Autodesk 256B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2010, User Manual

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Placing columns by grid
NOTE A column will be placed at every intersection of selected grid lines, according to the properties
set on the Options Bar. No columns are actually created until you press the Finish button.
4 Press the SPACEBAR to rotate all of the columns that you are creating.
5 Continue pressing SPACEBAR until the columns are in the desired orientation.
6 To add other columns to grid intersections, hold Ctrl and drag other pick boxes.
7 Click Place Structural Column > At Grid Intersection tab
➤
Multiple Selection panel
➤
Finish
Selection to create the columns.
Locking Columns to a Grid
You can constrain the current position of vertical columns or the tops and bases of slanted columns to a
grid. This state allows you to move the grid and keep columns or ends in their respective orientation to their
grid placement.
To lock vertical columns to a grid
1 Valid columns must be within a grid and have a valid column location mark.
To enable this state:
Select the vertical columns to lock to the grid.
2 Click Modify Structural Columns tab
➤
Element panel
➤
Element Properties
drop-down
➤
Instance Properties.
3 Under the Constraints section, select Moves with Grids.
4 Click OK.
The modified columns may still be moved and modified but they will proportionately move
with the grid if it is repositioned.
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