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ENHANCED DETAILING – EXTERIOR CEILING AND SLANTING COLUMNS

Enhanced detailing – Exterior ceiling and slanting

columns

Slab under the canteen area ends with a nice sub layer in form of an exterior ceiling. In order to
support cantilever under the canteen area, also model a series of slanted columns.
Task – Exterior ceiling and slanting columns

Purpose: to understand how slanted columns are placed.

1. Before the slanted columns are placed, the
walls around the canteen should be
adjusted

In order to cover the floor and slab as well
as create space for insulation and an
exterior ceiling, createw three exterior walls
around the canteen with Base offset of -
900

Select the three walls and set in ONE OF THE THREE WALLS WITH
Properties BASE OFFSET OF -900 MM

2. Model an exterior ceiling under the canteen
and apply ceiling type ”Compound
Ceiling – Exterior Plain”

Place the ceiling 2900 mm above the level
”(01) Stue”

EXTERIOR CEILING

3. Slanted columns are created with the Structural Column

Navigate to the ground level, set if necessary. 1st floor as
Underlay, and click column tool.

Architecture ► Column ► Structural Column

In Context Ribbon there is now the option to choose Slanted
Column

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