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Design using Tekla Tedds
Design using Tekla Tedds
After analysis has been performed the following menu options for designing in Tekla Tedds become available for timber and precast members:
- Design using Tekla Tedds> Model
- Design using Tekla Tedds> Member
- Design using Tekla Tedds> Group
- Design using Tekla Tedds> Selection
- Design using Tekla Tedds> <Substructure name>
Where to find each design option
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in the Groups Tree you right-click on Groups, Design, or Detailing
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a precast or timber member is highlighted,
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a precast or timber member is highlighted,
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group design is active for the highlighted member type,
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there is more than one member in the group to which the highlighted member belongs
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one or more precast or timber members are selected,
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in the Structure Tree you have right-clicked on a sub structure containing precast or timber members
Understanding each of the design options
Command | Description |
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Design using Tekla Tedds > Model | Launches Tekla Tedds and performs interactive designs on all timber and precast members in the model taking into account group design settings. |
Design using Tekla Tedds > Member |
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Design using Tekla Tedds > Group |
Launches Tekla Tedds and performs an interactive design on the selected group. Group design uses the group critical forces. This is followed by a check design on each group member for the assigned Tekla Tedds properties and their individual forces. Section changes made within Tekla Tedds are imported back into the Tekla Structural Designer model. |
Design using Tekla Tedds > Selection |
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Design using Tekla Tedds > <Substructure name> | This extra option becomes available when working in a sub structure.
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To design all timber and precast members
- In the Project Workspace, click Group tab.
- In the tree, right-click Groups.
- In the context menu, select Design using Tekla Tedds > Model
Tekla Structural Designer opens the Tekla Tedds design calculation to allow the first design section (s1) in the first member to be designed for forces at that section.
Note: To find out more about this and the other Design using Tekla Tedds commands, see Understanding each of the design options above. - Adjust the parameters as required to achieve a satisfactory design, then select the next design section (s2) from the Design section droplist.
- Continue in the same way, adjusting parameters as necessary for each design section until a satisfactory design is achieved for the whole span/stack, then click Finish.
- If it is a multi-span/stack member, the Tekla Tedds design calculation will re-open to allow the next span/stack to be designed.
- Continue the design in the same way, clicking Finish after each span/stack, until the entire member has been designed.
- If the member is in a group and group design is active, all other members in the design group are then check designed for the assigned Tekla Tedds properties and their individual forces.
- Tekla Structural Designer opens the Tekla Tedds design calculation to allow the next member to be designed.
- Continue in the same way until all the members have been designed.
At the end of the process the status of the member(s) is shown in a Review View.
To design a timber or precast member
- Hover the mouse pointer over the member to highlight it in a 2D or 3D view.
- If a different entity is highlighted, press the <down arrow> cursor key until the correct reference is shown in the Select Entity tooltip.
- Right click and select Design using Tekla Tedds > Member
Tekla Structural Designer opens the Tekla Tedds design calculation to allow the first design section (s1) in the member to be designed for forces at that section.
Note: To find out more about this and the other Design using Tekla Tedds commands, see Understanding each of the design options above. - Adjust the parameters as required to achieve a satisfactory design, then select the next design section (s2) from the Design section droplist.
- Continue in the same way, adjusting parameters as necessary for each design section until a satisfactory design is achieved for the whole span/stack, then click Finish.
- If it is a multi-span/stack member, the Tekla Tedds design calculation will re-open to allow the next span/stack to be designed.
- Continue the design in the same way, clicking Finish after each span/stack, until the entire member has been designed.
- If the member is in a group and group design is active, all other members in the design group are then check designed for the assigned Tekla Tedds properties and their individual forces.
At the end of the process the status of the member(s) is shown in a Review View.
To design a timber or precast member group
- Hover the mouse pointer over a group member to highlight it in a 2D or 3D view.
- If a different entity is highlighted, press the <down arrow> cursor key until the correct reference is shown in the Select Entity tooltip.
- From the right-click menu, choose Design using Tekla Tedds > Group Tekla Structural Designer collects the worst case forces from all members in the group and then opens the Tekla Tedds precast design calculation to allow the first design section (s1) in the selected member to be designed for forces at that section.
Note: To find out more about this and the other Design using Tekla Tedds commands, see Understanding each of the design options above.
- Adjust the parameters as required to achieve a satisfactory design, then select the next design section (s2) from the Design section droplist.
- Continue in the same way, adjusting parameters as necessary for each design section until a satisfactory design is achieved for the whole span/stack, then click Finish.
- If it is a multi-span/stack member, the Tekla Tedds design calculation will re-open to allow the next span/stack to be designed.
- Continue the design in the same way, clicking Finish after each span/stack, until the entire member has been designed.
- After the selected group member has been designed, a check is then automatically performed on the remaining group members, resulting in an individual status and utilisation for each member in the group. The status of the group members is displayed in a Review View.
To design selected timber or precast members
- In the active view make your selection.
- Right-click, then in the context menu, select Design using Tekla Tedds > Selection
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Tekla Structural Designer opens the Tekla Tedds design calculation to allow the first design section (s1) in the first member of the selection to be designed for forces at that section.
Note: To find out more about this and the other Design using Tekla Tedds commands, see Understanding each of the design options above.
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- Adjust the parameters as required to achieve a satisfactory design, then select the next design section (s2) from the Design section droplist.
- Continue in the same way, adjusting parameters as necessary for each design section until a satisfactory design is achieved for the whole span/stack, then click Finish.
- If it is a multi-span/stack member, the Tekla Tedds design calculation will re-open to allow the next span/stack to be designed.
- Continue the design in the same way, clicking Finish after each span/stack, until the entire member has been designed.
- Tekla Structural Designer re-opens the Tekla Tedds design calculation to allow the next selected member to be designed.
- Continue in the same way until all members in the selection have been designed.
- The status of the members is shown in a Review View.
To design timber or precast members in a sub structure
- In the Project Workspace, click Structure tab.
- In the Sub Structures tree, right-click the sub structure you want to check.
- In the context menu, select Design using Tekla Tedds > <Sub structure name>
- Adjust the parameters as required to achieve a satisfactory design, then select the next design section (s2) from the Design section droplist.
- Continue in the same way, adjusting parameters as necessary for each design section until a satisfactory design is achieved for the whole span/stack, then click Finish.
Note: To find out more about this and the other Design using Tekla Tedds commands, see Understanding each of the design options above.
- Continue in the same way, adjusting parameters as necessary for each design section until a satisfactory design is achieved for the whole span/stack, then click Finish.
- If it is a multi-span/stack member, the Tekla Tedds design calculation will re-open to allow the next span/stack to be designed.
- Continue the design in the same way, clicking Finish after each span/stack, until the entire member has been designed.
- Tekla Structural Designer re-opens the Tekla Tedds design calculation to allow the next member in the sub structure to be designed.
- Continue in the same way until all members in the sub structure have been designed.
- The status of the members is shown in a Review View.