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 (Rolled I section).
    • 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).