For example, users need only select two points on a wall and then place a dimension line which takes in all the elements of that wall. Now dimension lines are always created as an associative dimension, and a new ‘direct dimensioning’ tool will automatically dimension an entire feature. Indeed a complete overhaul of the dimensioning lines module does just that. While all of these enhancements to the core tools should be immediately recognisable to the AutoCAD user, they should also make the system much more flexible, regardless of background.

Handles have also been revised and improved for elements to enable much more flexibility when moving, stretching and resizing objects. In short, draw a window around a group of elements from left to right and Allplan will now select everything that’s fully inside the rectangle draw a window from right to left and everything that’s inside and crosses the rectangle will be selected.Īllplan 2005 also has more intelligent sketching, and users can now easily set up numerical offsets and angles on the fly, constrain in X, Y directions, and use enhanced snap points, all controlled by a combination of right clicking, a new dynamic toolbar and dialog line. They can also select elements based on the direction in which you enter the selection rectangle. In Allplan 2005 users can now select elements prior to executing a command. In acknowledgement that there are many CAD literate architects and engineers out there that also cut their teeth on AutoCAD, Allplan 2005 includes many enhancements and additions to the existing commands that are actively described as ‘AutoCAD-like’.

Taking direction from industry leaders is nothing new, so it came as little surprise to find that the developer of Allplan has introduced a range of ‘AutoCAD like’ functionality into its latest version. Long-term proponents of the multi-disciplinary AEC system may well disagree with this statement, but for someone who spent their formative CAD years growing up with AutoCAD, Allplan’s command structure has always seemed a little alien. To my mind, Allplan from Nemetschek has never been the easiest to use of the many architectural-focussed CAD packages. Window Sills can now be easily created in a similar way to doors and windows using Smart Symbols.

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