Use this procedure to add a mass element with settings that you specify.
- Open the tool palette that you want to use, and select a massing tool.
Alternatively, you can click Home tab
Build panel, and select a mass element there. - On the Properties palette, expand Basic General.
- Select a style.
- Under Bound Spaces, define if this mass element can be used as a bounding object for associative spaces.
You can select three options here:
- Yes: this mass element can be used as bounding object for associative spaces.
- No: this mass element cannot be used as bounding object for associative spaces.
- By style: this mass element will use the bounding settings from the mass element style.
- Select a shape.
- Specify the mass group to which to attach the mass element.
- Expand Dimensions.
The options that display under Dimensions depend on the shape you selected for the mass element.
- Specify the dimensions of the mass element:
If you want to… Then… specify the width of the mass element in its relative X direction enter a value for Width. specify the depth of the mass element in its relative Y direction enter a value for Depth. specify the height of the mass element in its relative Z direction enter a value for Height. specify the radius of the mass element enter a value for Radius. specify the rise of the mass element enter a value for Rise. - In the drawing area, specify the insertion point of the mass element.
You can move or hide the Properties palette to expose more of the drawing area.
- Continue adding mass elements, and press Enter.