Autodesk 00128-051462-9310 User Guide - Page 1384

Managing Slab/Roof Slab Body Modifiers Use this procedure to edit or remove three-dimensional (3D) body modifiers from a slab or a roof slab. You can change the component to which the body modifier is applied or the way it is applied (whether it adds to, subtracts from, or replaces the selected component). You can also enter or edit the descriptions of body modifiers. NOTE To remove a body modifier from a slab/roof slab component and restore the modifier as a mass element that you can edit or apply to other slabs/roof slabs, see "Restoring a Slab/Roof Slab Body Modifier to a Mass Element" on page 1344. 1 Double-click the slab or roof slab you want to change. 2 On the Properties palette, under Advanced, click the value for Body Modifiers. 3 Select a body modifier, and change its settings: If you want to ... apply the body modifier to a different slab/roof slab component Then ... select a different component for Component. change the operation used to apply the body modifier to the slab/roof slab component select a different operation for Operation: ■ Select Additive to add the body modifier to the component. ■ Select Subtract to subtract the shape of the body modifier from the component. ■ Select Replace to replace the component with the body modifier. delete the body modifier from the slab/roof slab component select the body modifier, and click click Remove. , or right-click, and enter a description of the body modifier click Description, enter text, and press ENTER. 4 Click OK. Restoring a Slab/Roof Slab Body Modifier to a Mass Element Use this procedure to remove a body modifier from a slab or a roof slab and add it to the drawing as a mass element. Restoring a body modifier to a mass element enables you to modify the shape as a mass element and then add it to the slab/roof slab again as a body modifier. You can also restore the body modifier to a mass element while leaving the body modifier still applied to the slab/roof slab. This is useful if you want to create other slabs/roof slabs with the same shape. If the object used to create the body modifier was a conventional mass element, it is restored to that mass element. For example, a Gable mass element is restored as a Gable mass element. However, if the body modifier was created from another object, such as a structural member, or was edited using Boolean operations or face editing commands, the body modifier is restored as a Free Form mass element. 1 Select the slab or roof slab you want to change, right-click, and click Body Modifiers ➤ Restore. 1344 | Chapter 28 Slabs and Roof Slabs