Fit Beams (3-D SE)

Steel Engineering > New

Various options are available for fitting beams:

Using the integrated expert system for fitting standard beams. This provides, for example, a large selection of 3-D standard beams.
Using series created from 2-D contours or 2-D variants.
Deriving beams from a sketch.
Applying the cross-section of an arbitrary beam in the drawing for a new beam.
Using bar elements when initially drawing a draft.

You can fit beams either as main parts or sub-parts.

Beam insertion functions, for main parts
	Insert new standard beam Fits 3-D standard beams according to DIN.
	Prototype beams Fits prototype beams (beams with predefined geometry and variable sizes).
	Beam from sketch Derives beams from a sketch.
	New beam, apply cross-section Applies the cross-section of an existing beams.
	Insert series, via catalogue Fitsg user-defined beams via factory standard catalogues.
	Insert series, via Explorer Fitsg user-defined beams by means of selection in Explorer.
	Insert series, via DB document master Fits user-defined beams via document master data.
	Insert series, via DB part master Fits user-defined beams via part master data.

Click to open a pull-down menu with further functions for the fitting of beams and fitting options for sub-parts.

Multi-part standard beams

Fits multi-part standard beams, such as double L-beams, welded beams or box beams.

Elongated plates

Fits elongated plates.

Bar elements

Fits bar elements, e.g. for rough drafts and concepts.

Please note:

Irrespective of the selected fitting function, the fitting options are always displayed if HiCAD asks you to specify the fitting point.
If you right-click in an input field of the Fitting options menu bar, a context menu opens. You can use the functions of this menu to transfer angles and lengths from existing drawing objects to the input field. For example, the Pick distance function enables you to transfer a beam length from the drawing. If you would like to transfer the rotation angle for the beam, you use the Pick angle function .
HiCAD allows you to work with a "dynamic" zoom window. You can use F2 to activate this zoom window at any time within a function. The area in which the cursor is currently positioned is then displayed in a window, considerably enlarged. This enables you, for example, to define the fitting point of a beam more easily in complex drawings, without having to specify a new screen display before processing. Once you have defined the point, you can use F2 or ESC to hide the window again.
Beams are frequently located in the same plane, e.g. for stages, bridge frames, substructures for car parks, roof constructions etc. In this case, you should leave the Fit beam in space and Fit beam perpendicular to processing plane options deactivated and, instead, fit the beams using a steel engineering auxiliary line grid. When defining the start and end points, you can then access the grid points directly, which speeds up fitting.
The functions for fitting beams remain active after fitting a beam. This means that you can immediately fit more beams of the selected type. To end the function, press ESC (middle mouse button).
When fitting catalogue standard parts and semi-finished products (Steel Eng. beams/profiles, plates) in HiCAD, values from the catalogue item are assigned to some part attributes of the HiCAD part (e.g. the "BZ" column is assigned to the "Attribute number" part attribute ). This process is freely configurable.
In the catalogue tables you have the option to link a table column to a part attribute. When fitting a part from this table in HiCAD, the value of the linked column will then be assigned to the part. A user can, for instance, enter the article number and/or the supplier in a column, and the value will be assigned to a part attribute when fitting a part and can subsequently be used for part annotations or bills of materials. In the catalogue table (see Catalogue Editor)linked columns are identified by a link symbol in the column header. From version 2008 onwards, the "BZ" columns of tables for standard parts and semi-finished products are linked to the part attribute "$BB"; "CUSTOM1" columns are linked to the part attribute "CUSTOM1", and "CUSTOM2" columns are linked to the part attribute "CUSTOM2".