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Setting Beam connection line in plan ??

Anonymous — Fri, 26 May 2023 10:32:54 GMT

Hi all,
Please see attached.
I'm having 4 beams come together. However I can't get a clear interchange of these.
Please show me how
Many thanks

Re: Setting Beam connection line in plan ??

Erika Epstein — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:17:15 GMT

The attachment is missing.

Re: Setting Beam connection line in plan ?? File attached !

Anonymous — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:16:01 GMT

Hi all,
Attached file for previous threads. Sorry for that
thanks all

Re: Setting Beam connection line in plan ??

Anonymous — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:59:37 GMT

One possibility, have you checked to make sure one of them is not on a different layer, set to a different intersection group?
And of course Beam priority(s) under Structure?
It's hard for me to tell from your posted image if this might apply, but I thought If you had not read it before, as I had not, you might at least find it interesting.
On Page 236 of 12 Ref Guide, it states:
"Beam junctions are also cleaned up if the crossing or joining Beams run at different elevations. If Beams pass each other in space, without intersecting reference lines, the junction will be cleaned up depending on their respective intersection priorities"

Re: Setting Beam connection line in plan ??

Erika Epstein — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:37:24 GMT

If you select two adjacent beams at a time
Edit>Reshape>Intersect
when you have gone and around and done all of them this way then they will clean up as you wish.

I started withe the one on the left and bottom and did INTERSECT
Then the bottom beam and the one on the right INTERSECT
the one on the right and the one on the top INTERSECT
and lastly the beam on the top and the left INTERSECT

Re: Setting Beam connection line in plan ??

Anonymous — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:37:31 GMT

Hi all,
Thanks for all of your input.
I'll try and let you guys know. It should work.

Cheers