Tapered Column and Beam

[Anonymous]

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

[Rafal.Gaweda · Accepted solution]

You may consider doing this by Cut command.

Example:

[Anonymous]

Hello, 

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

Any ideas? 

Regards

[ryanKVSBP]

What revit extension is used in this video?

[ashwania426]

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?? 

[Ignus.E]

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 

[ashwania426]

Hey. thankyou sir for this information