Create a Straight Beam

Enter a starting point and an end point to create a straight beam in the Advance Steel 3D model relative to the current User Coordinate System (UCS).

The current user coordinate system (UCS) determines the position of the sections' main axes: the web of a beam runs in the Z-direction of the UCS. The top of the section is in the Z-direction.

Example: Create straight beams HEA 200 x 2500 mm long



  1. Click a suitable UCS. Refer to the above figure as an example.
  2. On the ribbon, select .
    • Home Objects
    • Objects Beams
  3. Select a starting point at 0,0,0.
  4. Move the mouse pointer in the Y-direction (for an exact orientation entry turn on the Ortho mode) and enter 2500.

The Beam dialog appears. Select the section class (HEA), followed by the section (HEA 200).

Parent topic: Create Beams