Parameter

Short Description

Long Description

2D Cross Section Preview

2D Plan Preview

3D Axonometry

3D Back View

Shaded 3D Symbol of the GDL element (Object, Lamp, Skylight, CW Panel, CW Frame).

3D Symbol of the Frame.

Back = inside of the Curtain Wall

3D Front View

Shaded 3D Symbol of the GDL element (Object, Lamp, Skylight, CW Panel, CW Frame).

3D Symbol of the Frame (from the front, that is, the outside of the Cur­tain Wall).

Front = outside of the Curtain Wall

3D Holes Perime­ter

Total Perimeter of all the holes in the Shell or Roof. Does not take SEO's into account.

Relevant for Roof or Shell.

3D Left Side View

Shaded 3D Symbol of the Object/Lamp or CW Junc­tion/Accessory.

Cross-section of the Accessory viewed from its left side.

3D Length

Maximum 3D length of con­struction element, mea­sured along its reference axis.

Available for

- Wall

- Beam/Beam Segment

See also Beam-specific parameters: Length Left and Length Right

- Column/Column Segment

- Railing/Railing Segment

- Stair Structure

3D Perimeter

Total perimeter of the 3D shape of the element, including the perimeter of any holes.

Relevant for Roof, Shell, CW Panel

3D Right Side View

Shaded 3D Symbol of the Object/Lamp or CW Junc­tion/Accessory.

Cross-section of the Accessory viewed from its right side

Absolute Top Link Story

Name of the element's top-linked story.

Relevant for Wall/Column/Zone/Stair

For example: 1. Story

Archicad IFC ID

The Globalid IFC attribute automatically assigned by Archicad to each element

Area

For most elements: area includes the full extent of the element surface geom­etry (net of any holes) viewed from the top, as projected down to the floor plan.

For a Column (or column segment): Area of the column's bottom poly­gon only, as projected to the floor plan.

For a Wall: Area of the Wall's bottom polygon only, as projected to the floor plan.

Building Material

Name of the element's Building Material

For non-composite, non-complex profile elements

Building Material / Composite / Pro­file / Fill

Name of the element's Building Material, or its composite structure, or its profile, or its fill

Building Materials (All)

Lists all of the element's Building Materials in a sin­gle Schedule cell

Colliding Zones

The name of the Zone with which the element collides in 3D.

Elements must intersect the Zone to be considered as "Colliding". Bor­dering the Zone is not considered collision.

For Columns: If its Relation to Zones option is set to "Zone Boundary" or "No Effect on Zones", it is not considered collision, even if it is located in the Zone.

Complex Profile

For a complex profile ele­ment: Name of the profile

Composite Struc­ture

For a composite element: Name of the composite attribute

Cover Fill

Name of the Cover Fill assigned to the element (if any).

Cover Fills are available for Zone, Mesh, Slab, Roof, Column, Beam, Morph, Opening.

Cross Section Area at Bottom/Start

Area of element cross sec­tion at its bottom (Column) or start (Beam).

Relevant for Beams and Columns and their segments

For Columns: Includes the area of the Veneer, if any.

For tapered Beam: Define “start” and “end” in Beam Settings (Seg­ment panel).

For tapered Column: Define “top” and “bottom” in Column Settings (Segment panel).

Cross Section Area at Top/End

Area of element cross sec­tion at its top (Column) or end (Beam).

Relevant for Beams and Columns and their segments

For Columns: Includes the area of the Veneer, if any.

For tapered Beam: Define “start” and “end” are defined in Beam Set­tings (Segment panel).

For tapered Column: Define “top” and “bottom” in Column Settings (Segment panel).

Cross Section Height at Bottom/Start (cut)

Height of element cross section at its bottom (Col­umn) or start (Beam).

Cross section is based on cut geometry.

Relevant for Beams and Columns and their segments.

For tapered Beam: Define “start” and “end” in Beam Settings (Seg­ment panel).

