Editing is often easier in plan, either because more tools work in the Plan view or because it is difficult to get a suitable viewing angle on the target. Wouldn’t modelling be simpler if you could temporarily transform an entire assembly into a flat, plan view, and then put it back into the model when you had finished?

FrameWright delivers this functionality with its Assembly tools. Any selection of objects can be designated as an ‘Assembly’, which behaves just like a standard ArchiCAD group with an added bonus - you can define and recall two working planes: One for easy editing, and another which fits with the building model. An entire building can be ‘flattened’ or ‘repackaged’ in one step!