Redefine the 3D Document

There are three ways to redefine a 3D Document after you have created it. Each method is described below:

Redefine 3D Document: Open and Edit Source Window

Note the difference between Redefine and Rebuild. Rebuild refers to the model elements: their size, shape and relation to the rest of the model elements. Rebuild for a 3D Document works the same as for other model views (e.g. Section). Your 3D Document, if set to Auto-Rebuild, is rebuilt every time you open it. If it is Manual-Update, it is rebuilt only upon command. (View > Rebuild > Rebuild from Model).

Redefine 3D Document: Open and Edit Source Window

If the 3D Document window is in front: use Open 3D Source (for 3D projections) or Open Source Story (for Floor Plan Projections) from the context menu to open the source window.

Or right-click the 3D Document viewpoint or view from the Navigator, then click the Open Source View command:

Make your changes in the source window:

•Edit elements, layer settings, orientation or projection

•Change element visibility using Selection/Marquee

•If the source is a 3D Window, you can also change the Filter Elements settings (View > Elements in 3D View > Filter and Cut Elements in 3D) and adjust Cutting Planes

Then use the Redefine command by doing one of the following:

•Select the 3D Document from the Navigator Project Map and right-click to access the Redefine 3D Document based on current 3D Window command

•With the 3D window in front and nothing selected, use the Redefine 3D Document command

This brings up the Redefine 3D Document dialog box.

Choose the 3D Document which you want to redefine based on the current 3D window or current Floor Plan window. Note that this list will contain only those 3D Documents created from the same type of window as the current frontmost window.

A warning reminds you that this Redefine operation is not undoable.

Click Redefine Anyway to proceed.

Redefine 3D Document Based on Current

Access this command by doing one of the following:

•With the 3D Document in front, use the Redefine based on the Current (3D or Floor Plan) command from the context menu with nothing selected.

•In the Navigator Project Map, right-click the 3D Document you want to redefine and use Redefine 3D Document based on current 3D window.

•In 3D Document Settings, check the box to Redefine the projection, cutting planes, and visible elements of the 3D Document based on the current 3D window. This is only available for 3D Documents using a 3D Projection.

For a 3D Document based on a 3D Projection:

This command will redefine the 3D Document according to the following settings of the current 3D window:

•The current 3D projection, including zoom

•Filter and Cut Elements to Show in 3D (View > Elements in 3D View)

•Selection/Marquee limitations

•Cutting Planes

Note: The current window is not necessarily the same as the original source of your 3D Document. “Current” is the one currently open, or the one that was last open.

For a 3D Document based on a Floor Plan Projection:

This command will redefine the 3D Document according to the following settings of the current Floor Plan:

•Selection/Marquee limitations

•Orientation

•Zoom

•Story

Redefine Using 3D Document Settings

If you want to redefine an existing 3D Document without having to open the source 3D window, an easy way to do it is to use its 3D Document Settings.

Open 3D Document Settings (select the 3D Document in the Navigator Project Map; or click Settings at the bottom of the Navigator or from the context menu; or from the Document > 3D Document menu).

The controls in the 3D Projection panel allow you to access dialog boxes to modify the 3D Document and its 3D window source, without having to open or change the current 3D window:

Make any or all of the following changes:

•Click Redefine 3D Projections to bring up the Perspective or Parallel Settings dialog box which reflects the 3D Document’s source 3D window. Make any adjustments needed, and click OK to leave the projections dialog box. This is where you can redefine Sun settings for your 3D Document: click Redefine 3D Projections, then More Sun to adjust the sun position.

•Click Redefine Filter Elements to access the Filter and Cut Elements in 3D dialog box. Make any adjustments needed, and click OK to leave the dialog box.

Changes in your 3D Document will take effect when you click OK to leave 3D Document Settings. The current 3D window remains unchanged.

For details on these controls, see 3D Document 3D Projection Panel.

The same Redefine function is available for a Floor Plan-based 3D Document: click the Redefine checkbox on the Floor Plan Projection panel, and click OK.