Beam/Column join doesn't work when beams have different types.

[ysautodesklover]

Dear Revit Users,

I found it is inconvenient Beam/Column join doesn't work when beams have different types.

I was trying to join two typed precast concrete beams and couldn't join two beams like I wanted below.

How do you handle if you wanna do the same?

I would appreciate your any advise.

Thank you in advance,

Yuki

[ToanDN]

Edit the family and change the material for model behaviour to other.

[Corsten.Au]

[ysautodesklover]

I tried that way, and Beam/Column join became available.

However, I could not join the two beams as I wanted.

See the left that two different types have been set as "other" and right as what I wanted to do.

[ysautodesklover]

Thanks!

It is a new idea to join beams for me but it doesn't work for my case.

[ToanDN]

I see.  If you have two different types you need to cut them using a reference plane.

[ysautodesklover]

Oh, how did you cut by using reference plan? With a void?

If you mind, please give me little more instructions.

Thanks,
Yuki

[ToanDN]

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@ysautodesklover wrote:
Oh, how did you cut by using reference plan? With a void?

If you mind, please give me little more instructions.

Thanks,
Yuki

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Very simple:  draw the reference planes where you want the cut to happen; stretch the beam to fully pass the plane;  Cut geometry, select the beam, select the plane, then BAM.