Adding Foundations and Footings

Footings and foundation elements frequently are placed below the preset level of the view
Change the View Range to display these elements

Activate T.O. Footing
Hide the column grids
Properties - Underlay: 1st Floor
                  Extents - View Rang: Edit

Top: Level Above (Basement), Offset: 2300
Cut plane, Offset: 1200
Bottom: Unlimited
View Depth
Level: Unlimited

Architecture tab > Build panel > Wall
Type Selector - Basic Wall: Generic - 225mm Masonry
Properties
Location Line: Core Centerline
Base Constraint: T.O. Footing
Base Offset: 0.0
Top Constraint: Up to Level: 1st Floor
Top Offset: 0.0

Draw panel > Pick Line
Hover cursor over wall, press [Tab] until the centerline display
Select the exterior walls, stair and elevation walls

Finish the curved wall before pick the straight wall

Drag this wall end to join the bottom wall

Click Modify to end the command

Properties - Underlay: None

Change to 3D view

Add Footing to the Walls

Activate T.O. Footing plan

Type Selector - Base Wall: Generic - 600mm Concrete
Properties
Location Line: Core Centerline
Base Constraint: T.O. Footing
Base Offset: -450
Top Constraint: Up to Level: T.O. Footing
Top Offset: 0.0

Draw panel > Pick Line

Press [Tab] to pick the centerline of the wall

Change to 3D view

Creating Elevation

Elevations are face-on views of the interior and exterior of a building
4 elevation views are defined in the default template: North, South, East West
You must be in the Plan View to create Elevation View

Activate 1st Floor with Pool
View Control bar - Show Crop Region
Make sure there is enough space above pool house to add elevation mark
View tab > Create panel > Elevation - Elevation
Type Selector - Elevation: Building Elevation
View Control bar - Reveal Hidden Elements
Unhide the Elevation Mark

Another way to turn ON Elevation Mark:
Type VG or VV

Annotation Categories tab - Visibility - Check Elevation

Options bar - Scale: 1:100

Place Elevation Mark outside the pool house
Click Modify to end the command

Select the pointed side of the elevation mark
Change the Clip Plane by Shape Handle
Change the depth by Control
Show only the Pool House

Double-click the pointed side to open the elevation view

Adjust the crop region to cover 1st to 3rd Floor
Hide the grid lines and levels
Turn OFF the crop region
Rename the the elevation view to Pool - North
Repeat the same steps to add elevation marks on East, West and South views
Activate each elevation view and rename them to Pool - East, Pool - West and Pool - South

Add Interior Elevations

Activate 1st Floor Restroom

View tab > Create panel > Elevation

Type Selector - Elevation: Interior Elevation

Place in the 2 restrooms

Select the center part of the elevation marker, check all the 4 boxes

This place an elevation in each direction

Repeat the same to the other restroom

Rename them to: 

Men's Restroom - North/ East/ South/ West

Women's Restroom - North/ East/ South/ West

Open one of the elevation facing the door

The interior elevation automatically stops at the boundaries of the walls and the level above

Clean Up the Views and Add building Sections

Section can be created in Plan, Elevation and other Section view

Section view slice through the entire model

Activate 1st Floor

Select all the elements around the restroom

Status bar - Filter

Clear all except Elevations and Views, click OK

Right-click anywhere > Hide in View > Elements

View Control bar - Show Crop Region

Adjust crop region to show all elevation markers

Move them closer to the building

Off the Crop Region

View tab > Create panel > Section

Type Selector - Section - Building Section

Draw a horizontal and vertical section through the building (L - R)

Project Browser - Section (Building Section) - Rename the 2 sections to East - West Section and North - South Section

Add Wall Sections

Activate 2nd Floor Plan

Hide all grid lines and elevation markers

View tab > Create panel > Section

Type Selector - Wall Section

Draw 4 wall sections

Creating Floor

Generate any flat or slope surface
Can be based on either bounding walls or sketch with a closed loop

Flip inside or outside of the boundary location

Select Extend into wall (to core) to make the floor cut into the wall

Create a closed loop inside the floor to make an opening

Modify Floor

Change a floor to a different type by Type Selector

You can modify the Height Offset from Level
You can edit the floor in Plan or 3D view

