To copy a beam definition to one or more other beams in a selected Beam Group, use the following procedure.
In the Beam Definition dialog, once you have defined a beam definition you can copy that definition to multiple beams. Tip: To easily copy a concrete beam definition to all the other beams in the selected layout, simply check the Apply To All Beams option in the Beam Definition dialog.
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Right-click on the source beam (the beam that has the beam definition you want to use elsewhere) and select Copy To from the pop-up menu.
The Beam Copy dialog opens.
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Select the target beams:
| To? | Do this? |
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| select one or more individual beams |
check the option for each beam |
| select one or more spans |
check the option for each span |
| select all the beams in the beam group |
click Select All
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| clear the selection |
click Clear All
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Select the Copy By method to specify the definition cut-offs:
- click Distance to use the fixed length
- click Ratio to use the ratio of distance to span length
The source beam definition is copied to the target beams.