Structural Framing Beam

Task area Structural Framing Objects

You can use this tool to create horizontal or inclined structural framing beams with different cross-sectional shapes: rectangular or any profile from the library.

To create horizontal or inclined structural framing beams

1. Click Structural Framing Beam (How).
   

   Activate Structural Framing Beam in one of the following ways

   • Actionbar:Role Architecture Task Structural Framing Task area Structural Framing Objects

   • Menu bar: Create Engineering Structural Framing

   • Palette: Tools Create area in the following modules:

   Structural Framing

2. Define the parameters on the three tabs of the Structural framing beam palette.
3. Define the position of the reference point at the start of the beam in any view .

   A preview of the beam is attached to the crosshairs.
   In the case of horizontal beams, the reference point takes its height from the setting in the Relative height dialog box. The z-coordinate of the starting point is ignored.
   In the case of inclined beams, the height of the starting point also defines the height of the reference point at the start of the beam. After having created the beam, Allplan enters this height in the Height dialog box so that you can modify the beam later.

4. If this is necessary, change the settings in the Structural framing beam palette. Define the position of the reference point at the end of the beam.
5. Click Close or select Esc if you do not want to create another beam.

To modify the parameters of structural framing beams

1. Right-click a beam and select Properties on the shortcut menu.
   Or
   Double-click a beam.

   The Structural framing beam palette opens.

2. To select more beams for modification, click the beams one after the other or use a selection rectangle. Click to exclude beams already selected from modification.
3. Change the required parameters in the Structural framing beam palette.

   If you have selected several beams for modification, you can only make changes to the cross-section on the Geometry tab. Furthermore, you cannot assign attributes, Match parameters or work with favorites. If settings differ, the check boxes of the varying parameters are filled, and you can see the entry *varied*. If the shapes of the cross-sections differ, no button is selected.

   Any changes that you make in the palette are immediately visible in the workspace. When you change the anchor point itself or the distances defined for the anchor point, the beam moves accordingly. The position of the reference point does not change.

4. Click Close or select Esc to finish.

Note: Click here to find out how to edit and change the geometries of structural framing objects.