Metric Tutorials - Autodesk

NOTE If necessary, you can select the section crop view and drag its borders to adjust the extents
of the view.
Notice the copied beams on Levels 3 and 4.
22 Click File menu ➤ Close.
Adding Beam Systems
To save changes, click File menu ➤ Save As, and save the exercise file with a unique name, or
close the exercise file without saving changes. The next exercise uses a new training file.
23 Proceed to the next exercise, Adding Beam Systems on page 139.
In this exercise, you add beam systems to Level 2.
Training File
■ Click File menu ➤ Open.
■ In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open
Metric\m_RST_CSM_Add_Beam_System.rvt.
Sketch the beam system
1 In the Project Browser, under Structural Plans, double-click Level 2.
2 Zoom in on the east side of the structure where you previously added the beams.
3 On the Modelling tab of the Design Bar, click Beam System.
4 On the Options Bar, click Sketch.
5 On the Design Bar, click Structural Beam System Properties.
6 In the Element Properties dialog:
■ Under Constraints, enter -400 mm for Elevation.
■ Under Pattern, select Fixed Distance for Layout Rule.
■ For Spacing, enter 1800 mm.
■ For Justification, select Center.
■ For Beam Type, select UB-Universal Beam: 254x102x28UB.
7 Click OK.
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