OpenBuildings™ Station Designer Help

Create Plan dialog

Used to finalize all floor plan settings prior to creating dynamic view floor plans using the Create Floor Plan tool.

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SettingDescription
Drawing Seed Sets the seed file used to create the dynamic view floor plan.
Detailing Symbol Style This is a visual indicator that shows which detailing symbol style is being defined by the drawing seed.
Create Drawing When on, a drawing is created when the dynamic floor plan is created. The Create Drawing Dialog opens where settings can be completed for the new floor plan drawing.


Insert Row Inserts a new floor plan definition row in the Floor Selector list box. This floor plan definition and its properties can be completely customized for whatever purpose.
Insert From Selected Shapes Inserts a new floor plan definition row in the Floor Selector list box. This floor plan definition is created by selecting a shape in the active DGN file. The properties of this floor plan definition are based on the selected shape, and the properties can be completely customized for whatever purpose.
Floor Selector list box Displays floor definitions available to create dynamic view floor plans by a floor set. Here floor properties are managed, and edited. The floor Name, Elevation, Forward, Cut, and Back clip volume properties can be edited by selecting the applicable cell to activate an editor field.

Floor definitions that display a check mark in the Create Floor Plan tool settings window, Floor Selector list box, are automatically populated here.



  • Reset — When any of the values are changed in the Floor Selector list box, the value text turns blue and the Reset button is enabled. The cell field for a changed value can also turn blue.

    Press the Reset button to return to the original values. Floor name and elevation values are defined by the Floor Manager. The forward, cut, and back offset values are defined by the drawing seed.

Back Closes the Create Floor Plan – Floor Selector dialog and returns you to the Create Plan, Floor Plan By Floor Set, tool settings window.
Create Creates the dynamic view floor plan based on all settings completed in the dialog.
Cancel Discards all settings entries and closes the dialog.