Arm1 & Straight Arm1

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Purpose and Description
System Requirements
Using the Arm1
Arm1 Parameters
Additional Information

Purpose and Description

A component to input a transmission tower arm using L profiles for the upper parts and L or U profiles for the lower parts.

System Requirements

Tekla Structures

Using the Arm1

This component is intended to be used by the Tower layout component and not separately. However it can be used separately if the user wishes.

1. From the Applications & components catalog select the Arm1 component.

2. Select the input parts (3 No.)

2. Select the input points to define the arm orientation

Arm1 Parameters

Property	Description
Image	The Gauge Line dimensions of the profiles are read automatically from the GaugeLines.dat file (in the model, firm or system folder). These can be over written by the user if necessary.
Image	The user has 3 options to define the top profiles: Toe out Toe in No Profile The component is expecting equal L profiles and will not give the correct results with unequal profiles or other profile shapes.
Image	The user has 3 options to define the Bottom profiles: Toe out Toe in U profile The component is expecting equal L profiles and will not give the correct results with unequal profiles or other profile shapes. The option to specify the U profile is not active until the U profile option is selected.
Image	The user can specify offsets for the arm parts from the tower face and at the Arm end.

Additional Information

• The Arm1 component is not intended to be used as a stand alone component but as a sub component in the Tower layout Component.
• The user needs to set the required properties and then save the properties so they can be used within the Tower Layout component.

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Purpose and Description

Use this component to create a transmission tower arm using L and U shape profiles for the upper parts and L shape profiles for the lower parts.

System Requirements

Tekla Structures

Using the Straight Arm1

This component is intended to be used by the Tower layout component and not separately. However it can be used separately if the user wishes.

1. From the Applications & components catalog select the Straight Arm1 extension.
2. Select the input parts (3 No.)
3. Select the input points to define the arm orientation

Straight_Arm1 Parameters

Property	Description
Image	The Gauge Line dimensions of the profiles are read automatically from the GaugeLines.dat file (in the model, firm or system folder). These can be over written by the user if necessary.
Image	The user has 3 options to define the top profiles: Toe out Toe in U profile The component is expecting equal L profiles and will not give the correct results with unequal profiles or other profile shapes. The option to specify the U profile is not active until the U profile option is selected.
Image	The user has 3 options to define the Bottom profiles: Toe out Toe in No Profile The component is expecting equal L profiles and will not give the correct results with unequal profiles or other profile shapes.
Image	The user can specify offsets for the arm parts from the tower face and at the Arm end.

Additional Information

• The Straight Arm1 extension is not intended to be used as a stand alone component but as a sub component in the Tower Layout Component.
• The user needs to set the required properties and then save the properties so they can be used within the Tower Layout component.

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