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Multiple Floor Finish in a same Slab

Anonymous
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Hello Everyone,
I am struggling with Floor Finish. In my Floor plan I need to apply different Finish in different room. To apply different Floor finish i segregated that those part of the slab and applied different composites. I am not sure weather is it best practice or not? Can anyone please help me with the issue?
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MrC
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I separate structural from finish. Model the finish with a 12-20mm slab on top of structural,to represent tile/carpet/wood. Not sure if there is a "best practice" for this.
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MrC
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I separate structural from finish. Model the finish with a 12-20mm slab on top of structural,to represent tile/carpet/wood. Not sure if there is a "best practice" for this.
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Laszlo Nagy
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You could also model the Slab's Structure only with one Slab, and all the skins above it with another Slab. Of course, this means you would have to place a separate Slab into each Room.
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Anonymous
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MrC wrote:
I separate structural from finish. Model the finish with a 12-20mm slab on top of structural,to represent tile/carpet/wood. Not sure if there is a "best practice" for this.
Thanks a lot. I think , I should follow this process from next project.
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LaszloNagy wrote:
You could also model the Slab's Structure only with one Slab, and all the skins above it with another Slab. Of course, this means you would have to place a separate Slab into each Room.

In a sense it's the best practice. When I dont separate finish slab , it extends up-to the exterior edge( I mean veranda or other extension ). Which is both impractical and annoying.
Thanks a lot. I think , I should follow this process from next project.
jl_lt
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I would model them with a different composite so You can extract information later. If What You need is just a change in the hatch pattern on floor plan, say for example a bathroom or kitchen, then You can also achieve that with the zone tool, as You can assign patterns to it.
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