7.2.A Placing Structural Columns

Workflow

Demo

Practice Exercise (Optional)

• Place a few structural columns manually at Level 1.
• Open the Level 2 - Structural plan view.
• Open the Structural Columns tool.
• Choose the column type and size to place from the type selector in the properties palette.
• Set the column placement options in the Options Bar to:
• Level: Level 2
• Depth: Level 1
• Placement: Vertical Column
• Place a few structural columns manually, trying to place them at the intersections of grid lines.
• Hover over the intersection of grid lines and notice how they highlight when selected for placement.
• Tap the spacebar on your keyboard to rotate the columns before placement.
• Place the remaining structural columns at Level 1 using the At Grids multiple placement mode.
• Open the Level 2 - Structural plan view.
• Open the Structural Columns tool.
• Choose the column type and size to place from the type selector in the properties palette.
• Set the column placement options in the Options Bar to:
• Level: Level 2
• Depth: Level 1
• Placement: Vertical Column
• Multiple: At Grids
• Select all of the grid lines whose intersections should be used to place new columns.
• Click the Finish checkmark to finish the multiple placement operation.
• Switch to the 3D - Structural View to confirm the column placement locations.
• Verify that the columns are spanning between Level 1 and Level 2.
• Adjust the column Base Level and Top Level properties if needed.