topic Re: Tapered Column and Beam in Revit Structure Forum

Tapered Column and Beam

Anonymous — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 20:23:43 GMT

Hello All,

I am trying to create a tapered mainframe column and beam system. I have done many searches on this issue and have not found what I want, at least not the easy way.

I found a tapered column family and it seems to work the way I want it to. I have then created a tapered beam from the family ootb file Structural Framing – Beams and Braces. I have changed some of the parameters since I didn't all of them.

Then I created an extrusion using blend –>>(base) beam attached to column -->> (top) beam end. I attached some parameters within the blend. This is working the way I wanted (I think). Now I insert the beam as a structural framing component and pick the grid line and lock it.

This image shows a space, which I did intentionally..this configuration works when I change the dimension of the grid spacing...

Before I did that, I created a named reference plan for the top of the beam to align to. That seems to work. I want the column and beam to be on the grid line and locked to it so I can change the grid spacing and they move with it.

But.....

Then I try to move the end of the tapered beam to the face of the tapered column. I do not attach or align, I just move it to where I want. After doing that, I try moving the grid line BUT this is what happens.

Any ideas? If you need more detail of what I did, feel free to ask.

OR - is there a simpler way of doing this or is this part of the program to make these?

Thanks in advance...

Jleibold

Re: Tapered Column and Beam

Rafal.Gaweda — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 09:00:25 GMT

You may consider doing this by Cut command.

Example:

Re: Tapered Column and Beam

Anonymous — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 11:29:23 GMT

Hello,

The video looks amazing but I cant find the "Extention" tab.

Any ideas?

Regards

Re: Tapered Column and Beam

ryanKVSBP — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 16:31:58 GMT

What revit extension is used in this video?

Re: Tapered Column and Beam

ashwania426 — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 05:04:12 GMT

Hey,

i have created a parametric tapered column using blend...but when i tried to apply base plate on it , it is not accepting any solution for this??

Re: Tapered Column and Beam

Ignus.E — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 06:31:43 GMT

Hi. You would need to build a base plate connection family using the normal Revit family creation way, as tapered columns and beams is not supported by the Revit connections

Re: Tapered Column and Beam

ashwania426 — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:03:22 GMT

Hey. thankyou sir for this information

Re: Tapered Column and Beam

hcooperdesign — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:46:23 GMT

Hi Rafal, I am also interested in creating tapered beams easily, as you are showing in your video. I am curious where did you find the "content generator" plug in for this?

Re: Tapered Column and Beam

hcooperdesign — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:48:42 GMT

Hi Rafal, I am also interested in creating tapered beams like you show in your video. I am curious, where did you find the content creator plug in you are using?

Re: Tapered Column and Beam

Ignus.E — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 04:04:48 GMT

This was from a plugin in called Extensions which is no longer available