Automatically join all concrete beams

Tekla Structural Designer
2021
Tekla Structural Designer

Automatically join all concrete beams

Tekla Structural Designer automatically forms concrete beam lines as part of the combined analysis and design process. However, if you would prefer to have greater control yourself, you can run the Beam Lines command manually. This way, you can verify that continuous beam lines are formed as you intend before proceeding with the design.

When run manually, the Beam Lines command applies to all concrete beam members in the model, irrespective of whether they are selected or not.

Note:
Discontinuous concrete beam ends can only be joined if the Allow automatic join end option is selected for the appropriate beam ends at the join. Then, Tekla Structural Designer only joins the ends if all the following criteria are met:
  • The angle in plan at which the two beams meet is less than the Limiting join angle in plan specified in Model Settings > Beam Lines

  • The angle in elevation at which the two beams meet is less than the Limiting join angle in elevation specified in Model Settings > Beam Lines

  • The amount by which the cross sectional areas of the two beams overlap is greater than the Minimum section overlap percentage specified in Model Settings > Beam Lines

In addition, if either of the two beam ends being joined is pinned, Tekla Structural Designer does not join them unless the Join pinned beam end option is selected in Model Settings > Beam Lines.

To join the concrete beams in the model automatically, do the following:

On the Edit tab, click Beam Lines.
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