Beams Automatically Trim Extra

[ronsarlo]

This has been bugging me for a while, I'm pretty sure that something is wrong.
I have a suspicion it's a Revit bug, but I'm hoping you guys can help sort me out.

I've noticed that beams automatically cut themselves back when they detect a "join" between another member (parallel, perpendicular and any angle in between).

Some of the time, this is desirable as it cuts them a reasonable distance from columns,

However, I don't always want it to trim, where welding might happen and such.

The only way to fix this seems to be to override the "Construction: Start Extension" and "Construction: End Extension".
I don't know, it just doesn't seem right. Is there a way I can control this default value?

thanks.

[Galadriel]

What about using "edit beam joins"?

[TheViking]

These values are set in the beam content and are remembered. To change the "defaults" start the beam tool, set the values to zero and place a beam. These values should now be the defaults for all newly placed beams.

Hope this helps,
Erik