Export to Tekla Structural Designer
allows you to export the entire Tekla Structures model or a selected subset of the model. The exported .cxl file can be uploaded to Tekla Structural Designer to update the model, or
to create a new Tekla Structural Designer model based on the Tekla Structures model.
If you have compatible versions of Tekla Structures and Tekla Structural Designer installed on your computer, also the corresponding
Tekla Structural Designer model (.tsmd file) can
be created or updated during the export, and it then automatically opens in Tekla
Structural Designer.
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Open the Tekla Structures model from which you want to export.
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On the File menu, click .
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In the Export to Tekla Structural Designer dialog box, either enter the path of the export file in the Export file box or click the ... button at the end to browse to a
folder and enter a name for the file.
If you have a compatible
version of Tekla Structural Designer installed, the .tsmd file type is automatically selected.
Once you have selected a valid file, the Export button
and the Conversions section will be enabled.
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In the
Grids list, specify which of the Tekla Structures grids you want to export: All,
Selected, or None.
With Selected, select the grids in the model.
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In the Model
objects list, specify which objects you want to export.
To only export certain objects, select
Selected, and then select the objects in the
model.
The use of selection and view filters is
recommended to ensure that only the structural part of the model or objects
requiring design are exported.
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To process the model and display
all the proposed profile and material grade conversions to be used, open the
Conversions section and click the preview buttons.
The export uses an internal conversion list
containing the standard profiles and grades. If the profile or material of
any object cannot be converted using the internal conversion, the export
name will be replaced with the text --- NO
MATCH --- in the Conversions tables.
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If the text --- NO MATCH --- is displayed, you can convert the
profiles and materials in the following way:
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Create a profile and/or
material conversion file in a text editor using the file name extension
.cnv.
The conversion files
can also be used to override the standard conversion.
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In the text file, enter
the .cxl/.tsmd
profile or material name, for profiles the # symbol and the profile
code, then the equal sign (=), and the corresponding Tekla Structures name.
You may need help from
your local Tekla support with this.
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In the Export to Tekla Structural Designer dialog box, in the Profile conversion file and Material conversion file boxes, specify the conversion files that you want to use for mapping
profiles and material grades.
If the conversion files are
not used, the objects with profiles or materials that cannot be converted
will still be created but they will use the export file profile or material
that may be invalid.
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Click
Export.
The Process log section will show you the result of the export.
A .cxl file is created in the folder you specified using the file
name you specified. Also with the .tsmd
export file type, a .cxl file is created
first and a timestamp is added after the file name.
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If you have a compatible version
of Tekla Structural Designer installed and .tsmd selected as the export file type, Tekla Structural Designer starts and the BIM Integration : Structural BIM Import
wizard appears. Do the following:
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Review and modify the
settings in the wizard as needed, and then click
Next in each step.
For example, you can
set the building code, and select whether this is a first-time
transfer from Tekla Structures to Tekla Structural
Designer, or an update to an existing model.
For more information
about the options, see 'Import a project from a
Structural BIM Import file' in the Tekla Structural Designer product guides.
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When you are happy with
the settings, click Finish in the final step of
the wizard.
A Tekla Structural
Designer model file (.tsmd) is
created in the folder you specified using the file name you
specified.
Next you can start
working with the model in Tekla Structural Designer.
To import a .cxl file to Tekla Structural Designer on another computer, for example,
see 'Import a project from a Structural BIM Import file' in
the Tekla Structural
Designer product guides.