For tapered Column: Define “top” and “bottom” in Column Settings (Segment panel)

Cross Section Height at Bottom/Start (perpendicu­lar)

Height of element cross section at its bottom (Col­umn) or start (Beam).

Cross section is measured perpendicular to element axis.

Relevant for Beams and Columns and their segments.

For tapered Beam: Define “start” and “end” in Beam Settings (Seg­ment panel).

For tapered Column: Define “top” and “bottom” in Column Settings (Segment panel).

Cross Section Height at Top/End (cut)

Height of element cross section at its top (Column) or end (Beam).

Cross section is based on cut geometry.

Relevant for Beams and Columns and their segments.

For tapered Beam: Define “start” and “end” in Beam Settings (Seg­ment panel).

For tapered Column: Define “top” and “bottom” in Column Settings (Segment panel).

Cross Section Height at Top/End (perpendicular)

Height of element cross section at its top (Column) or end (Beam).

Cross section is measured perpendicular to element axis.

Relevant for Beams and Columns and their segments.

For tapered Beam: Define “start” and “end” in Beam Settings (Seg­ment panel).

For tapered Column: Define “top” and “bottom” in Column Settings (Segment panel).

Cross Section Width at Bottom/Start (cut)

Width of element cross section at its bottom (Col­umn) or start (Beam).

Cross section is based on cut geometry.

Relevant for Beams and Columns and their segments.

For tapered Beam: Define “start” and “end” in Beam Settings (Seg­ment panel).

For tapered Column: Define “top” and “bottom” in Column Settings (Segment panel).

Cross Section Width at Bottom/Start (perpendicu­lar)

Width of element cross section at its bottom (Col­umn) or start (Beam).

Cross section is measured perpendicular to element axis.

Relevant for Beams and Columns and their segments.

For tapered Beam: Define “start” and “end” in Beam Settings (Seg­ment panel).

For tapered Column: Define “top” and “bottom” in Column Settings (Segment panel).

Cross Section Width at Top/End (cut)

Area of element cross sec­tion at its top (Column) or end (Beam).

Cross section is based on cut geometry.

Relevant for Beams and Columns and their segments.

For tapered Beam: Define “start” and “end” in Beam Settings (Seg­ment panel).

For tapered Column: Define “top” and “bottom” in Column Settings (Segment panel).

Cross Section Width at Top/End (perpendicular)

Area of element cross sec­tion at its top (Column) or end (Beam).

Cross section is measured perpendicular to element axis.

Relevant for Beams and Columns and their segments.

For tapered Beam: Define “start” and “end” in Beam Settings (Seg­ment panel).

For tapered Column: Define “top” and “bottom” in Column Settings (Segment panel).

Element ID

Lists Element ID.

For each element: editable ID field is located on the Classification and Properties panel of construction tools, Fill and Zone tools.

Element Type

Type of AC element

Elevation to 1st/2nd Reference Level

Element's elevation relative to the project's 1st and/or 2nd Elevation Level.

Elevation levels are defined at Options > Project Preferences > Refer­ence Levels.

Element's elevation value (measured from its reference line/point) is displayed in its Info box or Settings.

Elevation to Linked/Home Story

Element's elevation relative to its linked story (Door/Window) or Home Story (other elements).

Relevant for Doors/Windows. Value is the door/window elevation from its linked (anchor) story to its sill height.

Elevation to Proj­ect Zero

Element's absolute eleva­tion, measured from zero.

Project Zero is always at zero for the purposes of measuring actual element elevation. To set other reference levels, use Options > Project Preferences > Reference Levels.

Element's elevation value (measured from its reference line/point) is displayed in its Info box or Settings.

Elevation to Sea Level

Element's elevation relative to Sea Level (Altitude as set in Location Settings).

Define Sea Level value (Altitude) at Options > Project Preferences > Location Settings.

Element's elevation value (measured from its reference line/point) is displayed in its Info box or Settings.

