Add predefined Structural Supports to any selected Structural Members with one click, using the new Create Structural Supports command.
•Use Design > Structural Analytical Elements > Create Structural Supports;
•Or the shortcut from the “Tools - Structural Engineering” toolbar.
In ARCHICAD 24, you had to place each support separately, using the Structural Support tool.
Now: define your settings or Favorites, select as many Structural Members as needed, and place all Supports at once - with a single click.
Relevant topics
Structural Supports
The Structural Support tool is a schematic element that indicates support of physical elements - e.g. by the soil stratum, other elements, or tethers.
Supports are created on 1D or 2D Members as applicable: at nodes (Point Support), along linear elements or edges (Line Support), or in the 2D ...
Structural Supports at Openings and Holes
Support elements attached to certain holes or openings have specific limitations.
Support placed at
Allowed Support Types
Support is associated to
Opening element
Point Support at nodes only
2D Member
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