Construction Levels dialog box

Tekla Structural Designer
2021
Tekla Structural Designer

Construction Levels dialog box

The Construction Levels dialog box allows you to define the levels required in order to construct your model.

Choose from:

  • On the Model tab, click Construction Levels.
  • In the Structure tree, double-click Levels.

Content

Button, command or option Description

Options

Ref

Allows you to assign a unique reference to a construction level.

Name

Allows you to assign an optional name to further assist identification. For example, "First floor" or "Mezzanine".

Type

Allows you to select the Type from the drop down menu:

  • T.O.S. = Top of steel
  • S.S.L. = Structural slab level
  • T.O.F. = Top of foundation
Note: Slabs are modeled above the level when they are set to T.O.S but below the level when they are set to S.S.L or T.O.F

Level

Allows you to assign the height of the construction level above the base level.

Spacing

Allows you to assign the distance of this construction level to the one immediately below.

Source

Allows you to assign the level as Unique or the same as another level. Unique levels can be edited independently, whereas edits to indentical levels are applied at both levels simultaneously.

Slab Th.

Allows you to set the default thickness for any slab created on the level.

Floor

Allows you to assign the construction level as a major level in the building. Floor levels determine the number of sub models that are created for the chasedown analysis. Floor levels are also used to determine items such as your inter story height.

There will certainly be a number of levels that are clearly floor levels, but there could be many others that are not. For example you create intermediate levels in order to define:

  • half landing levels and stairs
  • K bracing. You require a construction level for the intermediate bracing connection points
  • Steps in the building floor levels

When you define a level that is clearly not a floor, then you should not check the option. If a floor exists only at some locations in the level (e.g. in a building with stepped floor levels), then you should check the option where applicable.

Buttons

OK

Allows you to save any changes made.

Cancel

Allows you to discard any changes made.

Insert Above

Allows you to insert a new construction level above the currently highlighted level with the same spacing.

Insert Below

Allows you to insert a new construction level below the currently highlighted level with the same spacing.

New on Top

Allows you to insert multiple construction levels above the uppermost level with variable spacings

Note:

3*5 inserts three levels, each at 5m spacing

3,4,5 inserts three levels at spacings of 3,4 and 5m respectively.

New at the Bottom

Allows you to insert multiple construction levels below the lowest level with variable spacings

Delete

Allows you to delete the selected level.

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