OpenBuildings™ Station Designer Help

Building Element Info - Features

Contains controls that identify and modify an element's feature(s).



SettingDescription
Features list box
  • Feature — Displays the feature name.
  • Operation — Displays the type of operation performed with the feature.
  • Dim — Displays the dimension (2D or 3D) of the feature.
  • Sweep — Displays the sweep direction of the feature. This can be none, bidirectional, or unidirectional.
  • Active — Displays whether a feature is active. If a feature is not active, it does not alter element geometry when applied.
Features list box fields and toggles Located below the Features list box, these controls act on the items selected there.
  • Feature field — Sets the feature name.
  • Operation drop menu — Sets the feature operation.
  • Active check box — When on, the specific feature is active.
Move Up Moves the feature up with regard to the order in which features are applied.
Move Down Moves the feature down with regard to the order in which features are applied.
Delete Deletes the selected feature.
Drop to Solid The selected feature becomes a solid and no longer functions as a feature. Solids can be edited separately.
Merge Feature List Drops the selected element to a non-parametric solid.
Display
  • Tools – Displays the geometry that is applied to the element when used in a boolean operation.
  • Faces – Displays the difference between applied and original element geometry, as a result of a boolean operation.
Feature Attributes (Model Only)

Allows symbology overrides on a feature boolean for 3D model annotation and visualization. Multiple symbologies do not propagate to the drawing(s). Parts on features are only used when dropping to a solid.

  • Level — Sets the level on which an element is placed.
  • Color — Sets the color of an element. Color is stored as a value in the 0-255 range.
  • Style — Sets the style of an element. A standard line style is stored as a value in the 0-7 range.
  • Weight — Sets the line weight of a feature. Line weight is stored as a value in the 0-31 range, where 0 is lightest (narrowest) and 31 is heaviest.