Placing Multiple Columns by Grid

1. On the ribbon, click Structural Column.

   Where is it?

   
   Structure tabStructure panel Structural Column
   • Architecture tabBuild panelColumn drop-down Structural Column
2. Click Modify | Place Structural Column tabMultiple panelAt Grids.
3. Select multiple grid intersections. For more information, see Selecting Elements.
   

   Placing columns by grid

   Note: A column will be placed at every intersection of selected grid lines. No columns are actually created until you click Finish.
4. Press the Spacebar to rotate all of the columns that you are creating.
5. Continue pressing Spacebar until the columns are in the desired orientation.
6. To add other columns to grid intersections, hold Ctrl and drag other pick boxes.
7. Click Modify | Place Structural Column > At Grid Intersection tabMultiple panelFinish to create the columns.