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Does Ribbed Slab modeled as Deck need meshing in Etabs?

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I molded ribbed slab by using Deck slab neglecting the metal deck by assigning very small specific gravity to its material. Does this slab need meshing or I just draw it choosing the borders and that's it???
 
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