Accessory properties

Modified: 18 Nov 2024 Tekla PowerFab 2025i Tekla PowerFab GO 2025i

Accessory properties

You can modify the properties of accessories in the Accessory Maintenance dialog.

Note:

The visible input fields and their order partially depend on the settings that you have defined Maintenance > Estimating > Edit Input Fields.

Option

Description

Page The drawing or sheet on which the material item has been taken off from

You can modify the page number manually or use the page number automatically determined by Tekla PowerFab.

Quantity The number of accessories per item to which they are added

The number of items/parts

Shape The material shape of the item/accessory/part
Dimensions The material size of the item/accessory/part
Length The length of the item/accessory/part
Grade The material grade of the item/accessory/part
Camber A text field for camber size, that is, curvature in an item so as to compensate for deflection induced by loads

The camber size used with the accessory

Extra

The estimate extra applied to the item/accessory/part

To add estimate extras, double-click the Extra field.

For more information, see Create estimate extras.

Type

The labor code of the item/accessory/part

For more information, see Adjust labor codes.

Copes The number of copes in the item/accessory/part
Holes The number of holes in the accessory/part
Stiffeners The number of stiffeners in the item/accessory/part
Top Flg Holes The number of top flange holes
Web Holes The number of web holes in the accessory/part
Bot Flg Holes The number of bottom flange holes
Welded Studs The number of welded studs per accessory
Hrs/Pc The number of hours spent on the item/accessory/part
Cost/Pc A cost per piece that is added to the material cost of the accessory
Manual Cost

The cost for the item/accessory/part that you can enter manually

The manual cost is optional, and it overrides the pricing information in the pricing database.

Finish

The finish type of the item/accessory/part. The default options are Painted, Unpainted, and Galvanized.

Clean System A clean system allows you to apply more than one cleaning type to an item.
Category, Sub-Category

A class used for sorting items within a job

You can use categories and subcategories for filtering information.

You can create categories in Company Standards.

Sequence The sequence number assigned to the item.
Prod. Code The production code applied to the item/accessory/part

Production codes group similar items together within jobs.

MainPc

When selected, indicates that the item is a main piece in an assembly.
Detailing Hrs The number of hours spent on detailing
Detailing Cost The amount of money used for detailing
Erect Hrs The number of hours spent on erecting the item/accessory/part

Erect Cost

The cost of erecting the item/accessory/part
Holes w/o Bo The number of holes per piece in the accessory. No bolts will be added.
Cost Code A code for classifying costs to match your accounting system
Cost Type A category for each classification of cost
Comment An optional and additional comment on the accessory/part
Status The level of completion of an item
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