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title: "Creating a Hanging Scaffold"
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updated: 2025-01-21T13:57:02Z
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# Creating a Hanging Scaffold

You can hang a scaffold to a beam or off the edge of bridge. In this guide we will hang multiple scaffold bays off two Beams.

To create a hanging scaffold:

1. Drag in the beam

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/hanging%20scaffold%201.gif)
2. Double-click the beam.

> **Note: If enabled, the Beam options will appear automatically.**

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-9VKBE3VC.png)
3. Specify the length of the beam.
4. Change the **Section** **type** to **I-Beam.**
5. Set the **Reference** **Elevation** to specify the height the beam will be.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-5615PCZA.png)
6. Click **OK**

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-RUDLGZ8E.png)
7. Copy and paste a beam parallel to the original beam. The bays will hang from these two beams. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/271e8a82-0658-4688-b0ed-12a81f7ab619.png)
8. Click the **Scaffold** tab and drag in a new bay.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/hanging%20scaffold%202.gif)
9. Select the Bay and in the **Bay Level Editor** uncheck **Planked** for Level 1 and check **Planked** for Level 0. This will add a plank for the bottom level whilst unplanking the top level.
10. Click on the **Guardrail** drop-down for level 0
11. Add all guardrails by selecting the middle button.
12. Click the tick icon.
13. Click on the **Toeboards** drop-down for level 0
14. Add all the toeboards by selecting the middle button.
15. Click the tick icon.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/hanging%20scaffold%20new.gif)
16. With the Bay still selected Click **Side** **Settings** in the toolbar
17. Disable all **Screwjacks**.
18. Click **OK**

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/remove%20screw%20jacks.gif)
19. Select the bay and click **Bay** **Detail**
20. Edit the **Top** **Elevation** of the bay to a height similar to the beam or item you will hang the scaffold off. The beam was set to 10m.

> **Note: You may need to experiment with the Top Elevation until you get the correct height. Also note that the Top Elevation is the very top of the scaffold, which is usually the top of the Vertical.**
21. When the height has been specified, click **Apply.**

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/top%20elevation.gif)
22. Drag the bay into the correct location. The bay should overlap the beam. This is so the bay can be clamped to the beam. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/cfa379f0-85da-4e79-913a-08aa119d5eef.png) The 3D model will look like this. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/4a5cb82f-cc83-4daf-8680-0dfcdfad44a9.png)
23. Using the Add Bay To, add the remaining bays and drag them into place. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/ab951560-2d0e-4cda-81d4-d8b0ba455533.png)
24. Rejoin all the bays ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/d65075a0-ee54-4b4c-b729-8c6994a8aaac.png) The drawing page may look like this ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/07d87d08-bbe3-45c1-86f9-1aabffa679da.png) The 3D model will look like this ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/f74f93d1-9b86-4fe7-81ca-9f1f004dd59c.png)