Add a custom component to a model

Tekla Structures
2019
Tekla Structures

Add a custom component to a model

Use the Applications & components catalog to add your custom component to a model.

  1. Click the Applications & components button in the side pane to open the Applications & components catalog.
  2. To search for a component, browse the catalog or enter a search term in the search box. Custom components have the following symbols in the catalog:

    Type

    Symbol

    Custom part

    Custom connection or seam

    Custom detail

  3. Select the custom component you want to add.
  4. Follow the instructions on the status bar to add the custom component in the model.
  5. To modify the properties, double-click the custom component in the model.

Example: Add a custom connection to a model

In this example, you will add a previously created custom end plate connection to a model. Because you have not modified the custom component to adapt to different situations in the model, you need to add it to a similar location where it was created. Otherwise the custom component may not work as required.

  1. Click the Applications & components button in the side pane to open the Applications & components catalog.
  2. In the catalog, select the custom end plate connection you want to add.

    Tekla Structures displays instructions on the status bar.

  3. Select the column as the main part.

  4. Select the beam as the secondary part.

    Tekla Structures adds the end plate connection to the model.

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