Material

Factory

C-Beam Factory

C-Beam Factory

Factory

Generates a 3D C-beam (channel beam) using material dimensions and extrudes it along the Y-axis.

Docs for v2.1.18, the latest version.

ID

material-factory-c-beam-factory

Group

Factory

Plugin

Material

Keywords

C-Beam
beam
profile

C-Beam Factory

Factory

MaterialLengthOrigin[0,0,0]
C-Beam
Kerf3
3 inputs, 1 output, 1 config port

Ports

Inputs

3

What the node takes in, from wires or typed values.

Material

Material

Material with class "c-beam" that defines the geometry parameters of the profile.

Length

Number

Extrusion length of the C-beam along the Y-axis.

Origin

Point

Default [0,0,0]

Starting 3D point from which the beam is generated.

Outputs

1

What the node gives out, to wire into other nodes.

C-Beam

Solid

Resulting 3D solid geometry of the C-beam.

Config

1

Settings on the node itself, changed in its panel.

Kerf

Number

Default 3

Kerf is the width of material removed by a cutting tool, such as a saw blade, during a cut.

This node has no documentation beyond its description and ports yet.

History

First documented in v2.1.18

Oct 20, 2026

Versions before it were published before changes were recorded.