Advanced Modeling

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Tekla Structures 2016

Advanced modeling

April 2016

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Contents

1 Pour management.........................................................................9

1.1 Enable the pour functionality........................................................................10Disable the pour functionality temporarily........................................................................ 10

1.2 Show concrete structures as continuous.....................................................11

1.3 Defne the pour phase of a part.................................................................... 12

1.4 Pour objects..................................................................................................... 13View pour objects.................................................................................................................. 15Change the color and transparency of pour objects.........................................................15Modify the properties of a pour object...............................................................................16About the pour type property..............................................................................................17

1.5 Pour breaks......................................................................................................19Pour break adaptivity............................................................................................................ 20Set the visibility of pour breaks............................................................................................20Create a pour break...............................................................................................................21Select a pour break................................................................................................................23Copy a pour break................................................................................................................. 23Move a pour break................................................................................................................ 23Modify a pour break..............................................................................................................24Remove a pour break............................................................................................................25

1.6 Troubleshoot pours.........................................................................................25

View pour errors in a log le................................................................................................ 27Example: Identify and x a pour error................................................................................ 28

1.7 Example: Create concrete geometry and work with pours....................... 29

2 Organizer...................................................................................... 33

2.1 View object properties in Organizer............................................................. 34Group object properties in Organizer................................................................................. 40Calculate property values in Organizer...............................................................................42Set the units in Organizer..................................................................................................... 43

2.2 Report object property values from Organizer........................................... 44

2.3 Create a property template in Organizer.....................................................45

Create a custom property in Organizer.............................................................................. 48Create a custom formula in Organizer................................................................................49Create a color set in Organizer............................................................................................ 50Delete a property template in Organizer............................................................................51

2.4 Import a property template to Organizer....................................................52

2.5 Export a property template from Organizer................................................52

2.6 Categories in Organizer..................................................................................53Create location categories in Organizer..............................................................................55Create location categories manually in Organizer.............................................................60Create a property category in Organizer............................................................................ 61Create a custom category in Organizer.............................................................................. 66

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Create automated subcategories in Organizer .................................................................68Modify a category in Organizer............................................................................................70Delete a category in Organizer.............................................................................................74Customized default setup for Organizer............................................................................ 75Excluding object types from Organizer...............................................................................77

2.7 Synchronize Organizer with the model........................................................ 77

Full synchronization of Organizer........................................................................................79Partial synchronization of Organizer...................................................................................79

2.8 Report Organizer location categories...........................................................80

2.9 Export a category from Organizer.................................................................81

2.10 Import a category to Organizer.....................................................................83Categories created in earlier Tekla Structures versions....................................................84

2.11 Import IFC categories to Organizer...............................................................85

2.12 Organizer in the multi-user mode.................................................................85

2.13 Example: Organize the model into location and customcategories, and view quantities.................................................................... 86

Organize the model to buildings, sections and oors...................................................... 87Create a custom category with automated subcategories based on objectnames in Organizer............................................................................................................... 91Create a custom category for reinforcing bars in Organizer............................................ 94Create a concrete quantity take-o using Organizer........................................................ 95Create a reinforcing bar quantity take-o using Organizer............................................. 98

2.14 Example: Track property based issues using Organizer........................... 100

2.15 Example: Track reinforcing bar length using Organizer...........................100

2.16 Example: Track too heavy precast elements from a referencemodel using Organizer..................................................................................104

2.17 Example: Create weight group categories to track dierent

weights using Organizer...............................................................................1052.18 Example: Track large concrete volumes using Organizer.........................106

2.19 Example: Create a custom category for structural design statusin Organizer................................................................................................... 108

2.20 Example: Create a custom category for architectural designstatus in Organizer........................................................................................109

2.21 Example: Organizer for steel - manage bolts.............................................111

2.22 Example: Organizer for steel - manage assemblies.................................. 114

2.23 Example: Organizer for precast................................................................... 115

3 Task Manager ............................................................................ 1193.1 Task Manager user interface....................................................................... 120

Customize your Task Manager view..................................................................................121Customize the calendar in Task Manager.........................................................................122

3.2 Create a task in Task Manager.................................................................... 124Dene a task type in Task Manager...................................................................................125Dene a contractor in Task Manager................................................................................ 126Dene general task properties in Task Manager............................................................. 127Dene a task schedule in Task Manager.......................................................................... 128Manage the planned dates of objects in a task in Task Manager..................................129Track a task schedule in Task Manager.............................................................................130

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Dene the order of objects in a task in Task Manager....................................................131Dene a dependency between tasks in Task Manager...................................................133Dene additional information for a task in Task Manager............................................. 134Link a task to the model in Task Manager........................................................................ 134Create a scenario in Task Manager....................................................................................136

3.3 View tasks in Task Manager......................................................................... 137

3.4 Import tasks and task types to Task Manager.......................................... 1403.5 Export tasks and task types from Task Manager...................................... 141

3.6 Print a task schedule from Task Manager..................................................142

3.7 Example: Visualize a Task Manager schedule in the model.....................143

4 Phase Manager.......................................................................... 145

4.1 Divide the model into phases...................................................................... 145

4.2 Lock and unlock objects in specifc phases................................................146

4.3 Custom phase properties............................................................................. 147

5 Lotting.........................................................................................1485.1 Create a lot.....................................................................................................149

5.2 Remove parts from a lot...............................................................................149

5.3 Add parts to a lot...........................................................................................150

5.4 Delete a lot.....................................................................................................150

6 Sequencer................................................................................... 151

6.1 Create a sequence.........................................................................................151

6.2 Add parts to a sequence...............................................................................152

6.3 Check the sequence of a part...................................................................... 1536.4 Modify the sequence number of a part......................................................153

6.5 Delete a sequence.........................................................................................154

7 Project Status Visualization..................................................... 155

7.1 Create a visualization................................................................................... 155

7.2 Copy visualization settings to another model...........................................156

7.3 Delete visualization settings....................................................................... 156

7.4 Project status visualization example: Visualize the erectionschedule of a project.....................................................................................157

Project status visualization example: Dene an erection schedule.............................. 157Project status visualization example: Select objects for the visualization....................158Project status visualization example: Dene the color and transparency of selected objects................................................................................................................... 159Project status visualization example: Dene a time period for visualization.............. 159Project status visualization example: View the erection schedule................................ 160

