Metric Tutorials - Autodesk

15 Click File menu ➤ Close.
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.
16 Proceed to the next exercise, Adding an Opening in a Beam on page 205.
Adding an Opening in a Beam
In this exercise, you add an opening to the face of a single beam and add stiffener plates to the beam opening.
You then add an opening to selected beams by creating an extrusion in the beam family. Finally, you import
the revised beam back into the project.
Training File
■ Click File menu ➤ Open.
■ In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open
Metric\m_RST_CSM_Add_Opening_in_Beam.rvt.
Add an opening (by face) to a single beam
1 In the Project Browser, under Structural Plans, expand 3D Views, and double-click 3D View.
2 On the View toolbar, click , and draw a zoom box around any beam on an upper floor.
3 On the Modelling tab of the Design Bar, click Opening ➤ Opening by Face.
4 Select the beam that requires the opening.
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