Frieze Moldings

Frieze moldings (also known as freize boards) are mounted below the eaves of roof planes and can be generated automatically using the Build Roof dialog.

Creating Frieze Moldings

To create automatic frieze moldings, specify a molding profile on the Frieze tab of the Build Roof dialog; check Build Fascia, Gutters on the Build tab of the Build Roof dialog; and click OK. See "Build Roof Dialog".

Displaying Frieze Moldings

By default, frieze molding displays in 3D views but not in floor plan view and its default layer, Roofs, Frieze Moldings, is locked. See "Layer Display Options Dialog".

Selecting Frieze Moldings

To select a frieze molding, its layer must first be unlocked and turned on. See "Locking Layers". In floor plan or cross section/elevation view, select a wall and click the Next edit button or press the Tab key until the frieze molding is selected. When the frieze molding is selected the status bar says "3D Molding Polyline." See "The Status Bar".

Editing Frieze Moldings

Like other 3D Molding Polyines, frieze molding can be edited much the way CAD polylines are in floor plan and cross section/elevation views. See "Editing Molding Polylines".

Frieze molding can also be edited in the 3D Molding Polyline Specification dialog. See "3D Molding Polyline Specification Dialog".

If you edit a frieze molding, you may want to uncheck the Automatic Frieze property on the 3D Molding Polyline Specification dialog to avoid losing your edits if fascia is recalculated.

Once Automatic Frieze is unchecked, it cannot be checked again.To restore the automatic updating behavior of frieze molding, it must be regenerated.