Feature request: structural lumber cross section

Hi Guys,

Related to that last post, I’ve been using the beam and column tool to draw structural lumber and it’s typical to draw an X in section from each corner in cross sections of lumber to differentiate structural elements from trim, etc. I’m sure you’re familiar, but just in case, here’s an example.

Is there an existing workflow that could address this use, or is this a feature that could be developed?

Thanks!

Hi @Clayton_Muhleman I’ll add this feature to the wish-list.
As a workaround, I can imagine a beam from a Grasshopper style that generates 2 surfaces along the beam path, forming an X, so they show that cross when sectioning the beam:
That’s a quick test:


Beam Cross Section.gh (9.8 KB)

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I was thinking similarly for a workaround, I’ll give that script a try. Thanks for adding that to the wishlist!