Create moment connection symbols (Drawing tools)

Tekla Structures
2018
Tekla Structures

Create moment connection symbols (Drawing tools)

In general arrangement drawings, you can create moment connection symbols to show the beams that are connected to columns with rigid connections. The symbols are created according to part end releases. You can create moment connection symbols automatically for all parts in a drawing view, or for selected parts.

Limitations: Moment connection symbols are created to reference lines. This means that offsets are not taken into use.

  1. Open the drawing.
  2. Click the Applications & components button in the side pane to open the Applications & components catalog.
  3. Click the arrow next to Applications to open the applications list.
  4. Double-click Drawing tools to display the Drawing tools toolbar.
  5. Click Create moment connection symbols.
  6. In the Create moment connection symbols dialog box, select the color for the symbols from the color list.
  7. Enter a scale for the symbols in the box next to the color list.
  8. Do one of the following:
    • To create moment connection symbols for all parts in a drawing view, select the view.
    • To create moment connection symbols for selected parts, select the parts.
  9. Click Create.

The moment connection symbols are created according to analysis part and connection release properties:

  • If a connection exists, start and end release information is read from the Start releases and End releases tabs in the analysis part properties dialog box.

  • If a connection does not exist, release information is read from the End conditions tab in the user-defined attributes dialog box of the part.

Example

Tip:

The moment connection symbol that is used depends on if it points to right, left, down, or up. The symbols are retrieved by default from the xsteel.sym symbol file. If you want to use another symbol, you can modify the symbols in Symbol Editor by opening the xsteel.sym symbol file and modifying the symbols 87 (right symbol), 86 (left symbol), 85 (down symbol), or 84 (symbol up) and saving the changes.

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