8 Profles........................................................................................ 164

8.1 Profle types................................................................................................... 164

8.2 Manage profles.............................................................................................165Important buttons in the prole catalog.......................................................................... 165

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Group proles together...................................................................................................... 166Add a rule to the prole catalog...................................................................................166Modify a rule in the prole catalog.............................................................................. 167

Add user attributes to proles...........................................................................................168Example: Add a user attribute to a prole and use it in a rule ................................169

Associate prole types with a certain material................................................................171Delete a prole from the prole catalog.......................................................................... 172

8.3 Import and export profles...........................................................................173Import prole catalog items...............................................................................................174Export an entire prole catalog......................................................................................... 175Export a part of the prole catalog................................................................................... 175Example of prole export le.............................................................................................176Units used in import and export....................................................................................... 178Import and export sketched proles................................................................................ 179

Import sketched proles............................................................................................... 179Export sketched proles................................................................................................180

8.4 Create your own profles..............................................................................180Create user-dened cross sections................................................................................... 181

Dene a cross section using polygon.......................................................................... 181Dene a cross section using a plate.............................................................................183Dene a cross section using a DWG le...................................................................... 185Modify a user-dened cross section............................................................................186

Create xed proles............................................................................................................ 187Create a xed prole..................................................................................................... 187Create a xed prole by copying..................................................................................189Create a xed prole based on a parametric prole.................................................190Modify a xed prole.....................................................................................................190

Create parametric proles using .clb les........................................................................ 191How the .clb, components.clb and protab.inp les work together....................... 191Dene the shape and point coordinates of the prole............................................. 192Create the .clb le.......................................................................................................... 195Add prole denitions to the protab.inp le............................................................197Properties used in protab.inp.....................................................................................198

Create parametric proles by sketching...........................................................................199Open the sketch editor..................................................................................................199Sketch the outline of a prole.......................................................................................202Rene the shape of a sketched prole........................................................................204Add dimensions to a sketched prole......................................................................... 207Dene positioning planes for a sketched prole....................................................... 211Check a sketched prole............................................................................................... 216Save a sketched prole..................................................................................................216Modify a sketched cross section...................................................................................217Use sketched proles in a model................................................................................. 220

Example: Create a symmetric C-shaped prole......................................................... 220Create parametric proles with variable cross sections.................................................226

Create a prole with variable cross sections ............................................................. 227Modify a prole with variable cross sections..............................................................229

8.5 Defne standardized values for parametric profles.................................229

8.6 Create an image of a profle.........................................................................230

8.7 Predefned parametric profles available in Tekla Structures.................231I proles................................................................................................................................ 232I beams (steel)......................................................................................................................233L proles............................................................................................................................... 233

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Z proles...............................................................................................................................234U proles.............................................................................................................................. 234C proles...............................................................................................................................235T proles............................................................................................................................... 236Welded box proles............................................................................................................ 236Welded beam proles.........................................................................................................236Box proles.......................................................................................................................... 238WQ proles...........................................................................................................................239Rectangular sections........................................................................................................... 239Circular sections.................................................................................................................. 240Rectangular hollow sections.............................................................................................. 240Circular hollow sections......................................................................................................241Cold rolled proles.............................................................................................................. 241Folded plates........................................................................................................................244Hat proles...........................................................................................................................250I beams (concrete)............................................................................................................... 251Ledger beams (concrete).................................................................................................... 252T proles (concrete).............................................................................................................253Irregular beams (concrete)................................................................................................. 254

Panels....................................................................................................................................258Variable cross sections........................................................................................................260Others................................................................................................................................... 262

8.8 Shapes.............................................................................................................264Import a shape.....................................................................................................................265Export a shape..................................................................................................................... 266Delete a shape..................................................................................................................... 266Example: Import a shape from SketchUp Pro..................................................................267

9 Material grades..........................................................................269

9.1 Material types................................................................................................269

9.2 Manage material grades...............................................................................270Important buttons in the material catalog.......................................................................270Add a material grade...........................................................................................................271Copy a material grade.........................................................................................................271Modify a material grade......................................................................................................272Delete a material grade...................................................................................................... 273Add user attributes to material grades.............................................................................273

9.3 Import and export material grades............................................................ 274Import a material catalog................................................................................................... 274Export an entire material catalog...................................................................................... 275Export a part of the material catalog................................................................................ 276

9.4 Create user-defned material defnitions...................................................276

10 Bolt assemblies.......................................................................... 278

10.1 How the bolt catalog and bolt assembly catalogs work together ..........279

10.2 Manage bolts and bolt assemblies..............................................................280Add a bolt to the catalog.....................................................................................................280Add a stud bolt to the catalog............................................................................................281Modify bolt information in the catalog............................................................................. 282Delete a bolt from the catalog........................................................................................... 283Add a bolt assembly to the catalog................................................................................... 283Modify bolt assembly information in the catalog............................................................284

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Delete a bolt assembly from the catalog..........................................................................284

10.3 Import and export bolts and bolt assemblies............................................285Import bolts to the catalog.................................................................................................286Export bolts from the catalog............................................................................................ 286Import bolt assemblies to the catalog.............................................................................. 287Export bolt assemblies from the catalog..........................................................................287

Import a bolt catalog...........................................................................................................288Import a part of the bolt catalog....................................................................................... 288Export an entire bolt catalog..............................................................................................289

10.4 Bolt length calculation................................................................................. 290

10.5 Bolt catalog properties.................................................................................293

10.6 Bolt assembly catalog properties................................................................294

11 Disclaimer...................................................................................297

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1 Pour management

With the pour management functionality of Tekla Structures, you can view thegeometry of cast-in-place concrete structures, show them as parts or as pourobjects, plan pours and pour breaks, and report pour information, such asconcrete volumes and formwork areas. You can dene pours, pour objects,and pour breaks for concrete parts whose cast unit type is Cast in place.

In Tekla Structures, a pour object is a building object that consists of one ormore cast-in-place concrete parts. The cast-in-place concrete parts are mergedinto one pour object if they have the same material grade and they touch eachother. They also need be in the same pour phase to be merged. Pour objectsare visible in pour views.

A pour is a group of pour objects that is poured at one go.

With a pour break you can split a pour object into smaller pour objects.

