Example reports
Example reports
Tekla Structural Designer provides a number of standard reports that are installed by default. Even though the standard reports may not match your exact requirements, they can often serve as templates that you can modify according to your needs.
Solver model data report
- Nodes
- Node support details
- Elements
- Element members
- Element properties
- Contains to PDF
To display a solver model data report, do the following:
- In the list on the left side of the Report toolbar, select Solver Model Data.
- Click Show Report.
Tip: If the resulting report displays too little or too much information, adjust the content by re-configuring the report.
Building loading report
- Action codes
- Resistance codes
- Combinations
- Wind data
To display a building loading report, do the following:
- In the list on the left side of the Report toolbar, select Building Loading.
- Click Show Report.
Tip: If the resulting report displays too little or too much information, adjust the content by re-configuring the report.
Building analysis checks report
- Load case summary
- Analysis drift results
- Analysis sway results
To display the building analysis checks report, do the following:
- In the list on the left side of the Report toolbar, select Building Analysis Checks.
- Click Show Report.
Tip: If the resulting report displays too little or too much information, adjust the content by re-configuring the report.
Building design report
By default, the report contains the design results for the building at a summary level.
To display a building design report, do the following:
- In the list on the left side of the Report toolbar, select Building Design.
- Click Show Report.
Tip: If the resulting report displays too little or too much information, adjust the content by re-configuring the report.
Material listing report
To configure and then display a material listing report, do the following:
- On the Report ribbon, select Material Listing from the list in the Contents group.
- Click Model Report...
The Report Contents dialog box opens.
- The default report is created for all materials and entity types in the model and includes all associated properties. If required you can configure which materials/entity types are to be included in the report and also choose to exclude properties that you don't require. This is done as follows:
- Right-click on the Material Listing chapter in the Report Structure and choose Options from the context menu.
- Uncheck those materials/entity types and any properties that you don't want to include in the report.
- Right-click on the Material Listing chapter in the Report Structure and choose Options from the context menu.
- The default report is created for the whole structure. If required you can configure a filter to limit the report to selected floor levels only, or other criteria as follows:
- right-click on the Material Listing chapter once again and choose Model Filter > Edit/New
- Click Add
- Select the type of filter
- Select the items to be included
- Click OK
- right-click on the Material Listing chapter once again and choose Model Filter > Edit/New
- To choose between a summary or detailed report, right-click on the Material Listing chapter once again and choose Settings
- Uncheck Show summary only for a detailed report
- Leave it checked for a summary report
Note: To find out exactly what summary and detailed level output is produced for each material type and characteristic, see: - Click OK to close the settings dialog.
- Click OK to close the Report Contents dialog. The report is displayed according to the configuration choices that you have applied.
Beam end forces report
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End 1/End 2:
6 forces are output in the support's local co-ordinate system for the selected load cases, combinations, or envelopes. For each end of each beam span, a single row of data is output for load cases, combinations, or envelopes in the selected loading filter (Fx, Fy, Fz, Mx, My, Mz). Select this option if you intend to design the connections at both ends of each beam independently.
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End 1/End 2 + Coincident:
For each end of each beam span, a separate row is output for each load case, combination, or envelope according to the applied loading filter for the maximum and the minimum of each of the 6 forces that are output. In addition, the report contains the coincident forces in the other directions.
Up to 12 rows of data can be output for a load case, combination, or envelope as follows:- maximum: Fx (+ coincident Fy, Fz, Mx, My, Mz)
- minimum: Fx (+ coincident Fy, Fz, Mx, My, Mz)
- maximum: Fy (+ coincident Fx, Fz, Mx, My, Mz)
- minimum: Fy (+ coincident Fx, Fz, Mx, My, Mz)
- maximum: Fz (+ coincident Fx, Fy, Mx, My, Mz)
- minimum: Fz (+ coincident Fx, Fy, Mx, My, Mz)
- maximum: Mx (+ coincident Fx, Fy, Fz, My, Mz)
- minimum: Mx (+ coincident Fx, Fy, Fz, My, Mz)
- maximum: My (+ coincident Fx, Fy, Fz, Mx, Mz)
- minimum: My (+ coincident Fx, Fy, Fz, Mx, Mz)
- maximum: Mz (+ coincident Fx, Fy, Fz, Mx, My)
- minimum: Mz (+ coincident Fx, Fy, Fz, Mx, My)
The load case, combination, or envelope names in which the maximum or minimum values occur are also reported.
