Tensioner (7)
Tensioner (7) connects a column or a beam to a brace with a forked plate or a flat plate. Optionally, a gusset plate can be created.
Objects created
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Gusset plate (optional)
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Forked or flat plate
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Tensioner (optional)
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End plate (optional)
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Bolts
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Welds
Use for
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Situation |
Description |
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Forked plate is welded to a bracing rod and bolted to a gusset plate. The gusset plate is welded to the main part. |
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Simplified tensioner in the bracing rod. |
Selection order
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Select the main part (column or beam).
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Select the secondary part(s) (brace).
- Click the middle mouse button to create the component.
Part identification key
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Part |
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1 |
Connection plate (forked plate) |
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2 |
Bracing rod |
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3 |
Gusset plate |
Plate tab
Use the Plate tab to control the gusset plate dimensions and shape.
Plate
| Part | Description | Default |
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Gusset plate |
Define the gusset plate thickness, width and height.
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12 mm 100 mm 180 mm |
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Option |
Description |
Default |
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Pos_No |
Prefix and start number for the part position number. Some components have a second row of fields where you can enter the assembly position number. |
The default part start number is defined in the Components settings in . |
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Material |
Material grade. |
The default material is defined in the Part material box in the Components settings in . |
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Name |
Name that is shown in drawings and reports. |
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Class |
Part class number. |
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Finish |
Describes how the part surface has been treated. |
Gusset plate shape and dimensions
| Description | Default | |
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| 1 | Horizontal top dimension from the column web. |
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| 2 | Horizontal bolt edge distance. |
50 mm |
| 3 | Height of the gusset plate. |
80 mm |
| 4 | Bottom vertical bolt edge distance. |
50 mm |
| 5 | Bottom vertical chamfer dimension. | 20 mm |
| 6 | Bottom horizontal chamfer dimension. | 20 mm |
| 7 | Bolt edge distance to the bracing rod. | 110 mm |
| 8 | Bolt edge distance of the chamfer (radius). | |
| 9 | Gusset plate shape. Select the plate shape and define the plate dimensions. |
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| 10 | Select the chamfer shape. Define the horizontal and vertical chamfer dimensions. |
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Fork tab
Use the Fork tab to control the size, position, number, orientation and shape of the forked plate.
Forked plate
| Part | Description |
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Forked plate |
Select the shape for the forked plate:
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Option |
Description |
Default |
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Pos_No |
Prefix and start number for the part position number. Some components have a second row of fields where you can enter the assembly position number. |
The default part start number is defined in the Components settings in . |
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Material |
Material grade. |
The default material is defined in the Part material box in the Components settings in . |
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Name |
Name that is shown in drawings and reports. |
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Class |
Part class number. |
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Finish |
Describes how the part surface has been treated. |
Forked plate dimensions
| Description | |
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| 1 | Horizontal bolt edge distance. |
| 2 | Chamfer radius of the forked plate. |
| 3 | Width of the extension part. |
| 4 | Width of the forked plate. |
| 5 | Width of the forked plate. |
| 6 | Length of the circular part of the forked plate. |
| 7 | Chamfer width of the forked plate. |
| 8 | Finger thickness of the forked plate. |
| 9 | Gap between the fingers of the forked plate. |
| 10 | Finger length in the forked plate. |
Parameters tab
Use the Parameters tab to control the overlap of the gusset plate and the size, position, number and shape of the end plate.
Gusset plate overlap
| Description | |
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| 1 | Define how much the gusset plate overlaps with
the main part flange. If you do not enter any value, the gusset plate reaches the main part web. |
End plate
| 1 | Define the end plate thickness, width, and height. |
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Option |
Description |
Default |
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Pos_No |
Prefix and start number for the part position number. Some components have a second row of fields where you can enter the assembly position number. |
The default part start number is defined in the Components settings in . |
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Material |
Material grade. |
The default material is defined in the Part material box in the Components settings in . |
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Name |
Name that is shown in drawings and reports. |
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Class |
Part class number. |
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Finish |
Describes how the part surface has been treated. |
End plate shape
| Option | Description |
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Select the end plate shape. |
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Define the end plate offset from the bracing rod. |
Bolts tab
Use the Bolts tab to control the bolt properties.
Bolt group dimensions
| Description | |
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| 1 |
Number of bolts. |
| 2 |
Bolt spacing. Use a space to separate bolt spacing values. Enter a value for each space between bolts. For example, if there are 3 bolts, enter 2 values. |
| 3 | Define the bolt offset from the center line of the bracing rod. |
Bolt basic properties
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Option |
Description |
Default |
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Bolt size |
Bolt diameter. |
Available sizes are defined in the bolt assembly catalog. |
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Bolt standard |
Bolt standard to be used inside the component. |
Available standards are defined in the bolt assembly catalog. |
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Tolerance |
Gap between the bolt and the hole. |
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Thread in mat |
Defines whether the thread may be within the bolted parts when bolts are used with a shaft. This has no effect when full-threaded bolts are used. |
Yes |
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Site/Workshop |
Location where the bolts should be attached. |
Site |
Slotted holes
You can define slotted, oversized, or tapped holes.
