Wall Rails

Tekla Structures
2023
Tekla Structures

Wall Rails

Wall rails creates a horizontal or a sloped handrail with supporting elements. The handrail is connected to a wall.

Objects created

  • Rail

  • Elbows

  • Endings

  • Bracket arm

  • Bracket base

  • Bolts

  • Welds

Use for

Situation

Description

Rail with elbows, endings, and brackets.

Rail on one side of a ladder, with elbows, endings, and brackets.

Straight rail with brackets.

Selection order

  1. Pick the start point

  2. Pick the end point.

    The rail is created automatically.

Part identification key

Part

1

Rail

2

Right elbow

3

Left elbow

4

Right ending

5

Left ending

6

Bracket arm

7

Bracket base

General tab

Use the General tab to control the assembly creation, rail dimensions and the rail offset.

Assembly creation

Option

Description

Default

Create Assembly

Define which parts form an assembly.

The options are:

  • All

    All parts are included in an assembly, including brackets.

    Rail is the assembly main part.

  • Rail

    Rail and elbows form an assembly.

    The sloped part of the rail is the assembly main part.

  • No

    No assembly is created.

All

Rail dimensions

Description

Default

1

Vertical distance between the rail and the start/end point.

0 mm

2

Horizontal distance from the rail’s rightmost/leftmost edge to the start/end point.

If you have created endings, the distance is measured from the endings’ outmost edge.

0 mm

3

Vertical distance between the rail and the noseline.

0 mm

Rail ending dimensions

Define whether the vertical distance between the start/end point and the rail is measured from the top or the middle of the rail.

Option

Description

Default

From top

AutoDefaults can change this option.

From top

From middle

Rail offset

Description

Default

1

Rail horizontal offset from the start/end point.

0 mm

Endings tab

Use the Endings tab to control the rail ending types and dimensions.

Ending types

Option

Option

Description

Default

No ending

AutoDefaults can change this option.

No ending

Separate bent elbow part between rails.

Rail is bent.

Rail and ending are fitted.

End detail

Option

Description

Default

End detail

Define a detail that is created to the ending by selecting it from the component catalog.

None

Attribute

Select an attribute file for the end detail.

standard

Note:

Some details do not work correctly with the bent rail. In that case you need to

  • select another type of detail

  • use some other elbow or ending type than bent rail.

  • select the Internal bracket type.

Ending dimensions

Description

Default

1

Length of the straight part of the ending.

100 mm

2

Inner radius of the bent ending.

30 mm

3

Bent angle by entering a value between +90 and +180 degrees or -90 and -180 degrees.

90 degrees

4

Length of the bending.

Rail orientation

Define the orientation of the handrail.

Bent angle examples

Elbows tab

Use the Elbows tab to control the elbow types and dimensions.

Elbow types

Option

Option

Description

Default

No elbow

AutoDefaults can change this option.

No elbow

Separate bent elbow part between rails.

Rail is bent.

Rails are fitted.

Rails are not fitted.

Note:

If you select some other option than No elbow, you need to enter a value for the horizontal distance from the rail’s rightmost/leftmost edge to the start/end point on the General tab. Otherwise the rail is not created correctly.

Radius and length of bending

Description

Default

1

Inner radius of the bent elbow.

30 mm

2

Length of the bending.

Brackets tab

Use the Brackets tab to control the bracket types and dimensions.

Bracket options

Option

Description

Default

Bracket type

Define how brackets are created.

The options are:

  • Internal

    Brackets are created according to the profile selected on the Parts tab.

  • Detail

    Brackets are created according to the selected bracket detail.

  • No

    No brackets are created.

Internal

Bracket base

Define whether the bracket base is created or not.

Yes

Bracket detail

Define a system or a custom detail that is used as a bracket by selecting it from the component catalog.

This field is active only if you have set the Bracket type to Detail.

Attribute

Select an attribute file for the detail.

standard

Connect bracket detail to

Define the part to which the bracket detail is connected.

