OpenBuildings™ Station Designer Help

Building Element Info - Perforators

Contains controls that set perforator information for the selected element. A perforator creates a hole or opening in another element. For example, a door perforates a wall to create an opening in the wall for the door.



The Perforators tab appears only when accessing element information for Architectural discipline parametric items.

SettingDescription
Perforators list box
  • Perforator — Displays the perforator name.
  • Operation — Displays the perforator operation type.
  • Dim(ension) — Displays the perforator dimension type.
  • Sweep — Displays the perforator sweep direction.
  • Active — Displays Active status of the Perforator.
  • SenseDist — Displays the perforator sense distance.
Perforators list box fields and toggles
  • Perforator field — Sets the perforator name.
  • Operation field — Sets the perforator operation to Through or Blind.
  • Sweep — Sets the perforator sweep direction to Uni, Bi, or None.
  • Active check box — When on, the perforator is active.
  • SenseDist field — Sets the perforator sense distance.
Move Up Moves the selected member up in the list. This changes the order of perforations; the first perforator cuts the first form, the second perforator cuts the second form, and so on.
Move Down Moves the selected member down in the list. This changes the order of perforations; the first perforator cuts the first form, the second perforator cuts the second form, and so on.
Delete Delete the selected member from the list.
Drop Drop the perforator. Perforator geometry is added to the file.
Reverse Flip the direction of the perforation to make the cut in the opposite direction.
Perforator Attributes group box Displays the current symbology for the perforator. Change as necessary then click Apply to adopt the changes. Click Reset to return to the original settings.
  • Level — Sets the level for the perforator.
  • Color — Sets the color for the perforator. Color is stored as a value in the 0-255 range.
  • Style — Sets the line style for the perforator. A standard line style is stored as a value in the 0-7 range.
  • Weight — Sets the line weight for the perforator. Line weight is stored as a value in the 0-31 range, where 0 is lightest (narrowest) and 31 is heaviest.