SoftPlan 2016 New Features: Beams

Add Drywall Command

Add Drywall command from the Edit Beam dialog automatically wraps the sides and bottom of the beam in drywall.

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Curved Beams

Deflection option added to Edit Beam dialog allowing beams to be curved (radiused) in plan.

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Definition

Drag & Drop sorting added to Beam Definition dialog.

Dialog

Draw Beam dialog stays on screen so different Beam Type can be selected without starting the command again.

Longer Names

The width of the Draw Beam dialog automatically resizes so that longer names display fully.

Preview

Dynamic preview added when drawing or adjusting Beams.

Sorted Draw Beam List

Beams that are already used on the drawing appear at the top of the Draw Beam dialog.

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Shading

Beam Shading added to Visible Items dialog.

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2 Comments

  1. I am curious why beams don’t automatically come with labeling? I have never done a set of plans where the beam didn’t get labeled so it makes sense that if you are going to build a beam in SP and label it that it would just label itself when you draw it

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