External IFC ID

The Globalid IFC attribute assigned to each element upon IFC import (either Merge or Hotlink IFC)

Fill Type

Name of the Fill attribute assigned to the element

To list the type of the Fill pattern (e.g. Solid, Vectorial, Symbol, Image) instead: Use the Fill Type parameter in the "General" parameter group.

Floor Plan Holes Perimeter

Total Perimeter of all the holes in the element.

Relevant for Slab, Mesh, Zone

Floor Plan Perime­ter

Perimeter of the element, including hole perimeters. Measured according to the element's 2D polygon

Relevant for Wall, Slab, Mesh, Morph

For Wall: Perimeter can vary depending on its Floor Plan Projection settings (e.g. Cut Only vs. Projected with Overhead)

Wall intersections have no effect on the perimeter value.

From Zone

Name of the Zone from which the element opens.

Relevant for Door, Window, Skylight, CW Panel

CW Panel: Zone (if any) from which the Panel faces outward. (The Zone that abuts the panel's inside surface.)

From Zone Num­ber

Number of the Zone from which the element opens.

Relevant for Door, Window, Skylight, CW Panel

CW Panel: Number of the Zone (if any) from which the Panel faces outward. (The Zone that abuts the panel's inside surface.)

GDL Preview Pic­ture

Preview picture, of GDL Object type elements only.

Height

 Height of the element.

D-W: Height of the window/door, as defined in the "Height" field of the opening's Settings dialog box or Info Box.

Curtain Wall: defined in Curtain Wall System Settings or the Info Box

Curtain Wall Panel: Height of the panel, not including the panel's extru­sion into the surrounding frames.

Zone: Height of the Zone body measured from the Zone's bottom ele­vation. Defined in the Name and Positioning Panel of Zone Settings.

Skylight: Height parameter in the Preview and Positioning Panel (or the Skylight Settings Panel)

Home Offset

Offset of element from its Home Story.

For Door/Window: The sill height, measured from the host Wall's home story.

Home Story Name

Name of element's Home Story

As defined in Element settings.

Openings: Home Story depends on the opening's vertical position in the host element.

Skylight: Home Story is the same as the host Roof/Shell.

Home Story Num­ber

Number of element's Home Story

As defined in Element settings.

Door/Window: Home Story depends on the opening's vertical position in the host element.

Skylight: Home Story is the same as the host Roof/Shell.

Hotlink and Ele­ment ID

If element is part of a Hotlink: Lists the Hotlink's Master ID as well as the Element's ID

Hotlink Master ID

If element is part of a Hotlink: Lists the Hotlink's Master ID only

ID of Connected Openings

IDs of opening(s) con­nected to this element.

IFC Assignment

Name of IFC Assignment (if any) to which element belongs.

IFC Assignment takes place in IFC Project Manager. Assignments include e.g. IFC Group, IFC Zone, IFC System.

IFC Type

Name of element's IFC Type

Classification of Archicad elements for IFC is displayed in Element Settings (Classification and Properties panel), and in IFC Project Man­ager. IFC Type depends on "Type Mapping for Export" setting of the current Preview Translator (IFC Translators dialog box)

IFC Type Product

Lists the element's IFC Type Product Type and IFC Type Product Name.

IFC Type Product is defined in the "Type Mapping for Export" setting of the current Preview Translator (IFC Translators dialog box), and is dis­played in IFC Project Manager.

Insulation Skin Thickness

Thickness of Wall, Roof, or Shell skins whose Building Material is defined as "Insulation"

Insulation Skin (Wall, Roof, Shell) is defined at Options > Project Pref­erences > Calculation Rules.

Issue Date (of last Change)

Issue ID (of last Change)

Issue Name (of last Change)

Layer

Layer of element.

Length

Length of element.

Library Part Name

Name, of GDL Object type elements only.

Linked Changes

If element or sub-element is linked to a Change: lists the number of the linked Change(s)

Locked

Element's locked/unlocked status

This is a toggle (yes/no) value expressed as a checkbox in the Sched­ule field.

