- Click Orient in the Beams group
on the Prepare tab.
- Select a beam in the Structure tree or Design window.
You can click
Display in the Beams group
and change the display mode to Solid Beams while the
Orient tool is active. You may want to do this so
you can see the beam.
- (Optional) Click the Orient to Object tool guide or
hold the Alt key and select a reference object, and
the beam will be oriented to the projected Z direction of the plane of the
selected object.
- Use the blue arrows to change the beam's orientation:
Click the straight blue arrow (Z axis) to reverse the beam's
direction.
Drag the curved blue arrow to rotate the beam around its anchor
point.
Double-click the curved blue arrow to rotate the beam 90°.
Drag the red or green arrows (X and Y axes) to offset the
beam.
You can also offset the beam from the Anchor Point by changing the Section
Anchor property in the Beam's properties.
