Level |
The height of the construction level above the base level
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Floor |
By setting a construction level to be a Floor you are indicating that it is a major level in the building. Floor levels are used to determine items such as your inter story height and positions from which column splices are laid out. If a level is not set to be a floor then no live load reductions will be accounted for in the beams at that level, or in the columns supporting that level.
There can certainly be a number of levels that are clearly floor levels, but there could be many others that are not. For example you create intermediate levels in order to define:
- half landing levels and stairs,
- K Bracing - you require a construction level for the intermediate bracing connection points,
- steps in the building floor levels.
Where you define a level which is clearly not a floor, then you should not check the floor box.
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Type |
The level type can be:
- T.O.S = Top of Steel
- S.S.L = Structural Slab Level
- T.O.F = Top of Foundation
Note: Slabs are modeled above the level when it is set to T.O.S but below the level when it is set to S.S.L or T.O.F
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Short Name |
Each construction level should be given a unique reference. Typically this might be a storey number, 1, 2 , 3 etc. |
Long Name |
Each construction level can also be given a name to further assist identification. 'First Floor', or 'Mezzanine' etc. |
Name |
Automatically generated from the short and long name. By default this will be used as the name in the Structure tree |
Mesh 2-way Slabs in 3D Analysis |
- On = 2-way slabs are meshed in the 3D building analysis and grillage chasedown analysis in addition to the FE chasedown analysis.
- Off = 2-way slabs are only meshed in the FE chasedown analysis.
Note: The Sub Model in which the Level is contained determines the mesh parameters that are applied.
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Include in Export |
Determine whether Level should be included in CXL or IFC export.
- Floor Only - include only if defined as a Floor.
- Yes - always include.
- No - never include.
Note: The lowest Level will always be exported.
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Show grids in plane view |
Controls whether the Grid & Construction Lines checkbox in Scene Content has any effect in plane views:
- On = The Scene Content Grid & Construction Lines checkbox switches grid & construction lines on and off
- Off = Grid & construction lines are always off, irrespective of the Scene Content Grid & Construction Lines checkbox setting
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Show grids in 3D view |
Controls whether the Grid & Construction Lines checkbox in Scene Content has any effect in 3D views:
- On = The Scene Content Grid & Construction Lines checkbox switches grid & construction lines on and off for the specified level
- Off = Grid & construction lines are always off for the specified level, irrespective of the Scene Content Grid & Construction Lines checkbox setting
Note: This setting does not control the display of Architectural Grids which have a separate checkbox in Scene Content.
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Decomposition> Keep solver model |
Controls whether you will be able to review the solver model used for load decomposition between analyses:
- On = the solver model is retained, you might choose to use this setting if you need to investigate any validation warnings that relate to load decomposition.
- Off (default) = the solver model is discarded immediately after analysis has been performed.
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