Create a concrete slab

When you create a concrete slab, the profile you select defines the thickness of the slab and the points you pick define the shape. The corners of the slab can be chamfered.

On the Concrete tab, click Slab .
Pick the corner points of the slab.
Click the middle mouse button.

Tekla Structures creates the slab, using the Concrete slab properties in the property pane.

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

Ensure that you have nothing selected in the model.
In the property pane, click the Object type list button and select Concrete slab from the list.

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

Create a round concrete slab

Create a square slab with four equal sides.
Select the plate.
Double-click a handle.

To make it easier to select the handles of the slab corners, ensure that the Direct modification switch is not active.

The Corner chamfer properties open in the property pane.
In the Type list, select Rounding .
In the Radius box, enter the chamfer radius.

The radius must be equal to half of the side of the square.
Click Modify.
Repeat the above steps for each corner you want to chamfer.

Alternative way of creating a round slab

Create a diamond-shaped slab with four equal sides.
To round the corners, use the Arc point chamfer type.

Modify concrete slab properties

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

Concrete slab properties

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

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


Setting	Description
General
Name	User-definable name of the slab. Tekla Structures uses part names in reports and in Document manager, and to identify parts of the same type.
Thickness	Thickness of the slab.
Material	Material of the slab.
Finish	Type of finish. Finish is user-definable. It describes how the part surface has been treated.
Class	Use to group slabs. For example, you can display parts of different classes in different colors.
Position
At depth	Position depth of the concrete slab. The position is always perpendicular to the work plane.
Cast unit
Cast unit numbering	Part prefix and start number for the part position number.
Cast unit	Indicate whether the slab is precast or cast in place.
Pour phase	Pour phase of the cast-in-place parts. Use to separate pour objects from one another.
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.
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UDAs	Click the User-defined attributes button to open the user-defined attributes (UDAs) of the part. UDAs provide additional information about the part.