Graphic Rule
Beams are resymbolized as single lines with widgets. The widget rule draws a portion of the graphic beam to show the shape, direction, and thickness. Thirty percent of the beam length is drawn, 100 percent of the beam height is drawn, and the graphic representation is placed in the center of the solid line representation. The remaining 70 percent of the beam length is resymbolized as a single line.
The graphic portion of the beam is drawn according to the cardinal point and in relation to the single line representation of the beam. The solid line is always centered, and the graphic portion aligns accordingly.
Hidden lines are drawn with the Dashed line style in order to display the orientation of the beam.
Detailed view of the graphic representation of the beam. In this example, the beam web is perpendicular to the looking direction, while the beam flanges are parallel. The lines are drawn to denote the thickness, shape, and orientation of the beam.
Detailed view of hidden line style. In the following example, the beam web is parallel to the looking direction and is hidden by the beam flanges. The beam web is drawn with a dashed line style to indicate that it is hidden behind the beam flange.
The graphic is cropped and does not represent the entire solid line style represented in the original drawing.
Label Rule
Each beam is labeled with the section size from the corresponding model object. The label is centered and offset from the solid line. See the above graphic for an example of the label rule.
If a beam is fireproofed, a fireproofing spec name follows the section size in the label. If more than one fireproofing spec has been placed on the beam, the subsequent fireproofing specs are listed after the first.