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Apply slopes, add split lines and points, and assign variable thickness to floor layers.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
6 min.
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Transcript
00:04
Panning across to where the stairs are coming down to the lower level.
00:09
We need to add a ramp in next to the stairs
00:11
to make the building more accessible.
00:14
So we'll use a floor tool to create the ramp and it
00:17
will be easier to do this in the plan view again.
00:20
So I'll swap back to the site floor plan view.
00:27
And now from the architecture ribbon tab on the build panel,
00:30
we'll click the floor tool
00:34
looking at the type selector. We'll change this to be the site paving type of floor.
00:42
Now to sketch in the ramp,
00:43
I'll go to the draw tools on the create floor boundary ribbon
00:47
and it's currently set to pick wolves. So I changed this to the pick lions tour
00:52
and now moving down into the area where we need to create the ramp,
00:56
we can click on the edges of the floors that are already there
00:59
to trace around their boundary,
01:01
which will coincide with the boundary of the ramp.
01:05
So once we've got all four of those created, we will need to trim off the edges.
01:09
So from the modify ribbon on the modify panel,
01:11
we'll choose the trim extender corner to
01:14
and now we can just work our way around
01:16
all four corners here
01:18
to create that enclosed boundary that we need.
01:22
So I haven't got that enclosed boundary. We'll click, finish edit mode
01:26
and we can see that we're being asked about attaching the floor.
01:29
And do we want walls that go up to this floor's level to be attached to its bottom? So
01:34
or click, don't attach
01:36
and we've got this message because we're at the site level
01:39
and we need this to be down at the street level.
01:43
So with the floor still selected, we'll go to the properties pallet
01:47
and from the constraints panel here,
01:48
we'll change the level from site to street level.
01:53
So I haven't completed the floor.
01:55
We'll swap back to the 3D view
01:59
and there we can see the floor down at the street level
02:02
and we can see at the end here,
02:03
we need to change the height of this to go up to the floor at the top here.
02:08
So let's do this with the floor selected.
02:10
We'll go to the modify floors, ribbon tab from the shape editing panel, we'll click,
02:14
modify sub elements
02:16
and then we can just click this end of the floor here
02:20
and then go to the options bar here and we'll just type in the elevation to be 8 ft.
02:25
And then once we apply this, we can see that raise up to meet the floor at the top here
02:31
and it's sloping down there to, to the bottom to create the ramp,
02:36
we can see that we have a gap underneath the ramp.
02:39
And we would like this to be filled in
02:42
and to do this, we'll create a new floor type with a variable layer.
02:47
But first,
02:48
let's look at the ramp in section.
02:49
So from the project browser, we'll open up the view section five
02:54
as this section goes through the location of the ramp.
02:59
And here we can now see the floor sloping down with the gap underneath this.
03:03
So to make the new floor type
03:05
with the floor selected,
03:07
we go to the properties palette and click edit type
03:12
at the top of the type, properties. We'll click duplicate to make a new type
03:17
and we'll name this site paving ramp
03:22
and then click OK to accept that new name and create that new type.
03:26
So we need to edit the structure.
03:28
So from the construction panel,
03:29
we'll click the edit button next to the structure parameter.
03:33
So we can see we have the one layer of the
03:35
site paving here and we need to add another layer in.
03:38
So from the bottom of the assembly here, we'll click insert
03:42
and that will add the new layer at the bottom.
03:44
So we'll click the up button to move it above the core boundary.
03:49
Now let's change the thickness to 1 ft.
03:52
And now we need to assign a material. So we'll click by category
03:56
and then open the material browser from the ellipses button that appears
04:02
at the top of the material browser. We'll search for concrete materials
04:06
and then from the results,
04:07
we'll choose the concrete cast in place gray
04:09
material to assign that onto our new layer.
04:13
Now, I won't make this available there just yet. We'll just see what happens first.
04:18
So
04:18
we'll click OK to save this and OK. Again, to apply that onto the floor
04:24
and zooming in,
04:25
we can see now that we have our new floor type with the paving
04:28
layer at the top and then the 1 ft concrete layer beneath that.
04:32
And we can see that it's also of a consistent thickness as it slopes up the ramp.
04:37
So I'll select the ramp and then from the properties palette,
04:40
we'll click edit type to access its type properties.
04:44
And then again,
04:45
we'll click the edit button next to structure to access the assembly.
04:49
Now looking at the layers, we have the concrete layer at the bottom
04:52
and then we have the variable thickness column and we
04:55
just need to check that for the concrete layer here.
04:58
And then we can click, OK to save this change
05:01
and then click, OK. Once again to apply that to the floor
05:05
and straight away,
05:06
we can see that concrete layer is now going down to the bottom of the ramp
05:10
with its thickness variant.
05:12
Now to fill up the extra 8 ft of height that we added to the top of the ramp
05:17
and swapping back to the 3D view.
05:19
We can now see that that gap under the ramp
05:21
has been filled in by the variable thickness concrete layer.
