Beam

Beam drawing is performed on the screen, graphically. It is recommended to enter beam settings by clicking Settings/Entity Settings/Beam Settings and check the beam parameters before beam drawing. To draw beam:

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif If you are not in the structural design mode, press the tab key from the keyboard to go to the structural mode.

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif Click Draw/Entities/Beam or the Beam icon on the toolbar.

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif Bring the mouse cursor on the column that the beam will be connected and left-click.

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif After determining the first point of the beam, move the cursor on the second column. You can change the definition axis (top-bottom-middle) of the beam by pressing the space-bar from the keyboard. Left-click after the cursor turns to OK sign.

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif The beam will be drawn. Press Esc from the keyboard to exit the beam drawing mode.

If the fast drawing mode is inactive change the beam ID or approve the automatically given ID.

Beams are the bearers of the upper floor. If there are walls drawn in the upper story, they appear in the structural mode in the form of indistinct lines. These lines provide great ease when drawing beams. Besides, if snap to nodes is active, the cursor snaps to the wall nodes while drawing beams. So, it becomes very easy to form the structural plan.