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There are three types of beams you can create in Chief Architect:  floor, ceiling and roof beams.

To create a floor/ceiling or roof beam 

1. Open the plan in which you would like to add a floor/ceiling beam or a roof beam.
   
   


2. From the menu, select Build> Framing> Floor/Ceiling Beam  or Build> Framing> Roof Beam .
   
   


3. Once you have selected the appropriate menu item, your mouse will turn into a small cross and you will be able to click and drag inside your structure to create the beam.
   
   
   • If you draw a beam outside of your structure, it will be drawn as a generic framing object rather than a beam.
     
     
   • Remember the floor framing is drawn on the floor below the floor in question.  If you want to draw a floor beam for Floor 1, draw this object on Floor 0.