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Altering beam elevations

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Altering beam elevations

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- In the Roof plan we have an issue. The issue is, we want to add open web joists instead of W shaped beams to the filler areas. That causes a problem at the joist seat. So, by selecting all the horizontal beams we're gonna lower the bearing beams -64mm to accommodate for the joist seat. Then we're gonna tag a couple to make sure they're right. To get started, let's jump into our Structural model. Let's double click on the Roof Plan in the Structural Plans in the Project Browser. I'm gonna zoom in on one of my beam systems and hover over it. Notice that the whole system becomes highlighted when I pass my cursor over it. I'm gonna pick this point right here. I'm gonna right click. I'm gonna Select All Instances Visible in View. I'm gonna zoom out, I'm gonna hit Delete. Now what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna come over here, and I'm gonna frame in two more beams. I'm gonna right click on this beam. I'm gonna Create Similar. I'm gonna pick a point here to here, hit Escape once, then pick a…

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