Building Defaults
- Stories Above Ground
- Sets the default number of stories above the ground in a
building.
- Stories Below Ground
- Sets the default number of stories below the ground in a
building.
- Story Height
- Sets the default value for story height.
- Slab Thickness
- Sets the default value for slab thickness.
- Slab Width
- Sets the default value for slab width.
Wall Defaults
- Exterior Wall Thickness
- Sets the default value for external wall thickness.
- Interior Wall Thickness
- Sets the default value for internal wall thickness.
- Shaft Wall Thickness
- Sets the default value for shaft wall thickness.
- Column Reservation Wall Thickness
- Sets the default value for column reservation wall thickness.
Mass Defaults
Select
the desired option:
- Walls Outward
- Creates the walls for the mass on the outside of the sketch.
- Walls Inward
- Creates the walls for the mass on the inside of the sketch.
- Walls Both Ways
- Creates the walls for the mass on both sides of the sketch. The
sketch traces the middle of the created walls.
Stair Defaults
- Minimum Riser Height
- Sets the minimum riser height for both stairs and stairwells.
- Maximum Riser Height
- Sets the maximum riser height for stairs and stairwells.
- Headroom
- Sets the stair and stairwell overhead clearance, that is, the
clear vertical height from the stair tread nosing to any overhead obstruction.
- Circular Stair Headroom
- Sets the circular stair overhead clearance, that is, the clear
vertical height from any stair tread nosing in the circular stair to any
overhead obstruction.
- Path of Travel Offset
- Sets the distance between the path of travel and the inner
radius of the stair. The system measures the unit run along the path of travel
for circular stairs.
Ceiling Defaults
- Height
- Sets the distance between the story level slab and the ceiling.
- Thickness
- Sets the ceiling thickness.
- Wall Offset
- Sets the distance of the ceiling edges from the walls.
- Reservation Offset
- Sets the space reserved above a ceiling.
Floor Covering Defaults
- Subfloor Thickness
- Sets the thickness of the subfloor, which goes directly on the
structural slab to insulate and smooth the surface.
- Floor Thickness
- Sets the thickness floor covering.
Building Component Defaults
- Share Attribute Extensions
- When you select the
Share Attribute Extensions check box, all
building components of the same type of the same configuration share the IFC
property sets attached to them. When you clear the check box, the building
components continue to share the 3D representation, but each object of the same
type carries its own property set values. For example, when you select the
Share Attribute Extensions check box, all
doors of the same configuration share the IFC values assigned to that door
configuration. When you clear the check box, each door of the same
configuration can have its own property set of values.
Site Defaults
- Floor Area Ratio
- Sets the project Floor Area Ratio (FAR).