beam to have fill attached

Anonymous · ‎2017-08-24

is there a way to attach a fill to a beam so that when i draw the beam it comes up grey? at the moment when i draw the beam it just comes up as white as a default on plan, but i would like to see it as a colour?

any ideas?

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Barry Kelly · ‎2017-08-24

Add your vote here ...

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=15891

GS are very aware that many people want fills to beams.
I brought it up with them again just recently in the developers forum - but no sign as to when/if it will happen.

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Bruce · ‎2017-08-24

This is something that is utterly baffling to me. There must be something fundamentally different about the beam tool that makes it impossible to add a cover fill to. Slab, roof, mesh, shell etc have had this for a long time...I don't get it.

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RandyC · ‎2017-08-24

I add thick line types to the centerline - it helps a bit

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Steve Jepson · ‎2017-08-24

What are the pros and cons of using object beams like
Joist Beam 21, Wood I-Joist 21, W Beams 21... instead of the Beam Tool?

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Barry Kelly · ‎2017-08-25

The problem with objects is they don't interact (trim) with each other or other elements.
So no mitred corners or trimmed columns or holes punched in walls automatically.

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Steve Jepson · ‎2017-08-25

I forgot about that. I guess I don't miter beams very often.

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Djordje · ‎2018-09-08

The original post with the vote is from 2007...

Not that we don't have workarounds. We should not be forced to invent them.

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Anonymous · ‎2018-09-12

Working in v17 I prefer to use the object Purlin 17 instead of beams as I can have a fill with it and I can change the end angle if need be. I don't like how beams merge into each other.

Lingwisyer · ‎2018-09-12

Syncop8r wrote:
Working in v17 I prefer to use the object Purlin 17 instead of beams as I can have a fill with it and I can change the end angle if need be. I don't like how beams merge into each other.

Each into their own. While the object has a lot more control, making modifications across your project becomes extremely time consuming.

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