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Create beams in your building engineering model in Revit.
Tutorial resources
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Transcript
00:03
Beams are primary structural framing members that span horizontally between supports.
00:09
In Revit, there are many ways to add beams to your building model, and there are also many types of beams that can be created.
00:16
For example, you can add individual beams, chains of beams,
00:21
or beams along grid lines—and you can do so in a plan, section, elevation, or 3D view.
00:28
To create a beam, on the Structure ribbon, in the Structure panel, click Beam.
00:34
Next, expand the Type Selector to see the beam types that are available in the project.
00:40
Take note that in Revit, beams are structural framing elements and are loadable families.
00:46
If needed, you can create different families and types for your project.
00:50
Here, select the type of beam you want to place.
00:54
The ribbon changes to the Place Beam contextual ribbon.
00:58
In the Options Bar, you can specify the Placement Plane.
01:02
It is currently set to Level 1, since the Level 1 structural plan is the current view.
01:07
However, you can specify any level or work plane in your project.
01:12
Beams are sketched using one of the options in the Draw gallery.
01:15
For this example, select Line.
01:19
Zoom in to the top left of the grid in the drawing window.
01:22
Click to place the beam start point, and then move the cursor in any direction.
01:27
Revit displays the listening dimensions for the length and angle of your beam.
01:32
Click again to create the beam.
01:34
After you place the beam, a temporary dimension appears for the length,
01:39
with temporary dimensions at each end of the beam.
01:42
These are for the start level offset and end level offset.
01:47
Click any of these temporary dimensions to make them active in order to change the value.
01:52
To place a chain of beams, with the tool still activated, in the Options Bar, select Chain.
01:59
Click to place a beam start point, move the cursor to the right horizontally, and then click to place a second beam.
02:09
Finally, click Modify to end the command.
02:13
To place multiple beams along grid lines, first activate the Beam tool again.
02:18
Then, on the Place Beam contextual ribbon, in the Multiple panel, select On Grids.
02:25
When selected, you can place beams by selecting a span of grid lines.
02:30
To see how this works, use a crossing window to select all the grids.
02:34
A preview of the beams appears between the columns.
02:38
When all the information is correct, click Finish to create the beams.
02:43
Click Modify to end the command.
02:47
You now know how to place beams in your building engineering design.
00:03
Beams are primary structural framing members that span horizontally between supports.
00:09
In Revit, there are many ways to add beams to your building model, and there are also many types of beams that can be created.
00:16
For example, you can add individual beams, chains of beams,
00:21
or beams along grid lines—and you can do so in a plan, section, elevation, or 3D view.
00:28
To create a beam, on the Structure ribbon, in the Structure panel, click Beam.
00:34
Next, expand the Type Selector to see the beam types that are available in the project.
00:40
Take note that in Revit, beams are structural framing elements and are loadable families.
00:46
If needed, you can create different families and types for your project.
00:50
Here, select the type of beam you want to place.
00:54
The ribbon changes to the Place Beam contextual ribbon.
00:58
In the Options Bar, you can specify the Placement Plane.
01:02
It is currently set to Level 1, since the Level 1 structural plan is the current view.
01:07
However, you can specify any level or work plane in your project.
01:12
Beams are sketched using one of the options in the Draw gallery.
01:15
For this example, select Line.
01:19
Zoom in to the top left of the grid in the drawing window.
01:22
Click to place the beam start point, and then move the cursor in any direction.
01:27
Revit displays the listening dimensions for the length and angle of your beam.
01:32
Click again to create the beam.
01:34
After you place the beam, a temporary dimension appears for the length,
01:39
with temporary dimensions at each end of the beam.
01:42
These are for the start level offset and end level offset.
01:47
Click any of these temporary dimensions to make them active in order to change the value.
01:52
To place a chain of beams, with the tool still activated, in the Options Bar, select Chain.
01:59
Click to place a beam start point, move the cursor to the right horizontally, and then click to place a second beam.
02:09
Finally, click Modify to end the command.
02:13
To place multiple beams along grid lines, first activate the Beam tool again.
02:18
Then, on the Place Beam contextual ribbon, in the Multiple panel, select On Grids.
02:25
When selected, you can place beams by selecting a span of grid lines.
02:30
To see how this works, use a crossing window to select all the grids.
02:34
A preview of the beams appears between the columns.
02:38
When all the information is correct, click Finish to create the beams.
02:43
Click Modify to end the command.
02:47
You now know how to place beams in your building engineering design.