Vignette questions

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Vignette questions

Postby efhogan » Fri Jun 07, 2013 2:47 pm

Coach,

A couple questions regarding the structures vignette:

When drawing a beam that will span 3 columns, is it ok to draw the beam as one continuous line, or should you stop and start the beam at the middle column?

If I needed to place a beam across the middle of a rectangular space because the space exceeded 30-ish feet in both directions, does it matter if the joists are drawn as one "joist object" across the beam, or should there be a break at the beam? Likewise with the steel deck.

Thanks, coach. I hope my questions make sense!
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Re: Vignette questions

Postby Coach » Fri Jun 07, 2013 3:40 pm

efhogan wrote:When drawing a beam that will span 3 columns, is it ok to draw the beam as one continuous line, or should you stop and start the beam at the middle column?

Draw everything center to center.

If I needed to place a beam across the middle of a rectangular space because the space exceeded 30-ish feet in both directions, does it matter if the joists are drawn as one "joist object" across the beam, or should there be a break at the beam? Likewise with the steel deck.


I see no problem using joists up to 35'.
Span joists from beam to beam -- simple spans only.
Deck may cover multiple bays of the same span direction.
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Re: Vignette questions

Postby efhogan » Fri Jun 07, 2013 4:38 pm

Got it. Thank you!
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