Create a steel column

Tekla Structures
2021
Tekla Structures

Create a steel column

  1. On the Steel tab, click Column .
  2. Pick a point.

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

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

  1. Ensure that you have nothing selected in the model.

  2. In the property pane, click the Object type list button and select Steel column from the list.

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

Modify steel column properties

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

Steel column properties

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

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, for example, with anti-corrosive paint, hot galvanized, fire retardant coating, and so on.

Class

Use to group columns.

For example, you can display parts of different classes in different colors.

Numbering series

Part numbering

Part prefix and start number for the part position number.

Assembly numbering

Assembly prefix and start number for the assembly position number.

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.

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.

More

UDAs

Click the User-defined attributes button to open the user-defined attributes (UDAs) of the part. UDAs provide additional information about the part.

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