Import from Tekla Structural Designer

You can now import portal frame connection information and column base plates from Tekla Structural Designer into Tekla Structures.

Note:

A Tekla Structural Designer license is required to import data into Tekla Structures and must be purchased separately. The data transfer functionality is not included in the Tekla Structures license.

Compatible versions of Tekla Structural Designer and Tekla Structures must be installed on the same computer.

Use Tekla Structural Designer model files (.tsmd) in the import. Neutral files in .cxl format do not support the import of portal frame connection information or column base plates.

Import portal frame connection information

To complete your moment connection detailing of portal frame structures in Tekla Structures, you can now import accurate geometrical haunch information that was used to design the frame in Tekla Structural Designer: the haunch length, depth, section profile, and the end plate details.

Components that are automatically created for imported portal frames in Tekla Structures are Eaves haunch (102) and Apex haunch (106), and the applied component values match the structural engineering requirements.

Note that no bolt, stiffener, or weld information is currently transferred.

Portal frames are generally relevant to the following regions: United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, Singapore, and Malaysia.

Import column base plates

Column base plates designed in Tekla Structural Designer are now included in the import into Tekla Structures. Base plate components (1042 for metric models and 1047 for US imperial models) are automatically generated, matching the details provided during the design phase, i.e. end plate geometry, bolts, anchorage, and weld information.

Note that no stiffener information is currently transferred.