Trimming Slanted Beams

[Karoly Horvath]

Anybody has an idea how to trim two identical size beams, a horizontal and a slanted properly? No matter what I try the end cut plain remains vertical, so a small corner of the slanted beam sticks out. (the beams do not show continuous) I am no novice in AC, still I cant figure. Is it possible at all? Or I shall wait for the Morph tool?
Please see the image. I simply wish the two beams do what the thick black lines show.
Thanks.

[David Maudlin]

hkrna:

One solution is to use a Slab (or other element with a flat top surface) to SEO the notch on the bottom of the sloped beam, then put the Operator on a hidden layer.

David

[Erika Epstein]

David wrote:
hkrna:

One solution is to use a Slab (or other element with a flat top surface)

or the roof tool, then the horizontal and sloped sections will meet correctly with no SEO required.

[Karoly Horvath]

Thanks guys. What you are suggesting is all good, though I was hoping to come up with an easy enough method to do railings for stairs. Based on the replies, it seems there is no easy way yet... Really hope the morph tool will relief this pain. Untill then I may need to stick to fudge things in 2D or use objects etc. Don't even mention Cadimage stairs and railing couse I already have grown enough gray hair thanks to the "unleash ArchiCAD" slogen. I am hoping to document without third party stuff. There are good reasons for that.

[David Maudlin]

hkrna:

If you search the forum, you will find Morph examples, there is one here of a railing by grubar posted at Wed Aug 08, 2012 3:42 am:
MORPH: Tube extrude along a 3d path - profile centre?

David

[Karoly Horvath]

Thanks David, seen the post and actually played a bit with the morphine tool. I think, with a bit of exercise it could be used fine. The trouble is I have to document my bid railing heeavy project in AC 15, so I was looking for a best practice sollution....

[Karoly Horvath]

Sorry, meant morph, no morphine tool...
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