M. To add a node at overlapping beams
To connect to overlapping beams with a node at that location, use the following procedure.
You can manually select beams that
are overlapping or the program can automatically detect these for you using the optional
first step below.
- (Optional) Automatically select overlapping beams: The program automatically selects all overlapping beam sets.
- Alternatively, you may manually select a pair of intersecting beams.
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On the
Beam Tools ribbon tab, select the
Intersect Beams tool in the
Model group.
- Type a tolerance to use in the Intersect Members dialog and then click OK. A message dialog opens to indicate that new beams have been created.
Note: The Merge Selected Beams tool in the
Beam group on the Geometry ribbon tab
can be used to reverse this procedure. Refer to
M. To merge two or more members for details.