Example: Create concrete geometry and work with pours

Tekla Structures
2021
Tekla Structures

Example: Create concrete geometry and work with pours

The guidelines in this example help you to efficiently model cast-in-place concrete geometries, and to define, visualize, sequence, and report pours and pour breaks.

Before you start, ensure that you have pour management enabled. See Enable pour management.

  1. If possible, use an existing engineering or architectural model or drawing as a basis when you create concrete structures in Tekla Structures.

    Import the existing model or drawing as a reference model to your Tekla Structures model.

    See Insert a reference model and Reference models and compatible formats.

  2. If you are using an IFC model as a reference model:
    1. Convert the concrete structures you need from the IFC model to native Tekla Structures objects.
    2. Check the conversion results.
    3. If needed, modify the converted objects.

      For example, you may need to change the profile, material, or cast unit type of the converted objects.

      Tip:

      Use Organizer for checking and selecting objects.

  3. If you are using a different reference model type, or if there are structures that cannot be converted from an IFC model, model the needed concrete structures as cast-in-place concrete parts in Tekla Structures.

    You can model by tracing over the reference model.

    See Create parts and modify part properties.

  4. For each cast-in-place concrete part, define a pour phase number to divide your Tekla Structures model into pour objects.

    For example, use the default pour phase 0 for horizontal structures, like beams and slabs, and the default pour phase 1 for vertical structures, like columns and walls, to separate them to different pour objects.

    See Define the pour phase of a part.

    Tip:

    Use selection filters or Organizer to efficiently select multiple parts and to modify them all at the same time.

  5. View and check the pour objects in a pour view.
  6. If needed, modify the pour phases or create pour breaks to fine-tune the pour objects.

    For example, create pour breaks to split large slabs into smaller pour objects.

    See Create a pour break and Pour breaks.

  7. Once you are ready with the concrete geometry and pour objects, you can define pour sequences by entering pour numbers for pour objects, or by using the Organizer categories.
  8. Calculate the pour units, and modify them by adding and removing objects if needed.

    See Pour units.

  9. You can also define other properties for pour objects and pour units, for example, concrete mixtures, or dates or status of workflow.
  10. Use Organizer to categorize pours. Then you can select them by their sequence and report pour-specific information, such as pour volumes and formwork areas.
  11. If you wish, use Task manager to include pour objects and pour units in tasks and to schedule pours. You can then visualize pour status information based on planned and actual dates by using Project status visualization.
  12. Create general arrangement drawings for pour units.

    Select a pour unit using the Select assemblies switch, create a 3D view of the pour unit, and then create a GA drawing using the 3D view.

    This way you can automatically include in the drawing all reinforcement, embeds, and other objects that need to be shown with the pour object.

    See Pours in drawings.

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