Managing object phasing on the Object Info palette
The Object Info palette is the hub for monitoring the phase status and changing the phase data for selected objects and object instances. The Phasing group displays for all objects that can be phased. You can not only view the object instance's current phase status but also change the phase in which an instance was created; remove an instance in a phase, and select whether it is demolished or available for reuse; relocate an object to create a new instance; navigate to a linked instance of the same object; and designate an object as temporary.
Although the Object Info palette is the central location for managing an object's phase data, many of these operations can also be completed in other ways depending on your workflow, such as using the Demolition tool to demolish or remove several objects quickly, and tracking all removed and relocated objects in the Phasing palette. See the additional topics in the Phasing help section for alternative methods.
Certain rules apply to how objects can be managed in the Object Info palette:
An object's phase assignments can only be changed in design layers.
Some objects, including some industry-specific plug-in objects, objects such as the heliodon, and some annotations, can't be phased.
Hosted objects (such as doors and windows) can't be created before or removed after their hosting objects (such as walls).
Individual components of component-based objects (such as walls, slabs, roofs, and hardscapes) can't have a different phase status than their parent objects.
Symbols are always phased as a single object.
Objects contained within groups can each be removed and relocated independently of the other grouped objects when editing the group. When the contained objects have different settings, the Object Info palette settings for the group show in an indeterminate state. If contained objects have different Reuse states, you are given the option of how to handle any instances that may be lost in a demolish/remove operation. Groups can't have relocated instances.
If an object with phasing data is copied and pasted into the same or another file, all phasing data is removed from the new copy, and it's treated as an entirely new object.
Project phasing enforces a logical order of operations that must be possible during construction. For example, a removed object can only be designated for reuse in the phase when it was removed or later, and can't be relocated to an earlier phase; only available phases display for selection. Here and elsewhere when managing object phasing, if you attempt an operation that is out of order, or that may delete linked instances (such as attempting to demolish an object that is reused in a later phase), alerts will notify you of the conflict and provide options to resolve it.
Available options on the Object Info palette depend on the design layer's active phase and the status of the object instance in that phase. See Managing objects with phasing for information about how an object's status in active phase is determined and changes through a project's timeline.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Phase Created/Phase Relocated/Phase Removed |
Determines the phase in which the selected object/instance was created, relocated, or removed. When an object is created, removed using the Demolition tool, or relocated using Place Object for Relocation, these parameters are automatically set to the active phase when the operation is completed. You can change these phase assignments manually from the lists. The lists include only the phases that are logically available for the change being made; for example, an object can't be relocated to a phase before it was removed. Hosted objects, such as windows, doors, or slab modifiers, can be set to match the phase of its host using the <Same as [host object]> option. |
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Temporary |
Indicates that an object, such as a dumpster or portable toilet, is on site but not part of the project itself. Temporary objects can't be reused. This option must be selected before an object can be removed from the same phase it was created in. When created and removed in the same phase, the object's active phase status is Temporary. The Demolition tool can't be used to demolish or remove a temporary object; select the Phase Removed, above. If a temporary object extends across multiple phases, the active phase status is New, Existing, or Demolished depending on its relation to the active phase, just like any other object. In this case, the Temporary check box is the only indication that an object is temporary. |
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Reuse |
Indicates that an object will be reused in the active phase or stored for reuse in a later phase. An object can only be reused if this option is selected. Component-based and temporary objects can't be reused. |
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Place Object for Relocation |
Activates the object marked for reuse for placement in the drawing. A bull's eye cursor displays, along with a dotted outline of the object to be placed. Click to relocate the object in the drawing. See Relocating a removed object. |
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Removed from/Relocated in phase |
When the currently selected instance of an object has been removed and relocated, and therefore has multiple phase assignments, displays the name of the phase from which a previous instance of the object was removed or to which a later instance of the object was relocated. Because this information pertains to earlier or later instances of objects, and not the selected instance, it is informational only and can't be edited. |
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Navigate to Removed/Relocated Instance |
For objects that have been removed and relocated, selects the previous or next instance of the object in the drawing area. The phase and view change as needed to show the instance in the drawing window. |
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Use alternate attributes |
When Enable alternate attributes for removed/demolished objects is selected in document preferences, allows alternate data visualization attributes to be applied to removed or demolished objects; see Document preferences: Display tab. This option is primarily needed to comply with drawing standards in some German language regions. |
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Status in Active Phase |
Displays the object's status relative to the active phase. This information is determined automatically, based on the object's phase created/removed/relocated and the currently active phase, and can't be edited. New: The object was created but not removed in the active phase. Existing: The object was created or relocated in a previous phase. Demolished: The object was removed in the active phase and is not designated for reuse. Removed: The object was removed in the active phase and is designated for reuse. Relocated: A removed instance of the object was placed in the active phase. Temporary: The object was both created in and removed from the active phase. Past: The object was demolished or removed before the active phase and therefore does not exist in the active phase. Future: The object was created, or a relocated instance was placed, in a phase after the active phase and therefore does not exist in the active phase. |
