placing constraints

[Anonymous]

I am building a patio, I have a croos beam that needs to have a 1% slope to
it for drainage. I have one beam attached to the structure and another
support beam out about 20'. The beam attached to the structure is a couple
of inch's higher in elevation than the other support beam. How do I get a
cross beam to constrain to each beam independently giving me the slope I
need for the roof that is to be attached to the cross beams? I have tried
several different ways to constrain this but no luck. Any ideas would be
appreciated. Thanks,

Willie

[Anonymous]

I am probably misunderstanding, but can't you just use a angle constraint of 1º on the
beam attached to the structure? Maybe a simple example in customer files would help.

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"Willie" wrote in message
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> I am building a patio, I have a croos beam that needs to have a 1% slope to
> it for drainage. I have one beam attached to the structure and another
> support beam out about 20'. The beam attached to the structure is a couple
> of inch's higher in elevation than the other support beam. How do I get a
> cross beam to constrain to each beam independently giving me the slope I
> need for the roof that is to be attached to the cross beams? I have tried
> several different ways to constrain this but no luck. Any ideas would be
> appreciated. Thanks,
>
> Willie
>
>

[Anonymous]

I tried that, I placed an angle constraint on the beam attached to the
structure, the problem is when I add the 1 degree angle it kicks the side
attached to the structure into the beam. I know I am missing something, just
cant put my finger on it.
"Kent Keller" wrote in message
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> I am probably misunderstanding, but can't you just use a angle constraint
of 1º on the
> beam attached to the structure? Maybe a simple example in customer
files would help.
>
> --
> Kent
> Assistant Moderator
> Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program
>
>
> "Willie" wrote in message
> news:B391CCC08B9450A9964C635446D8E0C5@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > I am building a patio, I have a croos beam that needs to have a 1%
slope to
> > it for drainage. I have one beam attached to the structure and another
> > support beam out about 20'. The beam attached to the structure is a
couple
> > of inch's higher in elevation than the other support beam. How do I get
a
> > cross beam to constrain to each beam independently giving me the slope I
> > need for the roof that is to be attached to the cross beams? I have
tried
> > several different ways to constrain this but no luck. Any ideas would be
> > appreciated. Thanks,
> >
> > Willie
> >
> >
>
>

[Anonymous]

Figured it out, thanks for your help Kent.

"Willie" wrote in message
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> I am building a patio, I have a croos beam that needs to have a 1% slope
to
> it for drainage. I have one beam attached to the structure and another
> support beam out about 20'. The beam attached to the structure is a couple
> of inch's higher in elevation than the other support beam. How do I get a
> cross beam to constrain to each beam independently giving me the slope I
> need for the roof that is to be attached to the cross beams? I have tried
> several different ways to constrain this but no luck. Any ideas would be
> appreciated. Thanks,
>
> Willie
>
>

[Anonymous]

Ok.. well I had just posted a example to customer files. 8^) Oh well glad to hear you
figured it out.

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"Willie" wrote in message
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> Figured it out, thanks for your help Kent.