Glassplate max. 5 profiles (6)

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Tekla Structures

Environment

Construsoft European

Component Glass plate 5 profiles (6) can be used to create several layers of (glass)plates in windows. To define to area straight profiles are needed, polybeam are not allowed. It is possible to create maximum 8 layers of glass. A maximum of 8 glass plates can be defined together with maximum 2 cavities. Per cavity 1 or 2 spacers can be defined. It is also possible to create opening symbols for showing the rotation of the opening.

Objects created

Glass plates
Spacers

Use for

Before you start

Model a frame using straight profiles.

Selection order

Activate the component.
Select the frame profiles.
Press middle mouse button.
The plates/spacers will be created.

Picture tab

Tab Picture can be used to define glass plates and the spacers between the glass plates.

Option	Description		Example
1	Thickness of glass plate 1. In case a value is entered, glass plate #1 will be created. If there is no value entered, tab Parts will be checked if Plate 1 contains a value. In case this field contains a value, glass plate #1 will be created. In case this field is empty, glass plate #1 will not be created. If the thickness is entered in both fields, the thickness specified at Plate 1 in the Parts tab will be used.
2	Thickness of glass plate 2. In case a value is entered, glass plate #2 will be created. If there is no value entered, tab Parts will be checked if Plate 2 contains a value. In case this field contains a value, glass plate #2 will be created. In case this field is empty, glass plate #2 will not be created. If the thickness is entered in both fields, the thickness specified at Plate 2 in the Parts tab will be used.
3	The distance between glass plate #2 and extra glass plate #7. This glass plate #7 will be placed in the cavity. Example: leaded glass in double glazing. See picture.		Image
4	Thickness of glass plate 7. In case a value is entered, glass plate #7 will be created. If there is no value entered, tab Parts will be checked if Plate 7 contains a value. In case this field contains a value, glass plate #7 will be created. In case this field is empty, glass plate #7 will not be created. If the thickness is entered in both fields, the thickness specified at Plate 7 in the Parts tab will be used.
5	Thickness of glass plate 3. In case a value is entered, glass plate #3 will be created. If there is no value entered, tab Parts will be checked if Plate 3 contains a value. In case this field contains a value, glass plate #3 will be created. In case this field is empty, glass plate #3 will not be created. If the thickness is entered in both fields, the thickness specified at Plate 3 in the Parts tab will be used.
6	Thickness of glass plate 4. In case a value is entered, glass plate #4 will be created. If there is no value entered, tab Parts will be checked if Plate 4 contains a value. In case this field contains a value, glass plate #4 will be created. In case this field is empty, glass plate #4 will not be created. If the thickness is entered in both fields, the thickness specified at Plate 4 in the Parts tab will be used.
7	The distance between glass plate #4 and extra glass plate #8. This glass plate #8 will be placed in the cavity. Example: leaded glass in double glazing. See picture.		Image
8	Thickness of glass plate 8. In case a value is entered, glass plate #8 will be created. If there is no value entered, tab Parts will be checked if Plate 8 contains a value. In case this field contains a value, glass plate #8 will be created. In case this field is empty, glass plate #8 will not be created. If the thickness is entered in both fields, the thickness specified at Plate 8 in the Parts tab will be used.
9	Thickness of glass plate 5. In case a value is entered, glass plate #5 will be created. If there is no value entered, tab Parts will be checked if Plate 5 contains a value. In case this field contains a value, glass plate #5 will be created. In case this field is empty, glass plate #5 will not be created. If the thickness is entered in both fields, the thickness specified at Plate 5 in the Parts tab will be used.
10	Thickness of glass plate 6. In case a value is entered, glass plate #6 will be created. If there is no value entered, tab Parts will be checked if Plate 6 contains a value. In case this field contains a value, glass plate #6 will be created. In case this field is empty, glass plate #6 will not be created. If the thickness is entered in both fields, the thickness specified at Plate 6 in the Parts tab will be used.
11	Cavity width between glass plate #2 and #3. If a value is entered, a cavity will be created with the size of the entered value. In case no value is entered, tab Parts will be checked whether a cavity profile is entered or not. If yes, a cavity is created according to the profile size. In case no value is entered, glass plates #2 and #3 are placed on top of each other (cavity width 0 mm). In case both options are defined , the width of the cavity will be taken from the cavity profile.
12	Cavity width between glass plate #4 and #5. If a value is entered, a cavity will be created with the size of the entered value. In case no value is entered, tab Parts will be checked whether a cavity profile is entered or not. If yes, a cavity is created according to the profile size. In case no value is entered, glass plates #4 and #5 are placed on top of each other (cavity width 0 mm). In case both options are defined , the width of the cavity will be taken from the cavity profile.
13	Picklist to define height of cavity profile(s) between glass plate #2 and #3, but also if filler plates are needed. The options are:		Image
	Image	One cavity profile. The cavity width will be defined in option 11 (empty = no cavity). The horizontal distance defines the height of the cavity profile. Default height = 10mm.	Image
	Image	Two cavity profiles. The cavity width will be defined in option 11 (empty = no cavity). The horizontal distance defines the height of the cavity profile. Default height = 10mm.	Image
	Image	The cavity profile defined in tab Parts. Inside edge profile between #2 and #3 determines the cavity width. (Option 11 has no affect) Filler plates left/right/both sides of the cavity profile. Filler plate can be defined in tab Parts. Inside border profile plate #2 and #3. When adding filler plates the cavity width will increase automatically.	Image
	Image	No cavity profile. The cavity width will be determined by option 11 (empty = no cavity).
14	Height of the cavity profile(s) between glass plates #2 and #3.
15	Picklist to determine the height of the cavity profile(s) between glass plate #4 and #5, but also whether or not to crate filler plates. See option 13 for more information.
16	Height of the cavity profile(s) between glass plates #4 and #5.

