Cant set align component to another

[diego.veloso.98]

Hello there, I have modeled a inclined cast in-place bridge deck and pre-cast slab elements, and I would like to place the later into the voids that I left in the slab, but I'm having trouble in doing so, like shown below.

Thanks!!

[ToanDN]

Modify Sub-elements and change the edge elevations by dragging the arrow snapping to the other slab.

[diego.veloso.98]

What if my model is a generic model, so It dont have the modify sub-elements option?

[ToanDN]

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@diego.veloso.98 wrote:

What if my model is a generic model, so It dont have the modify sub-elements option?

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Then model the generic model slope natively, not by aligning after the fact.  How? Depends on the method of modeling that you use such as Extrusion, Sweep, Blend, Swept Blend.

[diego.veloso.98]

What do you mean by modeling natively the slope? Isnt It possible to just change my family slope in my project file ?

[ToanDN]

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@diego.veloso.98 wrote:

What do you mean by modeling natively the slope? Isnt It possible to just change my family slope in my project file ?

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It means you model the in place model as as it is supposed to be, where it is supposed to be, so that you don't have to align it afterward.

[diego.veloso.98]

Got It... but like, if I want to do that way, creating a family, whats going on that I align It in an angle?

[ToanDN]

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@diego.veloso.98 wrote:
Got It... but like, if I want to do that way, creating a family, whats going on that I align It in an angle?

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Model it as an extrusion drawn from the section, not from a floor plan, then align profile sketch lines (shown blue below) to the existing slab.

[ToanDN]

I don't know why you need to model it in place.  It can be done simply, easily and more quickly as a floor with edit subelements, or a roof by extrusion.

[diego.veloso.98]

Because I need it to have chamfers, It wont be a simple rectangular extrusion, so I think I would need to have differents reference planes etc so I could model those chamfers if I used the extrusion option, I'm not familiar with modeling in place

[ToanDN]

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@diego.veloso.98 wrote:

Because I need it to have chamfers, It wont be a simple rectangular extrusion, so I think I would need to have differents reference planes etc so I could model those chamfers if I used the extrusion option, I'm not familiar with modeling in place

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Can you show a chamfered profile?  It sure can be done one way or another.

[diego.veloso.98]

Sure.