NOTE The pour management functionality is mainly targeted at contractorsfor quantity take-o, planning, and on-site activities. By default, thepour management functionality is enabled only in the Contractorrole. If you are using another role, you must enable the functionalityby using the advanced option XS_ENABLE_POUR_MANAGEMENT.

See also

Enable the pour functionality (page 10)

Show concrete structures as continuous (page 11)

Dene the pour phase of a part (page 12)

Pour objects (page 13)

Pour breaks (page 19)

View pour errors in a log le (page 27)

Troubleshoot pours (page 25)

Example: Create concrete geometry and work with pours (page 29)

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1.1 Enable the pour functionalityBy default, the pour functionality is enabled only in the Contractor role. If you

are using another role, you must enable the functionality in the AdvancedOptions dialog box.

When the pour functionality is enabled in a model, the commands for showingand creating pour objects and pour breaks in the model and in the drawingswill be available.

1. On the File menu, click Settings --> Advanced options to open theAdvanced Options dialog box.

2. Under Concrete Detailing, set XS_ENABLE_POUR_MANAGEMENT to TRUE.

3. Click OK.

4. Save and re-open the model for the change to take eect.

WARNING If the pours are enabled in the model, do not disable the pours usingXS_ENABLE_POUR_MANAGEMENT , especially in the middle of the project.This may cause problems if you have drawings containing pours, and if you are sharing your model. The pours and pour breaks in the model andin the drawings may get invalid, and you may lose all pour-relatedmodeling work.

See also

Disable the pour functionality temporarily (page 10)

Disable the pour functionality temporarilyYou can temporarily disable the pour functionality. This may be needed if thepour functionality seems to signicantly slow down your model, for example,when the pours and pour objects are very large and require splitting intosmaller ones.

When the pour functionality is temporarily disabled, the existing pour objectsand pour breaks are still present in the model, but any modications to the

model geometry that would normally update pour objects and pour breaksautomatically will not do that. Any information related to pours will beoutdated and inaccurate, for example, in reports, and the pour breaks will notbe adaptive. They will be updated automatically when you re-enable the pourfunctionality.

To disable or re-enable the pour functionality:

1. Go to Quick Launch, start typing pours and pour breaks, and select

the Pours and Pour Breaks command from the list that appears.

2. Click Yes in the conrmation dialog box.

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NOTE If you are working in the multi-user mode, remember to re-enable the pourfunctionality before you save the model. In this way, information related topours stays up to date for all users of the model.

TIP If you have problems opening a large model with pour objects that contain manyparts, you may need to disable the pour functionality before you open themodel. You can do this by modifying the xs_user.[user name] le located inthe model folder. Set PAPB to 0 to disable pours, and then save the le.

When needed, remember to re-enable the pour functionality.

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1.2 Show concrete structures as continuous

When the pour functionality is enabled, Tekla Structures shows concrete partsas merged in the model if their cast unit type is Cast in place, if they have thesame material grade and pour phase number, and if they touch or overlap oneanother. When these criteria are met, Tekla Structures automatically removesthe outlines of the individual parts within each continuous concrete structure.

You can view cast-in-place concrete structures in model views either as partsor as pour objects. You can switch between part viewing and pour viewing byusing the Pour view command on the Concrete tab or the Cast in place partrepresentation setting in the Display dialog box.

Continuous concrete structures cannot be selected or highlighted in partviews. When you hold the mouse pointer over a concrete structure in a part

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view, Tekla Structures highlights the original parts belonging to it. You canselect a part and modify it if needed:

Duplicates and overlapping parts are counted only once in the volumecalculations for pour objects. Note that single part and cast-unit volumes arestill calculated the same way as before, which means that the sum of singlepart and cast-unit volumes may be higher than the volume of pour objects

that are dened from exactly the same part geometry.When you reinforce a concrete structure, you need to reinforce the individualconcrete parts within it in part views, or you can reinforce pour objects byusing Reinforcing Bar Shape Catalog in pour views. The reinforcementgeometry follows each part's geometry, not the continuous concrete geometry.Therefore, you can reinforce a part of a continuous concrete structureindependently from the whole continuous concrete structure. Allreinforcement are visible both in part views and in pour views.

See also


View pour objects (page 14)

1.3 Defne the pour phase of a partUse the pour phase property to separate pour objects from one another. Bydening pour phases, you can prevent cast-in-place concrete parts frommerging even if they have the same material grade and they touch or overlapone another.

NOTE Pay attention to pour phases when you create cast-in-place concreteparts. For example, use pour phase 0 for horizontal structures, likebeams and slabs, and pour phase 1 for vertical structures, likecolumns and walls, to separate them to dierent pour objects. In thisway you can make sure that the number of parts included in eachsingle pour object is reasonable, and that your models do not slowdown due to too large pour objects.

To modify the pour phase of a part:

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1. Double-click a concrete part to open the part properties dialog box.

2. On the Cast unit tab, ensure that the cast unit type is set to Cast in place.

3. Enter a pour phase in the Pour phase box.

By default, the value is 0. If you are unable to change the value, the castunit type that you set in step 2 is incorrect.

4. Click Modify.

NOTE When you dene pour phases, make sure that parts in dierent pour phasesdo not overlap. As overlapping volumes of dierent pour phases are notmerged, they are counted twice in calculations, and you may end up withincorrect volume, area, or weight information.

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1.4 Pour objects

Each concrete part whose cast unit type is Cast in place automatically forms apour object.

Tekla Structures automatically merges multiple cast-in-place concrete parts toa pour object if they have the same material grade and pour phase number,

and if they touch or overlap one another.By creating pour breaks you can split pour objects into smaller pour objects.

NOTE Make sure that the number of parts included in each single pourobject is reasonable. Too large number of parts and part surfaces in apour object slows down the model.

Pour objects are visible in pour views. All pour objects are displayed in thesame color, regardless of the individual parts’ color within a concretestructure. The default color is pink, but you can change it by using theadvanced option XS_POUR_OBJECT_COLOR in File menu --> Settings -->

Advanced options --> Concrete Detailing .

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You can also use dierent color and transparency settings to show pour objectgroups, for example, by pour number.

TIP You can group pour objects using Organizer or Task Manager.

Limitations

The following commands are not available for pour objects: Copy, Move,Delete, Split, and Combine. This is because pour object geometry is denedby parts. If you want to change the geometry of pour objects, you have tomodify the parts instead of pour objects, or you can create pour breaks.

