topic Re: Element 2D to 3D in Modeling

Element 2D to 3D

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2023 14:55:09 GMT

Hi, how do you identify a select object in 3d, in the floor plan?
Thanks

Re: Element 2D to 3D

Anonymous — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:23:38 GMT

Hi, do you mean how do you slect an object in 2d and see it in 3d? If so you can click on any object you msy like to see-right clikcna dgo to view selection in 3d, then you will see only that object in 3d. hope that helps?

Re: Element 2D to 3D

Anonymous — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:38:55 GMT

You start with object select in 3D,then you go floor plan and see the same object steel selected

Re: Element 2D to 3D

Erika Epstein — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:01:23 GMT

Sorry, it doesn't work that way.
If you are having trouble finding an object created in your 3D window in your floor plan, try giving it a unique ID so you can use that with find and select back in the floor plan window.

Re: Element 2D to 3D

Anonymous — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:55:23 GMT

Thank you, I thought there was an other easy way; but it works

Re: Element 2D to 3D

Anonymous — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:05:25 GMT

You can also use the selections palette (windows>palettes>selection) to save a selection. Select the elements in 3D, save the selection in the selection palette, go to 2D and activate the selection again from the selection palette.

Re: Element 2D to 3D

Anonymous — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:52:27 GMT

I would be a nice little feature if you could just select any object or objects in 3d or in section/elevation and be able to highlight them in the appropriate floorplan window if necessary.

There is a similar function in the schedules window already, so having that button in the right-click menu all the time could be a useful enhancement.

Perhaps someone should make a wish for it? I'd vote!

Re: Element 2D to 3D

Link — Wed, 06 May 2009 02:00:11 GMT

The 'Selections' palette will let you create a selection in any window, and then select them in any other window. So it will get you almost all the way there. What it won't do is take you to the correct story, so you still need to manually find the story it belongs to.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Element 2D to 3D

Stress Co_ — Sat, 09 May 2009 04:54:04 GMT

Link wrote:
you still need to manually find the story it belongs to..

If you turn the Info-tag popup on in your "work environment", it will tell you, in the 3D window, which story the object is on.

Re: Element 2D to 3D

Anonymous — Thu, 27 May 2010 00:31:42 GMT

Can I add button "Select in 3D" to my work environment?
Using "Selections" it's ok, but not ideal.