Create a concrete column

On the Concrete tab, click Column .
Pick a point.

Tekla Structures creates the column using the Concrete column properties in the property pane, and at the level defined in the properties.

Alternatively, you can start the command in the property pane.

Ensure that you have nothing selected in the model.
In the property pane, click the Object type list button and select Concrete column from the list.

Tekla Structures starts the command and shows the properties in the property pane.

Modify concrete column properties

If the property pane is not open, double-click the column to open the Concrete column properties.
Change the properties as needed.
Click Modify.

Concrete column properties

Use the Concrete column properties in the property pane to view and modify the properties of a concrete column. To open the properties, double-click the concrete column. The file name extension of a concrete column property file is *.ccl.

If you have customized the property pane layout, the list of properties may be different.


Setting	Description
General
Name	User-definable name of the column. Tekla Structures uses part names in reports and in Document manager, and to identify parts of the same type.
Profile	Profile of the column.
Material	Material of the column.
Finish	Type of finish. Finish is user-definable. It describes how the part surface has been treated.
Class	Use to group columns. For example, you can display parts of different classes in different colors.
Position
Vertical	Vertical position of the column, relative to column's reference point.
Rotation	Rotation of the column around its axis on the work plane.
Horizontal	Horizontal position of the column, relative to column's reference point.
Top	Position of the second end of the column in the global z direction.
Bottom	Position of the first end of the column in the global z direction.
Cast unit
Cast unit numbering	Part prefix and start number for the part position number.
Cast unit	Indicate whether the column is precast or cast-in-place.
Pour phase	Pour phase of the cast-in-place parts. Use to separate pour objects from one another.
Deforming
Warping	Use to warp columns using deformation angles.
Cambering	Use to pre-camber the column.
Shortening	Use to shorten the column in the model. The true length of the column is decreased in the drawing.
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UDAs	Click the User-defined attributes button to open the user-defined attributes (UDAs) of the part. UDAs provide additional information about the part.