See also

View pour objects (page 14)

Change the color and transparency of pour objects (page 15)

Modify the properties of a pour object (page 16)

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View pour objectsYou can view pour objects in model views that are set to show cast-in-placeconcrete structures as pour objects instead of parts.

Before you start, ensure that the pour management functionality is enabled.

To view pour objects in a model view, do one of the following:

To Do this

Show the pourobjects using theDisplay dialogbox

1. Double-click the view to open the View Propertiesdialog box.

2. Click Display to open the Display dialog box.

3. Select Pours from the Cast in place list.

4. Click Modify.

Show the pourobjects using thePour viewcommand

On the Concrete tab, click Pour view.

The command changes the representation of the activeview from Parts to Pours, and the other way round.

TIP You can also create two views, a pour view and a part view, and keep them bothopen side by side on your screen.

See also



Change the color and transparency of pour objects (page 15)


Change the color and transparency of pour objectsBy default, all pour objects are displayed in pink in pour views, regardless of the individual parts’ color. You can customize the pour object color andtransparency in model views by dening object groups and then selectingspecic color and transparency settings for each group.

TIP To change the default color of pour objects, use the advanced optionXS_POUR_OBJECT_COLOR in File menu --> Settings --> Advancedoptions --> Concrete Detailing .



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NOTE Customized colors are not preserved when you export pour objects. Inthe exported model, all pour objects are displayed in pink.

1. On the View tab, click Representation.

The Object Representation dialog box is displayed.

2. Create a new object group for the pour objects whose color andtransparency you wish to change.

a. In the Object Representation dialog box, click Object group.

b. In the Object Group - Representation dialog box, click Add row.

c. To direct the settings to pour objects instead of parts, select thefollowing options for the row:

• Category = Object

• Property = Object type

• Condition = Equals

• Value = Pour object

d. If needed, add any additional ltering criteria.

For example, to lter pour objects by a certain user-dened attribute,add a row with Pour object as Category, and dene the Property,Condition, and Value as desired.

e. Enter a unique name in the box next to the Save as button.

f. Click Save as to save the object group.g. Click Close.

3. Repeat step 2 if you wish to create more object groups.

4. In the Object Representation dialog box, select an object group from theObject group list.

5. In the Color list, choose a color for the object group.

6. In the Transparency list, set the transparency of the object group.

7. Click Modify.

The object group’s color and transparency changes in the model.

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For example, you can enter a Pour number that groups pour objects to apour, or a Pour type that you can use to describe each pour object.

1. Ensure that you are using a pour view. If not, click Pour view on theConcrete tab to show the pour objects.

By default, the pour objects are shown in pink.

2. Double-click the pour object whose properties you want to modify.

3. In the Pour Object Properties dialog box, enter or modify the pour objectproperties.

4. Click Modify.

See also

About the pour type property (page 17)


About the pour type propertyYou can use the Pour type property to describe pour objects.

When you create or copy a cast-in-place concrete part, Tekla Structures

automatically creates a pour object of it. By default, Tekla Structures uses thepart name as the Pour type property of the pour object. The default pour typeis enclosed in square brackets [ ] and it will be automatically updated if youchange the part name. If you modify the pour type, the brackets are



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automatically removed, the modied pour type you enter replaces the defaultvalue, and the pour type no longer automatically changes by the part name.

Merging pour objects

When pour objects with default pour types in square brackets [ ] are mergedto a larger pour object, the default pour type of the new pour object is thename of the part with the largest volume in the new pour object.

1. Pour type = [SLAB]2. Pour type = [BEAM]

3. Pour type = [SLAB]

Splitting pour objects with pour breaks

When you create a pour break and split a pour object into smaller pourobjects, the smaller pour objects inherit their properties from the original pourobject.

When a pour object with the default pour type in square brackets [ ] is split,each new pour object also receives a default pour type by the part name, that

is, the name of the part with the largest volume in the new pour object.



3. Pour type = [BEAM]

If you have modied the pour type of the original pour object and the pourtype is no longer in square brackets [ ], the modied pour type value is usedalso for the new pour objects.

See also

Modify the properties of a pour object (page 16)




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1.5 Pour breaksUse pour breaks to split pour objects into smaller pieces.

Pour breaks are visible and you can work with them both in pour views and inpart views. Pour breaks are displayed as a thin plane or line, depending on thepart representation setting.

WARNING Pour breaks do not follow the part. If you move the part, the pourbreak remains at the original location.

If a pour break does not split a pour object completely into two, the pourbreak is displayed in red by default. This means that it is invalid and needs tobe remodeled.

See also

Pour break adaptivity (page 20)

Set the visibility of pour breaks (page 20)

Create a pour break (page 21)

Select a pour break (page 23)

Copy a pour break (page 23)

Move a pour break (page 23)

Modify a pour break (page 23)

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Remove a pour break (page 25)

Pour break adaptivityPour breaks are adaptive to changes in cast-in-place concrete parts and pourobjects. This means that if you change the geometry or location of a cast-in-place concrete part or pour object, its pour breaks change accordingly.

If you delete a cast-in-place concrete part, its pour breaks disappear as well.

If you modify a cast-in-place concrete structure in any of the following ways, itspour breaks adapt:

• Change the prole or dimensions of a part

• Add or remove cuts or ttings

• Change chamfer shape or dimensions

• Add or remove parts of the cast-in-place concrete structure by:

• Changing the cast unit type of a part from Precast to Cast in place orvice versa

• Changing the pour phase of a part

• Changing the concrete grade of a part

• Moving, copying, or deleting parts

If you move a cast-in-place concrete part outside its pour breaks, the pourbreaks disappear. If you move a part so that it still hits one or more pour

breaks, the pour breaks that are inside the part stay in their original locationsand adapt to the part in the new location.

If you copy or move a pour break and it hits a cast-in-place concrete part in thedestination location, the pour break adapts to the part.

If a pour break is dependent on another pour break that is split or deleted, thedependent pour break is deleted as well. If a pour break is dependent onanother pour break that is moved, the dependent pour break adapts insidethe pour object, as long as the pour break plane can touch the moved pourbreak.

Set the visibility of pour breaksYou can show pour breaks in model views.

Before you start, ensure that the pour management functionality is enabled(page 10).

