Create a curved steel beam

Tekla Structures
2022
Tekla Structures

Create a curved steel beam

  1. On the Steel tab, click Beam > Curved beam.
  2. Pick the start point (1).

  3. Pick a point on the arc (2).
  4. Pick the end point (3).

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

    The radius is defined by the points you pick.

Modify curved beam properties

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

Steel beam properties

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

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.

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 beam.

Material

Material of the beam.

Finish

Type of finish.

Finish is user definable. It describes how the part surface has been treated, for example, with anti-corrosive paint, hot galvanized, fire retardant coating, and so on.

Class

Use to group beams.

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

Numbering series

Part numbering

Part prefix and start number for the part position number.

Assembly numbering

Assembly prefix and start number for the assembly position number.

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.

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.

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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