Create and modify columns

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in this video,

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you'll learn how to place both structural and architectural columns.

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You'll also see how architectural columns

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integrate with other architectural elements.

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When working with columns.

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It's important to understand that there are two categories for columns.

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Let's take a look in this simple exercise file

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here, I have two columns and when I select the column on the left,

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you can see that it belongs to the structural columns category

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and when I select the column on the right,

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you can see that it belongs to the columns category.

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Additionally, on the architecture tab in the build panel,

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there's a column split button

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and when you expand the split button you can see two tools,

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structural column

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and column architectural.

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When you place columns using the structural column tool,

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they will be created in the structural column category.

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Whereas the columns created using the column architectural

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tool will be added to the columns category.

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So once again the structural column tool to place structural

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columns and then the column architectural tool to place columns.

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Now a couple of differences in how they behave in the model,

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A structural column is simply a structural column.

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It really doesn't integrate much with architectural components,

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whereas if I select an architectural column and place it in the wall here,

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it actually takes on the layer materials of the wall type.

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So, as you can see right here, I'm placing it inside this brick on metal stud wall

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and it's actually taking on those layer materials.

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So that's something you need to be aware of that may or

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may not be what you want to have happen in your model.

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And so you need to be aware of

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those differences between structural columns and architectural columns.

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I'm going to switch to another exercise file

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and we'll take a look at placing columns.

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I will go back to the architecture tab and in the build

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panel I'll expand the column split button and select column architectural.

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And when I do you can see there are a few options here on the options bar.

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I can choose either height or depth.

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And then so for this example,

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I'll leave it set to height so that I extend up

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from the current level and then I can specify the height.

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I can choose a specific level or I can

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select unconnected and then control the column height,

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so whichever option you choose there will determine the height.

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And then

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architectural columns can be room bounding

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And then you can simply click to place a column and you can also

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press the space bar to rotate the column in 90° increments before placing it

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and as with many components and rev it,

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you can choose various types and create new types as needed.

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I will click modified in the command

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and then I will click structural column to activate the place,

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structural column tool

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on the options bar. We have the same options

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and I will select height again

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and I'm going to constrain it to level two so that the column goes from level one,

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which is the current level up to level two.

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Now for structural columns,

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there are some additional options on the contextual ribbon tab.

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For example,

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in the placement panel we can choose to place

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either a vertical column or a slanted column.

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I'll leave it set to vertical column and then we'll

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come back to these other options here in a minute.

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Once again,

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you can choose a type in your type selector and press the space bar

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to rotate the column in 90° increments and then simply click to place it.

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But the cool thing with structural columns is

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that you can place them at grid intersections.

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So in the multiple panel I'll click at grids

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and now I can select grid lines,

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I can select them

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individually.

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Or I can even use a window to select grid lines and I'll press control and

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make sure I select them all and I

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can tell that they're selected because they're highlighted.

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And then once they are all selected,

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I can actually see a preview of the

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structural columns at those grid intersection locations.

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And once again I can press the space bar to rotate them in 90° increments.

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And then once I'm satisfied with their location, I can click finish.

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And now all of those structural columns are placed at once.

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So that's a quick way to place multiple structural columns.

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And if you're also using architectural columns,

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you can use the at architectural columns option

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and then simply select architectural columns and structural columns

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will be placed inside of those architectural columns,

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and once again,

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you can select one or many and then click finish and they will be placed

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and then click modify to end the command.

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So,

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as you can see several options there to

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place either structural columns or architectural columns and

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whichever one you use just depends on how you want them to behave in your project.