Horizontal Bracing Cutback Issues

[Mercedes.Rentz]

I am having problems with my horizontal bracing being cutback by the wrong member, even when snapping to the correct member. 

Example:

As you can see, my horizontal brace is not getting cutback by the beam, it is getting cutback by the other horizontal brace.

Any solutions?

[RDAOU]

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@Mercedes.Rentz wrote:

I am having problems with my horizontal bracing being cutback by the wrong member, even when snapping to the correct member. 

Example:

As you can see, my horizontal brace is not getting cutback by the beam, it is getting cutback by the other horizontal brace.

Any solutions?

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@Mercedes.Rentz

Check the placement order and the cutback settings in the beams' properties (ie: in the properties palette

Once placed to the desired order cope them...should have something similar to the below

[mmwojtek]

Hello,

I tried to reproduce your case using Revit 2017 and it works fine as it is shown on image attached. I couldn't reproduce situation you described, so please send Revit file for rurther investigation.

[RDAOU]

I think you meant to reply to the one who posted the question!!!

PS:...If you did it following the correct workflow how would you reproduce it?! 😉

That is a common behavior when cutback and placement order were not taken into account

[Anonymous]

Try to make sure you snap the the midpoint of the main beam.  Hit tab if you need to or just override the snap to midpoint.

The real problem comes when you add another beam perpendicular to the main beam.

The best way to solve that is to use the change reference tool. Click on the beam and the modify-structural framing ribbon will show up.  Under the join tools panel is the change refence which allow you to change the what part of the beam the joining beam is cuting back to.  This works for columns as well.