OpenBuildings™ Station Designer Help

Beams and Columns tab

Contains settings that control the construction of the steel-framed buildings beams and columns.



SettingDescription
Column
  • Catalog Type — Sets and lets you modify the DatGroup catalog type for the columns. The selection made here populates the Catalog Instance options.
  • Catalog Instance — Sets and lets you modify the DatGroup catalog instance for the columns.
  • Section Size — Sets and lets you modify the type of structural section selected for the columns. Clicking the Value column cell opens a section picker. A selection made here overrides the Structural section defined for the selected Structural component type. You can select from the catalog Library or from a list of Recent section selections.
  • Rotation Angle — Enter the rotation angle in degrees to apply to the columns in the structure.
Primary Beams (Spanning between Columns)
  • Catalog Type — Sets and lets you modify the DatGroup catalog type for the primary beams. The selection made here populates the Catalog Instance options.
  • Catalog Instance — Sets and lets you modify the DatGroup catalog instance for the primary beams.
  • Beams Parallel to X-Axis/Y-Axis — Sets and lets you modify the section size for beams that run parallel to the X and Y axes. Clicking the Value column cells opens a section picker. A selection made here overrides the Structural section defined for the selected Structural component types. You can select from the catalog Library or from a list of Recent section selections.
Secondary Beams (Between Primary Beams)
  • Place Secondary Beams — If on, allows placement of secondary beams placed between the primary beams.
  • Catalog Type — Sets and lets you modify the DatGroup catalog type for the secondary beams. The selection made here populates the Catalog Instance options.
  • Catalog Instance — Sets and lets you modify the DatGroup catalog instance for the secondary beams.
  • Number of Beams per bay — Specifies the number of secondary beams to be placed between the primary beams.
  • Section Size — Sets and lets you modify the type of structural section selected for the secondary beams. Clicking the Value column cell opens a section picker. A selection made here overrides the Structural section defined for the selected Structural component type. You can select from the catalog Library or from a list of Recent section selections.
  • Parallel to — Sets the direction to which the secondary beams run parallel to. Choose between X Axis and Y Axis.