Cutting an Opening in a Beam System

You can cut an opening in a structural beam system by sketching a loop of lines inside the beam system boundary.

To cut an opening in a beam system

  1. Select the beam system, and click Modify | Structural Beam System tabMode panelEdit Boundary.
  2. Click Modify | Structural Beam Systems tab > Edit BoundaryDraw panelLine. Define the boundary of the opening.
  3. Using the additional sketching tools available on the Draw panel and Options Bar, sketch a complete loop within the beam system boundary.
  4. Click Modify | Structural Beam Systems > Edit Boundary tabMode panelFinish Edit Mode.
Parent topic: Defining the Boundary of a Structural Beam System