topic Re: Floor plan view of inclined steel beam in Documentation

Floor plan view of inclined steel beam

Achille Pavlidis — Tue, 30 May 2023 07:55:14 GMT

How to you make a floor plan view of a steel beam that has an inclination of 5 degrees with the horizontal plane?
With sections you can align the section plane to be parallel with the inclination of a wall. The same is not possible with plan views, they are always parallel to the horizontal plane.
So how do you make a plan view with measurements of a steel beam with inclination?

Re: Floor plan view of inclined steel beam

vistasp — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 12:53:05 GMT

Would a 3D document with parallel projection work for you, Achille?

Re: Floor plan view of inclined steel beam

Achille Pavlidis — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 06:19:32 GMT

Thats a good idea!
thanks vistasp

Re: Floor plan view of inclined steel beam

vistasp — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 06:34:38 GMT

 You're very welcome. Glad it helped.

Re: Floor plan view of inclined steel beam

DGSketcher — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 08:39:42 GMT

Adjusting the parallel projection settings can be tricky, an easier way to align the view for a 3D document is:

VIEW > 3D NAVIGATION EXTRAS > LOOK TO PERPENDICULAR OF CLICKED SURFACE

I use it quite a lot and is ideal for the problem in hand.

Re: Floor plan view of inclined steel beam

vistasp — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 08:43:43 GMT

Dang! I knew there was a simpler method but, for the life of me, couldn't remember what. Shows how little I use this.

Re: Floor plan view of inclined steel beam

DGSketcher — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 08:51:57 GMT

Always something new to learn with AC.

Re: Floor plan view of inclined steel beam

vistasp — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 09:14:56 GMT

DGSketcher wrote:
Always something new to learn with AC.

Always!

And thank you for pointing out the simpler method!

Re: Floor plan view of inclined steel beam

Achille Pavlidis — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 10:42:11 GMT

Thanks guys for your suggestions, they helped a lot.

Unfortunately I haven't been able to achieve what I want. It is not possible to obtain from 3d a usable view of a steel beam in order to produce shop drawings.

I attach 2 images to show what I mean. The first is the 3d view aligned correctly and set to wireframe. The second is the same image of a 3d Document of the same view, but there is no way to obtain the same representation. So it is impossible to use it.

Re: Floor plan view of inclined steel beam

James B — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 15:25:56 GMT

In the 3D Document, turn on Hidden Edges?

Re: Floor plan view of inclined steel beam

ChrisB — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 17:03:34 GMT

Achille,

I use 3D documents regularly to produce all my fabrication drawings for beams & columns including end, base & finn plates, notched ends, shims, bolt centres etc...see attached...without too much trouble. In fact, I don't think there's anything, so far (touchwood!), that I haven't been able to do.

I couldn't quite work out from your images what you're trying to do. If it's anything like the drawing attached & you could give me a bit more detail, I'll do my best to help out...