Add and edit beams with the Architecture Beam tool

Place beams one click at a time on the floor plan, then select a placed beam to edit its dimensions, rotation, shift, material or delete it.

1. To add a beam, go to the floor plan view and open the architecture section, where the beam tool is available.

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2. Beams are added with Architecture > Beam.

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3. The tool has no settings panel of its own (its hint says the left panel modifies the beam after placement).

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4. Each click on the plan places one beam.

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5. Select a placed beam to edit it: its panel 'Beam' holds Drawing Layer, Dimensions (W, D, Height, Elevation; 1500, 400, 300 and 2400 mm by default), Rotation (Y, Rotate by 90 deg), Shift Beam (Right, Down), Material and Delete Beam.

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