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Leg bent plate

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Tekla Structures
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Contents

 

Purpose and description
System Requirements
Installing Leg bent plate
Using Leg bent plate
Part identification key
Picture

Purpose and description

Use Leg bent plate component to extend the leg plate to the bending line and add the new plate to the selected braces.

System requirements

Tekla Structures version: Not version specific
Environments:   All

Installing Leg bent plate

To install the extension:

  1. Download Transmission tower tools installer package from Tekla Warehouse. For more information see Downloading an application from Tekla Warehouse.
  2. Install the file package.

Using Leg bent plate

To use the application:

  1. Open a Tekla model.
  2. Click the Applications & components button 
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    applications_and_components_button.png
    in the side pane to open the Applications & components catalog.
  3. Search for Leg bent plate and then double-click to open it.
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leg_bent_plate.png

  1. Create one or two braces (L profiles) and a leg plate.
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leg_bent_plate_1.png
  1. Select the main part (leg plate).
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leg_bent_plate_2.png
  1. Select the second part (first brace).
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leg_bent_plate_3.png
Optional:Select the third part (second brace), braces should be in the same plane.
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leg_bent_plate_4.png
  1. Click the middle mouse button to create the component.
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leg_bent_plate_5.png

 
SituationDescription
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leg_bent_plate_case_1.png
For single bend plate.
  1. Select the main part (leg plate);
  2. Select the second part (bottom brace);
Optional: Select third part (next brace);
  1. Click the middle mouse button to create the component
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leg_bent_plate_case_2.png
For double bent plate.
  1. Select the main part (top leg plate);
  2. Select the second part (bottom brace);
Optional: Select third part (next brace);
  1. Click the middle mouse button to create the component.
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leg_bent_plate_case_3.png

Part identification key

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leg_bent_plate_id_key.png

 Part
1Leg bent plate

Picture

Use Picture tab to control the dimensions of the part created in the Leg bent plate component.

  1. Parts position

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leg_bent_plate_picture.png

 DescriptionDefault
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1_ball.gif
Define the vertical offset of the top plate from the leg plate.0 mm.
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2_ball.gif
Define the plate oversize for the second brace.10 mm
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3_ball.gif
Define the plate oversize for the first brace.10 mm
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4_ball.gif
Define the plate width.100 mm

  1. Show bent plate

FieldDescriptionDefault
Show bent plateDefine whether or not to create an construction line where an bent line exists.
The options are
  • No;
  • Yes.
No

 

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