Inclined Beams with rectengular endings?!

[Anonymous]

hi all,

any chance to get inclined beams with rectengular endings.
I am struggeling hard to build a steel structure with the included steel profiles as objects.

thanks for hint!

[Anonymous]

Options > Import standard steel profile

[Anonymous]

thanks for the fast answer.

that i knew.
but as soon as i incline them with e.g. 12° as beams the start and ending inclines as well. i need them to stay how they are ... rectengular.

[Anonymous]

Had the same problem today. Created complex profiles of the beams I needed and saved them as walls. Inclined the walls/ beams and it worked great.

[Anonymous]

Ah yes, I see what you mean, what about converting the beam to a morph then cutting it.

[Bruce]

Or you could just use the beam object. It allows you to cut the ends as you need

[Anonymous]

Bruce wrote:
Or you could just use the beam object. It allows you to cut the ends as you need

Are you referring to Objective?
Thats great, but I think the op is looking for a way to cut beams without buying an add on.

[Anonymous]

thanks for all answers!!

@jcrarch, how can i incline a wall vertically?

@Rogerdodge, when i morph it i also loose the data for ifc export

@Bruce, the standard beam object does not intersect with other elements correctly. and i have to enter the incline value numerically and cant work graphically :S

still exploring 😉

[Erwin Edel]

I would not recommend using morphs. In my experience steel profiles sometimes change in a project and changing a complex morph shape is a royal pain in the behind.

The beam objects should have hotspots for the incline in both sections and 3D view. You can pick top, bottom or middle axis in the dialog settings.

I've used single plan roofs with 0 thickness as SEO operators on a hidden SEO layer to create mitred joints on complex profile beam/collumn connections in the past, that sort of works. You can rotate/incline the roof in section/elevation view.

You can also give any element an override for IFC settings. Make a morph export as a beam etc. Do not feel limited to using the tools for their description/name. A profiled wall can be a concrete beam, a roof can be an inclined slab, etc.

[Bruce]

No, not Objective. ARCHICAD standard object library comes with a selection of beams and columns. Open the object dialog and search for beam. Cold or hot formed beam, from memory.