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Before you begin:
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Create a mass. Alternatively, you can create a mass using a DWG or DXF
floor plan sketch.
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Activate Shell and Core.
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Use Sketch from DWG to import the DWG or DXF
floor plan sketch.
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In the Sketch from DWG dialog box, ensure that
Unit Selection matches the unit measurement
of the drawing you are importing; otherwise select the matching unit
from the list.
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Select the Merge Overlapping Entities check box.
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Clear all other check boxes.
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In the layer list, select the drawing layers to import into the sketch.
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Click OK.
In the tree, the system adds the sketch under
Shell and Core under External
References.
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From the 2D to 3D section of the action bar, click Shafts from Floor
Plan
.
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From the
Shafts from Floor Plan dialog box, click
Select a floor plan sketch
, and in the
tree,
click the floor plan sketch.
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From the dialog box, in
Starting story, select the starting story.
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From the dialog box, in
Number of Stories, enter or select the number
of stories that the shaft is to pass through.
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In the dialog box:
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Enter in
Maximum opening width a value to reflect
the largest opening in the sketch for elements such as windows and doors.
Your entry is the largest distance the command attempts to
identify as a door, window, or wall opening.
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Enter in
Minimum shaft area a value to reflect the
minimum shaft area in the sketch.
The command does not create any shaft smaller than your
entry.
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Enter in
Maximum wall thickness a value that
reflects the maximum thickness of the shaft walls in the sketch.
Your entry is the largest distance between lines that the
command considers for a wall. The command does not create any wall thicker than
your entry.
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To convert all valid boundaries in the sketch to three-dimensional
shaft spaces, click
Generate All
.
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To remove walls around the shaft, in the
Shafts From Floor Plan dialog box, click
Remove Walls
.
Remove Walls is a toggle. When you remove
walls, the system highlights the toggle.
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To see a preview of the valid shaft boundaries and openings,
click
Analytical View
.
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To only make specific valid boundaries in the sketch into
three-dimensional shaft spaces, click each individual boundary that you want to
convert.
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Click
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The system creates the
three-dimensional shafts both in the
3D area
and in the
tree,
where it lists the shafts under
Shell and Core.