Import changes from Tekla Structural Designer to an analysis model

Tekla Structures
2018
Tekla Structures

Import changes from Tekla Structural Designer to an analysis model

When you use Tekla Structural Designer as the analysis application, and you have analyzed, designed, and modified a model in Tekla Structural Designer, you can import the changes to Tekla Structures.

You can import the new parts created in Tekla Structural Designer, profile and material changes, and analysis results.

The location of existing parts does not change in Tekla Structures even if you have moved the corresponding parts in Tekla Structural Designer.

  1. Open the Tekla Structures model to which you want to import.
  2. On the Analysis & design tab, click A&D models.
  3. In the Analysis & Design Models dialog box:
    1. Select the analysis model to which you want to import.
    2. Click Get results.
  4. In the Import From Tekla Structural Designer dialog box:
    1. Click the ... button next to Import file to browse for and select the file exported from Tekla Structural Designer.
    2. To check the proposed profile and material grade conversions, click the Preview Conversions button.

      The import uses an internal conversion list containing the standard profiles and material grades. In Quick report , any part with a profile or material grade that cannot be converted using the internal conversion list will be flagged in red, and the Tekla Structures name will be replaced with the text:

      --- NO MATCH ---

    3. If the text --- NO MATCH --- is displayed, or if you want override the standard conversion, you can convert the profiles and materials in the following way:
      • Create a profile and/or material grade conversion file in a text editor using the file name extension .cnv.
      • In the text file, enter the Tekla Structural Designer profile or material grade name, the equal sign (=) and then the corresponding Tekla Structures name, for example:

        STB 229x305x70=TEE229*305*70 for profile

        S275JR=S275 for material grade

      • 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 parts with profiles or material grades that cannot be converted will still be created but they will use the import file profile or material grade that may be invalid.

    4. Select the grid options:
      • Delete Tekla Structures' grids : Import will remove all grid lines/planes from the current Tekla Structures model.
      • Import grids from import file : The grid lines from the import file will be imported into the Tekla Structures model. A grid line pattern will be created, and all the imported grid lines will be attached as individual grid planes to this pattern.
    5. Click Import.

      The result of the import is shown in Quick report , for example, the number of parts that have been imported, and any warnings or errors related to the import.

      Model Comparison Tool shows all parts that are flagged as New , Updated , Deleted , or Unchanged.

  5. In Model Comparison Tool , accept or reject changes.
    1. If you want to exclude the objects that did not previously exist in the Tekla Structures model but that are in the import file, select the Ignore new items check box.
    2. If you want to append the Tekla Structures object ID to the object type string in the comparison tool list, select the Display part IDs check box.
    3. Click Accept to use the current settings and complete the import.
  6. Close the Import From Tekla Structural Designer dialog box.
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