Specify extensions and releases

Tekla Structural Designer allows you to trim new walls automatically, and trim or extend existing walls manually. In addition, you can specify minor axis releases to the top or bottom part of panels. For more information, see the following instructions.

Specify extensions

Do one of the following:

To	Do this
Automatically trim a new wall back to the face of existing columns and walls	In the Properties window, select the AutomaticExtension option. Create the wall.
Manually trim or extend existing walls	Select the wall that you want to trim or extend. Go to the Properties window. In the End 1 extension or End 2 extension field, define the desired extension. Note: A positive extension extends the wall length beyond its insertion point. A negative extension trims the wall back from its insertion point.

Specify releases

Select the wall to be released.
In the Properties window, go to Releases.
In the Minor Top or Minor Bottom list, select the desired release:
- Fixed
- Pinned
- Continuous (incoming members pinned): only available for FE meshed walls
  
  Tip:
  To specify a pinned connection to a supported slab, use an FE meshed wall and select the Continuous (incoming members pinned) option.
  
  We recommend this option because the Pinned option also releases the wall panel above from the wall panel below. This may result in a mechanism during the analysis.