Add a Drop Panel to a Structural Floor
Add drop panels to reinforce a structural floor at column locations
Open a plan view with a structural floor over a column.
On the ribbon, click Structural Floor.
Where is it?
Structure tab
Structure panel
Floor drop-down
Floor: Structural
Architect tab
Build panel
Floor drop-down
Floor: Structural
Click Modify | Create Floor Boundary tab
Draw panel
Boundary Line, and use the sketching tools to complete a sketch of the drop panel. The sketch must form a closed loop or boundary condition.
When finished, click Modify | Create Floor Boundary tab
Mode panel
Finish Edit Mode.
View the drop panel in an elevation or cross section view.
Select the new drop panel.
Right-click the new drop panel and select Properties.
On the Properties palette, adjust the Constraint parameters of the drop panel so that it is at the correct elevation in your model.
Click Apply.
Join the geometry of the elements if necessary.
Parent topic:
Structural Floors
Related Tasks
Create a Structural Floor
Join Geometry