topic Re: beam to have fill attached in Modeling

beam to have fill attached

Anonymous — Fri, 26 May 2023 10:26:58 GMT

is there a way to attach a fill to a beam so that when i draw the beam it comes up grey? at the moment when i draw the beam it just comes up as white as a default on plan, but i would like to see it as a colour?

any ideas?

Re: beam to have fill attached

Barry Kelly — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 03:09:14 GMT

Add your vote here ...

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=15891

GS are very aware that many people want fills to beams.
I brought it up with them again just recently in the developers forum - but no sign as to when/if it will happen.

Barry.

Re: beam to have fill attached

Bruce — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 10:54:42 GMT

This is something that is utterly baffling to me. There must be something fundamentally different about the beam tool that makes it impossible to add a cover fill to. Slab, roof, mesh, shell etc have had this for a long time...I don't get it.

Re: beam to have fill attached

RandyC — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 14:14:51 GMT

I add thick line types to the centerline - it helps a bit

Re: beam to have fill attached

Steve Jepson — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 18:55:55 GMT

What are the pros and cons of using object beams like
Joist Beam 21, Wood I-Joist 21, W Beams 21... instead of the Beam Tool?

Re: beam to have fill attached

Barry Kelly — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 01:22:25 GMT

The problem with objects is they don't interact (trim) with each other or other elements.
So no mitred corners or trimmed columns or holes punched in walls automatically.

Barry.

Re: beam to have fill attached

Steve Jepson — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 02:39:55 GMT

I forgot about that. I guess I don't miter beams very often.

Re: beam to have fill attached

Djordje — Sat, 08 Sep 2018 07:56:16 GMT

The original post with the vote is from 2007...

Not that we don't have workarounds. We should not be forced to invent them.

Re: beam to have fill attached

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 02:54:29 GMT

Working in v17 I prefer to use the object Purlin 17 instead of beams as I can have a fill with it and I can change the end angle if need be. I don't like how beams merge into each other.

Re: beam to have fill attached

Lingwisyer — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 03:03:05 GMT

Syncop8r wrote:
Working in v17 I prefer to use the object Purlin 17 instead of beams as I can have a fill with it and I can change the end angle if need be. I don't like how beams merge into each other.

Each into their own. While the object has a lot more control, making modifications across your project becomes extremely time consuming.

Ling.