Interactive concrete beam design

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Tekla Structural Designer

2020

Tekla Structural Designer

Interactive concrete beam design

Opening the Interactive Beam Design Dialog

The Interactive Beam Design dialog can be opened from any of the 2D or 3D Views as follows:

1. Right-click the member you want to design interactively.
2. Select Interactive Design... (Static or RSA as required). The Interactive Beam Design dialog is displayed.
3. Interactively adjust the reinforcement as required until the design is satisfactory.

Changing the bar pattern used in the Interactive Beam Design Dialog

The interactive dialog can be opened from any of the 2D or 3D Views as follows:

1. If the Interactive Beam Design Dialog is open, click Cancel to close it.
2. If necessary, re-select the beam to be designed.
3. Change the Top and Bottom longitudinal bar pattern in the Properties Window as required.
4. Hover the cursor over the beam until its outline is highlighted, then right-click.
5. From the context menu select Interactive Design...

The Interactive Beam Design Dialog opens and reinforcement is automatically re-selected for the beam based on the new bar pattern.

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