ARCHITECT ELEMENT Tags

ARCHITECT ELEMENT Tags

ELEMENT tags are applied to groups and components — they can be thought of as nouns, whereas the other tags are more like adjectives. Elements are the pieces of a building that complete your design. Listed are the ELEMENT tags.

ELEMENT_Background

The Background tag is applied to groups that holds sketches, field measurements, and CAD imports for drawing on top of. These entities can be imported images, separate groups on Layer0/Untagged, or loose geometry. Anything that drives your design is a background.



ELEMENT_Barriers

The Barriers tag is applied to the nested group that holds anything that is not necessarily a wall but that gets in the way. Think retaining walls, fences, planters, and railings, both interior and exterior. These objects are best represented using a three-dimensional (3D) object for perspective views and two-dimensional (2D) graphics for plan views.


ELEMENT_Beams

The Beams tag is applied to the groups and components that represent the beams that hold up your design. Beams can be wood, steel, concrete—anything structural. These objects are best represented using a 3D object for perspective views and 2D graphics for plan views.



ELEMENT_Ceiling Equipment

The Ceiling Equipment tag is applied to the objects that are attached to the ceiling. For instance, fans, HVAC ducts, and sprinklers. These objects are best represented using a 3D object for perspective views and 2D graphics for plan views.


ELEMENT_Ceilings

The Ceilings layer is applied to the groups that holds all edges and surfaces that represent ceilings. Ceilings are built down from the floor group in the level above. Even though a soffit technically has a vertical wall, it still belongs in the ceilings layer.



ELEMENT_Columns

The Columns tag is applied to groups and components that represent the columns that hold up your design—usually steel, concrete, or wood posts—sometimes exposed, sometimes buried in a wall. These objects are best represented using a 3D object for perspective views and 2D graphics for plan views.



ELEMENT_Buildings

The Buildings tag is applied to models of surrounding buildings that are worth noting. This could be detailed buildings to play off of in design or even rough block buildings to describe a cityscape. These buildings are often made by geo-modeling techniques, downloaded from the 3D Warehouse or from FormFonts.  This tag was changed from ELEMENT_Context to ELEMENT_Buildings to allow for a LOCATION_Context.  This means you can have more detailed context models as well as simpler buildings within your site.




ELEMENT_Decorative Objects

The Decorative Objects tag is applied to any object that breathes life into a scene. These objects will show up in perspective views and on the RENDER and VR scene tabs, but typically not in plan, section, and elevation. For instance, magazines on a coffee table, candles on the dining room table, or a bottle of wine in the kitchen. Because decorative objects are not used in plans, they do not need a 2D graphic and 3D object.



ELEMENT_Doors

The Doors tag is applied objects representing doors. Doors must be represented by a 2D graphic and 3D object in order to render properly in plan.

ELEMENT_Entourage

The Entourage tag is applied to objects representing people, animals, and action in general that bring life to a scene. This is different from decorative objects because you often want the people turned off in SketchUp but still render decorative objects in your rendering program.

ELEMENT_Equipment

The Equipment tag is applied to the nested group that holds objects that represent appliances, HVAC units, electrical boxes, and utilities. These objects are best represented using a 3D object for perspective views and 2D graphics for plan views.


ELEMENT_Fixtures

The Fixtures tag is applied to the nested group that holds all objects that represent plumbing fixtures, millwork, sinks, vanities, cabinets, and built-ins—anything that you would have fabricated. These objects are best represented using a 3D object for perspective views and 2D graphics for plan views.


ELEMENT_Floors

The Floors tag is applied to the nested group that holds edges and surfaces that represent the floors of a building or house. You can divide the floor surface to paint different floor materials. The floor should be represented by a mass that stretches to the extents of the framing. Usually the floor framing is completely hidden by the floor ELEMENT.


ELEMENT_Foundation

The Foundation tag is applied to the group that holds edges and surfaces that represent the footings, stem walls, and steel that support a structure. If needed, a foundation can be represented using a 3D object for perspective views and 2D graphics for plan views. Usually, a concrete slab belongs on the floor layer.


 

ELEMENT_Framing

The Framing tag is applied to the group that holds components that represent the minor structural framing that holds up your design. All two-bys, floor joists, and rafters belong on the framing layer. Framing is typically not seen, wrapped in drywall, buried underneath a floor, and covered by the roof ELEMENT. These objects are best represented using a 3D object for perspective views and 2D graphics for plan views.

ELEMENT_Furniture

The Furniture tag is applied to the group that holds objects that represent chairs, beds, tables, and couches. These objects are best represented using a 3D object for perspective views and 2D graphics for plan views.


ELEMENT_Hardscapes

The Hardscapes tag is applied to the group that holds edges and surfaces that represent roads, sidewalks, and patios—anything that is paved or poured outside of the house.



ELEMENT_Lights

The Lights tag is applied to the group that holds objects that represent all can lights, sconces, and chandeliers — anything that is hardwired in. A lamp typically belongs on the Decorative Objects layer, or possibly the Furniture layer if you need it to show up in the furniture plan. These objects are best represented using a 3D object for perspective views and 2D graphics for plan views.



ELEMENT_Roof

The Roof tag is applied to the group that holds edges and surfaces that represent a roof. A complex roof is best represented using a 3D object for perspective views and 2D graphics for plan views. The roof ELEMENT usually covers the framing ELEMENTS.


ELEMENT_Stairs

The Stairs tag is applied to the group that holds edges and surfaces that represent stairs. The stairs are usually best represented using a 3D object for perspective views and 2D graphics for plan views.

ELEMENT_Terrain

The Terrain tag is applied to the group that holds edges and surfaces representing soft ground including grass, mulch, and dirt.

ELEMENT_Trim

The Trim tag is assigned to the group that holds geometry that represents decorative trim pieces—for instance, baseboard, fascia boards, window trim, and crown molding. Exterior trim and gutters can also be placed within this group.



ELEMENT_Vegetation

The Vegetation tag is applied to the group that holds all objects representing trees, shrubs, and flowers. These objects are best represented using a 3D object for perspective views and 2D graphics for plan views.

ELEMENT_Walls

The Walls tag is applied to the group that holds the edges and surfaces that represent the walls in your design.


ELEMENT_Windows

The Windows tag is applied to the group that holds components that represent the windows in your design. These objects are best represented using a 3D object for perspective views and 2D graphics for plan views. The 2D graphic should cover the inside face to outside face of the wall to properly mask out wall hatches that will be stacked below.

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