Practice Exercise (Optional)

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  • Change the type of the floor elements at Level 2 and Level 3 to 3" LW Concrete on 2" Metal Deck.
    • Open the 3D - Structural view.
    • Select the floor elements in the structural model.
    • Select the desired floor type using the Type Selector in the properties palette.
  • Turn on the Structural and Enable Analytical Model properties for the floor elements at Level 2 and Level 3.
    • Turn on the Structural property checkbox.
    • Turn on the Enable Analytical Model property checkbox.
  • Confirm that the structural floors at Level 2 and Level 3 are visible in the 3D Analytical Model view.
    • Open the Analytical Model view.
    • Confirm that the structural floors at Levels 2 and 3 appear as brown analytical floor elements in this view.

When you have completed this exercise, your model should look like this:

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