1. Double-click a model view to open the View Properties dialog box.

2. Click Display to open the Display dialog box.

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4. Click Modify.

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Create a pour breakYou can add pour breaks to pour objects or concrete parts whose cast unittype is Cast in place.

You can create pour breaks by picking one, two, or more points in the model.

When you create a pour break that traverses more than two points, the pourbreak will be limited to the pour object it splits and perpendicular to thecurrent work plane. If you need to create an inclined or horizontal pour break

using multiple points, shift the work plane rst.

TIP Use the Snap to nearest points snap switch to start or end pourbreaks on part or pour object edges.

Use the Snap to any position snap switch to pick intermediate pointsfor pour breaks.

To create a pour break, do any of the following:

To Do this

Create a pour break, perpendicular toa part face, using one point

1. On the Concrete tab, click Pourbreak --> Single point .

2. Pick the location for the pourbreak.

Create a pour break that splits allcast-in-place concrete parts and pourobjects located between two points

1. On the Concrete tab, click Pourbreak --> Two points .

2. Pick two points to dene thelocation of the pour break.

Create a pour break using multiplepoints

1. If needed, shift the work plane.

2. On the Concrete tab, click Pourbreak --> Multiple points .

3. Pick the points you want the pourbreak to go through.

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To Do this

3.Hover over , and then click

on the toolbar that appears.4. Pick two opposite corner points

of the pour break.

Create a pour break dened by thecenter and one corner of a rectangle




on the toolbar that appears.

4. Pick the center point of the pourbreak.

5. Pick one corner point of the pourbreak.

Create a pour break dened by threecorners of a rectangle




on the toolbar that appears.

4. Pick three corner points of thepour break.

Create a pour break dened by oneside midpoint and two corners of arectangle




on the toolbar that appears.4. Pick one side midpoint of the

pour break.

5. Pick two corner points of thepour break.

See also

Select a pour break (page 23)



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Copy a pour break (page 23)

Move a pour break (page 23)


Select a pour break

1. Ensure that the Select pour breaks selection switch is active.

2. Select the pour break.

See also


Copy a pour break



3. Copy the pour break like any other object in Tekla Structures.

For example, right-click and select Copy.

See also


Move a pour breakYou can move existing pour breaks. This may be needed, for example, if youhave moved the part, because the pour break does not follow the part.



3. Move the pour break like any other object in Tekla Structures.

For example, right-click and select Move.

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Modify a pour breakYou can modify existing pour breaks.

Before you start:

• Ensure that the Direct modifcation switch is active.

• Ensure that the Select pour breaks selection switch is active.

• Select the pour break.

Tekla Structures displays the handles and dimensions that you can use tomodify the pour break.

TIP When you drag a handle, hold down the Shift key to use the snapswitches. By default, the snap switches are o to make it easier to dragthe handle to any location.

To modify a pour break:

To Do this

Change the shape or locationof the pour break

Drag a corner point or an end point to a newlocation.

Change a location dimension Drag a dimension arrowhead to a newlocation, or:

1. Select the dimension arrowhead whichyou want to move.

2. Using the keyboard, enter the value withwhich you want the dimension to change.

To start with the negative sign (-), use thenumeric keypad.

To enter an absolute value for thedimension, rst enter $, then the value.

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Add an intermediate point tothe pour break

Drag a midpoint handle to a new location.

Remove an intermediatepoint from the pour break

1. Select an intermediate corner point.

2. Press Delete.

See also


Remove a pour break



3. Press Delete.

See also


1.6 Troubleshoot pours

When you work with cast-in-place concrete parts, it is important that youregularly check the resulting pour objects, and try to get rid of the errorsrelated to them, before you start detailing, or creating drawings and reports.The errors in solid pour objects may lead to inaccuracies in volume and otherquantity calculations, and to incorrect representation in drawings.

While you model, use the following methods to check the model for pour-related errors:

• Check if there are Solid error rows in the session history log le.

• Ensure that the cast-in-place concrete parts and pour objects lookcontinuous in model views. They should not have part outlines or shadow

lines inside them, like in the following images:

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If you notice errors or overlapping volumes or faces, try remodeling some of the parts.

You can also try out the following tips to avoid pour-related errors:

• Make sure that the number of parts included in a single pour object isreasonable.

• Sometimes modeling the parts in a dierent order may x errors in pourobjects.

• To control which lines are visible in drawings, use the advanced optionsXS_DRAW_CAST_PHASE_INTERNAL_LINES andXS_DRAW_CAST_UNIT_INTERNAL_LINES.

This may help because the cast-in-place concrete parts that have errors aretreated in the same way in drawings as the precast concrete parts.

If remodeling the parts does not x errors in solid pour objects, then overlapthe parts as little as possible to ensure that the volume and quantitycalculations are close to the correct values.



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See also

View pour errors in a log le (page 27)

Example: Identify and x a pour error (page 27)

Pour management (page 9)

View pour errors in a log fleYou can view pour-related errors in a log le. This may be needed, forexample, if overlapping volumes and faces occur for parts and pour objects,and you need to analyze the error.

1. On the File menu, click Logs --> Session history log .

2. Look for rows that start with the phrase Solid error.

3. Click the corresponding Solid failure position row to show thesolid object error.

A diamond-shaped position locator is displayed in the model to point youto the error.

TIP When you click a Solid error row in the log le, hold down the zkey to center the view to the error location.

4. Redraw the view to hide the position locator.

See also

Troubleshoot pours (page 25)

Example: Identify and x a pour error (page 27)

Pour management (page 9)



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Example: Identify and fx a pour error

This is how an error related to a solid pour object can be indicated in a modelview and in a drawing. The pour object is not shown as continuous, and thereare extra lines between the parts in the pour object:

Checking the session history log le and clicking a Solid failure positionrow helps you to locate the error in the model (press Ctrl+2 to see through theparts):

Try moving a beam end so that it is no longer on the same surface as thecolumn side:

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Also the volume of the pour object is now correct, for example, in reports. Theoverlapping volume of the beam and the column is only counted once.

See also

Troubleshoot pours (page 25)View pour errors in a log le (page 27)

1.7 Example: Create concrete geometry and work withpoursThe guidelines in this example help you to eciently model cast-in-placeconcrete geometries, and to dene, visualize, sequence, and report pours andpour breaks.

Before you start, ensure that you have the pour management functionalityenabled. See Enable the pour functionality (page 10).

