Section outline

    • The Definition tab of the Slab Style dialogue

    • KEY FEATURES

      At the top of the dialog, you will see a section diagram of your slab style. It shows the slab's components.

      Overall Thickness: This field is inactive (greyed) for Slab styles because the overall thickness is the product of the slab's component thicknesses. All slab objects have at least one component.

      Edit Slab Attributes

      Slab Attributes: The parameters of this dialog allow you to set fill and pen attributes for the slab. Click the Make all Attributes by Class button to defer to the slab object's class settings.

      Datum: Set whether the datum is the top or bottom of the selected component. The selected component shows an icon in its row beneath the Datum column. Select a different component by clicking on another component's row in the Datum column. You can also toggle between Top-of-component and Bottom-of-component settings by clicking the icon.

      Drainage: Your selection here determines whether the entire slab (Fixed thickness slab) or only the specified component (Tapered component) will slope to accommodate drainage elements.

      Components: Add, edit, duplicate, delete, and sort your components here. You can edit specific cells directly (click the cell) or by selecting one or more components and clicking the Edit button below. (Remember: Slabs require one component minimum to function.)
    • ADDING COMPONENTS
      Click New to add components to your slab.

      Slab Component Settings

      Definition: Set the component's defining features. A new component needs a Name and Thickness at minimum. If a Material is selected, the component can automatically derive its Section Fill, Texture, and Lambda value from that Material.

      Section Fill, Section Pen, and Texture: The graphic appearance of the component can be

            • set by Style (set Material to None, click Remove by Class Settings, and edit the fields manually),
            • set by Class (select a Class from the Definition dropdown, set Material to None, and click Make all Attributes By Class), or
            • set by Material (select a Material in the Definition field).

      Note: When a Material is assigned to a component, the Material's attributes override the Section Fill and Texture. However, you can still change to a different Texture while keeping the Material active.

      Edge Offset: Here, you can set an Auto-Bound reference for a slab component when the slab object has wall associations. When a wall association is active, the slab component's edge will offset to meet a designated face within the wall assembly. You can also apply an Offset value to the Auto-Bound reference. You can also enter an edge offset value in the Manual field, used when no wall associations are present.

    • A diagram f the different offset optons for slab components relative to a wall object

    • Master Snap Points:  These checkboxes allow you to activate a snapping priority for the top and/or bottom of a component. This is usually done for structural components to make dimensioning easier.