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It’s not just limited to objects solids, however.
At Bricsys 2018 the guys showed us how
to us Propagate section details extruded across the length of the
structure of a building.
Actually it’s an indispensable tool I think, if you
want to go into high level of detail – Jürgen
There’s a
whole host of variants for the Propagate tool:
- BIMPROPAGATEEDGE extrudes an
object along an edge and it even miters corners.
- BIMPROPAGATEPLANAR propagates
connections between planar elements (walls/slabs/roofs).
- BIMPROPAGATELINEAR propagates
connections between linear elements (beams, columns, pipes,
ducts and their connections to walls and slabs).
- BIMPROPAGATEPATTERN propagates a
single element on a flat surface to multiple locations and
grids. It can be used to propagate lights, light switches,
windows, air diffusers, etc.
What was the design process?
Propagate started life as BIM Suggest. Which only
looked at connecting slabs and walls. The product was expanded for
V19 to create Propagate. Which allows you to Propagate, not only
slabs and walls but junctions between beams and structural elements,
windows, flow terminals, light fixtures… the list goes one.
How does Propagate work with other tools?
Grids are smarter and better for V19. They can be
created on walls, floors, and surfaces in straight lines, along
curved surfaces or radially. You can use any of the standard tools
to edit your grids. If the element is created along a grid, there
is no need to select the grid, propagate will automatically detect
the grid and Propagate the object along. See it in
action here.
Assigned material properties and even object colors
are retained, when an object is propagated. Which makes adding BIM
data to your designs even easier.
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green tick to accept the
suggestion and the 
red cross to reject the
suggestion. An 
exclamation point will
appear if the duplication intersects another object.
