About Modifying Elements

Several tools are available to manipulate, modify, and manage the way elements display in the drawing area.

Topics in this section

Change Element Types Using the Match Type Tool
Use the Match Type tool to convert one or more elements to match the type assigned to another element.
Changing the Line Style of Elements
Use the Linework tool to quickly change the line style for selected edges of model elements in a view.
Change the Cut Profile of Elements
Use the Cut Profile tool to change the shape of elements that are cut in a view, such as roofs, floors, walls, and the layers of compound structures.
Video: Change the Cut Profile of Elements
Change the boundary of the cut lines of a model element in a view.
Measure Elements
Measure the distance between 2 elements or other references.
Video: Measure
Use Measure to quickly find the lenght of elements or distances in your model.
Join Geometry
Use the Join Geometry tool to create clean joins between 2 or more host elements that share a common face, such as walls and floors.
Unjoin Geometry
Use the Unjoin Geometry tool to remove a join (between 2 or more elements) that was applied using the Join Geometry tool.
Switch Join Order
Use the Switch Join Order tool to reverse the way in which elements join together.
Cut Structural Member with Plane
Use the Cut Geometry tool to cut a structural member with a plane.
Apply and Remove Coping
Coping can be applied to steel members of the model, such as beams and columns.
About Splitting Elements
Use a Split tool to divide elements into 2 separate parts, remove segments between 2 points, or to create a defined gap between 2 walls.
Video: Use the Split Face and Paint Tools
Apply a different material to an element section without altering the family definition or adding a new family to the model.
Split Elements
Cuts an element (such as a wall or pipe) at a selected point, or removes a segment between 2 points.
Split Elements with a Defined Gap
Splits an element into 2 separate elements with a defined gap between them.
Split Walls Horizontally
You can split a wall along a horizontal line in an elevation or a 3D view.
Split Faces
The Split Face tool splits the selected face of the element; it does not change the structure of the element.
Apply a Material to the Face of an Element
The Paint tool applies a material to the selected face of the element or family; it does not change the structure of the element.
Remove a Material from the Face of an Element
The Remove Paint tool removes an applied material from the selected face of the element or family; it does not change the structure of the element.

Parent topic: Editing Elements