Bracket arm

Bracket direction

Option

Description

Default

Brackets on the left side

AutoDefaults can change this option.

Brackets on the left side

Brackets on the right side

Bracket positioning

Description

Default

1

Distance between the start/end point of the rail and the bracket.

100 mm

2

Number of brackets.

0

3

Bracket spacing.

Use a space to separate bracket spacing values.

0 mm

4

Distance between the start/end point of the rail and the bracket.

100 mm

5

Number of brackets.

0

6

Bracket spacing.

Spacing depends on the selected bracket spacing type.

0 mm

7

Spacing type.

If you select Maximum, the component creates the mininum amount of brackets needed without exceeding the entered spacing value. The amount of brackets is then equally distributed along the rail.

Exact

Bracket dimensions

Description

Default

1

Bracket arm width.

The dimension is measured from the bracket base.

120 mm

2

Bracket base thickness.

50 mm

3

Bent inner radius of the bracket arm.

10 mm

4

Bracket arm vertical length.

The dimension is measured from the bent radius.

5 mm

Hole placement in bracket base

Description

Default

1

Radius of the circle on which the bracket holes are placed.

17 mm

Bolts tab

Use the Bolts tab to control the bolts that connect the bracket base to a wall.

Bolting direction

Option

Description

Default

From bracket to wall

AutoDefaults can change this option.

From bracket to wall

From wall to bracket

Bolt basic properties

Option

Description

Default

Bolt size

Bolt diameter.

Available sizes are defined in the bolt assembly catalog.

Bolt standard

Bolt standard to be used inside the component.

Available standards are defined in the bolt assembly catalog.

Tolerance

Gap between the bolt and the hole.

Thread in mat

Defines whether the thread may be within the bolted parts when bolts are used with a shaft.

This has no effect when full-threaded bolts are used.

Yes

Site/Workshop

Location where the bolts should be attached.

Site

Slotted holes

You can define slotted, oversized, or tapped holes.

Option

Description

Default

1

Vertical dimension of slotted hole.

0, which results in a round hole.

2

Horizontal dimension of slotted hole, or allowance for oversized holes.

0, which results in a round hole.

Hole type

Slotted creates slotted holes.

Oversized creates oversized holes.

No hole does not create holes.

Tapped creates tapped holes.

Rotate Slots

When the hole type is Slotted, this option rotates the slotted holes.

Slots in

Part(s) in which slotted holes are created. The options depend on the component in question.

Bolt length increase

Define how much the bolt length is increased. Use this option when, for example, painting requires the bolt length to be increased.

Bolt assembly

The selected check boxes define which component objects (bolt, washers, and nuts) are used in the bolt assembly.

If you want to create a hole only, clear all the check boxes.

To modify the bolt assembly in an existing component, select the Effect in modify check box and click Modify.

Parts tab

Use the Parts tab to control dimensions of the created parts.

Part guide

Select a part from the list. The selected part is displayed.

Part dimensions

Option

Description

Default

Rail

Define a profile by selecting it from the profile catalog.

CHS40*3

Right elbow

Define a profile by selecting it from the profile catalog.

Not created

Left elbow

Define a profile by selecting it from the profile catalog.

Not created

Right ending

Define a profile by selecting it from the profile catalog.

Not created

Left ending

Define a profile by selecting it from the profile catalog.

Not created

Bracket arm

Define a profile by selecting it from the profile catalog.

D12

Bracket base

Define a profile by selecting it from the profile catalog.

D60

Option

Description

Default

Pos_No

Prefix and start number for the part position number.

Some components have a second row of fields where you can enter the assembly position number.

The default part start number is defined in the Components settings in File menu > Settings > Options.

Material

Material grade.

The default material is defined in the Part material box in the Components settings in File menu > Settings > Options.

Name

Name that is shown in drawings and reports.

Class

Part class number.

Welds tab

Click the link below to find out more:

Create welds

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