Export to IDEA StatiCa Connection Design (version 21 and earlier)
Before exporting connections to IDEA StatiCa, you are advised to be aware of the limitations. Then, you can proceed to follow the detailed instructions to perform the export.
If you have IDEA StatiCa version 21 or earlier installed, connections are exported one at a time using a simple link.
Link limitations
The link is compatible with the
following versions of IDEA StatiCa:
- 9.1
- 10.0
- 10.1 (build 10.1.113 or later)
- 20.1
- 21
The following limitations should be noted.
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Design codes supported; LRFD, ASD, Eurocode and AS (Australia).
- BS 5950 and IS (India) are not supported.
- Column base plates are not exported.
- For connections identified as ‘Moment Connections’ using Update connections in Tekla Structural Designer any out of plane members are not exported.
- For any connections identified in Tekla Structural Designer the brace members are not passed through to IDEA StatiCa.
- For any connection type, haunches are not exported.
- For the above versions of IDEA StatiCa, Tekla Structural Designer uses ToS and the wire model is at this level too. The export to IDEA
depicts the ToS so that the 3D graphic looks correct. However, the wire
model typically connects at offsets of half the beam depth. This introduces
additional forces/moments due to eccentricity of line of action etc. This
line of action of the force set can be adjusted in IDEA StatiCa.
- An option to use member centre line noding is available, but to use this you would need to install IDEA StatiCa version 22 onwards (and also be using Tekla Structural Designer version 2022 SP4 onwards).