Add Basic Building Elements

Place generic elements in the building model to plan the layout. You can assign specific element types later when you refine the design.

Add walls.   Add interior and exterior walls to the building model.
Add doors.   Add doors to the design. Specify the types of doors and their sizes.
Add windows.   Add windows to the design. Specify the types of windows and their sizes.
Add openings.  

If needed, add openings in walls or floors, roofs, and ceilings.

Add roofs.  

Add a roof based on the building footprint. Adjust the slope of the roof, if needed.

Add floors.   Add floors using wall boundaries or by sketching lines.
Add ceilings.   Add ceilings using wall boundaries or by sketching lines in a Reflected Ceiling Plan view.
Add structural columns.   Add columns to the building model.
Add beams.   Add beams to the structure.

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