Adding a Structural Floor or Deck

You create structural floors and decks by sketching them. You can sketch lines for the slab edges either by picking walls or by using the Line tool. Typically you will sketch a floor in a plan view, although you can sketch it in a 3D view, provided the work plane of the 3D view is set to the work plane in which you want to place the structural floor. The top of the structural floor is offset relative to the level at which it is placed. For information about Height Offset from Level, and other Structural Floor parameters, see Structural Floor Properties.

For information about structural floors and hidden lines, see Display of Hidden Lines of Structural Concrete Components.

To add a structural floor

1. On the ribbon, click (Structural Floor).

   Where is it?

   • Architecture tabBuild panelFloor drop-down Floor: Structural
   • Structure tabStructure panelFloor drop-down Floor: Structural
2. From the Type Selector, specify a structural floor type.
3. On the ribbon, click (Boundary Line).
4. Click (Pick Walls) and select the bounding walls.
   Note: Instead of picking walls you can sketch a structural floor. On the Draw panel of the ribbon, use the sketch tools to form the boundary of the structural floor. The sketch must form a closed loop or boundary condition.
5. To change the span direction, click (Span Direction), and click the desired edge or line.
6. (Optional) On the Options Bar:
   
   specify an offset for slab edges.
   • specify an offset for slab edges.
   • select Extend into wall (to core).
   
7. On the ribbon, click (Finish Edit Mode).

Note: To add openings to a structural floor, see Openings in Structural Floors.

Related topics

• Span Direction
• Modifying Structural Floors
• Structural Floors
• Cantilevers