Beams

Note for MEP Designer users: You can create and edit beams, but they are intended as a reference for your MEP model and are displayed with an override.

Beams are horizontal or slanted construction elements. Basic beams have a rectangular cross-section, but you can also use a Complex Profile.

Beams can be curved, either on a horizontal plane or vertically. Like other construction elements, a Beam’s essential structure derives from its Building Material, defined in Beam Tool Settings.

Place a Beam

Create a Slanted Beam

Curve a Beam Vertically

Create a Multi-Segment Beam

Define Column/Segment Structure

Rotate Join Angle

Tapered Column or Segment

Editing Beams

Create a Hole in a Beam

Selecting and Modifying Beam Holes

Beams and Other Elements

Beam Tool Settings: Preview and Positioning

Beam End Cuts

Beam Model Display

Beam Display on Floor Plan and Section

Rotating Beam and Columns