The 'Built-up Box Beam' plug-in allows user to create the built up box column from plates / sections.

How to Locate

Installers are available at Built-up Members
After installation, the ‘Built-up Box Column’ plugincomponent that is developed using Tekla Open API

Plugin is a .dll file and loaded inside Tekla Structures process.

Plugins can be started from the applications and components catalog.

is available in the component catalogcatalog that contains all system components and custom components, and the macros and applications

group 'Builtup Members'.

Usage

Click the highlighted icon in the above tool bar. The user has to pick the start point and end point and the built up box beam will be created.

Plug-in Dialog box

This plug-in dialog box contains following tabs.
• Parameters
• Parts
• Position
• Weld

Available Section Types

Cross-Section Types	Description
	Boxed Section from plates
	Boxed C Section with top and bottom plates
	Back to Back C Sections with top and bottom plates
	H Section from plates
	Double I Section with top and bottom plates

Parameters - Plate Prefix

All available plate(1) part that represents a flat structure

(1) In some contexts, for example in analysis, the term plate object may be used to refer to plates.

(2) plate that represents a steel structure

(2) Plate is mainly used as a connection piece or as a floor plate.

profile prefixes is display.

Parameters - Boxed Section from plates

Vertical Symmetrical

Available Options	Decsription
	Different thickness for top and bottom plates
	Same thickness for top and bottom plates

Horizontal Symmetrical

Available Options	Decription
	Different thickness for left and right side plates
	Same thickness for left and right side plates

Parts - Boxed Section from plates

Parameters - Boxed C Section with top and bottom plates

Vertical Symmetrical

Available Options	Decsription
	Different thickness for top and bottom plates
	Same thickness for top and bottom plates

Horizontal Symmetrical

Available Options	Decription
	Different thickness for left and right side plates
	Same thickness for left and right side plates

Cover Options

Available options	Description
	Top and bottom cover plates
	Only top cover plate
	Ony bottom cover plate
	No cover plates

Parts - Boxed C Section with top and bottom plates

Parameters - Back to Back C Sections with top and bottom plates

Vertical Symmetrical

Available Options	Decsription
	Different thickness for top and bottom plates
	Same thickness for top and bottom plates

Horizontal Symmetrical

Available options	Decsription
	Different thickness for left and right side plates
	Same thickness for left and right side plates

Cover Options

Available options	Description
	Top and bottom cover plates
	Only top cover plate
	Ony bottom cover plate
	No cover plates

Parts - Back to Back C Sections with top and bottom plates

Parameters - H Section from plates

Vertical Symmetrical

Available Options	Decsription
	Different thickness for top and bottom plates
	Same thickness for top and bottom plates

Horizontal Symmetrical

Available Options	Decription
	Different thickness for left and right side plates
	Same thickness for left and right side plates

Parts - H Section from plates

Parameters - Double I Section with top and bottom plates

Vertical Symmetrical

Available Options	Decsription
	Different thickness for top and bottom plates
	Same thickness for top and bottom plates

Horizontal Symmetrical

Available Options	Decription
	Different thickness for left and right side plates
	Same thickness for left and right side plates

Cover Options

Available options	Description
	Top and bottom cover plates
	Only top cover plate
	Ony bottom cover plate
	No cover plates

Parts - Double I Section with top and bottom plates

Position

 
 
On Plane: Options Middle, Right and Left
Rotation: Top, Front, Back and Below
At Depth: Middle, Front and Behind

Weld

Additional Information
When we change the type, then we have to modify twice to get proper assembly UDA’s.