2023

Tekla Structural Designer

Design Settings > Autodesign

Steel/Cold Formed Members


Setting	Description
Reset Autodesign to off...	Allows you to control what happens to individual steel and concrete member auto design settings and isolated foundation auto design settings at the end of the design process. The options are: Always: the auto design setting is automatically cleared at the end of the design process, so that each member is put into check mode. Never: the autodesign settings is always retained as it is at the end of the design process. When check status is at worst: Pass: The auto design setting is only automatically cleared at the end of the design process for members with design status Pass. Warning: The auto design setting is only automatically cleared at the end of the design process for members with design status Pass or Warning. Fail: The auto design setting is only automatically cleared at the end of the design process for members with design status Pass, Warning, or Fail. Invalid: The auto design setting is only automatically cleared at the end of the design process for members with design status Pass, Warning, Fail or Invalid. Beyond Scope: The auto design setting is only automatically cleared at the end of the design process for members with design status Pass, Warning, Fail, Invalid, or Beyond Scope. Tip: The most practical use of When check status is at worst is to set it to Pass and start with all members in auto design mode. At the end of the first design run, passing members would be set to check mode, allowing you to focus on the remaining members still in auto design mode.
Beam design section step back [US Regional code only]	This option allows for the sections order file loop in subsequent iterations to start up to 5 sections before the one identified as passing in the prior iteration, occasionally improving design efficiency but with a potential to impact design times particularly for larger models. Applies to the autodesign of steel beams only, both non-composite and composite, Applies to static design only, Defaults to 0 and can be adjusted to consider up to 5 section step backs.

Isolated Foundations


Setting	Description
Reset Autodesign to off...	Allows you to control what happens to individual steel and concrete member auto design settings and isolated foundation auto design settings at the end of the design process. The options are: Always: the auto design setting is automatically cleared at the end of the design process, so that each member is put into check mode. Never: the autodesign settings is always retained as it is at the end of the design process. When check status is at worst: Pass: The auto design setting is only automatically cleared at the end of the design process for members with design status Pass. Warning: The auto design setting is only automatically cleared at the end of the design process for members with design status Pass or Warning. Fail: The auto design setting is only automatically cleared at the end of the design process for members with design status Pass, Warning, or Fail. Invalid: The auto design setting is only automatically cleared at the end of the design process for members with design status Pass, Warning, Fail or Invalid. Beyond Scope: The auto design setting is only automatically cleared at the end of the design process for members with design status Pass, Warning, Fail, Invalid, or Beyond Scope. Tip: The most practical use of When check status is at worst is to set it to Pass and start with all members in auto design mode. At the end of the first design run, passing members would be set to check mode, allowing you to focus on the remaining members still in auto design mode.

Concrete Members


Setting	Description
Reset Autodesign to off...	Allows you to control what happens to individual steel and concrete member auto design settings and isolated foundation auto design settings at the end of the design process. The options are: Always: the auto design setting is automatically cleared at the end of the design process, so that each member is put into check mode. Never: the autodesign settings is always retained as it is at the end of the design process. When check status is at worst: Pass: The auto design setting is only automatically cleared at the end of the design process for members with design status Pass. Warning: The auto design setting is only automatically cleared at the end of the design process for members with design status Pass or Warning. Fail: The auto design setting is only automatically cleared at the end of the design process for members with design status Pass, Warning, or Fail. Invalid: The auto design setting is only automatically cleared at the end of the design process for members with design status Pass, Warning, Fail or Invalid. Beyond Scope: The auto design setting is only automatically cleared at the end of the design process for members with design status Pass, Warning, Fail, Invalid, or Beyond Scope. Tip: The most practical use of When check status is at worst is to set it to Pass and start with all members in auto design mode. At the end of the first design run, passing members would be set to check mode, allowing you to focus on the remaining members still in auto design mode.

Composite beam Connector auto-layout


Setting	Description
Reset Auto layout to off...	Allows you to control what happens to individual composite beam auto layout settings at the end of the design process. The options are: Always: the auto layout setting is automatically cleared at the end of the design process. Never: the auto layout setting is always retained as it is at the end of the design process.
Prefer fewer connectors over section weight [US Regional code only]	This option allows the user to switch the emphasis of the composite design, in terms of it's efficiency, between having the smallest possible number of studs or having the lighter possible section, typically one in detriment of the other. Applies to the autodesign of steel composite beams in particular the studs, Applies to static design only, Applies to beams with decking ribs parallel to the beam only, The default is to prefer less studs over a lighter section.

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