February 1, 2011
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RISAFloor,
Decks,
New
To
understand
decks
it
is
important
to
know
what
a
deck
is.
In
typical
buildings,
most
of
each
floor
will
consist
of
only
one
type
of
deck.
RISAFloor
makes
modeling
easy
by
allowing
you
to
define
a
default
deck
for
each
floor.
This
default
is
the
deck
that
will
be
automatically
applied
to
all
of
the
framing
within
the
slab
on
that
floor,
unless
otherwise
specified.
To
define
the
default
deck,
go
to
the
Floors
spreadsheet:
The
Deck
Default
dropdown
allows
you
to
choose
which
deck
is
predominantly
used
on
that
floor.
Additionally,
for
decks
which
use
one-way
load
attribution,
you
may
specify
a
span
direction
for
the
deck
as
an
angle
from
the
plan-horizontal
direction.
In
the
screenshot
below,
the
Flat
Slab
deck
has
been
defined
as
the
Default
Deck,
and
a
portion
of
the
floor
has
a
Composite
deck
explicitly
defined.
Any
decks
which
you
draw
on
the
floor
will
automatically
override
the
default
deck
in
that
location.
By
clicking
on
the
Show
Deck
Assignment
toolbar
button
you
can
confirm
the
default
deck
as
well:…