Place Steel Deck By Selecting Structural Members
- Complete a deck specification using the controls and settings on the Place Deck dialog.
- Select Structural Members from the Place By: drop-down menu.
- Press the Place button. The tool prompts you with Pick first Structural Member.
- Select the first supporting Structural member. The tool prompts you with Pick next Structural Member, Reset to accept place boundary.
- Repeat the previous step until you have selected all the supporting Structural members that form the deck boundary.
- Reset to complete selecting Structural members. The tool now prompts you with Place first point to define deck extrude direction.
- Enter a data point anywhere in the design space. The tool now prompts you with Place the next point to accept.
- Enter another data point in the direction in which you want the steel decking to be oriented. The deck is placed, and the Place Deck tool resumes ready to place another deck. You are prompted with Pick first Structural Member.
- Do one of the following: