Use beam system tools to add a single structural framing element that contains a series of individual beams placed in parallel to a building model.
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- About Beam Systems
Beam systems provide a quick method for framing an area of a structure that requires additional support. - Create an Automatic Beam System
Create beam systems quickly, with one mouse click. - Video: Place Beam Systems and Structural Floors
Create a beam system to support a structural floor. - Sketch a Beam System
Use sketching tools to define the perimeter of a beam system. - Create a Non-planar Beam System
Create non-planar beam systems in which the elevation of a beam is defined by its sketch lines. - Modify a Beam System Boundary
Adjust the shape and size of a beam system. Add openings where necessary. - Modify the Layout of a Beam System
Specify the beam system layout properties: number of beams, justification, beam type, spacing, and layout rule. - Specify the Beam Direction of a Beam System
When sketching a beam system boundary, you can specify the beam direction within the structural beam system. All beams within the beam system will be parallel to a boundary line you select. - Define Beam System Justification
Specify the orientation of beams in a beam system by defining a line of reference. - Remove a Beam System and Leave Beams in Place
Drop a beam system from a project and leave its framing elements in place. - About Tagging Beam Systems
Tag the beam system with framing tags or with a beam system span tag. - Tag New Beams in a Beam System
Modify beam system tags and their labels to improve the clarity of your model annotations. - Beam System Instance Properties
Modify beam system instance properties to change beam spacing, beam layout, identity data, and more. - Beam System Type Properties
Modify beam system type properties to change identity data.
Parent topic: Structures