BEAM SECTION VARIABLE AND NESTED PROFILES

[massimiliano.battisti]

Hi,

I'd like to make a structural framing based on a sweept blend and two different profiles (HEB).

It's all clear about the geometry, less clear how I can retrieve (if I can) the profiles parameters and use them to assign a vertical offset with a formula.

Ex. Vertical Offset 1 (default blend offset) = d1 (structural framing parameter) = d (my chosen profile 1) /2.........

....the same for the number 2 (look at the screenshot attached probably it's more clear)

I've got how to associate the blend parameters to the structural framing and now I'd like to read the profile heights in order to inform the MyOffset1,2 that I've created.

Idk if it's clear but basically I'd like to read the infos inside the profiles, extract them, and use them in formulas in the structural framing environment

thank you very much,

pls let me know 

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

Place dimensions witnessing the start and end profiles or geometry of the blend, and associate them with Shared Reporting parameters d1 and d2.

[massimiliano.battisti]

@ToanDN 

thank you very much for the quick reply.

Can I kindly ask you to check this?

1. I have the geometry

2.I have to make the vertical dimensions (inside the blend itself is not possible and it turns grey and not associable to any parameter)

3.I have the shared reporting parameters d1 et d2 associated to my dimensions

4. I have myVertical Offset 1 et myVertical Offset 2 as instance parameters to bind with a formula to d1 et d2 (in my case

-d1 /2 or -d/2)

5. In the blend geometry properties I can assign Verical Profile Offset (in Profile 1 et 2 groups) to myVertical Offset 1,2

I've done these passages please let me know if in your opinion there's something wrong or not precise

thank you very much for your help

[ToanDN]

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@massimiliano.battisti wrote:

@ToanDN 

thank you very much for the quick reply.

Can I kindly ask you to check this?

1. I have the geometry

2.I have to make the vertical dimensions (inside the blend itself is not possible and it turns grey and not associable to any parameter)

3.I have the shared reporting parameters d1 et d2 associated to my dimensions

4. I have myVertical Offset 1 et myVertical Offset 2 as instance parameters to bind with a formula to d1 et d2 (in my case

-d1 /2 or -d/2)

5. In the blend geometry properties I can assign Verical Profile Offset (in Profile 1 et 2 groups) to myVertical Offset 1,2

I've done these passages please let me know if in your opinion there's something wrong or not precise

thank you very much for your help

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Does it work in the end?  If not, share your family here we can take a look?

[massimiliano.battisti]

Sorry for waiting! It works fine, thank you, now next step will be to manage the profile types within a .csv files.

Level up!!!

Thank you very much