topic Re: Drawing beams and walls above/ below reference line in Modeling

Drawing beams and walls above/ below reference line

Mike96 — Wed, 24 May 2023 06:13:17 GMT

So slabs let you choose whether they're placed below or above reference line (I hope "reference line" is the proper term because I use Polish version and always struggle to translate names of tools).
Is there any option like this for beams and walls? Beams would we most welcome. It's quite annoying that beams are always drawn BELOW reference line.
Take lintels as example. You place them over a hole in the wall and then have to lift them with their height.

Re: Drawing beams and walls above/ below reference line

Barry Kelly — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 01:29:57 GMT

There has been at least one wish for this for a while now.

Here is one I found.

https://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=53056&p=257150&hilit=beam+reference#p257150

Beams have been talked (complained) about for some time now.
Let's hope GS update this tool soon as they have done for some others in the past.

Barry.

Re: Drawing beams and walls above/ below reference line

Mike96 — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 07:39:22 GMT

I see, sorry for multiplying threads. I didn't find that one.

Re: Drawing beams and walls above/ below reference line

Erwin Edel — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 09:39:41 GMT

As a workaround, you can make a complex profile beam and set the section of the beam in relation to the origin as you would prefer.