Navigation:  Working With Beam Calculations > Beam Supports > Remembering Support Conditions

Regardless of the method used to choose the beam supports, the launch window includes an option to “Remember Support Selections”.  

Checking this box prior to the approval of support conditions will allow ENERCALC for Revit to store the identities of the approved supports during future launches of the calculation.  This will permit rapid updating of the beam’s span geometry without the inconvenience of repetitive approvals.  If supports have been stored, the launch window will not show a “Supports” tab for user approval.  

If at any point it becomes necessary to choose new support conditions for a beam, the previously stored supports may be unlocked via the Element Manager.  Conversely, if the supports were approved but not “Remembered” during the previous launch, the “Remember” option may be enabled from this same menu.

Note that even when supports have been stored, the launch still includes error checking to validate the previously stored supports.  If a previously stored support no longer exists in the Revit model, then the launch will be aborted with a notification to the user.

If the stored supports exists but does not physical intersect the beam, the nearest intersection will be extrapolated when span geometry is constructed.