1. If possible, use an existing engineering or architectural model or drawingas a basis when you create concrete structures in Tekla Structures.

Import the existing model or drawing as a reference model to your TeklaStructures model.

See Import a reference model and Reference models.

2. If you are using an IFC model as a reference model:

a. Convert the concrete structures you need from the IFC model tonative Tekla Structures objects.

See Convert IFC objects into native Tekla Structures objects andExample: Convert IFC objects into Tekla Structures objects in one go.

b. Check the conversion results.

c. If needed, modify the converted objects.

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For example, you may need to change the prole, material, or castunit type of the converted objects.

TIP Use Organizer for checking and selecting objects.

3. If you are using a dierent reference model type, or if there are structuresthat cannot be converted from an IFC model, model the needed concretestructures as cast-in-place concrete parts in Tekla Structures.

You can model by tracing over the reference model.

See Create concrete parts.

4. For each cast-in-place concrete part, dene a pour phase number todivide your Tekla Structures model into pour objects.

For example, use the default pour phase 0 for horizontal structures, likebeams and slabs, and the default pour phase 1 for vertical structures, likecolumns and walls, to separate them to dierent pour objects.

See Dene the pour phase of a part (page 12).

TIP Use selection lters or Organizer to eciently select multiple partsand to modify them all at the same time.

5. View and check the pour objects in a pour view.

See View pour objects (page 14) and Pour objects (page 13).

6. If needed, modify the pour phases or create pour breaks to ne-tune the

pour objects.For example, create pour breaks to split large slabs into smaller pourobjects.

See Create a pour break (page 21) and Pour breaks (page 19).

7. Once you are ready with the concrete geometry and pour objects, you candene pour sequences by entering pour numbers for pour objects, or byusing the Organizer categories.

You can also dene other properties for pour objects, for example,concrete mixtures, or dates or status of workow.

See Modify the properties of a pour object (page 16) and Categories inOrganizer (page 53).

8. Use Organizer to categorize pours. Then you can select them by theirsequence and report pour-specic information, such as pour volumes andformwork areas.



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See View object properties in Organizer (page 34) and Create a concretequantity take-o using Organizer (page 95).

9. If you wish, use Task Manager to include pour objects in tasks and toschedule pours. You can then visualize pour status information based onplanned and actual dates by using Project Status Visualization.



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See Create a task in Task Manager (page 124), Link a task to the model inTask Manager (page 134), and Project Status Visualization (page 155).



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2 Organizer

Organizer is a daily tool for managing model information, object propertyqueries, and object classication. Using Organizer, you can access all modelinformation, including IFC information, in one place, and manage your modelinformation eectively. Organizer is an ecient tool at any stage in theconstruction and design process for designers, detailers, managers,estimators, contractors, or anybody using the model information.

For example, construction managers can view and report on key properties of parts and groups of parts of the Tekla Structures model, such as the quantitiesof purchasing packages. Designers can instantly check object, assembly, orcast unit properties during design to ensure that the properties are as they areintended to be. By creating categories it is easy to automatically track, forexample, precast or steel elements that are too heavy, reinforcing bars that aretoo long, and status info.

Organizer is always up-to-date as you can synchronize it with the model. Youcan get instant feedback on what is happening in the model and create reportson demand.

Organizer consists of two tools:

• Use Object Browser to instantly view and create reports on modelinformation based on the selections you make.

• Use Categories to dene building locations to automatically arrange modelobjects and visualize the locations in the model. You can also createcategories based on dierent properties and write user-dened attributesto objects based on the categories the objects belong to. You can use lters

to automatically update the category content whenever there are changesin the model. You can also manually change the content of categories.

See also

View object properties in Organizer (page 34)

Report object property values from Organizer (page 44)

Create a property template in Organizer (page 45)

Import a property template to Organizer (page 52)

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Export a property template from Organizer (page 52)

Categories in Organizer (page 53)

Synchronize Organizer with the model (page 77)

Export a category from Organizer (page 81)Import a category to Organizer (page 83)

Import IFC categories to Organizer (page 84)

Organizer in the multi-user mode (page 85)

Example: Organize the model into location and custom categories, and viewquantities (page 85)

Example: Create a custom category for structural design status in Organizer(page 107)

Example: Create a custom category for architectural design status in Organizer

(page 109)

Example: Organizer for steel - manage bolts (page 111)

Example: Organizer for steel - manage assemblies (page 113)

Example: Organizer for precast (page 115)

2.1 View object properties in OrganizerYou can view the properties of selected model objects in Object Browser.

Object Browser lists the objects that you have selected in the model or theobjects of the categories you have selected. The object properties are shown incolumns. You can change the order and sorting direction of the columns, andgroup the properties to view the object data in a structured way.

If you are making changes in a large model, reloading Object Browser orsynchronizing an individual category is faster than synchronizing Organizer. If

you synchronize an individual category, you need to reload ObjectBrowser.

NOTE Synchronizing Organizer updates all object properties in theOrganizer database. When you have synchronized Organizer, theobject properties are up-to-date until you make changes in the model.You do not need to reload Object Browser if you change the selectionin the model, select another category, or another property template.

You can use Tekla Structures selection switches to select the needed objects inthe model, assemblies, f or example.

1. To open Organizer, click Manage on the ribbon and then click Organizer.

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2. Reload Object Browser to show the latest object property values.

3. If needed, dene which command buttons are shown on the ObjectBrowser toolbar:

a. Open Settings and go to the Toolbar tab.

b. Select the buttons you want to show.

c. Close Settings.

4. Select model objects in the model, or a category in Categories, and doany of the following:

To Do this

Change the order of columns

Select a property column heading and drag it onthe column heading row to the desired location.

Change the sortingdirection

1. Click a column heading to show the sortingdirection.

The default direction is ascending. You can

change the default direction in Settings .

2. Click the column heading again to change thesorting direction.

View the objectsselected in the modelor the objects of acategory

On the Object Browser toolbar, select either Showfrom model or Show from Categories.

Note that the objects of a selected category are bydefault not highlighted or selected in the model.

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or Highlight objects in the model from the list atthe bottom of the categories.

Show assembly

content

1.

Click and select Show content toshow the objects in the assemblies and castunits that are currently listed in ObjectBrowser.

The assembly and cast unit hierarchy levels areshown in dierent shades of blue.

