Create a Flooring

You can create flooring from a closed sketch profile or from an internal space.

See Also
Creating a Mass
Activating a Story
  1. Before you begin:
    1. Create a mass.
    2. Activate the story where you want to place the flooring.
    3. To create a flooring from a profile sketch, create a closed profile sketch on the active story.

      You can use the Rectangle or Line command from the Building section of the action bar. Or, you can use a command from the Sketch section.

    4. To create a flooring from an internal space, create or add a space.
  2. From the Building section, click Flooring .
  3. In the Flooring dialog box, choose either:
    OptionStep
    To create a flooring from a sketch profile
    1. Select Profile .
    2. In the 3D area, click the profile sketch that is to serve as the basis for the flooring.
    3. From the dialog box, from the flooring location list, select one of the following:
      • - Added to create the flooring both inside and outside the building.
      • - Interior to create the flooring only inside the building.
      • - Exterior to create the flooring only outside the building.
    To create a flooring from a space
    1. Select Space .
    2. In the 3D area, click a wall of the space requiring the flooring.
  4. To specify the sub-floor thickness:
    1. From dialog box, from the flooring option list, select Subfloor Thickness .
    2. In the 3D area, drag the Subfloor Thickness handle or enter the thickness in the value box.
  5. To specify the floor thickness:
    1. From the dialog box, from the flooring option list, select Floor Thickness .
    2. In the 3D area. drag the Floor Thickness handle or enter the thickness in the value box.
  6. From the dialog box, click .

The system creates the flooring. For a flooring for a space, the system lists the flooring in the tree under the story where the space is located. For a flooring based on a profile sketch, the system lists the flooring under the story where the profile sketch is located.