When importing data from other systems, sometimes beam support points will end up in the wrong place on beams that contain (or are intended to contain) a cantilever (or cantilevers). The Update Beam Supports command is accessed via Integrity - Update Beam Supports, and is designed to allow the support points of the beam to be moved to any place along the beam line where the beam intersects another member (beam, column, or wall). This can be done without regard for whether or not the support points are valid while the command is being used, so that if a number of beams that all intersect each other need to be updated, they can be processed in any order.

When the command is activated, Modeler prompts for a beam to be selected. At this point, either a beam or a stub cantilever can be selected. If a beam was selected, Modeler then prompts for an existing beam support point to be selected. (If a stub cantilever was selected, this step is unnecessary.) Next, Modeler prompts for a new location for the selected support point. The cursor snaps to points along the beam that intersect other members (beams, walls, or columns). Selecting one of these points updates the selected support to be in that location.

Depending on the situation, an update to a beam's support point can cause the beam to be converted into a stub cantilever, or vice versa. If this happens, Modeler first prompts to verify that this is desired.

Note that changes made using this command can easily lead to invalid framing (unsupported beam supports, or beams that cross other beams). It is always a good idea to run DataCheck after using this command.