05:25
And that now completes the creation of the ramp between the levels.
Video transcript
00:04
Panning across to where the stairs are coming down to the lower level.
00:09
We need to add a ramp in next to the stairs
00:11
to make the building more accessible.
00:14
So we'll use a floor tool to create the ramp and it
00:17
will be easier to do this in the plan view again.
00:20
So I'll swap back to the site floor plan view.
00:27
And now from the architecture ribbon tab on the build panel,
00:30
we'll click the floor tool
00:34
looking at the type selector. We'll change this to be the site paving type of floor.
00:42
Now to sketch in the ramp,
00:43
I'll go to the draw tools on the create floor boundary ribbon
00:47
and it's currently set to pick wolves. So I changed this to the pick lions tour
00:52
and now moving down into the area where we need to create the ramp,
00:56
we can click on the edges of the floors that are already there
00:59
to trace around their boundary,
01:01
which will coincide with the boundary of the ramp.
01:05
So once we've got all four of those created, we will need to trim off the edges.
01:09
So from the modify ribbon on the modify panel,
01:11
we'll choose the trim extender corner to
01:14
and now we can just work our way around
01:16
all four corners here
01:18
to create that enclosed boundary that we need.
01:22
So I haven't got that enclosed boundary. We'll click, finish edit mode
01:26
and we can see that we're being asked about attaching the floor.
01:29
And do we want walls that go up to this floor's level to be attached to its bottom? So
01:34
or click, don't attach
01:36
and we've got this message because we're at the site level
01:39
and we need this to be down at the street level.
01:43
So with the floor still selected, we'll go to the properties pallet
01:47
and from the constraints panel here,
01:48
we'll change the level from site to street level.
01:53
So I haven't completed the floor.
01:55
We'll swap back to the 3D view
01:59
and there we can see the floor down at the street level
02:02
and we can see at the end here,
02:03
we need to change the height of this to go up to the floor at the top here.
02:08
So let's do this with the floor selected.
02:10
We'll go to the modify floors, ribbon tab from the shape editing panel, we'll click,
02:14
modify sub elements
02:16
and then we can just click this end of the floor here
02:20
and then go to the options bar here and we'll just type in the elevation to be 8 ft.
02:25
And then once we apply this, we can see that raise up to meet the floor at the top here
02:31
and it's sloping down there to, to the bottom to create the ramp,
02:36
we can see that we have a gap underneath the ramp.
02:39
And we would like this to be filled in
02:42
and to do this, we'll create a new floor type with a variable layer.
02:47
But first,
02:48
let's look at the ramp in section.
02:49
So from the project browser, we'll open up the view section five
02:54
as this section goes through the location of the ramp.
02:59
And here we can now see the floor sloping down with the gap underneath this.
03:03
So to make the new floor type
03:05
with the floor selected,
03:07
we go to the properties palette and click edit type
03:12
at the top of the type, properties. We'll click duplicate to make a new type
03:17
and we'll name this site paving ramp
03:22
and then click OK to accept that new name and create that new type.
03:26
So we need to edit the structure.
03:28
So from the construction panel,
03:29
we'll click the edit button next to the structure parameter.
03:33
So we can see we have the one layer of the
03:35
site paving here and we need to add another layer in.
03:38
So from the bottom of the assembly here, we'll click insert
03:42
and that will add the new layer at the bottom.
03:44
So we'll click the up button to move it above the core boundary.
03:49
Now let's change the thickness to 1 ft.
03:52
And now we need to assign a material. So we'll click by category
03:56
and then open the material browser from the ellipses button that appears
04:02
at the top of the material browser. We'll search for concrete materials
04:06
and then from the results,
04:07
we'll choose the concrete cast in place gray
04:09
material to assign that onto our new layer.
04:13
Now, I won't make this available there just yet. We'll just see what happens first.
04:18
So
04:18
we'll click OK to save this and OK. Again, to apply that onto the floor
04:24
and zooming in,
04:25
we can see now that we have our new floor type with the paving
04:28
layer at the top and then the 1 ft concrete layer beneath that.
04:32
And we can see that it's also of a consistent thickness as it slopes up the ramp.
04:37
So I'll select the ramp and then from the properties palette,
04:40
we'll click edit type to access its type properties.
04:44
And then again,
04:45
we'll click the edit button next to structure to access the assembly.
04:49
Now looking at the layers, we have the concrete layer at the bottom
04:52
and then we have the variable thickness column and we
04:55
just need to check that for the concrete layer here.
04:58
And then we can click, OK to save this change
05:01
and then click, OK. Once again to apply that to the floor
05:05
and straight away,
05:06
we can see that concrete layer is now going down to the bottom of the ramp
05:10
with its thickness variant.
05:12
Now to fill up the extra 8 ft of height that we added to the top of the ramp
05:17
and swapping back to the 3D view.
05:19
We can now see that that gap under the ramp
05:21
has been filled in by the variable thickness concrete layer.
05:25
And that now completes the creation of the ramp between the levels.
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