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Select Structural Tab > Slab Command
to display the Place Slab Controls.
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Select the parent system for the slab.
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Select the Type, Composition, Face Position, and Thickness for the slab.
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Select the support plane of the slab. You can select multiple planes to place multiple slabs at the same time. For example, if you have a multi-story building with the same floor geometry and you want the same size and type of slab on each floor, you can select the plane for each floor. You can select each floor elevation plane, and then define the boundaries on one floor. The software uses the same boundaries for each elevation level and places the slabs. After placement, the slabs are unrelated to each other and can be edited as individual entities.
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Select Coincident
to specify that you want the slab placed on the support plane that you select in
the model. This plane could be an elevation plane of a coordinate system, an existing
slab plane, the top plane of a flange, or any other flat surface that the software
allows you to select. If this selected plane moves after the slab is placed, the slab
moves with it.
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Select 3 Points Plane
to specify the support plane using three points that you specify in the model.
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Optionally, type an offset distance from the selected support plane.
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Select Define Boundaries
when you are finished selecting support planes.
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Select Sketching
to display the Sketching Controls.
Select Menu > Options > General Tab, and select Sketch In Oriented View have the software automatically switch the orientation of the active graphic view
look down on the sketching plan.
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Using the Draw commands, sketch the slab boundary.
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Select Accept
to indicate that you are finished sketching the boundaries.
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Select Navigate Backward
to return to the Place Slab Controls.
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Complete the placement:
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Select Finish
or press CTRL + ENTER to save your changes and exit the command.
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Select Finish and Modify
or press CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER to save your changes, and then start the modification
of that object.
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Select Finish and Repeat
or press SHIFT + ENTER to save your changes, and then restart the command using the
same options.
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