To make it easy for you to work with components in Pythagoras Web, we have divided components into groups, types and instances:
A component group may be "Tables" or "Chairs".
A component type can be "Desk", "Conference table" or "Office chair".
A component instance can be a single desk, a single conference table, or an individual office chair.
Which component groups, component types, and component instances you have access to depends entirely on who you are and what organisation you work for. You will only have access to the component groups, component types and component instances your organisation has chosen to work with.
When working with 3D components you must work on the component type level.
If a component type is shown in 3D, all component of that specific type will be shown in 3D. If you convert a 3D component to a 2D component, all component of the converted type will be shown in 2D instead of 3D.
In order to convert a 3D component to a 2D component, you must activate the component command. For more information on how to activate the component command, see "Activate the component command", in section 5.3.2.11.
To convert a 3D component to a 2D component:
Go to the graphical search field (see image below).
If you are not already on the tab in question, click the "Tree" tab (see the first image below). Clicking the "Tree" tab opens a component tree. In the component tree you will find a list of the component groups available to you (see the second image below).
3. Open a component group by clicking a component group in the component tree (see the first image below). Clicking a component group will open a list of component types available in the model (see the second image below). Note that each component type is linked to three buttons: one button called "Open component type definition", one called "Select/deselect all components of this type", and one called "Show/hide all components of this type" (see the third image below).
4. Select the component type you wish to view in 2D instead of 3D by clicking the Select/unselect button linked to the component type (see the first image below). Note that all components of the selected type will be marked red in the model (see the second image below). Also note that, unless you want to, you do not have to select the component type you wish to view in 2D instead of 3D. However, it can be beneficial to select the component type you wish to view in 2D instead of 3D. This is because, if you select the component type you wish to view in 2D instead of 3D, you get an overview of which components are of that specific type.
5. Open the component card linked to the component type you wish to view in 2D instead of 3D by clicking the button called "Open component type definition" (see the first image below). In the component card you will find a drawing window and a graphical search field. In the drawing window you will find a 3D representation of the component type which component card you opened (see the second image below). In the graphical search field you will find a command called "Appearance" (see the third image below).
6. Click "Appearance" in the graphical search field (see the first image below). When you click "Appearance", you will be shown a list of 3D models available in Pythagoras Web (see the second image below). Note that each 3D model is linked to two buttons: one button called "Select as 3D model for this component type" and one called "Remove this 3D model" (see the third image below).
7. Click the "Select as 3D model for this component type" button that is marked red (see the first image below). When clicking the "Select as 3D model for this component type" button that is marked red, the 3D model linked to the component type you are working with will be removed from it, which means that the component type's 3D representation will disappear. When a component type's 3D representation disappears, all components of that specific type will be converted from 3D components to 2D components (see the second image below).
8. Close the component card (see the first image below). Closing the component card will redirect you back to the floor plan view. Note that the changes made has not yet taken effect (see the second image below).
9. Click the button called "Reload floor plan" (see the first image below). Clicking the button called "Reload floor plan" will reload the floor you are working with. Once the floor has been reloaded, all components of the type you have been working with will be converted to 2D components in the model (see the second image below).
