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Beams
A beam is a long, thin object with a constant cross-section. Defining objects as beams, rather than modeling them
as solid geometry, simplifies the model and analysis.
To create a beam
Two points or midpoints in a model: You can use any two points in a model to define a straight
beam segment. Planes can be used to create "stages" or additional locations for defining beams to o
from. A beam can be created to the intersection point of any plane with any edge. When a defining
plane is moved, any associated beams dynamically update their locations. You can create
sophisticated tower and truss structures using this method, and the structures will be easily adaptabl
to unforeseen design changes.
In the example below, one end of each diagonal beam was created at the intersection of the plane
and the solid. The beams change when the plane is moved.
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A Beams folder is created for the beams and a Beam Profiles folder is created for the profiles in the Structure
tree :
The profile name is displayed in parentheses after the beam name in the Structure tree .
If you have already modeled the beam you can convert it to a beam object. See Extracting a beam from a solid.
If you send a design with beams to ANSYS, the following is sent for each beam object:
Profile and path
Beam properties
Profile properties
Material properties
You can import groups from a beam profile into your design document, which makes them available to drive
changes within ANSYS. The groups are named based on the profile name, as <profile name>_<group name>.
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The beams and surfaces must be in the same component, the component must be set to share, and the mixed
import option in Workbench must be set to lines and surfaces. See Shared topology in ANSYS for more
information about shared topology.
Beam highlighting
The following table shows how beams, sketch lines, and edges look when they are highlighted and selected:
Beam
Sketch
Edge
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