Sloping Structural Beams

[gavin.88881]

Does anyone know how to define a slope for a structural roof beam?

[Rhythmick]

You can create a reference plane in section or elevation at the t.o. beam level and assign it as the working plane for your beam to attach to.

[patricks]

This will work for regular steel sections (i.e. a steel shape that is like an extruded profile, like W-sections, L-angles, tubes, etc.). It will not work for open-web bar joists, however.

[David Sammons]

In Version 8.0, I am able to create a sloping steel joist by setting the 'Work Plane' to a sloped 'Work Plane' before placing the joists

[patricks]

Yeah I typically set up reference planes that follow my roof slopes in order to place beams under the roofs.