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How to modify automatic preferences when drawing OWSJ so that it's end point snaps to the angled beam automatically?

liojgu — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 19:49:14 GMT

I am drawing open web steel joist on revit 2023, which start at the roof level, from a beam at -106.6 at the start and the end point .the joist then goes to a beam whose staring point is -101.6 and whose endpoint is -380.6. How do you modify the automatic preferences so that my joist snaps to the angled beam automatically?

Thanks so much

Re: How to modify automatic preferences when drawing OWSJ so that it's end point snaps to the angled beam automatically?

mphungDCHNW — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:04:24 GMT

Try using "beam system" and create a reference plane of the same angle of the beam.

Re: How to modify automatic preferences when drawing OWSJ so that it's end point snaps to the angled beam automatically?

liojgu — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:31:47 GMT

I'm trying to do what my online course is calling for, the teachers version does it automatically...

Re: How to modify automatic preferences when drawing OWSJ so that it's end point snaps to the angled beam automatically?

mphungDCHNW — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:33:06 GMT

Can you elaborate little more did the option work for you ?

Re: How to modify automatic preferences when drawing OWSJ so that it's end point snaps to the angled beam automatically?

liojgu — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:43:52 GMT

The teacher has one beam whose starting point and whose endpoint are at -101.6. The other beam starts at -101.6 and ends at 380.6. So the second beam is at an angle to allow the slope for a roof drain. The OWSJ are supported by those two beams. When the teacher drew the OWSJ she was on the roof plan, she just assigned the distance, the starting point and then the end point of the OWSJ and the joist automatically lowered itself on one side to come rest on the uneven beam.

My revit doesn't do that and I think it<s something in the options because when I hover over the end point of my joist, the snap option shows Vertival and extention. I think it should be Vertical and nearest...

Can you help me?

Re: How to modify automatic preferences when drawing OWSJ so that it's end point snaps to the angled beam automatically?

mphungDCHNW — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:46:48 GMT

Have you tried using the Y justification etc ? This may help if you want to bring down your object or even a simple offset value

Re: How to modify automatic preferences when drawing OWSJ so that it's end point snaps to the angled beam automatically?

liojgu — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:47:53 GMT

I elaborated below, I'm having trouble with the beam system because I have no idea what I'm doing 😄 hahaha

Re: How to modify automatic preferences when drawing OWSJ so that it's end point snaps to the angled beam automatically?

liojgu — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:48:29 GMT

Let me try 🙂

Re: How to modify automatic preferences when drawing OWSJ so that it's end point snaps to the angled beam automatically?

mphungDCHNW — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:48:33 GMT

If you have drawn a angled object and want it to rest on the angle or line of the angle just change the z/y and you will find it can either rest on top of your line or below it or even in the center

Re: How to modify automatic preferences when drawing OWSJ so that it's end point snaps to the angled beam automatically?

liojgu — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:58:16 GMT

How do I change the Z and Y?

Re: How to modify automatic preferences when drawing OWSJ so that it's end point snaps to the angled beam automatically?

mphungDCHNW — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:58:58 GMT

send some screenshot on what you want done etc

Re: How to modify automatic preferences when drawing OWSJ so that it's end point snaps to the angled beam automatically?

liojgu — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 17:07:01 GMT

I just want The joist to rest on the beam, the teacher said not to worry about the settings because Revit snaps to the angled beam automatically, except mine doesn't...

Re: How to modify automatic preferences when drawing OWSJ so that it's end point snaps to the angled beam automatically?

mphungDCHNW — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 17:09:36 GMT

let me try something

Re: How to modify automatic preferences when drawing OWSJ so that it's end point snaps to the angled beam automatically?

mphungDCHNW — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 17:11:24 GMT

First create a reference plane of the angle of the roof you have. Then create a beam system and select that plane you create of the angle. if you want you can first create eq dimension on where you want the joists to be.

Re: How to modify automatic preferences when drawing OWSJ so that it's end point snaps to the angled beam automatically?

liojgu — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 18:01:00 GMT

When selecting the structural component in order to draw it (in my case the joists) I just have to enable 3D snap on the options bar which appears below the Ribbon.

It now snaps to nearest...

Re: How to modify automatic preferences when drawing OWSJ so that it's end point snaps to the angled beam automatically?

mphungDCHNW — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 20:35:38 GMT

So you snapped from one end to the other end along the angled beams ?