Can I mistakenly assign a beam property to a slab object?
No. For example, if only a slab object is selected, the Assign > Beam Properties command will not be available. • I noticed in a model created with the flat slab template that under the Define > Slab Properties command on the Slab Properties form, COL for column is listed. I thought columns were defined using the Define > Column Supports command? The property shown in the Slab Properties form is used to define the physical geometry of the column. By assigning the “COL” property to an area object with the plan dimensions of the column, the slab will span between the column faces, and not from column centerlines. The “COL” property has an arbitrary depth typically five times larger than the surrounding slab so that very little bending deformation occurs in this region. The Define > Column Supports command is used to define the actual vertical and rotational stiffnesses (springs) used to model the column support, and is assigned to a point.
