The Column Style parameter for slanted structural columns defines how the column parametrically adjusts to the model. The parameter value is either Slanted - Angle Driven or Slanted - End Point Driven.
Angle driven columns maintain the angle of the column when its attached elements are repositioned. End point driven columns maintain their joined end positions when their attached elements are repositioned.
Depending on the column style, the column adjusts to maintain the join relationship with the beam when the beam is repositioned.
| Column style | Original position | Beam elevation raised | Beam elevation lowered |
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| End point driven |
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Columns Joined at Both Ends
If both ends of a column mid-join to a beam, join another slanted column, or attach to a grid, the Column Style parameter changes to Slanted - End Point driven.
Column Joined at Top or Base
If one end of an angle driven column mid-joins to a beam, joins another slanted column, or attaches to a grid, the Column Style maintains its current setting. In the following examples, the top end of the concrete slanted column mid-joins to a concrete beam.
If the joined element is repositioned in an angle driven relationship, the column moves with the element.
Angle driven column, mid-joined at top
| Beam elevation raised | Beam elevation lowered |
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If the joined element is moved in an end point driven relationship, only the joined end of the column moves.
End point driven column, mid-joined at top
| Beam elevation raised | Beam elevation lowered |
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Columns Attached to a Structural Floor or Roof
When an angle driven slanted column attaches to a structural floor or roof, the attached end of the column moves along the location line to determine its join location.
| Angle driven columns attached to a structural floor | Structural floor elevation raised | Structural floor elevation lowered |
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Conversely, the joined end of an end point driven column moves vertically when the attached element is repositioned.
| End point driven columns attached to a structural floor | Structural floor elevation raised | Structural floor elevation lowered |
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