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Option |
Description |
Default |
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1 |
Vertical dimension of slotted hole. |
0, which results in a round hole. |
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2 |
Horizontal dimension of slotted hole, or allowance for oversized holes. |
0, which results in a round hole. |
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Hole type |
Slotted creates slotted holes. Oversized creates oversized holes. No hole does not create holes. Tapped creates tapped holes. |
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Rotate Slots |
When the hole type is Slotted, this option rotates the slotted holes. |
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Slots in |
Part(s) in which slotted holes are created. The options depend on the component in question. |
Bolt assembly
The selected check boxes define which component objects (bolt, washers, and nuts) are used in the bolt assembly.
If you want to create a hole only, clear all the check boxes.
To modify the bolt assembly in an existing component, select the Effect in modify check box and click Modify.
Bolt length increase
Define how much the bolt length is increased. Use this option when, for example, painting requires the bolt length to be increased.
Tensioner tab
Use the Tensioner tab to add a tensioner, to control the bracing levels and bracing offsets.
Part
| Part | Description | Default |
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Tensioner T |
Define the tensioner profile by selecting it from the profile catalog. |
D40 |
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Part B |
If you have created a tensioner, define the extra windbracing profile by selecting it from the profile catalog. |
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Option |
Description |
Default |
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Pos_No |
Prefix and start number for the part position number. Some components have a second row of fields where you can enter the assembly position number. |
The default part start number is defined in the Components settings in . |
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Material |
Material grade. |
The default material is defined in the Part material box in the Components settings in . |
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Name |
Name that is shown in drawings and reports. |
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Class |
Part class number. |
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Finish |
Describes how the part surface has been treated. |
Tensioner
| Option | Description | Example |
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Tensioner is not created. |
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Tensioner is created. |
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Tensioner is created. Stopper part is added to the bracing. Used for compression tubes. |
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Tensioner is created. Stopper part is placed inside the compression tube. |
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Opening in forked plate
| Option | Description | Example |
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Select whether an opening is created in the
forked plate. The opening is always square. You can define the opening if both the tensioner and extra windbracing are created. |
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Define the gap for the opening. The default value is 1 mm. |
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Gusset plate
| Option | Description |
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Select whether a gusset plate is created. If you do not select a gusset plate, only the forked plate will be created. |
Bracing dimensions
| Description | Example/Default | |
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| 1 | Bolt edge distance from the main part flange
when there is no gusset plate. The default value is 30 mm . |
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| 2 | Bracing rod overlap. |
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| 3 | Length of the extra windbracing between the forked plate and the tensioner. |
The default value is 300 mm. |
| 4 | Length of the tensioner. |
The default value is 40 mm. |
| 5 | Bracing overlap in the tensioner. |
The default value is 0 mm. |
| 6 | Extra windbracing overlap in the tensioner. |
The default value is 0 mm. |
Bracing position
| Option | Description |
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Position of the bracing on the main part
flange. This option is useful especially if there is no gusset plate. |
Plate position
| Option | Description |
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Select the position of the forked plate on the main part web. |
Forked plate position on bracing
| Option | Descripton | Example |
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Select the position of the forked plate on
the bracing. This option is useful especially with flat plates. |
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Cut part B in fork
Define whether the forked part is cut if the bracing rod goes through the forked part. The forked part cut adapts to the bracing rod size.
Tensioner T add to secondary
Select whether the tensioner is added to the secondary part or handled as a loose part and welded to the bracing rod.
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Yes adds the tensioner to the bracing rod.
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No welds the tensioner to the bracing rod as a loose part.
Extra tensioners tab
Use the Extra tensioners tab to add extra tensioners. Two different tensioner types can be defined.
Extra tensioners
If there is one bracing, define the tensioner on the Tensioner tab. If there are more bracings, define the tensioners for the second, third, etc. bracing on the Extra tensioners tab. Define the bracing numbers in the Apply on tensioner number box.
The tensioners whose numbers are not entered are created with the properties defined on the Tensioner tab.
For instructions on tensioner bracing dimensions, Cut part B in fork and Tensioner T add to secondary, see the instructions on the Tensioner tab.
Parts
| Part | Description |
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Tensioner T |
Define the tensioner profile by selecting it from the profile catalog. |
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Part B |
If you have created a tensioner, define the extra windbracing profile by selecting it from the profile catalog. |
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Option |
Description |
Default |
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Pos_No |
Prefix and start number for the part position number. Some components have a second row of fields where you can enter the assembly position number. |
The default part start number is defined in the Components settings in . |
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Material |
Material grade. |
The default material is defined in the Part material box in the Components settings in . |
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Name |
Name that is shown in drawings and reports. |
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Class |
Part class number. |
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Finish |
Describes how the part surface has been treated. |
UDA tab
Use the UDA tab to add information in the user-defined attributes (UDAs) of the parts.
You can define UDAs for the plate and the fork. UDAs can be displayed in drawings and reports.
General tab
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Analysis tab
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Welds
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