An intermediate plane is always a horizontal plane parallel to the top/bottom reference level of a story, and is defined for a selected (active) story. Because it allows defining structure elements positioned between the bottom and top levels of a story, the intermediate plane is an alternative to defining offsets while creating structure elements (walls, columns, beams).
Define an intermediate plane:
- Plane name - enter a name for the plane
- Click
- Specify parameters of the plane location
- Reference level - select bottom or top of a story
- Offset - enter the distance the plane will be offset from the selected reference level
- Click
(Add).
The defined plane is added to the list of planes in the Manager of plane properties dialog.
After you define a plane, it is available for selection in the dialogs used when defining structure model elements (such as beams, slabs, and walls).