Structural Floors

Use the structural floor tool to add structural floors to a building model.

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About Structural Floors
You create structural floors by defining their boundaries, either by picking walls or using drawing tools.
Create a Structural Floor
Create a structural floor by selecting support framing, walls, or by sketching the extent of the floor.
Add a Cantilever to a Structural Floor
Add cantilever offsets by editing the boundary sketch of the structural floor.
Add a Floor Span Direction Symbol
You can reapply a floor span direction symbol if it has been removed from the structural floor.
Specify the Span Direction of a Structural Floor
Use the floor span direction symbol to change the orientation of the steel deck.
Video: Apply Structural Deck Profiles
Adjust the metal deck profile shape and layers to better conform to documentation requirements.
Change the Profile of a Composite Deck
Adjust the deck profile to better conform to as-built documentation requirements.
About Sloped Structural Floors
Use sloped surface tools to edit a structural floor.
Add an Opening in a Structural Floor
Use openings to allow for shafts and ramps between levels.
Add a Drop Panel to a Structural Floor
Add drop panels to reinforce a structural floor at column locations
Structural Floor Instance Properties
Modify instance properties to change a structural floor's level, height offset, slope, and more.
Structural Floor Type Properties
Modify type properties to change a structural floor's structure, default thickness, function, and more.

Parent topic: Structural Engineering