Floors and ceilings modeling - Duplicating and editing slab edge types

Tutorial resources

These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:

slab-edge-tools_002.rvt - (9 mb)

Transcript

00:04

So looking at the slab edges, we've placed it,

00:06

we can see it's placed along the edges as we want,

00:09

but it is a little bit too low. So

00:11

to change this,

00:13

we'll go to a section view.

00:14

So scroll it up the project browser, we'll find the atrium section view

00:19

and double click to open this.

00:22

Now zooming into where we placed this lab edge there,

00:25

we can see it on the edge of the floor.

00:28

And as you say, we can see it sticking down as well.

00:30

And this is due to the insertion point of the profile family,

00:34

I'll select the slab edge

00:37

and now looking at the properties palette,

00:39

you can see we have parameters here for vertical and horizontal profile offset.

00:44

However, as I'm not sure what the exact distance needs to be,

00:48

we can just use the move tool.

00:51

So with it selected from the modify ribbon tab, we'll click on the move tool

00:56

and then we can snap to the bottom of the slab edge for the start point

01:01

and then click to the underside of the floor

01:04

and then those two will be lined up.

01:08

So now we'll go back to the 3d view.

01:10

And we can see now that we have that slab edge around the floor as we want it. And

01:15

if I just adjust the section box here to

01:17

include the top of the slab edge, then we can see that is looking just how we need it.

01:22

So that finishes off that floor,

01:24

I'll uncheck the section box to bring back the rest of the model.

01:28

And now panning across,

01:30

we can see the cantilever slab that we need to thicken the edge of.

01:34

So to do this,

01:35

we'll go back to the architecture ribbon tab and

01:37

from the build panel under the floor tool,

01:39

we'll click the floor slab edge tool

01:44

from the type selector. We'll change it to be the thick and 24 by 12 inch type.

01:51

So now we just need to pick the four

01:53

lower edges of the cantilever

01:55

slab here

01:56

so that we have that thickened edge all the way round.

02:01

So I haven't got that done. We'll click, modify to finish placing it

02:04

and that was swapped back to the atrium section view

02:08

to review the slabs that we've placed.

02:11

Zooming into the edge of the canal

02:12

lever slab here,

02:14

we can see it's placed it in,

02:16

however, it's not merged in as the previous UPS stand was.

02:19

And that's because we need to assign the same material

02:22

to the slab edge as it is on the floor.

02:25

So I'll select the slab edge

02:27

and from the properties palette,

02:28

we'll click edit type to access the type properties.

02:32

And we can see the materials parameter here which is set to be by category.

02:37

So I'll click on this

02:38

and open up the material browser from the button that appears

02:43

and the concrete cast in place gray material was still there

02:46

from where we applied it to the floor up stand.

02:48

I'll click on this one and then click OK

02:51

to apply that to this slab edge too

02:54

and then we'll click, OK, again, to save those changes.

02:57

And now we can see that that material is applied and

02:60

that joint between the floor and the slab edge has disappeared,

03:03

making it appear to be one object.

03:04

Now,

03:05

we also want to mirror the direction of the slab

03:08

edge so that the sloping edge is on the outside face

03:12

and to do this, we'll swap back to the 3D view.

03:15

So now if I select on the slab edge,

03:18

you see we have the flip orientation grips here,

03:21

so we'll click on the flip horizontal orientation.

03:25

Now, we can see that's mirrored the profile around.

03:28

However, it is now sticking out from the floor. So we will need to change this

03:32

going up to the properties palette.

03:33

We can see we have the parameter here for horizontal profile offset

03:38

and we'll change this to be minus 24 inches.

03:41

And when we apply this,

03:44

we can see that move back into the correct location.

03:48

So now we'll swap back to the atrium section view.

03:51

And we can see now that we have the

03:52

slab edge thickened around the edge of our cantilever

03:55

slab.

03:56

And that finishes the slab edge that we need to create.

Video transcript

00:04

So looking at the slab edges, we've placed it,

00:06

we can see it's placed along the edges as we want,

00:09

but it is a little bit too low. So

00:11

to change this,

00:13

we'll go to a section view.

00:14

So scroll it up the project browser, we'll find the atrium section view

00:19

and double click to open this.

00:22

Now zooming into where we placed this lab edge there,

00:25

we can see it on the edge of the floor.

00:28

And as you say, we can see it sticking down as well.

00:30

And this is due to the insertion point of the profile family,

00:34

I'll select the slab edge

00:37

and now looking at the properties palette,

00:39

you can see we have parameters here for vertical and horizontal profile offset.

00:44

However, as I'm not sure what the exact distance needs to be,

00:48

we can just use the move tool.

00:51

So with it selected from the modify ribbon tab, we'll click on the move tool

00:56

and then we can snap to the bottom of the slab edge for the start point

01:01

and then click to the underside of the floor

01:04

and then those two will be lined up.

01:08

So now we'll go back to the 3d view.

01:10

And we can see now that we have that slab edge around the floor as we want it. And

01:15

if I just adjust the section box here to

01:17

include the top of the slab edge, then we can see that is looking just how we need it.

01:22

So that finishes off that floor,

01:24

I'll uncheck the section box to bring back the rest of the model.

01:28

And now panning across,

01:30

we can see the cantilever slab that we need to thicken the edge of.

01:34

So to do this,

01:35

we'll go back to the architecture ribbon tab and

01:37

from the build panel under the floor tool,

01:39

we'll click the floor slab edge tool

01:44

from the type selector. We'll change it to be the thick and 24 by 12 inch type.

01:51

So now we just need to pick the four

01:53

lower edges of the cantilever

01:55

slab here

01:56

so that we have that thickened edge all the way round.

02:01

So I haven't got that done. We'll click, modify to finish placing it

02:04

and that was swapped back to the atrium section view

02:08

to review the slabs that we've placed.

02:11

Zooming into the edge of the canal

02:12

lever slab here,

02:14

we can see it's placed it in,

02:16

however, it's not merged in as the previous UPS stand was.

02:19

And that's because we need to assign the same material

02:22

to the slab edge as it is on the floor.

02:25

So I'll select the slab edge

02:27

and from the properties palette,

02:28

we'll click edit type to access the type properties.

02:32

And we can see the materials parameter here which is set to be by category.

02:37

So I'll click on this

02:38

and open up the material browser from the button that appears

02:43

and the concrete cast in place gray material was still there

02:46

from where we applied it to the floor up stand.

02:48

I'll click on this one and then click OK

02:51

to apply that to this slab edge too

02:54

and then we'll click, OK, again, to save those changes.

02:57

And now we can see that that material is applied and

02:60

that joint between the floor and the slab edge has disappeared,

03:03

making it appear to be one object.

03:04

Now,

03:05

we also want to mirror the direction of the slab

03:08

edge so that the sloping edge is on the outside face

03:12

and to do this, we'll swap back to the 3D view.

03:15

So now if I select on the slab edge,

03:18

you see we have the flip orientation grips here,

03:21

so we'll click on the flip horizontal orientation.

03:25

Now, we can see that's mirrored the profile around.

03:28

However, it is now sticking out from the floor. So we will need to change this

03:32

going up to the properties palette.

03:33

We can see we have the parameter here for horizontal profile offset

03:38

and we'll change this to be minus 24 inches.

03:41

And when we apply this,

03:44

we can see that move back into the correct location.

03:48

So now we'll swap back to the atrium section view.

03:51

And we can see now that we have the

03:52

slab edge thickened around the edge of our cantilever

03:55

slab.

03:56

And that finishes the slab edge that we need to create.

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