Comment #1 ….#6

Every glass plate can have 2 UDA's:

Comment.
Comment 2 (affects numbering).

Parts tab

Tab Parts can be used to define the plat thickness and the profiles.

Plate 1 … Plate 8

Define for maximum 8 glass plates the glass plate thickness, number prefix and –start number, material, name and class.

In case a plate thickness is defined, the plate will get the defined thickness. Also, in case a plate thickness has been defined in tab Picture. (plate thickness in tab Picture do have a lower priority.)

In case field Material remains empty, the material grade from the Options will be taken into use. The standard material grade is S235JR.

In case in field Material GLASS will be chosen, will this result also in correct weight calculation and transparent plates.

Example:

Outs. border prof. pl1 and 2

Ins. border prof. pl2 and 3

Define the spacers between glass plates 2 and 3 and between 4 and 5.

Beside all these options also next options can be defined:

Pos_No, Prefix and – start number.
Material.
Name (Default=SPACER) .
Class.
Rotation.

Beside the definition of the spacers/profiles also the Spacer picklist in tab Picture must be defined correctly.

Examples:

Parameters tab

Tab Parameters can be used to define the position of the glass plates and the offsets.

Glass plane

Define the plane related to the glass plates orientation. The options are:

Profile 1-3.
Profile 2-4.
Profile 1-2.
Profile 2-3.

(See examples)

Dist. out of plane

Define from which side of the window the glass plates should be placed. Also, an offset can be defined.

The options are:

Back.
Middle.
Front.
Reference line.

(See examples)

Offsets

Define if the offset (see tab Offsets) of the glass plates to profiles is the same, or different per profile. The options are:

Same for all borders.
Different.

Option Same for all borders the option defined at profile #1 defined will be applied for all borders.

Example:

Plate order

Possibility to change the plate order. The options are:

1 > 6
6 > 1

Plate direction

Define in which direction the glass plates are build. The options are:

Down.
Up.

(See examples)

Create assembly

Define if the glass plates and the spacers should be one assembly or not. Yes will weld all plates and spacers together to the top glass plate.

Connect spacers by Joint 41

Define if the spacers should be connected by Cranked beam (41).
The options are:

Yes.
No.

Joint 41 setting name

Define the setting to use by component Cranked beam (41). Will be used just in case when Connect spacers by Joint 41 is set to Yes.

Explode joint 41

Define if Cranked beam (41) after applied in the model should be exploded. The options are:

Yes.
No.

Distance between plate 1 2 / Distance between plate 3 4 / Distance between plate 5 6

Define the distance (gap) between glass plates 1 and 2, glass plates 3 and 4 and glass plates 5 and 6.

Examples:

Offsets tab

Tab Offsets can be used to define offsets for the glass plates and cavity profiles related to the profiles (maximum 5 profiles).

In case the Offsets-picklist in tab Parameters is set to Same for all borders, offsets will be taken from profile #1. If this option is set to Different offsets from Profile #1 till Profile #5 are taken.

For each profile can be defined from which side the offset should be calculated. The options are:

Outside.
Middle.
Inside.
Reference line.

Spacers tab

Tab Spacers can be used to add spacers or glass clamps.

Examples:

Option	Description
1	Choose the way to divide the spacers. Also, the number of profiles per spacer can be defined. The options are:
1	Image	No spacers. 1 spacer in the middle, 1 profile. 2 spacers at both ends, 1 profile. 3 spacers, 1 profile. 1 spacer in the middle, 2 profiles. 2 spacers at both ends, 2 profiles. 3 spacers, 2 profiles.
2	Position and offset of the spacers. Reference is the reference line of the window profile. Example: Image
3	Define the spacer profile. Having 1 profile, only use the Profiles-field. Example: Image
4	Define the distance of the edge profile. The distance can be a value (mm) or a percentage (%). Example: Image
5	Define the thickness of the spacer profile. In case of 2 spacers both spacers will get the same thickness. Example: Image
6	Define the reference plane of the spacers. The options are: Plate #1. Plate #3. Plate #5. Reference axis. Middle axis. Inside axis. Examples: Image

It is possible to define spacers for all 5 profiles. In case just for profile #1 spacers are defined, those spacers will be applied to all other sides, unless something else has been defined.

In case for profile #1 and #2 spacers are defined (#3, #4 and #5 are empty), setting of #2 are also applied to #3, #4 and #5.

Example:

Opening tab

Tab Opening can be used to add diagonal lines/profiles to represent the rotation direction of a window.

Examples:

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