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Flat slab with sloping top surface

KeesW
Advocate
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Is there an easy way to draw a concrete floor slab with a flat underside but sloping top? One often has to construct slabs for outside decks that incorporate a slight falls for drainage. It is not the same as drawing a ramp because these have sloping undersides and tops.
Cornelis (Kees) Wegman

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Anonymous
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Mesh?
KeesW
Advocate
Thanks Stuart. I know about meshes. However, using a slab and shaping it in-situ is probably more flexible. However, I'll use the mesh method if necessary.
Cornelis (Kees) Wegman

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NCornia
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Graphisoft Alumni
Perhaps this wiki article by AC wizard Laszlo Nagy has something that may help: http://www.archicadwiki.com/FlatTopRoof
Nicholas Cornia
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KeesW
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Thank you Nicholas. I'll do it as suggested.
Cornelis (Kees) Wegman

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TMA_80
Enthusiast
Hi,

I really would like to have this options in ArchiCAD without workarounds as we could in...Revit ...
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NCornia
Graphisoft Alumni
Graphisoft Alumni
TMA_80 wrote:
Hi,

I really would like to have this options in ArchiCAD without workarounds as we could in...Revit ...
Enter the Shell tool in AC 15. It can be classified as a slab. Will show up in plan, 3D, elevation/section correctly. No SEO or workarounds needed.
Nicholas Cornia
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TMA_80
Enthusiast
NCornia wrote:
TMA_80 wrote:
Hi,

I really would like to have this options in ArchiCAD without workarounds as we could in...Revit ...
Enter the Shell tool in AC 15. It can be classified as a slab. Will show up in plan, 3D, elevation/section correctly. No SEO or workarounds needed.
That is good to know...
AC12_27 |Win11_64bit|
Laszlo Nagy
Community Admin
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NCornia wrote:
Perhaps this wiki article by AC wizard Laszlo Nagy has something that may help: http://www.archicadwiki.com/FlatTopRoof
But let me add that the source and basic info on which this article (and many others) is based was posted here on ArchiCAD-Talk by various members.
I only put together an article based on info found here.
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