2.Click and select Show content to hidethe assembly content.

The assembly and cast unit hierarchy levels are

also removed when you sort and group objectsin Object Browser. The objects shown inObject Browser remain the same.

Group objectproperties

1.Click and select Group .

Object Browser displays a grouping row.

2. Select a property column heading and drag thecolumn to the grouping row.

3.Click and select Group to hide thegrouping row.

For more information, see Group object propertiesin Organizer (page 40).

Use colors to visualizeObject Browsergroups in the model

1.Click and select Group .

2. Select a property column heading and drag thecolumn to the grouping row.

3.Click and point the Color set command.

Object Browser lists the color sets that areavailable.

4. Click the Color set command to select thecurrent set, or select a suitable color set fromthe sets that are available.

5.Click and select a command other thanColor set to remove the colors.

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levels are shown in the model using the assignedcolor.

For more information, see Create a color set inOrganizer (page 50).

Combine identical rows You can combine the rows that have the sameproperty values to one row. When you combinerows, Object Browser displays a Count columnthat shows how many rows have been combined.

You can also select whether to show a singleproperty value or the sum of the values in acolumn. The sum of the values is the single valuemultiplied by the number of combined rows.

1.

Click and select Combine identical rows.

Combined rows are shown even if you selectanother category in Categories.

2. If needed, click Modify to include thecombined rows in the property template.

3. To show the sum of the values in a column, go

to Settings , nd the property underColumns and select Show result in combined

rows.

4.Click and select to remove thecombined rows.

View categories, andunions andintersections of categories

1. Select more than one category in the categorytree.

2.Click and select any of the following:

• Automated is the default.

Automated shows the union of the objectcontent of categories that are under thesame category root and the intersection of the object content of categories that are indierent category roots.

• Separate categories shows the objects

per category.

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•

Union of categories

Object Browser shows the union of theobject content of the selected categories.

•

Intersection of categories

Object Browser shows the intersection of the object content of the selectedcategories.

You can also click at the bottom of Categories.The selection pane shows either a union or an

intersection of the selected categories, dependingon what you have selected. Drag categoriesbetween the boxes to modify the unions andintersections.

When you view unions and intersections using theselection pane, ensure that the Show categories in

Object Browser button is not active.

Show calculated resultsof object propertyvalues in the sum row

1. Select whether Object Browser calculates theresults from all or selected rows.

2. Select whether Object Browser shows thecalculated total, average, minimum ormaximum values.

For more information, see Calculate propertyvalues in Organizer (page 42).

List the categories of objects

1. Select one or more rows in Object Browser.

2. Right-click and select List categories.

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3. Click a category in the list to highlight thecategory in Categories.

Hold the current view

in Object Browser andremove objects andcategories from theview

1.

Click and select to hold the currentview.

Your new selections in the model or in thecategories are added to the Object Browserview.

2. Remove objects and categories from the view:

• To remove an object, right-click a row andselect Remove from the view.

•To remove a category, click and select

Separate categories. Right-click thecategory and select Remove from theview.

3.Click and select to release the view.

View another propertytemplate

Select another template from the template list toview the same object selection with a dierenttemplate.

Set the defaultproperty template

1.Click Settings .

2. Select a template from the property templatelist and click Set as default.

3. Click Modify to save your selection.

The Set as default button is hidden when youhave the default template open. When you selectanother template, the button is shown again.

Pin the currenttemplate in ObjectBrowser

Pinning a template holds the selected templatevisible in Object Browser.

When you pin a template and select dierentcategories to view the model objects in ObjectBrowser, the pinned template is shown even if theselected category has another template dened forit. This is useful if you want to compare dierentcategories using a certain template.



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1.Click to pin the current template in ObjectBrowser.

You can still select another template from thetemplate list. Pinning always keeps the latestselected template visible.

2.Click to release the template.

See also

Set the units in Organizer (page 43)

Categories in Organizer (page 53)

Group object properties in OrganizerYou can sort the objects shown in Object Browser by grouping the objectsbased on their properties. You can group object properties both in ObjectBrowser and in Settings. The grouping you dene in Settings is used in aproperty template when you save the template.


2. Select objects in the model or select a category to view the objects inObject Browser.

3. Click and select Group.

4. Drag one or more property columns to the grouping row.

The objects are grouped according to the order of properties in thegrouping row, from left to right.

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5. Do any of the following:

a. Drag the object properties in the grouping row to change thegrouping order.

b. Click an object property in the grouping row to change the sortingdirection.

c. Click to remove an object property from the grouping row.

You can also drag the object property back to the column headingsrow. When you drag the property, it is placed to the location whereyou drag it to.

6. Click Modify to include the grouping to the template.

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NOTE In Settings the grouping row is always available.

When you group object properties in Settings, the grouping is simultaneously

shown in Object Browser if the grouping row is visible.

See also



Calculate property values in OrganizerObject Browser shows the calculated total, average, minimum or maximum

object property values in a sum row. You can select which values are shown,and whether the values are calculated from all the rows or from the rows youhave selected in Object Browser.

Before you start, reload Object Browser to show the latest object propertyvalues. If you are making changes in a large model, reloading Object Browseror synchronizing an individual category is faster than synchronizing Organizer.If you synchronize an individual category, you need to reload Object Browser

.

NOTE Synchronizing Organizer updates all object properties in theOrganizer database. When you have synchronized Organizer, theobject properties are up-to-date until you make changes in the model.You do not need to reload Object Browser if you change the selectionin the model, select another category, or another property template.


2. Select objects in the model or select a category to view the objects inObject Browser.

3. Select whether Object Browser calculates the results from all or selected

rows.

All is the default.

4. If you select Selected, select the rows in Object Browser.

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The values are shown at the bottom in the sum row. The value is therounded result of the precise object property values.

NOTE By default, Object Browser shows the calculated values of properties forwhich it is sensible to calculate results. If you do not want to show the

calculated value of a property, go to Settings and clear the Show resultin sum row check box. The option is not available if the property valuescannot be calculated, or if the property values have dierent unit types.

See alsoView object properties in Organizer (page 34)

Set the units in Organizer (page 43)

Set the units in OrganizerThe default units in Tekla Structures depend on the settings in File menu -->Settings --> Options --> Units and decimals . You can change these defaultsettings in Organizer to view a dierent unit system, unit type, and precisionin Object Browser and in Categories.


