Beams

As depicted in Figure 1, the Beam Section comprises two spreadsheets.

Draw Beam

→ Click the "Draw Beam" button to initiate the process of drawing a beam object. The drawings created using this command will be displayed in the 3D view (see Figure 2 and Figure 3).

→ Edit the material selection and enter the depth of the beam in the spreadsheet, as shown in Figure 4.

→ Optionally, input an elevation offset if required.

→ Choose the desired beam type from the available options.

Analytical Lines

Switch from “Beams” spreadsheet to “Analytical Lines” spreadsheet as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 5

→ Click Draw Analytical Beam as shown in Figure 5 to draw analytical lines linked to beam object.

When the analytical beam command is active, the AEC|BOLT AUTOCAD App automatically overlays the analytical wall drawings to display the end nodes of the analytical walls.

The end nodes of the analytical beam line are indicated by yellow points, while the end nodes of the analytical wall are represented by pink points, as depicted in Figure 6.

→ In the spreadsheet, enter the width and depth of the analytical beam, as illustrated in Figure 7.

→ Enter the Refline Offset (if necessary) and Vertical Offset (if necessary) in the spreadsheet, as shown in Figure 7.

Users also have the option to divide the analytical line into multiple parts and assign different properties to each part, such as thickness.

→ → Click the "No Break Pts" button and then select the point where you want to divide the line, as demonstrated in Figure 8 and Figure 9.

If the analytical line does not align with the center line of the beam, you need to enter the refline offset to create the correct analytical beam, as shown in Figure 10 and Figure 11.

Figure 10

Figure 11

The drawings of the analytical beams will be reflected in the finite element model view.