Steel deck design Advance Design allows creating an new type of steel slab/deck - Non-composite steel slab. The non-composite slabs may be used as floors in lightweight structures or as a form for reinforced concrete slabs. Steel decks Steel decks, or Non-composite steel slabs, are created directly in the graphic area. The position of the slab is specified by entering the coordinates on the command line or by snapping to other objects. Accessing the command Menu: Select Generate > Structure > Plate. Linear & Plate creation toolbar: click . Either method activates the drawing tool and the property window. The plate type can be selected from the General > Type drop-down list in the Properties window. After selecting non-composite steel slab, press <Enter> to validate it. Creating a steel deck / non-composite steel slab The procedures for drawing a non-composite steel slab are similar to the ones for other slab- type elements. See How to create simple planar elements in the Simple planar elements topic. Defining a steel deck / non-composite steel slab Configure the element’s attributes in the properties window.