

You can also offset the beam from the Anchor Point Single location in the sketch grid. Use the blue arrows to change the beam's orientation:Ĭlick the straight blue arrow (X axis) to reverse the beam's direction.ĭrag the curved blue arrow to rotate the beam around its anchor point.ĭouble-click the curved blue arrow to rotate the beam 90°.ĭrag the red or green arrows (Y and Z axes) to offset the beam. tool guide or hold the Alt key and select a reference object, and the beam will be oriented to the projected Z direction of the plane of the selected object. 3D objects include vertices, edges, faces, surfaces, solids, layouts, planes, axes, and origins.

(Optional) Click the Orient to Object Anything recognizable by the tools. You may want to do this so you can see the beam. A surface becomes a solid if it encloses volume. You can click Display in the Beams group and change the display mode to Solid Object that encloses volume. or Design window Area in the user interface that displays your model or assembly. You can rename objects, create, modify, replace, andĭelete objects, as well as work with components. You can expand orĬollapse the nodes of the tree to view the objects. Select a beam in the Structure tree Display in the Structure panel that shows you each of the objects in your design. Use this tool to change the direction of a beam, rotate it around its section anchor, and offset it from its section anchor.Ĭlick Orient in the Beams group on the Prepare tab. You are here: Preparing Designs for Analysis > Beams > Orient
