Flange Beams and Columns

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Wide-flange and I-flange beams and columns

Note that internal profiles with root radius, tapered flanges are not drawn. External dimensions are correct.

Aluminum Association Standard I-Beams - Dimensions and Static parameters of Aluminum I-beams - Imperial Units
BS 4 - Joists with Taper Flanges - BS 4 part 1: 1993 Joist with Taper Flanges
H - Japanese Sections - Japanese H sections according JIS G 3192:2005
HE-A - European Steel Beams - HEA steel beams according DIN 1025 and Euronorm 53-62
HE-AA - European Steel Beams - HEAA steel beams according DIN 1025 and Euronorm 53-62
HE-B - European Steel Beams - HEB steel beams according DIN 1025 and Euronorm 53-62
HE-M - European Steel Beams - HEM steel beams according DIN 1025 and Euronorm 53-62
HP - American Wide Flange Bearing Piles - Properties of American wide flange bearing piles - Metric Units
IPE - European I Beams - IPE medium flange I-Beams according Euronorm 19-57
IPE-A - European I Beams - IPE A medium flange I-Beams according Euronorm 19-57
IPE-O - European I Beams - IPE O medium flange I-Beams according Euronorm 19-57
S - American Standard I-Beams - ASTM A6 - Dimensions and static properties of American Standard Section Beams - Imperial Units
UB - British Universal Beams - BSI BS 4-1 - Properties of British Universal Beams - Metric Units
UBP - British Universal Bearing Piles with Wide Flanges - Properties of British Universal bearing piles with wide flanges - Metric Units
UC - British Universal Columns - Properties of BSI BS 4-1 British Universal Columns - Metric Units
W - American Standard Steel Wide Flange Beams - ASTM A6 - Dimensions and static parameters of American steel wide flange beams - Imperial Units

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After loading Sketchup and the Engineering ToolBox from the menu - navigate to the wanted component in the navigation menu above - and select "insert" to add the wanted component to your SketchUp model.

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For some components parameters like length, color, offset and more can be changed before insertion.

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Parametric assistant objects like lines, horizontal and vertical planes can be added.

Some Tips and Tricks

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When organizing your model - avoid layers - they will confuse You. Organize your model in groups and add components to the groups. Example: separate groups for construction_steel, piping and more. Allways keep an eye on the model in the "outliner" (Open the outliner with Window Menu and Outliner).

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