Structural columns and cutting floors

[cbt990]

Hi,

I loaded in a structural column family so that I could include the capitals in the model. I replaced my architectural columns with these.

When I removed the architectural columns, the boolean cuts I made to the floor disappeared, so I changed the floor to a structural floor and then the column/floor interaction automatically looked like this:

I don't seem to be able to manually cut/join the two structural elements.

I eventually have to add thickened slab edges around the columns, as well as around the perimeter of the slab at the bearing walls. 

So how do I fix the graphics to appear like the condition with the architectural column:

Thanks for your thoughts and assistance.

[ToanDN]

I am holding on answer this because you have the tendency of finding out your own solutions within 5 minutes of posting the questions 😉

[barthbradley]

Make the Medium or Fine Geometry visible in Coarse View in the Family. Then you can Join to Floor in Project.

[cbt990]

so it seems like it is accurate that an architectural floor cannot be cut by a structural column?

Is it also correct that I can't cut structural floors with a structural column? it seems to not be working

[barthbradley]

Did you do what I suggested?  

[ToanDN]

You need to use Join Geometry, not Cut geometry.  Then switch the join order accordingly.

[cbt990]

I think it was already set up that way.

[cbt990]

Joining: floor then column:

Column then floor:

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

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@cbt990 wrote:

Joining: floor then column:

Column then floor:

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Use the actual Switch Join Order tool.

[barthbradley]

Looks like it Joins, but in the incorrect order. Switch Join Order.  

[cbt990]

Great, thank you.

[cbt990]

Is this a better workflow generally for showing slab/structural interactions than splitting the slab into multiple floors at the edge of all the walls which divide them?

[ToanDN]

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@cbt990 wrote:

Is this a better workflow generally for showing slab/structural interactions than splitting the slab into multiple floors at the edge of all the walls which divide them?

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Join geometry.  If the slab stops at the walls then switch join order.