https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Beam-in-Elevation/m-p/163274#M88225 David this is a section of that beam.<BR /><IMG src="http://community.graphisoft.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/68129iA1AD3EC768AAB97D/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" border="0" alt="beam_section.png" title="beam_section.png" /> Thu, 27 Jun 2013 12:15:49 GMT Anonymous 2013-06-27T12:15:49Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Beam-in-Elevation/m-p/163272#M88223 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Is there a way to simplify the line work on this beam in elevation?</T></DIV><BR /><IMG src="http://community.graphisoft.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/68114iA9C09DA3A0640034/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" border="0" alt="beam.png" title="beam.png" /> Fri, 26 May 2023 10:29:34 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Beam-in-Elevation/m-p/163272#M88223 Anonymous 2023-05-26T10:29:34Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Beam-in-Elevation/m-p/163273#M88224 What's the cross section? Thu, 27 Jun 2013 09:40:29 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Beam-in-Elevation/m-p/163273#M88224 David Shorter 2013-06-27T09:40:29Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Beam-in-Elevation/m-p/163274#M88225 David this is a section of that beam.<BR /><IMG src="http://community.graphisoft.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/68129iA1AD3EC768AAB97D/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" border="0" alt="beam_section.png" title="beam_section.png" /> Thu, 27 Jun 2013 12:15:49 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Beam-in-Elevation/m-p/163274#M88225 Anonymous 2013-06-27T12:15:49Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Beam-in-Elevation/m-p/163275#M88226 OK - bear with me here.<BR /> <BR /> That is a beam from neverland. Steel performs in a manner that guides all stock beams to have less steel in the webs and more steel in the flanges. My first suggestion is that if this is a design project use a standard profile for that beam, the small curves in your beam are creating multiple lines in elevation. Using a stock Orthogonally built beam will eliminate those extra lines.<BR /> <BR /> What is very cool in AC is that you have the option of loading country specific steel beam catalogs directly into AC.<BR /> <BR /> The normal solution to your design problem is to use two back to back "C" channels (or flat stock) welded with flat plates to get that cross section. Mon, 08 Jul 2013 20:16:33 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Beam-in-Elevation/m-p/163275#M88226 Anonymous 2013-07-08T20:16:33Z