{"id":26151,"date":"2014-12-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stg.visualarq.com\/support\/tip\/trick-to-split-a-beam-in-different-parts\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T12:11:50","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T12:11:50","slug":"trick-to-split-a-beam-in-different-parts","status":"publish","type":"tip","link":"https:\/\/stg.visualarq.com\/ko\/support\/tip\/trick-to-split-a-beam-in-different-parts\/","title":{"rendered":"Split a beam in different parts"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is no command in VisualARQ to split a beam in different parts. However, there is a trick to achieve that using a simple Grasshopper definition with VisualARQ Grasshopper Components<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n

You need to have Grasshopper and VisualARQ installed.<\/p>\r\n

Steps:<\/p>\r\n

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  1. Type “Grasshopper” in the command line to launch Grasshopper.<\/li>\r\n
  2. Download and open the “Beam Split Grasshopper definition<\/strong><\/a>“.<\/li>\r\n
  3. Right-click on the Beam Param component to assign the VisualARQ beam to the model you want to split.<\/li>\r\n
  4. Define the number of parts you want to split the beam in.<\/li>\r\n
  5. Bake the Beam component. To do it, right-click on the Beam component and select the “Bake” option. This operation will turn the beam preview into workable beams in VisualARQ.<\/li>\r\n
  6. In Rhino, delete the original beam.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    The definition simply obtains the path curve of the selected beam, breaks it into different segments, and creates new beams with the resulting segments.<\/p>\r\n

    \"Beam<\/p>\r\n

    The same definition can be used for VisualARQ walls, curtain walls and railings, replacing the Beam components by the corresponding object type components.<\/p>\r\n

    Demonstration of how to create and use the Beam Split Grasshopper definition<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\r\n\r\n