Braces are diagonal members connected to beams and columns. Like beams, you create braces by snapping the pointer to another structural element, clicking a start point, snapping to another structural element, and clicking an endpoint. For example, braces can appear between a structural column and a structural beam.
You can add braces in either a plan view or a framing elevation view.
Braces attach themselves to beams and columns and adjust parametrically to changes in the building design. When attached to a beam, you can specify the type of attachment, distance, or ratio. In addition, you can set which end of the referenced element you want relative to the distance or ratio value; if the end is attached to a column or wall, you can set the level and offset for the height of the point.
You can copy, move, mirror, array, and rotate braces out of the vertical plane in which they were created. You can accomplish this in plan and 3D views.
Typical brace