Extracting Beams From Solids

The Extract tool converts an existing 3D solid into a beam.

To extract a beam from a solid:

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

2. Select a solid in the Design window.

   The beam object is defined, and the Beams and Beam Profiles folders are created in the Structure tree.

   If you select faces on multiple bodies, then beams will be extracted for each body.

   Similar profiles are detected when you extract beams from 3D geometry. The resulting beams are linked to the same profile, so multiple profiles with the same shape are not created.