BIMPROPAGATEEDGES command

Propagates a detail along the edge of a planar solid.

BricsCAD BIM

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Description

It propagates railings, gutters, borders, wall caps, etc.

Note: The detail of BIMPROPAGATEEDGES will always be a 2D slice through a linear detail.

Method

Select planar reference solid to which the edge detail is related and the detail entities to be copied.

It can be used to copy details along edges of planar solids.

Note: The detail area to be copied is displayed in blue. The reference contact area is displayed in purple.

You can accept or reject suggestions by clicking on the tick.

  • A green check mark means that the suggestion will be applied.
  • A question mark means that the suggestion will not be applied due to one of several possible reasons.
  • A red X mark means that the suggestion will not be applied.

Options within the command

Inflate first
Expands the sensitive zone to include similar solids which are not connected yet in the model. The edges of the initially detected detail are moved outward over a specified distance.
Save detail
Displays the Save Drawing As dialog box, which allows you to save the detail.
save detail to Library
Displays the Save Detail dialog box, which allows you to save the detail to library.
Yes
Only edges with similar orientation are selected.
No
All minor faces of similar planar solids are selected.
Outside reference solid
The propagated detail is placed outside the base solid. The volume of the base solids is not modified.
Inside reference solid
The propagated detail is placed inside the base solids. The volume of the detail is subtracted from the base solids.