Creating Column Reservations

You can create column reservations for column covers and wall enclosures. Wall enclosures are made of studs and sheathing material.

  1. To use column locations to locate the column reservations, create a structural grid.
  2. Use the Activate Story command to activate the story where you want to locate the column reservations.

    If you are using a structural grid to locate the column reservations, activate a story within the range of stories that the structural grid encompasses.

  3. From the Building section, click Column Reservation .
    . The system displays a column reservation that you can drag throughout the 3D area
  4. To change the shape of the column reservation, from the Column Reservation dialog box, do the following:
    1. In Circular , click the desired shape.
    2. Edit the characteristics for the shape.

    Option Optionally, Change Setting For:


    		Circular Diameter


    		Square
    • Dimension
    • Rotation


    		Rectangle
    • Length
    • Width
    • Rotation

    Tip: To avoid creating a column reservation with the wrong shape, make your shape selection before placing the column.

  5. Drag the column reservation into the building and click it into the location.

    If you have a structural grid, you can place the column reservation on a gridline intersection.



  6. Continue to drag and click each additional column reservation for the story.
  7. From the dialog box, click .
  8. To delete any unnecessary column reservations from the 3D area:
    1. Click the unwanted column reservation.
    2. Press Delete.