Slab

Module(s): Basic: Walls, Openings, Components

You can use the Slab tool to draw slabs and slab-shaped architectural elements.

To create a slab

1. Click Slab (How).
   

   Activate Slab in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Create Architecture Basic: Walls, Openings, Components

   • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

   Basic: Walls, Openings, Components

   • Configuration: Architecture Architectural Components flyout
2. If you want, you can now modify the slab's parameters.
   Several options are provided on the context toolbar for this.
   

   • Click Properties to set the parameters in a dialog box.
   • Click Match Properties to copy the settings form an existing element.
   • Click Load favorite to select saved parameter combinations.
3. Click OK to confirm the dialog box.
4. Enter the outline of the slab using the polyline entry tools.

Tip: You can change the slab's bearing length on the fly. Place the first point for the slab and enter the bearing length. You can do this for each point you place while entering the outline.