Elevation

If required, after the selection of the start and end position, the user must pick a position at the required elevation in the 3D graphical view. Select Pick Elevation from the Start Position pane of the Create Beam window, the user is prompted to Pick Start (Snap) Snap: If the direction is locked, the end position is adjusted to suit the direction. Otherwise the direction is calculated between both positions. The length is always calculated between both positions. The same process is required for the elevation of the end position of the beam element.

Click Measure Length to measure the length, the user is prompted to Measure Length:Pick Start (Snap) Snap: once the selection has been made, the user is prompted again Measure Length:Pick End (Snap) Snap:. The Length field is automatically populated, the end position is adjusted to suit the new length.

In the Orientation pane of the Create Beam window, the Direction field is automatically populated but the user can input another direction. The end position is adjusted to suit the new direction and the existing length.

To pick an edge or surface in the 3D graphical view to define a direction. Click Pick surface or edge to define direction, the user is prompted to Pick Face or Edge: Once the selection has been made, the Direction field is automatically populated.

To reverse the direction, click Reverse Direction.

By default, the Section Rotation is 0°0’0" but the user can input the Section Rotation in one of the following formats:

The miter Direction pane of the Create Beam window can be used to establish the miter direction of the Start and Stop positions by default, the miters are perpendicular of the beam and are always shown with respect to the level. The miter is calculated automatically when the direction of the beam is modified. The user can modify each miter.

Input a direction in the Start field, the direction is always shown with respect to the level or click Pick edge or surface to define direction, the user is prompted to Pick Face or Edge:

Input a direction in the End field, the direction is always shown with respect to the level or click Pick edge or surface to define direction, the user is prompted to Pick Face or Edge: