OpenBuildings™ Station Designer Help

Drop Building Designer Cell

Breaks up a compound cell or PAZ into its original elements to allow the elements to be manipulated individually.

Accessed from:
  • Ribbon: Building Design > [Discipline] > Common Tools > Groups > Drop Compound Cell
  • Ribbon: Building Design > Drawing production > Common Tools > Toolbars > Icon Locks
  • Ribbon: Building Design > Data/Reporting > Common Tools > Toolbars > Icon Locks
  • Ribbon: Building Design > Modify > Common Tools > Toolbars > Icon Locks
  • Ribbon: Building Design > Analysis > Common Tools > Toolbars > Icon Locks
  • Ribbon: Modeling > Forms > Common Tools > Toolbars > Icon Locks


SettingDescription
Keep only 3d If on, places only the elements comprising the 3D representation of the compound cell in the DGN file.
Perforator to Level If on, sets the level where perforators are placed when the compound cell is dropped. This option is disabled when Keep only 3D is on.
Key-in: TFDROP COMPOUND CELL