Heavy Timber Beam Connections

[leahmbell]

Is there a way to clean up the joins between the beams I highlighted? They are actual structural beams and columns. 

[ToanDN]

Yes. Use Cope tool and set Coping Distance to 0 from properties.

[leahmbell]

I think I am missing something. When I cope the beams it cuts like this. When I adjust the coping to 0" I get an error saying it can't cut the beams. I am looking to get a simple vertical miter between the 2 beams.

[barthbradley]

Draw a Ref. Plane at the apex, stretch the Beams to overlap and then use Cut Geometry tool to cut each Beam against the Ref. Plane.  

Before Cut:

[ToanDN]

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@leahmbell wrote:

I think I am missing something. When I cope the beams it cuts like this. When I adjust the coping to 0" I get an error saying it can't cut the beams. I am looking to get a simple vertical miter between the 2 beams.

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You can play with the coping arrows to get the final result.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/00e97217-5857-46f3-840e-38f3419f5425

[samuelzergling]

I usually just use the join tool and those lines will disappear. If it doesn't look good in section then I use the fill region tool and hide the model. 

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

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@leahmbell wrote:

I think I am missing something. When I cope the beams it cuts like this. When I adjust the coping to 0" I get an error saying it can't cut the beams. I am looking to get a simple vertical miter between the 2 beams.

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Is this not what you are after?

[leahmbell]

That is exactly what I am after, but I am not getting that result/ options when I do it. I think it's because the person who created this created those beams as a part of a beam system. I have disassociated the beams with the system but it still isn't working. I am going to try to recreate it as just a beam and see if I can get it to work that way. 

[barthbradley]

Beams have to be co-planar to do what @ToanDN did.  

[leahmbell]

So the issue was because the beam was created as apart of a beam system. As soon as I recreated the beam as a single member it mitered as expected. Thanks for the help!

[karelvinckier]

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