BW Standard Horizontal Cladding Support (31) - Parameters tab
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Tekla Structures
Environment
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Use the Parameters tab in the BW Industries' Standard Horizontal Cladding Support Properties panel to control how the connecting members are defined within Tekla Structures.
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| Number Panel Connection Rails | This sets the number of PJR struts that are placed between each pair of rails in the bay. | The default number of divisions will be determined appropriately from the data files to give the standard BW arrangement for the bay length. | |||||
| Face Strut to the (Left, Right) | This controls the direction of the strut created. If this is set to Left then looking from the first rail selected to the second, the rail support will be orientated so that the strut faces to the left. The Right option similarly causes the rail support to face to the right. | The default is set to Right. |
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| Place Diagonal Tie Wire at | This sets the position in the arrangement where diagonal tie wires will be added. This is writen as a list of bay numbers for example, 1 3 would put diagonal tie wires in the first and third bay (see image). | The default behaviour is to not place any tie wires. | Image
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| PJR Profile Type (PJR 1.6, PJR 2.0) | This sets the thickness of the PJR's that are placed between each pair of rails in the bay. | The default is set to PJR 2.0. | |||||
| Sheeting Line Dist | This specifies an offset distance for the strut member. Postive numbers are towards the sheeting line. | The default distance will be determined appropriately from the model data. | |||||
| Top Cleat Bolt Grade | This sets the bolt standard for the strut connecting to the last rail. If left empty the general bolt grade will be used. | The default setting is 8.8XOX. | |||||
| General Bolt Grade | This sets the standard for all bolts added by the macro. | The default setting is 8.8XOX. | |||||
| Bottom Cleat Bolt Grade | This sets the bolt standard for the strut connecting to the first rail. If left empty the general bolt grade will be used. | The default setting is 8.8XOX. | |||||
| Group | This sets the class that all parts will be included in. | The default setting is 99. |
See more
BW cold rolled - Important informationBW Standard Horizontal Cladding Support (31)
BW Standard Horizontal Cladding Support (31) - Parts tab