Adding a Story Below

You can add a story below the lowest level in the original mass or structural grid (that is, the ground level) or below any stories added with the Insert Story Below command.

This task shows you how to:

See Also
Activating a Story

Context: This task is specifically designed to add a below ground level story. For example, you can use it to add an underground parking garage to a building.

Add a Story Below In the Tree

In the tree, you can add a story below ground level.

  1. In the tree, click the ground level Primary Slab.1.

    Tip: To display Primary Slab.1, expand the story, Building, and Slabs nodes.

    After you add the first underground story, you can click the Primary Slab.1 of an underground story to insert another below-ground-level story.

  2. From the context toolbar, click Insert Story Below .

The tree and the building reflect the newly added story. A below ground level story displays with a negative number.

Add a Story Below from the Building

You can add below ground level stories to a building while working in the building.

  1. Activate the ground level.

    After you add the first underground story, you can click an underground story to insert another below-ground-level story.

  2. From the active story in the building, click the slab.
  3. From the context toolbar, click Insert Story Below .

The tree and the building reflect the newly added story. A below ground level story displays with a negative number.