DesignSeries.pngCreating Slabs

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The Slab tool is in the Building Shell tool set.

The Slab tool creates architectural floor slabs. Slabs can be drawn manually or they can be based on, and associated with, an existing set of walls. The method of associating slab components with wall components can be specified, to create accurate and detailed cross-section views. Energy-related information specified for slabs is considered when conducting an energy analysis (Vectorworks Architect required).

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To draw a free-standing slab manually with the Slab tool, select the Polyline mode. If the walls are already drawn, select the Picked Walls mode or Inner Boundary mode to create a slab bounded by visible walls.

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Mode
Description

Picked Walls

Defines the perimeter of a slab based on a closed set of selected walls

Inner Boundary

Creates a slab object in a clicked area that is bounded by visible walls

Polyline

Draws a polyline slab object; as with a polyline, select one of six types of control points for the vertices from the Tool bar

Corner Vertex

For Polyline mode, creates the slab using polyline segments with straight lines and angled vertices at the control points

Bézier Vertex

For Polyline mode, creates the slab using polyline segments with curves pulled toward, but not touching the control points

Cubic Vertex

For Polyline mode, creates the slab using polyline segments with curves that pass through the control points

Tangent Arc

For Polyline mode, creates the slab using polyline segments that are tangent to the previous segment

Point on Arc

For Polyline mode, creates the slab using polyline segments that are drawn by clicking three points: the start point, a point the arc passes through, and the end point

Arc Vertex

For Polyline mode, creates the slab using polyline segments with curves that look like a fillet placed at the control points

Fillet Radius

For Polyline mode, sets the fillet radius when the Arc Vertex mode is selected

Preferences

Sets the default parameters that are used for each slab object

Slab Style

The files and folders available in the current document, in other open documents, and in the libraries are listed on the left. Select a file to display thumbnails of the slab styles available in that location, and select the desired style.

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Drawing Slabs Manually

Creating Automatically Bounded Slabs from Existing Walls

Converting Slab Boundary Associations

Using Slab Styles

Creating Slab Components

Editing Slab Geometry

Creating Floors

 

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