Console (1005)

Environment

Construsoft European

Objects created

Plates and\or bolts\holes

Use for

Situation	Description
Image	Console in different shapes or positions.

Before you start

Create a column or beam.

Selection order

Activate the component.
Select the main part.
Select or define a point (= topside console).
The console will be created.

Part identification key

	Part
1	Console (welded plates)

Picture tab

Tab Picture can be used to define the dimensions of the console.

Options	Description
1	Vertical distance to the chamfer.
2	Horizontal distance to the chamfer.
3	Chamfer vertical.
4	Chamfer horizontal.
5	Horizontal offset to the edge of the main part. The reference (left, middle, right) can be define using the setting in picklist 6.
6	Pick list for the position of the stiffeners. The options are: Left side of the main part. Center of the main part. Right side of the main part.

Parts tab

Tab Parts can be used to define which plates, prefixes and start numbers, material and names are being used.

Options	Description	Standard
Plate	The plate thickness of the horizontal plate.	The default is 10 mm.
Plate 1	The plate thickness of the vertical stiffener left.	The default is 10 mm.
Plate 2	The plate thickness of the vertical stiffener right.	The default is 10 mm.
Pos_nr.	Prefix and start number for the position number of the plate and in the second row where prefix and start number of the assembly number can be defined. Only used when the gusset plate is not welded.	The default start number of the part is defined in the menu File > Settings > Options.
Material	Material grade.	The default material is defined in the menu File > Settings > Options.
Name	The name displayed in drawings and reports.

Parameters tab

Tab Parameters can be used to define the parameters of the console (such as a double console).

Options	Description	Standard
1	Picklist to choose the reference of the console. The options are: Top side column Bottom side column Example: Image
2	Define the number of the stiffeners. The options are: Image
3	Define whether the console should be created in 1 or both sides. The options are: Image
4	Define whether the column should be shortened or not. The options are: Image
5	Rotation of the stiffeners. A positive value rotates the stiffener to the inner side.

General tab

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General tab

Bolts tab

Tab Bolts can be used to define the properties and the position of the holes/bolts.

Options	Description
Bolt size	Bolt diameter. The default value is `16` mm.
Bolt standard	Bolt standard. The default value is `4014-8.8`.
Tolerance	Tolerance = Hole diameter - Bolt diameter. The default value is 2 mm.
Thread in mat	Indicate if the thread of the bolt can be inside the bolted parts. Tekla Structures does not use this value when calculating the length of full-threaded bolts.
Site/workshop	Define whether the bolts are assembled on-site or in the shop. The default value is `Site`.
Bolt assembly	Select whether to create washers and nuts with the bolt. If you want to create only holes without any bolts, clear all the check boxes. Image The option Effect in modify enables the bolt assembly to be modified in existing components when the existing component is modified.
Extra length	Additional bolt length. Increases the material thickness that Tekla Structures uses when calculating bolt length. For example, you might need extra bolt length to allow for painting. You can also build additional lengths into bolt assemblies.

Options	Description
1	Number of bolts in horizontal direction.
2	Bolt distance in horizontal direction.
3	Number of bolts in vertical direction.
4	Bolt distance in vertical direction.
5	Bolt-edge distances.

Analysis tab

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Analysis tab

About tab

Information about the "build" date of the tool. This date may differ from the date in the tool you are using, but the content may nevertheless be the same. This date may be required when you contact the helpdesk.

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