Attach parts to each other

Tekla Structures
2021
Tekla Structures

Attach parts to each other

You can attach one or more parts to another part, or detach or explode the attached parts using the Added material commands.

When you modify the properties of attached parts, note that some of the part properties are taken from the main part. These properties are not shown in the properties of the attached part. You can inquire the properties of the whole part and the properties of each attached part separately. The attached parts are taken into account when calculating area, volume, and weight:

  • Weight (Gross) compares the weight with fittings and without fittings, and shows the biggest weight result without cuts and with attached parts.

  • Weight (Net) shows the weight with cuts and attached parts based on the geometry volume of the modeled part.

  • Weight shows the net weight.

Limitations

  • Connections must be added to the part to which other parts have been attached. You cannot add connections to an attached part.

  • All reinforcement components may not work correctly with parts that have been attached to each other using the Added material commands. The geometry of the parts is not always kept suitable for adding a component. For example, the reference points of the attached part may be lost and therefore the orientation information needed for adding the reinforcement is not known anymore.

Attach a part to another part

  1. Double-click the view to open the view properties, click the Display... button, and ensure that the Cuts and added material option is selected in the display settings.
  2. On the Edit tab, click Added material > Attach to part.
  3. Select the part to attach to.
  4. Select the part you want to attach.

    You can attach more than one part at a time.

  5. Click the middle mouse button to attach the part.

Detach an attached part

  1. Double-click the view to open the view properties, click the Display... button, and ensure that the Cuts and added material option is selected in the display settings.
  2. On the Edit tab, click Added material > Detach from part.
  3. Select the attached part you want to detach.

    You can detach more than one part from several different parts at a time. Select the parts either by clicking them or by using area selection.

  4. Click the middle mouse button to detach the part.

    The detached part keeps the color it had as an attached part.

Explode attached parts

You can explode a part that has attached parts.

  1. Double-click the view to open the view properties, click the Display... button, and ensure that the Cuts and added material option is selected in the display settings.
  2. On the Edit tab, click Added material > Explode part.
  3. Select the part you want to explode.
  4. Click the middle mouse button to explode the part.
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