Pour units
When pour management is enabled, you can create pour units that combine together pour objects and other objects. A pour unit is an entity for cast-in-place concrete and it consists of a pour object and all related reinforcement, embeds, and other objects that need to be in place before concrete can be poured on the building site.
For each pour object in the model, there is a corresponding pour unit to which the pour object belongs. You can automatically add other objects to pour units by using the Calculate pour units command. You can also modify the pour units manually.
The following model objects can be added to pour units:
- Reinforcement, such as single reinforcing bars, bar groups, reinforcement meshes and strands
- Assemblies (for example, embeds)
- Sub-assemblies (for example, embeds in cast-in-place cast units)
- Bolts (for example, anchor bolts and shear studs)
- Precast cast units
- Surfaces added to the pour object
Note that some model objects such as parts and welds cannot be directly added to a pour unit. Instead, these objects are indirectly linked to the pour unit through the assemblies and cast units they belong to.
One model object can be included in only one pour unit at a time.
Calculate pour units
You can have Tekla Structures detect which objects form pour units and automatically add the objects to pour units.
You can check the pour units in a pour view, or using the Inquire tool, Organizer, or reports.
If you want to modify the pour units, you can manually add and remove objects. The manual additions will be kept even if you use the Calculate pour units command again, but the objects you manually remove from pour units will be added again.
Check and inquire objects in a pour unit
You can visually check which objects are included in a pour unit. You can also use the Inquire tool to get information about the pour unit and the objects in it.
Add objects to a pour unit
In addition to using the Calculate pour units command, you can manually add objects to pour units.
If you do not have objects selected, you can first start the Add to pour unit command by using Quick Launch or a customized keyboard shortcut, and then select the object that you want to add to the pour unit.
Remove objects from a pour unit
After using the Calculate pour units command, you can manually remove objects from pour units.
If you do not have objects selected, you can first start the Remove from pour unit command by using Quick Launch or a customized keyboard shortcut, and then select the object that you want to remove from the pour unit.
Reset pour unit relations
In some cases you may need to reset all or some of the pour unit contents and relations defined using the Calculate pour units command and/or the Add to pour unit command.
To do this:
Modify the properties of a pour unit
You can modify the pour unit properties in the same way as pour object properties, but using a different selection switch.