Number of Open­ings

Number of Opening ele­ments.

Opening elements only (not Doors, Windows, or Skylights).

Number of Seg­ments

(new)

Parent ID

Element ID of the listed ele­ment's parent element

Relevant for sub-elements (e.g. Tread of Stair, or Panel of Curtain Wall, or Segment of a Beam/Column, or Door/Window/Skylight/Open­ing)

Position

Value of element's "Posi­tion" classification

Possible values: Interior, Exterior, Undefined

Position is set in Classification and Properties panel of Element Set­tings. Used for IFC data exchange.

Property Object Name

Name of property object (if any) linked to this element.

Property Objects can be linked to elements using the Listing panel of Element Settings. (This panel is hidden by default. Consult the Calcu­lation Guide for details.)

Quantity

For a particular listed ele­ment, displays the number of scheduled elements.

Related Zone Name

Name of the element's related Zone, if any.

In general: the Zone which the element borders or intersects in 2D.

Related Zone definitions vary by element. See Description.

An element can have only one Related Zone. (If multi­ple Zones apply, the first created Zone is listed.)

(To identify the Zone with which an element inter­sects in 3D, use the "Collid­ing Zones" parameter.)

Wall: The Zone which it borders, or the Zone which the Wall's 2D poly­gon intersects

Door/Window: Related Zone of the host Wall.

Curtain Wall: The Zone which it (or at least one of its segments) bor­ders

Curtain Wall Frame/Panel: The Zone which its CW segment borders, and which the Frame/Panel touches.

Curtain Wall Junction: All of the connecting subelements (at the Junc­tion's gridpoint) border the Zone; or two of the connecting Frames (at the Junction's gridpoint) border the Zone

Curtain Wall Accessory: The Zone bordered by the Accessory's parent Frame.

Shell/Roof: The Zone to which it connects via SEO, or by which it is cropped

Object, Light, Morph, Stair, Railing: The Zone that has the same Home Story as the element. For an Object: the centerpoint of its 3D bounding box is within the Zone polygon.

Beam: The Zone which the Beam's Reference line intersects in 2D. The Beam must be visible on this related Zone's home story.

Skylight: The Zone to which its parent Roof or Shell connects via SEO, or by which it is cropped.

Column: The Zone polygon intersected by any corner of the Column. The Column must be visible on this related Zone's home story.

Tread, Riser, Stair Structure: The related Zone of its parent Stair

Railing subelements: The related Zone of its parent Railing

Related Zone Number

Number of the element's related Zone, if any. See explanation for Related Zone Name, above.

Relative Top Link Story

Relative position of ele­ment's top-linked Story.

Relevant for Wall/Column/Zone/Stair

For example: Home + 1

Renovation Status

Existing, To Be Demol­ished, or New

As set in element's Classification and Properties panel, or Renovation palette

Show On Renova­tion Filter

Renovation Filter on which this element is shown

As set in element's Classification and Properties panel, or Renovation palette

Slant Angle

Angle of slanted or inclined element.

For Wall: Same as Wall Outside Slant Angle. (See also Wall-specific Inside Slant Angle parameter).

Beam: Angle of an inclined Beam

CW Frame or Panel: Slant angle measured to the horizontal plane.

Structural Func­tion

Load-bearing, or Non-load -bearing, or undefined

As set in element's Classification and Properties panel

Structure Type

Basic, Composite, or Com­plex Profile

Bottom Surface

Name of the Surface assigned to the bottom of the element.

Bottom Surface Area (Conditional)

Surface area of the bottom of the element - this area may be conditioned on a defined Calculation Rule.

Condition: Subtracts the area of holes only if they exceed a given size, as defined in Options > Project Preferences > Calculation Rules

Reduced by trims and SEO's.

Bottom Surface Area (Net)

Area of the Surface of the bottom of the element.

Reduced by any SEO's or holes.

Bottom Surface Area (Gross)

Area of the Surface of the bottom of the element.

