Create a concrete column

Tekla Structures
2022
Tekla Structures

Create a concrete column

  1. On the Concrete tab, click Column .
  2. Pick a point.

    Tekla Structures creates the column using the Concrete column properties in the property pane, and at the level defined in the properties.

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 column from the list.

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

Modify concrete column properties

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

Concrete column properties

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

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

Setting

Description

General

Name

User-definable name of the column.

The name can contain a maximum of 61 characters.

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

Profile

Profile of the column.

Material

Material of the column.

Finish

Type of finish.

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

Class

Use to group columns.

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

Position

Vertical

Vertical position of the column, relative to column's reference point.

Rotation

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

Horizontal

Horizontal position of the column, relative to column's reference point.

Top

Position of the second end of the column in the global z direction.

Bottom

Position of the first end of the column in the global z direction.

Cast unit

Cast unit numbering

Part prefix and start number for the part position number.

Cast unit

Indicate whether the column 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 columns using deformation angles.

Cambering

Use to pre-camber the column.

Shortening

Use to shorten the column in the model. The true length of the column 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.

IFC export

IFC entity

For IFC export, select the IFC entity type and subtype of the part. The available subtypes depend on the selected IFC entity.

You can select the IFC4 subtype among the predefined options, or you can select USERDEFINED and then enter any text in User-defined type (IFC4).

Subtype (IFC4)

User-defined type (IFC4)

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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.

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