Review the steel fabrication shape instance properties and modify the coating of the element.
To change instance properties, select the element and change its properties on the Properties palette.
The steel fabrication shape introduces some extra instance properties to structural beams, columns and braces:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Structural | |
| Coating | Specifies the material coating of the steel beam, column or brace from a list of common steel coatings. |
| Weight | Specifies the weight of the beam, column or bracing. It does not take into consideration the cuts made by holes or bolts, but considers the cuts made with steel modifiers. This is a read-only value. |
| Dimensions | |
| Cut Length | Specifies the length of the fabrication beam. This is a read-only value. |