topic Re: Steel Shape Profiles vs. Library Objects in Modeling

Steel Shape Profiles vs. Library Objects

Laura Yanoviak — Tue, 23 May 2023 15:14:16 GMT

Can anyone tell me a significant advantage of using the new steel shape Profiles over the steel shape Library Objects? It seems odd to have to create a redundant library of parts (Profiles) for use with the Beam and Column Tools.

Re: Steel Shape Profiles vs. Library Objects

TomWaltz — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 21:19:42 GMT

There is none. More than anything, there is also no way to organize/sort the profiles into any kind of group or subset, so you would have dozens of profiles to sift through any time you used them.

I would stick with the Library Object, which is already there and works quite well.

Re: Steel Shape Profiles vs. Library Objects

Dwight — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 21:45:17 GMT

and objects might also get counted correctly in a material take off.

Re: Steel Shape Profiles vs. Library Objects

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 21:54:17 GMT

The profiled beams have the advantage of being freeform and cleaning up to each other, columns, and walls. I agree with Tom and Dwight that for predefined structural steel (W sections etc) the library parts are better.