How to Change Angle of Beam End Faces

For end faces at free angles, use the following trick:

1.Draw your Beam.

2.Set Beam thickness to zero in the Beam Settings dialog box in order to draw a second (virtual) Beam.

3.Draw the zero thickness Beam starting from the end of the reference axis of the first Beam at the desired angle as shown in the figure below.

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4.Click to complete the zero-thickness beam and view the result in 3D.

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5.Touch up the floor plan symbol by adding a line segment to complete the gap.

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