Merge Selected Beams dialog

Used to join two collinear beams and replace them with one beam. The intermediate node(s) (common node) is removed from selected members and the incidences are redefined.

Opens when the Merge Selected Beams tool is selected in the Beam group on the Geometry ribbon tab.

Setting	Description
Beam No	Select the beam no to use for the merged beam.
Section Profile	Select the section property to use for the merged beam.
Beta Angle	Select the local x axis rotation value to use for the merged beam.
Material	Select the material definition to use for the merged beam. Material data is listed below. Note: If the members are defined using material constants instead of material definitions, then the individual constants will be available to select for the merged beam instead.