Adding Components by Points

You canComponent by Points lets you add building components like openings, doors, windows, fixtures, furniture, and equipment by selecting points in the 3D area.

Before you begin:
  • Create a building mass.
  • Create points.
  • Sketch a curve.
  1. From the Building section of the action bar, click Component by Points .
  2. In the Insert Component dialog box, select one of the following:
    • Openings
    • Doors
    • Windows
    • Office
    • Bathroom
    • Bedroom
    • Kitchen
    • Lighting
    • Living
    • Furniture
    • Equipment
    • 2D People
    • 2D Tree
  3. To insert wall-hosted components like openings, doors, and windows:
    1. In the Component by Points dialog box, click Face
    2. In the 3D area, select a building face that hosts the building component.
    3. In the Component by Points dialog box, click Placement Points .
    4. In the 3D area, select one or more points to place the component.
  4. To insert floor-hosted components:
    1. In the Component by Points dialog box, click Placement Points .
    2. In the 3D area, select one or more points to place the component.
    3. In the Component by Points dialog box, click Curve .
    4. In the 3D area, select a curve that orients the direction of the building component.
    5. In the Component by Points dialog box, in Rotation Angle, enter the rotation angle of the building component.

    Note: You can place floor-hosted components on ramps, landings, planes, and other quasi-horizontal surfaces. You can also place floor-hosted components outside the building mass.

  5. To search and select a component from a Collaborative Space, click Search Component , select the component, and double click to place it.

    Notes:
    • When you click Search Component , it searches for the components in a collaborative space named CCT Components Library, if it exists. To avoid unwanted matches with duplicates of components already inserted in buildings, create a collaborative space named CCT Components Library.
    • Import the building components into CCT Components Library using Import Building Components .
    • You can also search the components from the general search box. In this case, all the collaborative spaces accessible to you are searched.
    • You can refine the search results using 6W tags, bookmarks, and stored queries.

  6. In the Component by Points, dialog box, click Show Parameters and edit the values.

    Each type of building component has a unique list of parameters. You can edit the parameters according to your preference.

  7. Click .

The system creates the building component at the points in the 3D area.