Beams

This article is about Beams, not to be confused with Steel Beam or Encased Industrial Beam

Metal Beam
Snaps to other Beams and various other structural buildings. Beams support multiple build modes for different use cases.
Unlocked by	AWESOME Shop - Structural Beam Pack
Class name	Desc_Beam_C
Dimensions
Width	0.8 m
Length	1–40 m
Height	1 m
Ingre­dients
1 ×  Steel Beam

Painted Beam
Snaps to other Beams and various other structural buildings. Beams support multiple build modes for different use cases.
Unlocked by	AWESOME Shop - Structural Beam Pack
Class name	Desc_Beam_Painted_C
Dimensions
Width	1 m
Length	1–40 m
Height	1 m
Ingre­dients
1 ×  Steel Beam

Beam Support
Snaps to Beams and various other structural buildings. Used to aesthetically connect beams to surfaces.
Unlocked by	AWESOME Shop - Structural Beam Pack
Class name	Desc_Beam_Support_C
Dimensions
Width	2 m
Length	2 m
Height	0.5 m
Area	4 m2
Ingre­dients
2 ×  Concrete

Beam Connector
Hides seams and makes Beam connections more visually pleasing.
Unlocked by	AWESOME Shop - Structural Beam Pack
Class name	Desc_Beam_Connector_C
Dimensions
Width	1.25 m
Length	1.25 m
Height	1.25 m
Area	1.5625 m2
Ingre­dients
2 ×  Concrete

Double Beam Connector
Hides seams and makes Beam connections more visually pleasing.
Unlocked by	AWESOME Shop - Structural Beam Pack
Class name	Desc_Beam_Connector_Double_C
Dimensions
Width	1.25 m
Length	2.25 m
Height	1.25 m
Area	2.8125 m2
Ingre­dients
2 ×  Concrete

The Metal Beam and Painted Beam are architectural structures which can be used for designing elements of factory buildings. Beam Supports and Beam Connectors can be used to seamlessly connect these beams to other structures and to each other, respectively.

Obtaining

Unlocking

 Beams is unlocked via the AWESOME Shop using:

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Construction

Beams can be built one at a time or 10 at once using the Zoop construction mode.

The rotation of beams can be adjusted by scrolling before placing them. They also have a customizable length. Their build cost increases by 2×  Steel Beam for every additional 4 meters, and can be extended up to 40 meters (for example, a beam 5 meters long will cost 4  Steel Beams). Beams, their supports and connectors all have soft clearance.

Beams can snap to other beams, allowing continuous chains of beams to be built. Walls and Architectural structures can be built onto beams.

The color of  Painted Beams can be customized using the Customizer. The primary swatch color will be used.  Metal Beams cannot be customized this way.

Tips

• While beams can only be built to 40m maximum length they can be directed by aiming at snapping points much further away
• The middle of foundations can be snapped to the end of beams
• Signs snap to one side of a beam, that side rotates with the beam allowing alignment of signs with surfaces otherwise not possible

History

• Patch 0.8.2.2: Fixed broken Sign rotation for Beams
• Patch 0.8.2.0: Fixed outlines displaying incorrectly on Beams
• Patch 0.7.0.6: Fixed an issue with Beam collision not working properly in older saves
• Patch 0.5.1.10: Made it so Beams no longer require a valid floor
• Patch 0.5.0.12: Fixed diagonal build mode not working for Beams
• Patch 0.5.0.10
  • Fixed more Beam Rotation issues
  • Fixed Beam rotation issues when snapping to Supports and Connectors
  • Fixed bug where Beam dismantle returns wouldn’t match the build cost
• Patch 0.5.0.9:
  • Fixed so beams properly align their rotations with snapped foundations
  • Fixed Beam Connectors snapping to the sides of Beams
  • Fixed issues with Beam and Pillar snapping
  • Fixed some rotation issues and improved how zooping determines direction
• Patch 0.5.0.8: Signs can now snap to Beams and Pillars
• Patch 0.5.0.4: Fixed Beam rotation when building them vertically
• Patch 0.5.0.0: Introduced. Added Metal Beam, Painted Beam, Beam Connectors, Beam Support