Diaphragm - review and set items to be included

Graphically select whether slab items, roof panels, and nodes are included in diaphragms from a Review View using the Diaphragm On/Off command Diaphragm attribute.

Review the diaphragm settings

Open a view and switch the view regime to Review View.
On the Review ribbon, either:
1. Click Diaphragm On/Off, or
2. Click Show/Alter State and choose Diaphragm from the Attribute list.
Slab items, roofs and nodes are color coded according to their Include in diaphragm setting.

Modify the diaphragm settings of slab items or roofs

Open a view and switch the view regime to Review View.
On the Review ribbon, either:
1. Click Diaphragm On/Off, or
2. Click Show/Alter State and choose Diaphragm from the Attribute list.
Slab items, roofs and nodes are color coded according to their Include in diaphragm setting.
In the Properties window, set Entity type to Slab Item or Roof.
Do one of the following:
- Click an individual slab item or roof panel to switch between including and excluding the element from the diaphragm.
- Hold down the left mouse button and drag a box from left to right to switch between including and excluding slab items and roof panels within the box from the diaphragm.
- Hold down the left mouse button and drag a box from right to left to switch between including and excluding slab items and roof panels within the box or cut by the box from the diaphragm.

Include or remove solver nodes from the diaphragm

Open a view and switch the view regime to Review View.
On the Review ribbon, either:
1. Click Diaphragm On/Off, or
2. Click Show/Alter State and choose Diaphragm from the Attribute list.
Slab items, roofs and nodes are color coded according to their Include in diaphragm setting.
In the Properties window, set Entity type to Solver Node.
Do one of the following:
- Click an individual slab item or roof panel to switch between including and excluding the element from the diaphragm.
- Hold down the left mouse button and drag a box to switch between including and excluding the nodes within the box in diaphragm.