Eaves Rafters Vertex BD Architectural Architectural rafters on open eaves.
Opening Trims Vertex BD Architectural Opening trims, window grilles.
Openings Openings in a wall.
Panel Vertex BD Framer Horizontal structure panels, not floor panels.
Profiles Vertex BD Architectural Beams, columns and other profiles.
Rafters Vertex BD Framer | Floor Framing, Rafters
Railings Vertex BD Architectural
Raster Images    
Roofs
Rooms
Shared Models Sub Projects For parallel desing.
Sheets Vertex BD Framer | Floor Framing, Rafters Sheathing layers of a structure or panel.
Skylight Windows
Small Wall Elements Small Wall Elements
Smart Models Sub Projects For designing modular buildings.
Split Lines Lines defining an opening or a change of structure in an automatic floor.
Stairs Parametric stairs (the stairs selected from the Vertex Browser are macros).
Sub Projects Sub Projects
Texts Basic elements of geometry.
Trim Boards Vertex BD Architectural Fascia boards, corner trims, finishing trims.
Truss Members Vertex BD Framer Bars of a roof truss
Trusses Vertex BD Framer Roof trusses
Wall Labels Log House Work Drawings Log wall labels.
Wall Member Vertex BD Architectural | Vertex BD Framer Wall frame pieces (studs, nailers) or pieces attached to a wall (columns, beams).
Walls, Exterior
Walls, Interior
Walls, Other Foundations, dividing walls, sketching walls.
View and Section Markers Markers of section lines and different view definitions in the floor plan drawing.
View Dimension Vertex BD Framer Dimensions in a floor, roof or wall panel drawing.
View Points View point symbols to which views of the model have been saved.
Window grilles An accessory to be defined for a window.
Window pane graphics An accessory to be defined for a window. Displayed in the window sheet.
Windows

*Included in all products, if the note is missing.