Editing masses

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Add profile

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If you modelled a mass you can add some profiles to this mass to have more control over the cross sections of this mass.

Steps to add profiles and edit them

  1. Select the mass you want to edit and hit the edit in place button in the ribbon.Edit in place.jpg
  1. Select the mass entirely and hit the add profile button. Add profile.jpg


  1. Now the cursor changes in a cross, if you go over the mass you see a line, click their where you want to add # profile. Now a profile is added.
  2. For more profiles do step 2 and 3 again.
  3. Edit this profile: select the profile you want to edit and hit the edit profile button Edit profile.jpgThe mass will get transparancy and the profile turns pink.
  4. Now you can edit the profile as desired, hit the finish button when you are done.

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Add edge

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Edges are the same as profiles, but wherep rofiles makes a section, an edge sets a extra line to a surface, which than can be edit.


Steps to add edges and edit them

  1. Select the mass you want to edit and hit the edit in place button in the ribbon.

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  1. Select the mass entirely and hit the add edge button.Add edge.jpg
  2. Now the cursor changes in a cross, if you go over the mass you see a line, click their where you want to add a edge. Now a edge is added.
  3. For more edges do step 2 and 3 again.
  4. Edit this edge: you only can edit a edge using the arrows if you select the edge.

devide surface

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With de divide surface tool, you can divide surfaces in a grid, on this grid you can add different façade panels, curtain panel family’s or adaptive component family’s.

Steps to divide a surface:

  1. Select the mass you want to edit and hit the edit in place button in the ribbon.

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  1. Select the surface you want to divide and hit the divide surface button.

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  1. Now the surface is divided in the standard grid. You can edit this grid to your desired numbers.

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  1. You also set another pattern or curtain panel family on this surface. This you can do in the properties, there you also can edit the rotation, the angle and the flip of a panel.

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