Beam Segment Listing Parameters

Parameter

Short Description

Long Description

Cross Section

Rectangular, Profiled or Rounded

Shape of the Beam Segment's cross-section as defined in the Beam Settings dialog box.

Ends Surface

Name of the Surface assigned to the two ends of the Beam Segment.

Defined in Beam Settings (via Building Material, or Override in Model Panel)

Ends Surface Area

Area of the Surfaces of both ends of the Beam Segment.

Area of the Surfaces of both ends of the Beam Segment.

Extrusion Surface

Name of the Surface assigned to the Beam Seg­ment extrusion.

Use with round and profiled beams, which use a single surface on all sides of the extrusion. (Same value as the Left Side Surface parame­ter.)

Left Side Surface

Name of the Surface assigned to the left Side of the Beam Segment.

Defined in Beam Settings (via Building Material, or Override in Model Panel).

"Left" and "Right" are determined based on the direction of the Beam's reference axis. The axis direction is the direction in which you drag the cursor to draw the Beam.

Left Side Surface Area

Area of the Surface of the left Side of the Beam Seg­ment.

Reduced by any SEO's or holes.

"Left" and "Right" are determined based on the direction of the Beam's reference axis. The axis direction is the direction in which you drag the cursor to draw the Beam.

Right Side Surface

Name of the Surface assigned to the right Side of the Beam Segment.

Defined in Beam Settings (via Building Material, or Override in Model Panel)

"Left" and "Right" are determined based on the direction of the Beam's reference axis. The axis direction is the direction in which you drag the cursor to draw the Beam.

Right Side Sur­face Area

Area of the Surface of the right Side of the Beam Seg­ment.

Reduced by any SEO's or holes.

"Left" and "Right" are determined based on the direction of the Beam's reference axis. The axis direction is the direction in which you drag the cursor to draw the Beam.

Structure Type

 

 

Top Surface

Name of the Surface assigned to the top of the Beam Segment.

Defined in Beam Settings (via Building Material, or Override in Model Panel)

Top Surface Area

Area of the Surface of the top of the Beam Segment.

Reduced by any SEO's or holes.

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