Applying Cantilevers when Creating a Structural Floor

  1. Open a plan view displaying the beams or bay that will support the structural floor.
  2. On the ribbon, click Structural Floor.

      Where is it?

    • Structure tabStructure panelFloor drop-down Floor: Structural
    • Architecture tabBuild panelFloor drop-down Floor: Structural
  3. Click Modify | Create Floor Boundary tabDraw panelBoundary Line and then click (Pick Supports).
  4. On the Properties palette, under Other, enter offset values for both Concrete Cantilever and Steel Cantilever.
  5. Click Apply.
  6. Select the beams that will support the structural floor.
  7. Click Modify | Create Floor Boundary tabMode panelFinish Edit Mode.
Note: The cantilever offset is applied in relation to the direction that the slab edge was created. This is applicable to line sketching, Pick Supports, or Pick Walls structural floor creation. In instances where the cantilever appears to be inside the structural floor: enter sketch mode, select the edge, and adjust the cantilever values to negative numbers.