Join Geometry - Floor

Clean up intersections
The elements remain separate, but intersections are clean up

The floors and wall on the right are not join
The floors and wall on the left are join, the intersections are clean up

Creating Shaft Opening

Opening can be added to floor, roof and ceiling.
Shaft do not cut wall, beam or other element.
Sketch must be closed

Commonly use on elevator shaft or floor opening span more than 1 floor

Creating Sloped Floor

Slope Arrow

Slope arrow only display in sketch mode

Specify the Level and Offset at Tail and Head

Creating Multiple Slopes for Drainage

Restroom, lab, garage often need to have floors that slope towards drains

Add Point
Specify the location of the low (-) or high (+) points on the surface

Set the Elevation, the elevation is relative to the top of the surface

Un-check Relative mean using the project elevation

Add Split Line
Define smaller areas on the surface

Select Chain to draw more than one connected segment

Pick Supports
Select structural beams that define the split lines

Modify Sub-Elements
Change the elevation of edges and points
Change the location of points

Reset Shape
Remove slopes from surface

Creating Floor - Exercise

Activate Basement view
Hide Section, Elevation views and Grids
View Control bar - Show Crop Region
Adjust the crop region to show the main building only
Architecture tab > Build panel > Floor

Type Selector - Floor: Concrete-300mm
Draw panel > Pick Wall

Pick interior face of all the exterior walls, make sure the boundary is closed
Mode panel > Finish

Click Yes to join geometry - Floor to Walls

Start Floor command again
Type Selector - VCT
Properties palettes - Height Offset: 6mm

Draw the boundary as shown, click Finish

Click Yes to join geometry - Floor to Walls

Modify a Floor as a Platform for the Building

Activate 1st Floor with Pool

Hide the Elevation Marks and Grids

Change the Visual Style to Shaded

Select the floor around the pool
Mode panel > Edit Boundary

Modify the boundary as shown, click Finish

Click No

Change to 3D view

Add the 2nd Floor with Balconies

Activate 2nd Floor plan
View Control bar - Reveal Hidden Elements

Select the text note of the import CAD file, right-click - Unhide in View - Elements
Close Reveal Hidden Elements
Architecture tab > Build panel > Floor
Draw panel > Pick Walls

Options bar - Offset: 0, check Extend into Wall (to core)

Tab-select all the exterior walls
Draw panel > Pick Line

Select the line of the walkway on imported CAD file

Draw lines to fix the connections

Draw panel > Pick Line
Tab-select the balcony

Copy the balconies

Modify panel > Split Element

Options bar - Check Delete Inner Segment
Split all the inner lines

Mode panel > Finish

Click No for not the attach the wall

Click Yes to join geometry - Floor to Walls

Type Selector - Floor: Generic 300mm
Hide the imported CAD file

Copy 2nd Floor to other Floors

Change to 3D view

Select the new floor

Clipboard panel > Copy

Clipboard panel > Paste - Aligned to Selected Levels

Select 3rd to 8th Floor, click OK

Activate 2nd Floor

Cross-select all interior walls and doors

Filter panel > Filter

Select Doors and Walls

Copy and paste on 3rd to 8th floor

Repeat the same step on the balcony doors

Zoom in to the balcony

The floor slabs extend to the balconies are not join with the wall

Modify tab> Geometry panel > Join - Join Geometry

Options bar - Check Multiple Join

Select the back wall, then select each floor

A lines between the balcony and wall to show the join

Create a Shaft Opening

Activate the 1st Floor

Zoom in to the Elevator area

Architecture tab > Opening panel > Shaft

Draw the boundary as shown
Draw panel > Symbolic Line

Draw the symbolic lines

Properties palettes
Base Offset: -300, Base Constraint: 1st Floor, Top Constraints: Up to Level: 8th Floor
Click Finish

Slope Floor for Drainage

Activate 1st Floor Restroom
Expand the crop region to show the janitor's closet below

Select one of the Elevation Mark, hide by category
You are not be able to select the floor in this view
Activate 1st Floor with Pool
Select the floor
Press Ctrl + Tab to return back to 1st Floor Restrooms
The floor is still selected
Shape Editing panel > Add Split Line

Draw lines as shown
Shape Editing panel > Add Point

Options bar - Elevation: -15

Place a point in center of each room