Floors: Stacking

Purpose: The Stacking section allows to define how the different floors of the building are arranged vertically. In this section helps adjust floor heights, parapet values, stacking order, and select which floorplan outline belongs to each level. The Stacking view provides a 3D representation of the full building massing, helps verify that floors align correctly and accurately reflect the project’s real structure. Parapet values in the Stacking section must be adjusted if they do not match the parapet values defined at the project level, just as floor heights must remain consistent across the model. Ensuring these values match is essential for maintaining correct geometry and alignment. Any changes made in this section must be confirmed by clicking Update model to ensure that all inputs are synchronized.

Floor Level Dropdown (1): A dropdown that reveals additional information for each floor level, such as Floor Height, Parapet, and other key vertical parameters. This allows to quickly access and adjust the structural height settings for each floor.

Add Stack (2): Adds a new floor stack entry to reflect additional building levels in the project. Use this when the project includes more floors than currently listed.
 

Additional Options (3): Opens a menu with additional actions for a selected floor level, including:

• Duplicate - Creates a copy of the selected floor, including its assigned floorplan and settings.
• Move Up - Moves the selected floor one level higher in the stacking order.
• Move Down - Moves the selected floor one level lower in the stacking order.
• Reset - Restores the selected floor’s settings (such as height or position) to the default or original state.
• Delete - Removes the selected floor from the stacking list.

These options help you manage, reorder, or reuse floor definitions efficiently.

Additional Floor Data Dropdown (4): Provides access to technical values such as SST (Structural Slab Thickness) and FFT (Finished Floor Thickness). This dropdown shows height‑related references that support proper vertical alignment between levels.

 

Update Model (5): Applies all changes made in the Stacking section to the 3D model. Always click this after adjusting heights, parapets, or stacking order to ensure all updates are reflected visually.

 

Cubic Orientation Box(6): A 3D navigation cube showing the cardinal directions of the model North, South, East, and West. Clicking faces of the cube rotates the 3D view to that corresponding direction.

 

Perspective (7): Changes the camera to Perspective mode, giving a more realistic 3D look with depth and distance. Useful for visualizing how the building appears naturally.

 

Orthographic (8): Switches the camera to Orthographic mode, which removes perspective distortion and provides a more technical, parallel view. Ideal for checking alignment and proportional accuracy across floors.

Visibility Options

The Visibility Options (9) panel allows you to control exactly which elements appear in the Stacking workspace. Each item in the list such as projections, balconies, panels, architectural lines, helpers, notes, floor outlines, and more can be turned on or off individually.
By adjusting these visibility toggles, you can:

• Show only the elements you want to focus on, such as the main building massing or balconies.

• Hide distracting layers when working on specific adjustments.

• Improve clarity when checking floor alignment, heights, or overall geometry.

• Verify model structure by isolating key components visually.

Nothing is deleted when toggled off. These settings only affect what you see on the screen, making it easier to review the stacked model without visual clutter.