Trellis

[konetarchitecture]

I am attempting to model a trellis that bridges between a new detached garage and the existing home. I would like to bolt 2-2X8s to each face of the buildings and span the 7' distance between them with 2 x 8s @ 24" o.c. These members will hang from the 2-2 x8s.

On top of the spanning members I will then fasten a grid of 2 x 2s @ 16" o.c. perpendicular to the 2 x 8s.

How do I go about modeling this? I started to utilize the Structure - Beam Grid but it didn't seem appropriate.

Thanks in advance!

[renogreen]

If you are using 2x's I might think about modeling an in-place family.

[d.stairmand]

You could try using a Curtain Wall Family
Change the Border Mullions to the 8*2
Change the Internal Mullions to the Trellis

[patricks]

Honestly I would just do it as a generic model family. Is the distance between house/garage set with little possibility of changing? Even if it does change, it would be easy enough to just go back in and edit the family.

[antman]

What would be the downside to just using beams and creating arrays?

[konetarchitecture]

antman,

I did exactly what you suggested. I used a beam here and a beam there and arrayed till my heart was content. It worked well and solved my problem without investing too much time.

[antman]

antman,

I did exactly what you suggested. I used a beam here and a beam there and arrayed till my heart was content. It worked well and solved my problem without investing too much time.

I don't know if it's been fixed in 2012, but I was disappointed that 2011 doesn't have the ability to apply custom shapes to the end of a beam. I had to make mine generic models, but it just seems a lot more 'BIM' to me to create it as what it is...