5. TOOLS

CHAPTER 5 "TOOLS" 16 3.2 Beams->Poles The command group "Structures-> Pillars" group contains the commands that allow the user to: - to simulate basement walls and - to change the rigid offset of the members. - to import Passover 3.2.1 Conversion of beams to columns For the simulation of the basement walls (level 0) using the method " Converting beams to columns ": - At the ceiling level of the basement, insert, in place of the wall, a beam as thick as the thickness of the wall. - Select the command "Beams in columns" and in the dialogue box: activate "Number of columns" or "Max length of column" and enter the corresponding number - Left-click on the beam that will be automatically transformed and broken into as many parts as the "Number of columns" or "Max length" you set.