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Triangular beam section

filip_peharda799AK
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Triangular beam section

filip_peharda799AK
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Hello,

I'm struggling to make triangular beam section. Did someone did it?
Ty

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Start with a Rectangular Beam and investigate it, you will see it is made of a Sweep with a Rectangular Profile - Save the Rectangular Beam as a new Name as not to edit/change the original.

 

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Select the Profile from the Project Browser > Edit

 

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VG > Turn ON required elements for editing

 

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You then need to decide which edges and offset are driving the position of the Side Faces!

I copied the Left Hand Reference Plane and Delete the EQ constraints at the Top

I then added a b2 Parameter to diver the Top Face Width

Then moved the Lines to the Intersection of this point and use the Align Tool to Lock the Lines to this location

 

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Then Load it into the NEW Triangular Beam Family (Save As) 

Edit the Sweep > Swap Profiles

 

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Select the Triangular Profile in the Project Browser > Right Click Type Properties > Map the Properties from the Beam Family into the Profile - Add an Additional Parameter for b2 using the Icon in the Bottom Left of this dialogue

 

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If you want it off-centre you will need to add Parameters for the EQ dimensions and apply them as required

Jay Colcombe

Autodesk Certified Instructor
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B.Sc. Hons Civil & Structural Engineering

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filip_peharda799AK
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Thank You very much for Your help. 
Best regards.

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