Specifying Beam Direction In A Beam System - Autodesk 256B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2010 User Manual

Specifying Beam Direction in a Beam System

When sketching a beam system boundary, you can specify the beam direction within the structural beam
system. All beams within the beam system will be parallel to the boundary line you select.
NOTE Walls and beams curved in plan view cannot be used to define the direction of a beam system.
To specify beam direction:
1 Select the beam system, and click Modify Structural Beam System tab
Boundary.
2 Click Modify Structural Beam Systems > Edit Boundary tab
NOTE You only have access to this tool while either sketching or modifying a beam system boundary.
3 Click Modify Structural Beam Systems > Edit Boundary
Lines).
If you select:
(Line), sketch a line, or pick a model line, to define beam direction that is independent of the sketched
boundary lines. This line has no other function than to define the direction of the beams in a beam
system and therefore cannot be used to close a loop.
(Pick Lines), select the sketch line to which you want all beams to be parallel.
The following image shows the selected sketch line and the resulting beam direction.
NOTE Drawing a direction sketch line or using the Pick Lines tool to pick another sketch line to define direction
deletes any previously existing direction sketch line.
Edit panel
Draw panel
Draw panel
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Edit
Beam Direction.
(Line) or (Pick