Mass Options

To access the Mass dialog box, from the Building section of the action bar, click Mass.

Option Definition
Insert Story

A toggle to add stories to the story height. If the toggle is highlighted, you can increase the number of stories by increasing the mass height or by increasing the value in Number of stories. Insert Story is only available after you create the first mass in a project.
Remove Walls A toggle that adds or removes walls. The outer edge of the added mass has a frame when the toggle adds walls. In the dialog box, the system highlights the toggle when walls are removed.
Profile

Indicates which sketch you are converting to a mass.
Number of storiesSets the number of stories in the mass.
Starting StorySets the elevation for the bottom of the mass.
Story HeightSets the default story height for all stories in the project. This option is only available for the first mass in the project.
Slab ThicknessSets the default slab thickness for all stories in the project. This option is only available for the first mass in the project.
Extend DownwardSets the distance by which the walls of the mass extend downward beyond the bottom of the primary slab of the starting story.