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

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3 On the Structural tab of the Design Bar, click Brace.
4 From the Type Selector, select the appropriate brace. Click to edit the properties of the
brace before adding the brace to your model.
5 Place the cursor in the drawing area, and highlight the snapping point where you want to begin
the brace, such as on a structural column. Click to place a start point.
Snap to begin brace
6 Move the pointer in a diagonal direction to sketch the brace and place the cursor near another
structural element to snap it. Click to place the end point.
Sample braces in a framing elevation view
To add a brace in a plan view:
1 Open a plan view.
2 On the Structural tab of the Design Bar, click Brace.
3 On the Options Bar, specify both the Start Level and offset distance and the End Level and offset
distance.
4 Click the start point and the end point of the brace in the project.
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