Building Element

The first task the user should perform using the Building Applications window is to create a Building element.

From the Select Structural Element pane of the Building Applications window, make sure that the World element is the CE.

On the Building tab, in the Create group, by default Building is displayed in the Create Element drop-down list. The user can select the other option available from the drop-down list. Refer to Building by Group of Rooms for further information on the other available option Building by Groups of Rooms.

Click Create Element to display the Create Building window.

By default in the Naming pane of the Create Building window the application automatically populates the Name field with a name based on the project or company autonaming rules. Refer to Naming for further information on autonaming rules.

The Use gaps in naming sequence checkbox is also selected by default, the user can select which autoname is to be used. To select the:

• first available name, click Use first available name.

• previous available name, click Use previous available name.

• next available name, click Use next available name.

• last available name, click Use last available name.

The user can change the name which does not conform to the autonaming rules, to do this type a new name into the Name field. If this name already exists, the following error window is displayed: