Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC, User Manual

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The elevation of the end of a beam in a beam system is determined as follows:
■ If the end of the beam connects to a sketch line that defines slope, the beam is connected to the top of
the associated support.
Define slope
■ If the sketch line does not define slope, then the end of the beam is elevated to a plane defined by the
end points of the two nearest sketch lines that do define slope.
Beam system elevated by nearest sketch lines
■ If there are no lines in the sketch that define slope, the beam system behaves like a 2D beam system.
Adding a 3D Beam System
1 Click Modelling menu
➤
Structural
➤
Beam System, or on the Structural tab of the Design Bar,
click Beam System.
2 On the Sketch tab of the Design Bar, click Structural Beam System Properties.
3 In the Element Properties dialog, select the 3D instance parameter.
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