2. Click Settings .

3. Go to the Units tab.

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6. Select a precision from the list.

Use the precision option for Others if you want to dene the precision forquantities other than distance, area, volume, or weight.

NOTE You can set the unit of an individual property column in Settings by

clicking in the column. These individual settings override the Units tabsettings. Individual settings are useful if you want to show the length inimperial and metric units in one template, for example.

See also


Calculate property values in Organizer (page 42)

2.2 Report object property values from OrganizerYou can export object property values from Object Browser to Microsoft Excelfor further processing. The property columns in Object Browser are exportedexactly as they are shown.

Pre-requisites

Ensure that you have Microsoft Excel installed on your computer before youstart to export.


2. Click and select Export.

3. Select an Excel template from the list of available templates or clickBrowse to select some other template.

Object Browser lists all the Excel templates that are available for theexport in the following folders:

• Current model folder

• Project folder (XS_PROJECT)

• Firm folder (XS_FIRM)

• System folder (XS_SYSTEM)

If you do not select a template, a default Excel template is used in theexport.

4. Select whether the latest object properties from the model are updated toObject Browser for the export.

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5. Click Export.

Microsoft Excel opens automatically. Grouping, combined rows, andcalculated values (total, average, minimum and maximum) are alsoexported.

See also

Export a property template from Organizer (page 52)

2.3 Create a property template in OrganizerYou can create property templates in Organizer to view the properties of selected model objects in Object Browser. For example, you can createtemplates for dierent object types and object groups, and include the needed

object properties in the template. You can group and sort the properties in thetemplate. You can also modify existing templates.


2. Click Settings .

3. If you want to create the new property template based on a currenttemplate, select the template from the list of templates.

You can modify an existing template by selecting it from the list of templates and changing the properties included in it.

4. Click .

5. Enter a unique name for the property template.

Create is dimmed if you enter the name of an existing template.

6. Select whether the template is created based on the current template oras a blank template.

7. Click Create.

Property templates are saved to the ProjOrg database in the\ProjectOrganizer folder in the model folder. Saved property

templates are shown in the property template list.8. Do any of the following to dene the properties that are included in the

template:

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Description

1 Create a new property column.

2 Enter a name for a new property column or rename a propertycolumn.

3 Drag one or more object properties from the list of properties toa property column.

The properties are read from the environment.db le in themodel folder.

If you need properties that are not available in the list, forexample reference model object properties, you can create themin Organizer as custom properties (page 48).

You can use the Search box to easily nd the relevant properties.

In the Group list, you can select an option to show only certainproperties, for example:

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• Select Custom to view imported properties and theproperties you have created in Organizer.

• Select Property templates to view the properties that areused in the property templates of your model.

4 Click Ascending or Descending to change the sorting order in aproperty column.

5 Drag a property column to the grouping row. The grouping icon

is shown in the property column.

6 Delete a property column.

7 Clear the Show result in sum row check box if you do not wantto show the calculated property values in Object Browser. Theoption is not available if the property values cannot be calculatedor if the property values have dierent unit types.

8 Select the Show result in combined rows check box to show thesum of property values in the combined rows in ObjectBrowser.

9 Click to set the unit and the precision of the unit for aproperty column.

10 Select a color set (page 50) for the template.

9. Click Modify to save the properties to the template.

10. To permanently save the template and the changes you have made to it,

save the Tekla Structures model.

Example of using multiple object properties

It can be useful to have multiple object properties in one column. This way youcan ensure that the relevant property value is found for dierent object types.

For example, you can include dierent name properties in the Name column.Object Browser shows NAME for parts, ASSEMBLY_NAME for assemblies,CAST_UNIT_NAME for cast units, and so on.

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See also

Create a custom formula in Organizer (page 49)

Create a custom property in OrganizerYou can create your own properties in Organizer and use these properties inproperty columns in the same way as any other properties. If you want to usethe properties in the model, you can add them to the model objects inproperty categories.

Some object properties, for example, the properties of reference modelobjects are not automatically available in Organizer. To use these propertiesin Organizer, create them as custom properties.


2. Click Settings .

3. Click Custom.

4. Select Property.

5. Enter a name for the property in the Name box.

This name is shown in the list of properties. Ensure that there are nospace characters before or after the name.

6. Enter the exact name of the property in the Property box.

Organizer uses this name to search for the property value. Ensure thatthere are no space characters before or after the name.

NOTE For reference model object properties you must add EXTERNAL.at the beginning of the property name, for example,EXTERNAL.Tekla Reinforcement.Rebar Mark. You can copythe exact name of the property from the Inquire Object dialogbox, for example.

7. Select a unit type for the property.

Organizer automatically selects the default Data type value of the unittype. You can change the data type.

8. Select a data type for the property.

9. Select a property type for the property:

• Use UDA when creating properties that you write to the model.

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10. Click OK.

Custom properties are shown in the list of properties in the Custom group.UDA properties are also shown in the UDA group. You can modify and deletecustom properties by right-clicking the property.

See also


Create a custom formula in OrganizerYou can create simple mathematical formulas using the object properties thatare available in Organizer. You can, for example, calculate areas of specicobject types. You can add formulas to property columns in the same way as

object properties. You can also use formulas in the object properties whencreating property categories.


2. Click Settings .

3. Click Custom.

4. Select Formula.

5. Enter a name for the formula.

Ensure that there are no space characters before or after the name.

6. Enter a property name in the search box in the Settings dialog box to nda property.

You can also select an option from the Group list to narrow the selectionof properties shown in the list of properties.

7. Drag the needed properties to the formula box in the Create Formuladialog box.

8. Drag the needed mathematical operators to the formula box and placethem between the properties.

• to add the main mathematical operation signs.

• to add parentheses.

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9. If needed, drag the properties and operators inside the formula box tomodify the formula.

Organizer automatically checks whether the formula is mathematicallycorrect. If the formula is not correct, Create is dimmed and the incorrectparts are shown in red.

10. Select a unit type that is suitable for the properties used in the formula.

11. Click Create.

The formula is shown in the list of properties in the Custom group. You canmodify and delete custom formulas by right-clicking a formula.

See also


Create a color set in OrganizerYou can use colors to visualize the content of Object Browser groups in themodel. The colors are included in color sets that you can create and modify.You can include a color set in a p

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