Create a pour break

You can add pour breaks to pour objects or concrete parts whose cast unit type is Cast in place.

You can create pour breaks by picking one, two, or more points in the model.

When you create a pour break that traverses more than two points, the pour break will be limited to the pour object it splits and perpendicular to the current work plane. If you need to create an inclined or horizontal pour break using multiple points, shift the work plane first.

Tip:

Use the Snap to nearest points (points on line) snap switch to start or end pour breaks on part or pour object edges.

Use the Snap to any position snap switch to pick intermediate points for pour breaks.

To create a pour break, do any of the following:


To	Do this
Create a pour break, perpendicular to a part face, using one point	On the Concrete tab, click Pour break > Single point. Pick the location for the pour break.
Create a pour break that splits all cast-in-place concrete parts and pour objects located between two points	On the Concrete tab, click Pour break > Two points. Pick two points to define the location of the pour break.
Create a pour break using multiple points	If needed, shift the work plane. On the Concrete tab, click Pour break > Multiple points. Pick the points you want the pour break to go through.
Create a pour break defined by the opposite corners of a rectangle	If needed, shift the work plane. On the Concrete tab, click Pour break > Multiple points. Hover over , and then click on the toolbar that appears. Pick two opposite corner points of the pour break.
Create a pour break defined by the center and one corner of a rectangle	If needed, shift the work plane. On the Concrete tab, click Pour break > Multiple points. Hover over , and then click on the toolbar that appears. Pick the center point of the pour break. Pick one corner point of the pour break.
Create a pour break defined by three corners of a rectangle	If needed, shift the work plane. On the Concrete tab, click Pour break > Multiple points. Hover over , and then click on the toolbar that appears. Pick three corner points of the pour break.
Create a pour break defined by one side midpoint and two corners of a rectangle	If needed, shift the work plane. On the Concrete tab, click Pour break > Multiple points. Hover over , and then click on the toolbar that appears. Pick one side midpoint of the pour break. Pick two corner points of the pour break.

If the pour break you are creating does not split a pour object or cast-in-place part completely into two, Tekla Structures does not add the pour break to the model. You may need to use another Pour break command to create a valid pour break, for example Multiple points instead of Single point.