Metric Tutorials - Autodesk

Adding Shafts
11 Proceed to the next exercise, Adding Shafts on page 165.
In this exercise, you add 2 shaft openings on 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_Adding_Shafts.rvt.
Add first stairway shaft opening
1 In the Project Browser, under Structural Plans, double-click Level 2.
NOTE Make sure this view is using the Wireframe model graphics display style. If it is not, use the
View Control Bar to make the change.
2 Enter WF (keyboard shortcut for Wireframe).
3 Zoom around the stairway in grid location F3-G4.
4 On the Modelling tab of the Design Bar, click Opening ➤ Shaft Opening.
5 On the Design Bar, click Pick Walls.
6 Select the 4 walls surrounding the stairwell.
7 On the Design Bar, click Properties.
8 In the Element Properties dialog, under Constraints, do the following:
■ For Top Constraint, select Up to level: Roof.
■ For Base Constraint, select Foundation.
■ For Top Offset, enter -300 mm.
■ For Base Offset, enter -300 mm.
■ Click OK.
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