URGENT! Beams orientation problem!!!

Hi! Can anybody help me with a problem of IFC beam orientation. I need to place a group of beams in the specified directions(orientation option of "IFC BEam standart case" component does not work fine in my case) and in different insertion point. I can't resolve this problem even for one beam. I would be very grateful or any help. Thank you!!!

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Permalink Reply by Jon Mirtschin on October 4, 2012 at 7:03am

Hi,

Thanks for posting. You're pretty close, if you create a vector from the inner and outer points, this should set the orientation. Refer attached.

Note this seems to then give an incorrect beam path, I'm looking at now and will probably post a new installer shortly. The insertion point should be set at the beam standard case component "I" input by right clicking.

Cheers,

Jon

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Permalink Reply by Jon Mirtschin on October 4, 2012 at 7:45am

Ok, I just uploaded a new installer to http://www.geometrygym.com/downloads that gives a better result like the image above. If you're using Grasshopper 0.8.005x+ then email me and I'll give instructions for updating it.

Thanks again for reporting this.

Permalink Reply by Markiian Maksymiuk on October 4, 2012 at 8:39am

Tnx John! You saved my life)) hope not only mine))) now it works great!

about the insertion point, before that i tried to set an insertion point in the profile properties component))) now its ok!

Thank you again!

Permalink Reply by Jon Mirtschin on October 4, 2012 at 8:23am

If you update the plugin it will work fine. I had broken the path alignment calculation. Unfortunately I don't think there is another fix with the old build. The columns etc all shared the same code for this calculation. Is it possible to update?

Permalink Reply by Markiian Maksymiuk on October 4, 2012 at 8:57am

Yes, i did, and now it works fine! Tnank you!

Permalink Reply by Jon Mirtschin on October 11, 2012 at 4:02am

GSA doesn't really distinguish between what is a column or a beam for a structural analysis element. It does have "members" where the distinction can be made (not sure I've enabled this from grasshopper yet).

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