Creating Beams

The library of standard profiles includes several basic beam profiles. You can use these profiles and edit them to your own dimensions.

To create a beam:

1. Click Create in the Beams group on the Prepare tab.

   The Create tool won't be active until you select a profile, which adds the profile to your design document.

2. Select edges or points to define the beam path:

   • Click the Select Point Chain tool guide and then select an edge or curve, or click a series of points to create the path.

   • Click the Select Point Pairs tool guide and then select a beginning and end point for the path.

   • You can use intersection points and midpoints on edges and other beams. Click the small triangles on the ends and midpoint when you hover over an edge or beam.

The beam object is defined, and the Beams and Beam Profiles folders are created in the Structure tree. The profile name is displayed in parentheses after the beam name in the Structure tree.