Create a concrete beam

Tekla Structures
2021
Tekla Structures

Create a concrete beam

  1. On the Concrete tab, click .
  2. Pick two points.

    Tekla Structures creates the beam between the points you picked using the Concrete beam properties in the property pane.

Alternatively, you can start the command in the property pane.

  1. Ensure that you have nothing selected in the model.

  2. In the property pane, click the Object type list button and select Concrete beam from the list.

    Tekla Structures starts the command and shows the properties in the property pane.

Modify concrete beam properties

  1. If the property pane is not open, double-click the beam to open the Concrete beam properties.
  2. Change the properties as needed.
  3. Click Modify.

Concrete beam properties

Use the Concrete beam properties in the property pane to view and modify the properties of a concrete beam or polybeam. To open the properties, double-click the concrete beam. The file name extension of a concrete beam property file is *.cbm.

If you have customized the property pane layout, the list of properties may be different.

Setting

Description

General

Name

User-definable name of a beam.

Tekla Structures uses part names in reports and in Document manager, and to identify parts of the same type.

Profile

Profile of the beam.

Material

Material of the beam.

Finish

Type of finish.

Finish is user-definable. It describes how the part surface has been treated.

Class

Use to group beams.

For example, you can display parts of different classes in different colors.

Position

On plane

Beam's position on the work plane, relative to the beam's reference line.

Rotation

Rotation of the beam around its axis on the work plane.

At depth

Position depth of the beam. The position is always perpendicular to the work plane.

End offset

Dx

Change the length of the beam by moving the beam end point along the beam's reference line.

Dy

Move the beam end perpendicular to the beam's reference line.

Dz

Move the beam end in the z direction of the work plane.

Curved beam

Plane

Plane of curvature.

Radius

Radius of the curved beam.

Number of segments

Number of segments Tekla Structures uses when drawing the curved beam.

Cast unit

Cast unit numbering

Part prefix and start number for the part position number.

Cast unit

Indicate whether the beam is precast or cast in place.

Pour phase

Pour phase of the cast-in-place parts. Use to separate pour objects from one another.

Deforming

Warping

Use to warp beams using deformation angles.

Cambering

Use to pre-camber beams.

Shortening

Use to shorten beams in the model. The true length of the beam is decreased in the drawing.

Concrete covers for rebar sets

Coordinate system

Select whether the concrete cover thickness of the rebar sets in the part is defined in the global coordinate system, or in the part's local coordinate system.

The default global and local cover thickness values are defined in the Options dialog box.

If you select the empty option, Tekla Structures uses the global values.

Top, Bottom, Sides, Front , Back, Start, End

To override global or local default values from the Options dialog box, define the cover thickness at each required part face.

More

UDAs

Click the User-defined attributes button to open the user-defined attributes (UDAs) of the part. UDAs provide additional information about the part.

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