Built-up Box Column (Custom Part)

Not version-specific

Tekla Structures

Environment

Not environment-specific

The 'Built-up Box Beam' custom part allows user to create the built up box beam from plate / sections.

How to Locate

Installers are available at Built-up Custom Parts
After installation, the ‘Built-up Box Column’ custom part is available in the component catalog group 'Builtup Custom Parts'.

Usage

Click the highlighted icon from 'Application & components' catalog. The user has to pick one point and the built up box column will be created.

Custom Part Dialog box

This plug-in dialog box contains following tabs.
• Parameters
• Additional Cover
• Web Plates
• Parts
• Weld
• Position

Available Section Types

Cross-Section Types	Description
Image	Boxed Section from plates
Image	Boxed C Section with top and bottom plates
Image	Back to Back C Sections with top and bottom plates
Image	H Section from plates
Image	Double I Section with top and bottom plates
Image	Box angles with covers
Image	Double channel box with covers

Parameters - Plate Prefix

All available plate profile prefixes is displayed to opt. If default option is opted then prefix is read from Menu -> Settings -> Options -> Components -> Profile Names -> Plate.

Boxed Section from plates

Parameters

Vertical Symmetrical

Available Options	Description
Image	Different thickness for top and bottom plates
Image	Same thickness for top and bottom plates

Horizontal Symmetrical

Available Options	Description
Image	Horizontally non-symmetrical
Image	Horizontally symmetrical

Parts - Boxed Section from plates

There is a provision to update assembly user defined attributes (UDA) and it can be used for variour purposes such as filter, report, etc.

Weld - Boxed Section from plates

Boxed C Section with top and bottom plates

Parameters

Vertical Symmetrical

Available Options	Description
Image	Different thickness for top and bottom plates
Image	Same thickness for top and bottom plates

Horizontal Symmetrical

Available Options	Description
Image	Horizontally non-symmetrical
Image	Horizontally symmetrical

Cover Options

Available options	Description
Image	Top and bottom cover plates
Image	Only top cover plate
Image	Ony bottom cover plate
Image	No cover plates

Parts - Boxed C Section with top and bottom plates

There is a provision to update assembly user defined attributes (UDA) and it can be used for variour purposes such as filter, report, etc.

Weld - Boxed C Section with top and bottom plates

Back to Back C Sections with top and bottom plates

Parameters

Vertical Symmetrical

Available Options	Description
Image	Different thickness for top and bottom plates
Image	Same thickness for top and bottom plates

Horizontal Symmetrical

Available options	Description
Image	Different thickness for left and right side plates
Image	Same thickness for left and right side plates

Cover Options

Available options	Description
Image	Top and bottom cover plates
Image	Only top cover plate
Image	Ony bottom cover plate
Image	No cover plates

Parts - Back to Back C Sections with top and bottom plates

Weld - Back to Back C Sections with top and bottom plates

H Section from plates

Parameters

Vertical Symmetrical

Available Options	Description
Image	Different thickness for top and bottom plates
Image	Same thickness for top and bottom plates

Horizontal Symmetrical

Available Options	Description
Image	Different thickness for left and right side plates
Image	Same thickness for left and right side plates

Additional Cover - H Section from plates

Parts - H Section from plates

Weld - H Section from plates

Double I Section with top and bottom plates

Parameters

Vertical Symmetrical

Available Options	Description
Image	Different thickness for top and bottom plates
Image	Same thickness for top and bottom plates

Horizontal Symmetrical

Available Options	Description
Image	Different thickness for left and right side plates
Image	Same thickness for left and right side plates

Cover Options

Available options	Description
Image	Top and bottom cover plates
Image	Only top cover plate
Image	Ony bottom cover plate
Image	No cover plates

Parts - Double I Section with top and bottom plates

Weld - Double I Section with top and bottom plates

Box Angles with cover plates

Parameters

Parts - Box Angles with cover plates

Weld - Box Angles with cover plates

Double C Box section

Parameters

Vertical Symmetrical

Available Options	Description
Image	Different thickness for top and bottom plates
Image	Same thickness for top and bottom plates

Horizontal Symmetrical

Available Options	Description
Image	Different thickness for left and right side plates
Image	Same thickness for left and right side plates

Cover Options

Available Options	Description
Image	Top and bottom cover plates
Image	Only top cover plate
Image	Only bottom cover plate
Image	No cover plates

Parts - Double C Box section

Weld - Double C Box section

Web Plates

This web plates options are available for the main web section as 'C' or 'I' sections.

Position

Adjust to boundary center

This combo is used to adjust the overall solid center to the picked point or not. Ex: used from star profile for understanding purpose.

Option	Output
Adjust Solid : No Plane: Middle Depth: Middle	Image
Adjust Solid : Yes Plane: Middle Depth: Middle	Image
Adjust Solid : No Plane: Middle Depth: Behind	Image
Adjust Solid : Yes Plane: Middle Depth: Behind	Image