Default Story Levels

Stories contain levels with names and parameters defined by standards. When a story has a level, it can be used as a potential boundary for objects in its story (such as walls, slabs, and so on) or for the story above or below it. You can select the automatically defined levels when creating a story, or create customized levels by defining the default story levels before creating the stories. Certain projects may require custom level types, which can also be set up in advance.

To create or edit default story levels:

1. Select Tools > Organization to open the Organization dialog box. Click the Stories tab.

The functionality of the Organization dialog box is described in The Organization Dialog Box.

2. Click Default Story Levels.

The Default Story Levels dialog box opens, listing the currently defined default levels, their elevations (offset from the story elevation), and any associated layer names.

3. Click New to create a new default story level, or Edit to modify the currently selected default level.

The New Default Story Level or Edit Default Story level dialog box opens.

Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Level Type	Select the type of level from the list of standard levels, or click New Level Type to add the name of a custom level type to the list
Elevation	Sets the elevation of the layer, relative to the story.
Create Layer	Creates a design layer, and associates the level with the layer; this is necessary when the level and associated layer contains objects such as furniture, fixtures, walls, windows, and so on. When a level is only being used as an elevation reference for bounded objects, an associated layer is not needed. When an associated layer is no longer required and Create Layer is deselected, an alert displays. Select Yes to delete the layer, or No to keep the layer in the file but disassociate it from the level.
Name	Specifies the name of the associated layer. This name is used with a story-specific prefix or suffix to create the actual layer name.
Scale	Click Scale to set the scale to use for the associated layer; see Design Layer Scale
Layer Wall Height	Sets the default height for walls and columns that belong to the associated layer; the object’s settings must define its top height by the layer wall height for the object to use this height

4. By default, several level types are available, such as slab, finish floor, and ceiling; default story level types are provided as default content (see Resource Libraries). To create a custom level type, select New Level Type from the Level Type list.

The New Level Type dialog box opens. Enter the name of the new type of level.

5. Click OK to return to the New/Edit Default Story Level dialog box.

6. Once the default story level has been defined or modified, click OK to return to the Default Story Levels dialog box.

7. Once the default story levels in the list have been defined or modified, click OK to return to the Organization dialog box.

Stories can now be created. They will use the default information specified to create the levels associated with the stories.

Managing Level Types

Available story levels can be managed from the Organization dialog box.

To manage available level types:

1. Select Tools > Organization to open the Organization dialog box. Click the Design Layers tab.

2. Click Level Types.

The Level Types dialog box opens. Specify the level types that are available by default when creating stories.

Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Level Type Name	Lists the current default level types
New	Opens the New Level Type dialog box, to create a new level type
Edit	Opens the Edit Level Type dialog box, to edit the name of the level type
Delete	Deletes the currently selected level type

3. Click OK.

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Creating and Managing Stories

The Organization Dialog Box

Standard Viewports

Standard Naming

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