Locking Columns To A Grid - Autodesk 256B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2010 User Manual

4 Press the SPACEBAR to rotate all of the columns that you are creating.
5 Continue pressing SPACEBAR until the columns are in the desired orientation.
6 To add other columns to grid intersections, hold Ctrl and drag other pick boxes.
7 Click Place Structural Column > At Grid Intersection tab

Locking Columns to a Grid

You can constrain the current position of vertical columns or the tops and bases of slanted columns to a
grid. This state allows you to move the grid and keep columns or ends in their respective orientation to their
grid placement.
To lock vertical columns to a grid
1 Valid columns must be within a grid and have a valid column location mark.
2 Click Modify Structural Columns tab
3 Under the Constraints section, select Moves with Grids.
4 Click OK.
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Placing columns by grid
NOTE A column will be placed at every intersection of selected grid lines, according to the properties
set on the Options Bar. No columns are actually created until you press the Finish button.
Selection to create the columns.
To enable this state:
Select the vertical columns to lock to the grid.
drop-down Instance Properties.
The modified columns may still be moved and modified but they will proportionately move
with the grid if it is repositioned.
Multiple Selection panel
Element panel Element Properties
Finish