https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Steel-beam-length/m-p/117102#M12901 You can modify the script to get the proper length:<BR /> <BR /> basically on one end: X= W/(tan(alpha))<BR /> where X is the lenght addition<BR /> W is the height of the beam<BR /> alpha would be the resulting angle - but it is not the angle of the beam - but also relays on the cut-off angles of the end(s)<BR /> <BR /> the problem with tan is that You should filter out 90 and 270 angles.<BR /> You could also develop formula with SIN and COS to get the result<BR /> If I am not mistaken X= cos(alpha)*W/(sin(alpha))<BR /> <BR /> Best Regards,<BR /> Piotr Tue, 24 Dec 2013 12:29:50 GMT Piotr Dobrowolski 2013-12-24T12:29:50Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Steel-beam-length/m-p/117101#M12900 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><R>When placing a steel beam object with an inclination of say 45 degrees, AC measures the length in the axis of the object.<BR /> This is not useful for construction purposes as the overall length of the beam is longer.<BR /> Is there a way to get the max length of the object?<BR /> <BR /> <A href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/9/ccsz.jpg/" target="_blank"><IMG src="http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1825/ccsz.jpg" /></A><BR /> <BR /> Uploaded with <A href="http://imageshack.us" target="_blank">ImageShack.us</A></R></DIV> Tue, 24 Dec 2013 09:47:10 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Steel-beam-length/m-p/117101#M12900 Achille Pavlidis 2013-12-24T09:47:10Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Steel-beam-length/m-p/117102#M12901 You can modify the script to get the proper length:<BR /> <BR /> basically on one end: X= W/(tan(alpha))<BR /> where X is the lenght addition<BR /> W is the height of the beam<BR /> alpha would be the resulting angle - but it is not the angle of the beam - but also relays on the cut-off angles of the end(s)<BR /> <BR /> the problem with tan is that You should filter out 90 and 270 angles.<BR /> You could also develop formula with SIN and COS to get the result<BR /> If I am not mistaken X= cos(alpha)*W/(sin(alpha))<BR /> <BR /> Best Regards,<BR /> Piotr Tue, 24 Dec 2013 12:29:50 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Steel-beam-length/m-p/117102#M12901 Piotr Dobrowolski 2013-12-24T12:29:50Z