building.
structural columns share many of the same properties as architectural
columns,
structural columns have additional properties defined by their configuration
and industry standards.
Structural columns differ from architectural columns in behavior as well.
In addition, structural columns have an analytical model that is used for data
exchange.
On the Options Bar, select either Height or Depth from the list.
If you select Unconnected, enter the Height or Depth measurement in the text box
to the right of the Constraint list. This measurement of Unconnected
Height/Depth is relative to the current Level.
Click to place the column.
Placing a column
Columns snap to existing geometry in Revit. When you place columns at grid
intersections , both grids are highlighted.
Highlighted grids
To rotate the column during placement
While placing columns, use the SPACEBAR to change the column rotation
before the column is placed.
Each time you press the SPACEBAR, the column rotates to align with the
intersecting grids at the selected location.
In the absence of any grids, press the SPACEBAR to rotate the column 90
degrees.
Placing Multiple Columns by Grid
Properties will vary depending on the column families that are specified
during the installation process.
The following type properties apply to the concrete column families that
load during a typical installation:
Name Description
b Column width
h Column depth
Identity Data
Beams are structural elements used for load-bearing applications.
Elements of each beam are defined through the type properties of the
specific beam family.
In addition, various instance properties can be modified to define the
functionality of the beam.
For
B:-
H: -
To draw beams between 2 points
Load a structural beam family, if one has not been previously loaded.
On the Properties palette:
Select a beam type from the Type Selector drop-down.
Modify the beam parameters.
On the Options Bar, select a value from the Structural Usage drop-down list.
Sketch the beam by clicking the start point and endpoint in the drawing area.
The cursor snaps to other structural elements, such as the centroid of a column
or the centerline of a wall, when you sketch a beam.
The status bar displays where the cursor is snapping.
Using the Grid Tool to Place Beams
Click on finish
To complete the command
Curved Beam Modeling
Because the geometry of curved beams can bend, you can draw them in
both plan and elevation views.
To sketch a curved beam
Structure panel ➤ Beam.
Click Modify | Place Beam tab ➤ Draw panel, and select a curved line
tool:
Start-End-Radius Arc
Center-ends arc
Tangent end Arc
Fillet Arc
Spline
Partial Ellipse
Beam Systems
Structural beam systems create a single structural framing element that
contains a series of individual beams placed in parallel.
The beam system provides a quick method for framing an area of a
structure that requires additional support.
There are 2 ways to create a beam system,
• Automatic
• by sketching
Creating a Structural Beam System
Click Modify | Create Beam System Boundary tab > Beam System
panel > Sketch Beam System.
Boundary
Beam direction
Creating a 3D Beam System
Go to Structure tab> Structure Panel> Beam system
Click on finish
Braces
Braces are diagonal members connected to beams and columns. Like beams, you
create braces by snapping the pointer to another structural element,
clicking a start point, snapping to another structural element, and clicking an
endpoint.
For example, braces can appear between a structural column and a structural
beam.
You can add braces in either a plan view or a framing elevation view. Braces attach
themselves to beams and columns and adjust parametrically to changes in the
building design.
You can add braces in either a plan view or in a framing
elevation view.
To add a brace in a framing elevation view
• Building Elevation
• Framing Elevation
Open a plan view.
Note: As you move the cursor, you can press Tab to change the position of the
arrowhead. The arrowhead snaps to perpendicular walls.
To set different interior elevation views, highlight the square shape of the
elevation symbol, and click.
The elevation symbol displays with check box options for creating views, as the
following image shows.
Select the check boxes to indicate where you want to create elevation
views.
Click away from the elevation symbol to hide the check boxes.
Highlight an arrowhead on the symbol to select it.
Click the arrowhead once to view the clip plane:
Place the framing elevation symbol perpendicular to the selected grid line and in the
direction of view to display, and click to place it.
Double-click the elevation arrowhead to open the framing elevation. The view
represents a full-height view of the area at the work plane of the grid or of the
reference plane. The view is constrained to the surrounding grids or limits of the
reference plane.