Farrat Thermal Break

An Extension for Tekla Structures that creates a Farrat Thermal Break connection / plate. The component automatically takes the plate dimensions and holes of the plate it is fixing to. Farrat Structural Thermal Breaks are hign performance thermal insolators used between horizontal and vertical connections of internal and external elements to prevent thermal or cold bridging.
 

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Notes

• It is important to realise that any modification of the parts to which this macro applies is likely to cause incorrect results in the model. This is because the items created by a macro are not redefined when changes are made to the previously selected members. If it is necessary to change any of the members upon which the macro is dependent then first delete all the parts created by the macro, make the required changes and finally re-apply the macro..

Properties

Use the Farrat Thermal Break Properties panel to control how the connecting plates are defined within Tekla Structures.

 

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Option	Description	Default	Other
Thermal Break Type (TBL, TBK, TBF)	This specifies the type of thermal break to be used for the connection. Farrat TBL is a medium-strength, low thermal conductivity structural thermal break material. Farrat TBK is a high-strength, low thermal conductivity structural thermal break material. Farrat TBF is a high-performance A2 fire-rated structural thermal break material.	The default is set to TBL.
Material	This is the material grade that will be used for the plates. The grade is dependant upon the Thermal Break Type selected.	The default is set to Farrat-TBL.
Thickness (Multiple choices)	This sets the thickness of the plate to be used.	The default setting is 5.
Left or Right (Left, Right)	This specifies the side of the plate the thermal component is added to.	The default is set to Left.
Class	This sets the class that all parts will be included in.	The default setting is 4.
Part Prefix / Start Number	The part position number consists of a prefix and a start number. 1. Prefix 2. Start number	The part position number defined in the connection dialog box overrides the settings defined in the components settings in File menu --> Settings --> Options.
Assembly Prefix / Start Number	The assembly position number consists of a prefix and a start number. 1. Prefix 2. Start number	The part position number defined in the connection dialog box overrides the settings defined in the components settings in File menu --> Settings --> Options.