Thursday, January 21, 2010

Can't See / Set Metal Deck Span Direction

Problem: Metal deck is spanning the wrong direction.

Solution: You must tag the deck with the deck span tag. It has its own command button, serarate from the regular Tag buttons. It should already be loaded in the default structural template. Once the deck is tagged you can rotate that deck span tag to the correct angle. Do this in a working plan or delete the tag when finished.

Problem: The deck is not visible in section views, and the deck span tag is not available when trying to tag a deck.

Solution: Change the deck properties to "Structural". It is a radio button in the element properties dialogue box.

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