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Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 5:13:24 AM | making beams dotted and upstands

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hi guys,

 useing 2008, i have beams that are going from top of slab down and past, however because they are going down i need them dotted, but i carnt find a function to do that, is there a way?

also how dp i create upstands, i only seem to be able to draw beams going downwards.

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Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 8:30:54 AM | making beams dotted and upstands

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Do you have an image of the issue you are having.  You're saying beams so I'm thinking horizontal elements, but you're talking about them as if they are vertical, so I can't really visualize what the issue is here.


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Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 8:40:56 AM | making beams dotted and upstands

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ill attach an image to this post.

 

they are horizontal beams, and say 350dp x 1000wide 

so they are going from the top of slab, downwards.

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Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 12:17:17 PM | making beams dotted and upstands

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Gotcha.  Sorry for the misunderstanding.  Take a look at Settings > Object Styles and play around with the hidden line style under structural beams.  See if that helps for the line types, althought I'm not expecting it to.  You may need to use the line works tool to accomplish what you are wanting to do.  If you figure something else out, please let us know.

 

As far as creating a beam that goe up, you can do 1 of 2 things:

1) Just reposition the beam so that it is above the slab instead of below.

2) Create a new beam profile family that places the profile above the Top/Bottom reference plane instead of below the Top/Bottom Reference plane.  If you look at the profiles used for the beams in the beam families, you will see what I am saying.

 

HTH, let me know if you have any questions baout this.


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Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 8:06:47 PM | making beams dotted and upstands

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Select your reference level, say the top of plate and at "Start and End offset level" you can add the depth of beam to give it an upstand.

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Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 3:01:53 AM | making beams dotted and upstands

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that changing the refrence has worked a treat

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Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 3:37:32 AM | making beams dotted and upstands

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sorry, also whats the line works tool?

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Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 3:50:24 AM | making beams dotted and upstands

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that has worked, excellent that is so good now.

onyl other thing is having the line on the join of the 350slab thckining and 350dp beam, but i doubt there is a way round that one tbh


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