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Design of concrete beams using ENERCALC for Revit is limited to the following (3) section types:

 

•Rectangular Beams: Rectangular Beam Sections - Unjoined OR Rectangular Beam Sections - Joined

 

•T Beams: T-Beam Sections

 

•Trapezoidal Beams: Trapezoidal Beam Sections

 

 

The (3) additional types supported in ENERCALC but not in ENERCALC for Revit do not have physically modeled counterparts in Revit's default out-of-box family content:

 

•I (or H) Beams

 

•L Beams

 

•Inverted T Beams

 

 

 

 

Any attempt to launch a calculation with an unsupported cross-section geometry will be halted with the following warning:

 

 

 

 

In cases where the concrete beam element is found to be joined to a concrete floor slab, calculation launch will be halted with a warning if the beam is found to have a slope that differs from that of the slab:

 

 

 

 

Any verifications, approvals, or manual changes related to the geometry of the beam cross-section will be addressed on the tab labeled "Section Geometry":