Selecting and Modifying Beam Holes

Modify Single Hole

1.Do one of the following:

With Arrow tool active, click in the center of the hole.

With any other tool active, Shift-click in the center of the hole.

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2.Open Beam Selection Settings - Hole Panel to modify the selected hole’s shape and size (or use the controls in the Info Box).

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3.As needed, change hole position graphically:

Move a hole laterally along the Beam (Floor Plan or 3D)

Move a hole up and down along the Z axis (3D)

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Modify all Holes

1.Select the Beam. All of the Beam holes are selected, too.

2.Open Beam Selection Settings - Hole Panel to modify all Beam holes simultaneously (or use the controls in the Info Box).

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Holes in Curved Beams

Suppose you have placed holes into a straight beam (at the given distances from either end of the beam), and then you curve the beam (as in the picture below).

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The Beam Holes’ Position dialog box allows you to choose how to handle the holes’ new position in the curved beam:

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Keep distance: This option will ensure that the holes’ distance from the nearest beam end (as measured along the center beam arc) remains unchanged.

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Keep proportion: This option will keep constant the placement of the holes relative to the beam length.

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