Creating a Sketch-Based Sill

You can create a sill by using a sketched section to connect a wall to the floor.

Before you begin: Open an accommodation system containing walls and coverings.
See Also
Creating a Wall
  1. From the Authoring section of the action bar, click Sketch Based Sill .
  2. From the Category list, select a sill category.

    If no project dictionary is set in Data Setup, only the default category is available.

  3. In the Name box, enter a name for the sill object or keep the system-generated name.
  4. In the Support box, select a wall or a curve.
    If you select a wall, its edges are highlighted in the 3D area.
  5. Optional: If you have selected a curve in the last step, select the support (plane or surface) of the selected curve in the Surface box.
  6. In the Edges of Wall box, select the edges that are to be connected using a sill.
  7. Click , and sketch and position the section of the sill with respect to the wall.
    The created sketch appears in the Sketch box.
  8. Optional: In the Start Offset and End Offset boxes, specify the offset for sill limits from the start and end extremities.

    You can also apply the offsets using the handles on the sill curve in the 3D area.

  9. Optional: Select the Consider cutouts check box to take into account the cutouts available on the selected wall edges.
  10. From the Material list, select a material for the sill.
    The material list is generated from the material table assigned in Data Setup. If no material table is set in Data Setup, you can click More... to search and select the material from database.

    A color mask is available in the material list. It indicates the color computed by the Color ID business rule for the current feature.

  11. Click OK.
    The sill is created.

  12. To edit the sill, select the sill feature in the 3D area or in the tree, and click Edit Sketch Based Sill on the context toolbar.

    Note: The previously created sketch is displayed in the Sketch box. You can click to edit the sketch.