How to Prefabricate Columns with Beam Supports in Revit
Prefabricating linear components generally involves placing the connection surface at the beam-column joint. To facilitate construction and effectively transfer shear forces from the crossbeam to the column, the crossbeam can rest on the beam support of the column. This method creates articulated beam-column nodes. Compared to bending beams, beam supports represent a special case with an extremely short cantilever.
To ensure accurate reinforcement design for beam supports, it’s necessary to model steel bars that bend across multiple planes. Revit software allows you to quickly create these complex steel reinforcement shapes while maintaining precise control over their geometry. The following steps will guide you through the process:
- Use the same approach for flat steel bars to draw multi-plane steel bars.
- Click on Modify | Create Reinforcement Sketch and select the Label Reinforcement Panel → Multi plane option. Copy the shape and paste it into the original image, aligning it through the steel bar joints.
- Viewing your model in 3D is highly recommended. Three checkboxes allow you to further edit the steel bars’ shape across multiple planes. Hover over each checkbox to identify its corresponding tool.
- Changes made in the source shape sketch will be reflected in the copied version. You can also add hooks at this stage. Once editing is complete, click the Finish Edit Mode button in the Modify | Create Reinforcement Sketch | Label Mode panel to save and place the new shape.
- Use the steel bar shape handles to fine-tune the position and form of the steel bars as needed.
Remember to adjust the steel bars’ visibility settings to ensure they display properly in your model. Have you mastered it now?
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