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Wall electrical outlet settings

Elena Damiani
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Electrical outlets include a set of configurable variants (settings) that adapt them to different design requirements.

These variants are common to all electrical outlet types, such as Type A, Type B, and Idrobox, but some settings vary depending on whether the outlet is installed on a wall or floor.

This article illustrates wall electrical variants. Click here for floor electrical variant settings.

Wall outlet variants are organized in 3 tabs:

  • Settings
  • Materials
  • Visual elements

Note: You can access electrical outlet variants only from the 2D view. For detailed instructions, see How to configure room utilities.

 

Settings

This section contains the outlet's main settings. Some of them are specific to wall outlets.
 


They are:

  • Model
    Allows you to choose the outlet model in the outlet gallery. For more information, see Electrical outlet gallery.
     
  • Distance from flooring
    Specifies the outlet height above the floor. Enter the required distance.
     
  • Horizontal
    Rotates the outlet by 90°
     
  • Back face
    Moves the outlet to the external side of the wall.
     
  • Measurements
    Controls the display of the outlet's position measurement on the standard room dimension lines. See the article Layer-based design measurements for more details.
    Available options are:
     
    • Display measurements
      Displays the measurement to both ends of the outlet.



       
    • Do not display measurements
      Hides measurements.



       
    • Display measurements centered
      Displays only the center measurement.

Materials

This tab includes all variants that impact the outlet's color, material, and texture.
 

 

They are:

  • Socket color
    Defines the outlet's material and texture. You can open the material gallery by clicking on the current material icon.
    Click the Socket color variant to open the gallery. 
    The gallery lets you browse, search, filter, sort, and preview available materials and textures.


     
  • Socket color type
    Allows you to choose among multiple color libraries like RAL Classic, PANTONE +, etc., or a custom color.
     
  • Socket RGB
    Allows you to choose the specific color within the library selected above. If you chose Custom color above, you can choose the specific color on a color picker.
Visual Elements

All utilities available in 3CAD Next include specific settings that enable you to add descriptive text adjacent to their 2D and 3D representations, as well as control their visibility and appearance in the 3D view.
 

 

They are:

  • Activate 3D
    Makes the utility visible in the 3D view.
     
  • Activate symbol
    Displays the 2D symbol in the 3D view. This option is independent of Activate 3D.
     
  • Text 2D
    Displays a custom label in the 2D view. For optimal visibility, limit the label to 10–12 characters and press Enter to apply.
     
  • Text 3D
    Displays a custom label in the 3D view. For optimal visibility, limit the label to 10–12 characters and press Enter to apply.