Hello,
Looking for feedback on a model I did a couple days ago.I was looking into modulating prefabricated flooring systems, and I decided to model the prefab beams and floor slabs. The resulting attached model was the result.
What I did was simply model both things as beams. Then I offset and extend each element to make them fit together. Finally I put a slab on top of the whole thing, representing the final cast in place layer. And if I really want to go into details, I join the slabs to the columns and the cast in place slab to the precast slabs to get the precise assembly shapes, but IMHO this final step is pretty much overkill and a pain, since it takes a whole lot of work and I have to take the holes out of my slabs to keep them from being filled when joining.
So my question is, is this the best way to model these systems (using beam elements), or is there an easier way?