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Higher End Only:
For each beam span, two rows of data are output for the chosen loading filter: maximum (end 1, end 2): Fx, Fy, Fz, Mx, My, Mz; minimum (end 1, end 2): Fx, Fy, Fz, Mx, My, Mz. This configuration does not contain load case, combination, or envelope names because they could vary for each of the 6 values.
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Higher End Only + Coincident (initial default option):
A separate row is output for the maximum and the minimum of each of the 6 forces, along with the coincident forces in the other directions. For each beam span, up to 12 rows of data can be output for the applied loading filter as follows:- maximum (end 1, end 2): Fx (+ coincident Fy, Fz, Mx, My, Mz)
- minimum (end 1, end 2): Fx (+ coincident Fy, Fz, Mx, My, Mz)
- maximum (end 1, end 2): Fy (+ coincident Fx, Fz, Mx, My, Mz)
- minimum (end 1, end 2): Fy (+ coincident Fx, Fz, Mx, My, Mz)
- maximum (end 1, end 2): Fz (+ coincident Fx, Fy, Mx, My, Mz)
- minimum (end 1, end 2): Fz (+ coincident Fx, Fy, Mx, My, Mz)
- maximum (end 1, end 2): Mx (+ coincident Fx, Fy, Fz, My, Mz)
- minimum (end 1, end 2): Mx (+ coincident Fx, Fy, Fz, My, Mz)
- maximum (end 1, end 2): My (+ coincident Fx, Fy, Fz, Mx, Mz)
- minimum (end 1, end 2): My (+ coincident Fx, Fy, Fz, Mx, Mz)
- maximum (end 1, end 2): Mz (+ coincident Fx, Fy, Fz, Mx, My)
- minimum (end 1, end 2): Mz (+ coincident Fx, Fy, Fz, Mx, My)
The load case, combination, or envelope names in which the maximum or minimum values occur are also reported.
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On the Report tab, click Model Report...
The Report Contents dialog box opens.
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In the Available Styles list, select Beam End Forces.
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In the Chapters and Options list, expand the Member End Forces group.
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Hold down the left mouse button and drag the desired configurations into the report structure.
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Click OK.
To display a beam end forces report, do the following:
- In the list on the left side of the Report toolbar, select Beam End Forces.
- Click Show Report.
Tip: If the resulting report displays too little or too much information, adjust the content by re-configuring the report.
Bracing forces report
Tekla Structural Designer provides the bracing design force data for all load cases and combinations in steel buildings.
To display a bracing forces report:
- In the list on the left side of the Report toolbar, select Bracing Forces.
- Click Show Report.
Tip: If the resulting report displays too little or too much information, adjust the content by re-configuring the report.
Foundation reactions report
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Foundation Reactions (initial default option):
6 forces are output in the support's local co-ordinate system for the selected load cases, combinations, or envelopes.
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Foundation Reactions + Coincident
The maximum and minimum value of each of the 6 forces in the support's local co-ordinate system are output for the selected loading type. In addition, the report contains the coincident forces that exist in the other directions for the loading type in which the maximum or minimum value occurs.Note: The table for the Foundation Reactions + Coincident option never contains more than 12 rows, irrespective of the number of selected load cases or combinations.
To display a foundation reactions report, do the following:
- In the list on the left side of the Report toolbar, select Foundation Reactions.
- Click Show Report.
Tip: If the resulting report displays too little or too much information, adjust the content by re-configuring the report.In addition to model and loading filters, you can also reconfigure settings for each of the two configurations. These settings provide options for:
- choosing strength or service factors
- choosing to display all rows, or non-zero rows only
- excluding reactions from columns assigned to cores
- excluding reactions from walls assigned to cores
Seismic design report
- Seismic loading summary
- Analysis seismic drift results
To display a seismic design report, do the following:
- In the list on the left side of the Report toolbar, select Seismic Design.
- Click Show Report.
Tip: If the resulting report displays too little or too much information, adjust the content by re-configuring the report.
Member design report
By default, the report contains the design results for each member at a summary level.
To display a member design report, do the following:
- In the list on the left side of the Report toolbar, select Member Design Calcs.
- Click Show Report.
Tip: If the resulting report displays too little or too much information, adjust the content by re-configuring the report.