Metric Tutorials - Autodesk

Adding a Composite Deck
In this exercise, you add a composite deck to Level 2.
Training File
■ Click File menu ➤ Open.
■ In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Metric\m_RST_CSM_Add_Deck.rvt.
Add composite deck
1 In the Project Browser, under Structural Plans, double-click Level 2.
2 On the Modelling tab of the Design Bar, click Slab.
3 On the Design Bar, click Floor Properties.
4 In the Element Properties dialog:
■ For Type, select 160mm Concrete with 50mm Metal Deck.
■ Under Constraints, enter -200 mm for Height Offset from Level.
5 Click OK.
6 On the Design Bar, click Lines.
7 Sketch lines along the structure perimeter using the interior-most model lines of the glazing as
snap points, and then sketch along the girders.
8 On the Design Bar, click Finish Sketch.
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