Insert New Standard Beam (3-D SE)

Steel Engineering > New > Insert new standard beam

Use this function to insert standard beams as main parts in your drawing. Click to insert the standard beams as sub-parts.

Overview of beams and profiles
Type		Parameters
I-Beams	I-beams acc. to DIN 1025	Beam height h
L-Beams	Angle-shaped steels acc. to DIN 1022, 1028, 1029	Leg length and thickness
U-Beams	Round-edged U-beams acc. to DIN1026, U-steels with parallel flanges as well as cold-rolled U-steels	Beam height h, beam width and thickness additionally for cold-rolled U-steels.
T-Beams	High-webbed and wide-based T-beams acc. to DIN 1024 as well as sharp-edged T-steels acc. to DIN 59051	Beam height
Z-Beams	Z-beams acc. to DIN 1027	Beam height
Hollow profiles	Square and rectangular hollow beams acc. to DIN EN 10210 part 2	Edge length and wall thickness
Steel pipes	Steel pipes acc. to DIN 2448	Outer diameter and wall thickness
Round steel	Round steels acc. to DIN 1013	Diameter
Square steel	Square steels acc. to DIN 1014	Beam height
Flat steel	Flat steels acc. to DIN 1017, 1019, 59200	Width and thickness
Crane rails	Crane rails acc. to DIN 536	Top width
Cold-rolled sections	Cold-rolled sections, C and U	Profile height, width, thickness
Reinforced steel	Reinforced steel acc. to DIN 488	Diameter
Hexagon steel	Hexagon steel acc. to DIN 176	Diameter in circle
Anchor rails	Anchor rails, type HTA	Height/Width
Square timber	Square timber	Height/Width
Liner trays	Liner trays (Hoesch)	Height, Width, Thickness
Purlin anchors	Purlin anchors	Thickness
Trapezoidal profiles	Trapezoidal profiles (Hoesch)	Height, Width

Please note:

In addition to beams and profiles according to DIN, appropriate beams and profiles according to international standards, such as AISC and , are also available.
If beams or profiles which belong to your product are not shown in the selection dialogue, you should check whether they were deactivated with the Catalogue Maker tool. Start the CatalogueMaker.exe tool in the HiCAD EXE directory. Extensive information on the operation of the tool can be found in the Online Help chapter for the Catalogue Editor CATEDITOR.EXE.

The fitting of standard parts takes place in tow steps:

Selection of beam/profile
Fitting of beam/profile

Selection of beam/profile

If you activate the Standard beams function, the Beams selection window opens. This window displays the available beam types - divided into the various DIN standards. Please note that invalid or replaced standards are identified with the symbol.

The right-hand side of the window displays the available dimensions of the selected beam

Entries marked with belong to the main series, i.e. they have first priority during fitting. Entries marked with belong to the sub-series and have second priority. You can use the Catalogue Editor (CATEDITOR.EXE in the EXE directory) to define the priorities. Entries displayed in grey are blocked and cannot be selected.

To select a beam, proceed as follows:

On the left-hand side of the window, choose the desired beam type, e.g. I-beams.
Choose the standard, e.g. HEA (DIN 1025-3).
On the right, select the desired dimension, e.g. the beam height.
Under Material in the list box, select the material. You can change the default material of beams and profiles via Itemisation > Management > Steel Engineering.
To insert the selected beam, click OK to exit the window. If you have already set the correct material, you can also exit the window by double-clicking the dimensions.

The materials displayed in the list box are defined in the corresponding catalogue files. These catalogue files have the file name extension .IPT and are stored in the Catalogues folder. If you use the standard part editor CATEDITOR.EXE to process these files, you should bear the following notes in mind.

If you are exchanging drawings with other users and your drawing contains standard parts or process standards from changed standard part catalogues, you will also need to supply the changed catalogue files (.IPT) during data exchange. Standard parts and process standards in your drawing which do not exist in the recipient's standard part catalogue cannot be reconstructed there – e.g. in the case of a feature recalculation or a bolting update. This note has no bearing on data exchange via interfaces.
In a HiCAD update, the data records that you have processed or added using the CATEDITOR are adopted. Should ISD have made changes to the catalogues, e.g. inserting new columns, your inserted/changed data records are adjusted accordingly – e.g. by inserting empty columns etc.

Irrespective of this, you should back up changed catalogue files regularly. Also bear in mind the LOG file that is generated during update. The changes made are logged there.

Invalid or replaced beam or profile series are identified in the selection window with the symbol.
Beams which are colour-marked (yellow-green) in the selection window, are linked with HELiOS article master attributes via the catalogue editor CATEDITOR.EXE. For further information please refer to the Catalogue Editor chapter of the Online Help.

Insertion of beam/profile

If you have finished the Beam selection window, HiCAD displays the Fitting options menu bar and asks you to specify the start point of the beam. You can now choose

the type of insertion,
the beam length,
the fitting point,
the fitting depth
the rotation angle and
the alignment in web direction

of the beam to be fitted. Note that rotation and alignment are only possible once the first beam has been fitted.

Once the beam has been fitted, you can fit more beams of this type or choose ESC to end the function.

If you choose END (right mouse button) once a profile has been fitted, the beam selection dialogue is displayed again. You can then choose another beam type.

An Example

Fitting Options (3-D SE) • Insert Beams (3-D SE) • The Catalogue Editor • Steel Engineering Functions

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