Drawing line supports
You can use line supports as an axis of symmetry. This is very useful if a floor is symmetrical and you wish to model only half of it. Be aware that line supports could prevent post-tensioning forces being applied to the floor.
Note: The Point Support tool (
) and Line Support tool (
) share the same button on the Layer Specific toolbar.
) and Line Support tool () share the same button on the Layer Specific toolbar. Note: If slab elements are already drawn, you need to draw line supports along the edge of the slab elements. The ends of the line supports must be at slab element nodes. Line supports cannot traverse a slab finite element.
To drawing a line support on slab elements