Adding a Mezzanine

You can add a mezzanine by adding the mezzanine as a separate story or by using a reference plane.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Create a building mass.
See Also
Creating a Mass
Activating a Story
Adding a Slab
Changing Story Height

Add a Mezzanine as a Separate Story

You can add a mezzanine as a separate story.

  1. If necessary, add the mezzanine story as follows:
    1. In the tree, right-click the story below the intended mezzanine.
    2. From the context toolbar, click Insert Story Above .
  2. In the tree, delete the primary slab for the mezzanine as follows:
    1. In the mezzanine, select Primary Slab 1.
    2. Press Delete.
  3. Activate the mezzanine story.
  4. Create a slab sketch as follows:
    1. From the Building section of the action bar, Positioned Sketch .

      Note: You can create a sketch using Sketcher.

    2. In the 3D area, create a closed sketch.
    3. In the Sketcher app, in the Sketch section of the action bar, click Exit App .

    Make the sketch the shape and size you need for the mezzanine.

  5. Create the slab using the Slab from the Building section.

The system creates the mezzanine slab for your assigned mezzanine story.

Add a Mezzanine with a Reference Plane

You can use a reference plane to add a mezzanine between stories.

  1. Activate the story below the intended mezzanine.
    For example, to create a mezzanine above story 1, activate story 1.
  2. To accommodate the mezzanine, adjust the story height of the active story.
  3. To create a reference plane for the mezzanine:
    1. From the Wireframe and Surface section of the action bar, click Plane .
    2. In the Plane Definition dialog box, under Plane type, select Offset from plane.
    3. Under Reference, select the active story in the tree or in the 3D area.
    4. To change the offset distance from slab of the story below, in the 3D area, drag the Offset handle to the desired offset distance. Alternatively, enter an offset distance value in the Plane Definition dialog box.

      The offset distance becomes the height of the story below the mezzanine.

    5. In the Plane Definition dialog box, click OK.
    The system creates a reference plane for the mezzanine.
  4. In the tree under the active story, click the new reference plane.
    For example, under the active story, under PartBody, click Plane.2.
  5. Create a slab sketch as follows:
    1. From the Building section of the action bar, Positioned Sketch .

      Note: You can create a sketch using Sketcher.

    2. In the 3D area, create a closed sketch.
    3. In the Sketcher app, in the Sketch section of the action bar, click Exit App .

    Make the sketch the shape and size you need for the mezzanine.

  6. Create the slab using the Slab from the Building section.

The system creates a mezzanine slab that you can see in the 3D area using the Section View and the View Selector .

Tip: If the slab fails to appear, adjust the building cut height using the manipulator arrow in the Activate Story command. Ensure that the cut height includes the mezzanine slab.