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NOTE Adjusting cutback with the Beam Join Editor will not reset or change default extension settings
in Element Properties, Symbolic Cutback Distance settings, or shape handle beam geometry
adjustments.
In this mode, beams without common end joins display in halftone. (Only shared end joins
display arrow controls.) If a perceived end join displays in halftone, exit the Beam Join Editor
and correct the endpoints. One way to determine whether beams are end-joined is to select each
beam with the Modify tool. If their common endpoint appears, they are end-joined.
5 On the Quick Access toolbar, click (Modify) when complete.
Creating a Miter Join
Miter joins are created by removing the cutback from 2 end-joined beams.
1 Open a project to a plan or 3D view.
2 Click Modify tab
➤
Edit Geometry panel
➤
Beam/Column Joins.
The editing mode activates, showing cutback arrow controls at the end join of beams.
3 On the Options Bar, filter the visible join controls based on Steel, Wood, Precast Concrete, and
Other materials if necessary.
4 Click the appropriate arrow controls to remove the cutback from both beams.
NOTE Remember that a miter join is only available to co-planar beams of the same family and type
without cross-sectional rotation. See Miter Joins on page 871.
The green line marks the plane of the miter join. Any other beams cut back to adjust from the
miter join.
5 Optionally, click the Miter Lock to lock the geometry in Medium/Fine levels of detail, so you
can adjust the symbolic representation.
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