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To add beams with new nodes

To add beams between exis ng nodes or along beams by genera ng new nodes, use the following procedure.

1. On the Geometry ribbon tab, Add Beam tool in the Beam group.

The mouse pointer changes to the Add Beams cursor ( ).

2. Click on any point along the first beam where the star ng node of the new beam will lie. If the program detects you are
clicking on an exis ng node, skip to Step 6. If an exis ng node is not present at that point, a dialog box will prompt for a
new node to be created.
3. Click Yes. The Insert Nodes into Beam # dialog opens. The value in the Distance edit box is the exact loca on clicked on
from the start of the beam.

4. (Op onal) Edit the Distance value as necessary.

Tip: Other nodes can also be generated along the beam as well. For more informa on on how to use the Insert Node
dialog box, please refer to M. To insert a node in a single member.

5. Click OK

A new node is created on the selected beam and a the new beam member is "rubber banded" to this point.

Tip: If the new node input is not within a close proximity of the point clicked on the screen (that which resulted in the
dialog opening), no "rubber band" line will be shown. In this case, simply click on the new node to start the crea on of
the beam.

6. Click a point along another beam or an exis ng node to specify the end point of the new beam. If this is not at an exis ng
node, refer to steps 2 through 5 for inser ng a new node into a beam.
7. To stop adding beams:

Press <Esc>

or

select any tool