Define the pour phase of a part
Use the pour phase property to separate pour objects from one another. By defining pour phases, you can prevent cast-in-place concrete parts from merging even if they have the same material grade and they touch or overlap one another.
Pay attention to pour phases when you create cast-in-place concrete parts. For example, use pour phase 0 for horizontal structures, like beams and slabs, and pour phase 1 for vertical structures, like columns and walls, to separate them to different pour objects. In this way you can make sure that the number of parts included in each single pour object is reasonable, and that your models do not slow down due to too large pour objects.
To modify the pour phase of a part:
When you define pour phases, make sure that parts in different pour phases do not overlap. If you use parts (not pour objects) to report geometric information, overlapping volumes of different pour phases are not merged but counted twice in calculations, and you may end up with incorrect volume, area, or weight information.