OpenBuildings™ Designer Help

To Place Compound Slab

  1. Select the Place Slab tool.

    The Place Compound Slab tool settings dialog appears with the Placement tab.

  2. In the Place Compound Slab tool settings dialog, click Match Element Properties drop-down arrow and then click Load Compound Slab Settings.

    The Compound Slab Editor dialog opens.

  3. Perform the following steps in the Compound Slab Editor dialog.
    1. Click Add Layer to add multiple layers.
    2. Double click on layer in the Material tab, a drop-down arrow will appear. Click on arrow and then select Family and Part.
    3. Enter the Thickness value.
    4. Select the Core option.
    5. Enter the Edge Setback value.
      Note: When the Edge Setback has a Negative value, the edge of the leaf will expand, rather than contract. In this case, there is no physical space for the Infill Edge leaf to appear. Thus, for "Edge Setback <= 0.0" , no Infill Edge element will be created, even if isInfill = true for that layer.
    6. Enable the Infill Edge option.
    7. Double click on layer in the Edge Material tab, a drop-down arrow will appear. Click on arrow and then select Family and Part.
    8. Click OK to add the changes made, else click Cancel to discard the changes and close the dialog.
  4. Change the slab type and some of the placement options.
    • Select the Catalog Item for e.g. "Multi-Layer Compound Slab" from the catalog selection drop-down list.
    • In the Placement Options on ribbon, select Boundary for the Place By option.
  5. Position the first point of boundary and repeat the step for the other three corners to create a compound slab.

    Reset to complete the slab.

Left: Single-Layer Compound Slab, Right: Multi-Layer Compound Slab