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AC 19, how to get diagonal HSS 3D members

Anonymous
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Thanks for the earlier answer, Gerald.

I need to build a girder truss; some of the intermediate members are HSS at 45 degrees. How do I creat that kind of steel section - the beam tool allows for changing the plane off of vertical but I cannot use it to get a 3D object that looks like a 4x4 HSS.
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Erich
Booster
Of course you can if you use a complex profile for the beam. Or you can create a complex profile column/beam/wall (you choose) and convert to a morph and spin them any way you need. Or you can create the whole thing with walls in plan and turn to a morph or an object. Or find or make an object(s) that allows for what you need. There are many many ways to accomplish this.
Erich

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MuazOnline
Newcomer
or you can simply use the truss maker tool