The Slab Composition node (the Type sheet in the StructSlabGeneral.xls workbook) defines the combination of layers that you want to use in your slab. Before defining the combinations in this sheet, you must define the layers that you plan to use in the StructSlabLayer.xls workbook. For more information, see StructSlabLayer Workbook.
When creating your slabs, there are custom attributes and required attributes. You can add your custom attributes using the Custom Interfaces Sheet sheet.
Part Number
Enter a unique identification for the combination. This identification must be unique across the entire catalog.
Part Description
Enter a description for the combination.
Layer Number
Specify the number of layers that this combination will have.
Layer Type #
For each layer in the combination, enter the sheet name in the StructSlabLayer.xls workbook that contains the layer that you want to specify. For example, in the delivered StructSlabLayer.xls sample workbook, there are two sheets: SlabConcrete and SlabLayer. If you wanted to use a layer defined in the SlabConcrete sheet, you would enter that sheet name in this column.
Layer Part Number #
For each layer in the combination, enter the layer part number as specified on sheet you specified in Layer Type # column in the StructSlabLayer.xls.