Fixture placement

This is an extension (PythonPart) for ALLPLAN, that can speed-up placing fixtures in the model by aligning them with the curved surface of the architectural elements, such as circular walls.

Installation

1. Download the .allep package from the release page.
2. Install it in ALLPLAN via drag&drop

Important

For ALLPLAN 2025, make sure to download the right release, e.g. 2025.X.X

The plugin contains one PythonPart Fixture placement. It can be run from the ALLPLAN Library:

Private -> AllepPlugins -> AllplanGmbH -> FixturePlacement -> Fixture placement

Features

• Fixture placement allows you to place small components (like fixtures) created as PythonParts using VisualScripting
• The component follows your mouse, like during regular placement, but when you point on any 3D volume geometry (e.g. a wall), it is rotated so that its aligned with the solid's surface
• You can rotate the component around it's local Z axis by specifying an angle in the dialog line (on the bottom-left corner)
• The alignment works also in a UVS
• The tool allows you to place new and move existing PythonParts.

How to use

1. After starting the Fixture placement select the snapping mode you want to use:

   • By ray (recommended): a ray is sent from the observer eye in the direction pointed by the mouse. The component is placed at the intersection point of the ray and the face of any 3D volume, it hits first. The component is also aligned with the normal vector of this face.
   • By point:as soon as a point has been detected by the ALLPLAN Point Snapping functionality (which is indicated by a red cross) the face nearest to this point is taken as reference. The component is placed at this point and aligned with the nearest face.

2. To place a new VisualScripting PythonPart, click on Browse... and select the .pyp file.

3. To move an existing PythonPart (not necessarily VisualScripting), pick it by clicking on it in the viewport

Things to keep in mind

• You can only place PythonParts created using VisualScripting.
• The tool aligns local Z axis of the component with the normal vector of the surface - you cannot change that behavior.
• The tool is not capable of snapping to objects with B-Rep geometry (in ALLPLAN known as general 3D objects)

Wishes & Bugs

To report a bug or a wish, open an issue (requires a GitHub account) or let us know at pythonparts@allplan.com.