Creating Buildings from Parameters, Reference Planes, or a Spreadsheet

Create Building lets you create a building product structure by editing a set of parameters, selecting reference places, or from a spreadsheet.

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Create Buildings from Parameters

  1. In the Create Building dialog box:
    1. In Stories above ground, enter the number of stories that the building has above ground.
    2. In Stories below ground, enter the number of stories that the building has below ground.
    3. In Story height, enter the distance between two stories.
    4. In Ground elevation, enter the elevation of the ground story.
    5. In Slab thickness, enter the thickness of each slab.
  2. Click .

Create Buildings from Reference Planes

  1. In the tree, select reference planes.
  2. To specify the ground elevation manually:
    1. In the Create Building dialog box, select the Specify ground elevation check box.
    2. In Ground elevation, select the elevation of the ground story from the available options.
  3. Click .

Create Building from Spreadsheet

  1. In the Create Building dialog box, click Browse.
  2. In the Open Spreadsheet dialog box, browse to a spreadsheet and click Open.
  3. In the Create Building dialog box, in Ground story elevation, select the elevation of the ground story from the available options.
  4. Click .