Edge Surface

Name of the Surface assigned to the element edge.

Lists the element´s default edge surface (as defined in its Building Material). Not listed for composite elements.

For Openings: name of its extrusion surface override, if any (applied in Opening Settings, Model panel)

To list all Surfaces, including custom ones and those of composite ele­ments, use a Surface-type list (e.g. All Finishes).

Edge Surface Area (Net)

Surface area of the ele­ment edge

Reduced by trims and SEO's

Edge Surface Area (Gross)

Surface area of the ele­ment edge

Surface (All)

List of all surfaces used in the element, including any overrides

Surface Area

Generally: the sum of all surfaces of an element.

Beam: The sum of all Beam surfaces (top, bottom, ends)

Column: Surface area of the Column's cross-section

Shell: Net surface area of the Reference Side

Top Surface

Name of the Surface assigned to the top of the element.

Defined in Element Settings (via Building Material, or Override in Model Panel)

Top Surface Area (Conditional)

Surface area of the top of the element - this area may be conditioned on a defined Calculation Rule.

Condition: Subtracts the area of holes only if they exceed a given size, as defined in Options > Project Preferences > Calculation Rules

Reduced by trims and SEO's..

Top Surface Area (Net)

Area of the Surface of the Top of the element.

Reduced by any trims, SEO's or holes.

Top Surface Area (Gross)

Area of the Surface of the Top of the element.

To Zone

Name of the Zone toward which the element opens.

Relevant for Door, Window, Skylight, CW Panel

CW Panel: Name of the Zone (if any) that abuts the panel's outside surface.

To Zone Number

Number of the Zone toward which the element opens.

Relevant for Door, Window, Skylight, CW Panel

CW Panel: Name of the Zone (if any) that abuts the Panel's outside surface.

Top Link Story

Element's top-linked Story, expressed as both relative and absolute.

Relevant for Wall/Column/Zone/Stair

For example: Home + 1 (2. Story)

Top Offset

Offset from element's Toplink Story

Applicable to elements with a top link: Wall, Column, Zone, Stair

Top/Bottom Eleva­tion to Reference Level

Elevation of the element's topmost (or bottom) point in 3D space (regardless of its reference line or anchor point).

Use the parameter corresponding to the desired reference level for the measured elevation: First/Second Reference Level, Home Story, Proj­ect Zero or Sea Level.

Define levels at Options > Project Preferences > Reference Levels.

Unique ID

Automatically generated ID that is conserved through­out the life of the project

Also known as the element's Archicad "Global unique identifier" (GUID).

Volume (Gross)

Volume of the element

Wall: Includes Volume of Openings, doors and windows.

Column: Includes Volume of both Core and Veneer.

Roof/Shell/Slab: Includes the volume of any holes. Reduced by trims.

See also the Slab parameter: "Gross Volume of the Slab, Minus the Holes"

Volume (Net)

Net volume of the element. Reduced by volume of holes and Solid Element Operations

Column: (including the volume of the core and of the veneer, if any).

Roof-Shell-Slab-Mesh: is reduced by the surface of any holes. Reduced by trims and SEO's.

Wall/Beam/Morph: reduced by holes and SEO's

Door-Window: Volume of the opening cut by the Door/Window. (Vol­ume calculation based on hole that results from cutting the GDL open­ings out of the Wall.)

Volume (Condi­tional)

Volume of Construction element (Beam, Roof, Shell, Slab, or Wall).

This volume may be condi­tioned on a defined Calcu­lation Rule.

Condition: subtracts the volume of any openings that exceed a given size, as defined in Options > Project Preferences > Calculation Rules.

Reduced by trims and SEO's.

Width

Element Width parameter, as defined by its geometry or in Element Settings.

Object: Width of the Object as defined in the "Dimension 1" field of the Preview and Positioning Panel of Object Settings.

Column: Width of the column: Core Dimension 1 value, plus the width of any veneer.