Horizontal beam

A horizontal beam is always horizontal and has a constant cross-section. In addition to common beam parameters, beam has the following properties:

Direction	A horizontal beam may be oriented either along the global X-axis or global Y-axis.
Length	This parameter says what is the length of the inserted beam.
Insertion point	This option specifies which of the two beam end-points is considered as the insertion point.

In order to insert a new horizontal beam into a model, you just follow the general procedure for the definition of a new beam. Attention must only be paid to the specification of beam’s position. A horizontal beam’s position is specified by insertion of a single point that determines the location of the adjusted insertion point.

Note: The statement that the horizontal beam is always horizontal is related to the user co-ordinate system. Therefore, if the user defines such a UCS whose Z-axis is inclined or even horizontal, a horizontal beam defined in this UCS will not be horizontal from the global co-ordinate system’s point of view. It will horizontal in the context of the current UCS.