Quick Draw Secondary Beams

  1. Click the View menu > Show Grids command to turn the grids on.

  2. Use the View menu > Set 2-D View command to set the active window to select the plane in which the secondary beam is to be added.

  3. Click on the Quick Draw Secondary Beams button or use the Draw menu > Quick Draw Secondary Beams command.  Select the Section, Moment Releases, Spacing, Number of Beams and the Approximate Orientation from the Properties of Object form.

  4. Click in a grid space bounded by 4 grid lines, to draw quick secondary beams.

  5. Press the ESC key or the Set Select Mode button to exit the Draw mode and enable the Select mode.