Create a strip footing

Tekla Structures
2022
Tekla Structures

Create a strip footing

  1. On the Concrete tab, click Footing > Strip footing.
  2. Pick the points you want the footing to go through.
  3. Click the middle mouse button.

    Tekla Structures creates the strip footing between the points you picked using the Strip footing properties in the property pane. Note that you cannot create a closed strip footing.

  4. If you want to create curved segments, chamfer the corners of the footing.

    For example:

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 Strip footing from the list.

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

Modify strip footing properties

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

Strip footing properties

Use the Strip footing properties in the property pane to view and modify the properties of a strip footing. To open the properties, double-click the strip footing. The file name extension of a strip footing property file is *.csf.

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

Setting

Description

General

Name

User-definable name of the strip footing.

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 strip footing.

Material

Material of the strip footing.

Finish

Type of finish.

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

Class

Use to group strip footings.

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

Position

On plane

Strip footing's position on the work plane, relative to the footing's reference line.

Rotation

Rotation of the strip footing around its axis on the work plane.

At depth

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

End offset

Dx

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

Dy

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

Dz

Move the strip footing in the z direction of the work plane.

Cast unit

Cast unit numbering

Part prefix and start number for the part position number.

Cast unit

Indicate whether the strip footing is precast or cast-in-place.

Pour phase

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

Bending

Plane

Plane of curvature.

Radius

Radius of the curved strip footing.

Number of segments

Number of segments Tekla Structures uses when drawing the curved strip footing.

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)

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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