Curved beam

Tekla Structures

Not version-specific

Tekla Structures

Environment

Not environment-specific

Purpose and description

Use Curved beam component to create curved beams in the same manner as the two-point curved beam command, but with the end result of a poly-beam.

System requirements

Tekla Structures version: Not version specific
Environments: All

Installing Curved beam

To install the extension:

Download the Curved beam installer package from Tekla Warehouse. For more information see Downloading an application from Tekla Warehouse.
Install the file package.

Using Curved beam

To use the application:

Open a Tekla model.
Click the Applications & components button

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in the side pane to open the Applications & components catalog.
Search for Curved beam

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and then double-click to open it.
The Curved beam dialog window will open.

Select a profile.

Note: If you click the Create button before selecting a profile, the following message will appear: Please select a valid profile.

Select a material.

Note: If you click the Create button before selecting a material, the following message will appear: Please select a valid material.

Select a radius.

Note: If you click the Create button before entering a value in the radius field, the following message will appear: Radius is too small.
Note: If the mid-distance between the first and second picked points is smaller than the radius, the following message will appear: Radius is too small.

Click the Create button.
Pick first point.

Pick second point.

The curved beam is automatically created when you pick the second point.

Application properties

Attributes tab

Numbering series

Field	Description
Part prefix and start number	Define the part mark series of a beam.
Assembly prefix and start number	Define the assembly mark series of the beam.

Attributes

Field	Description	Default
Name	Define the name of the beam.	No name
Profile	Select the profile of a beam from the profile library.	No profile
Material	Select the material of a beam from the material library.	No material
Finish	Define the finish type.	No finish
Class	Define the class number for the beam.	0
User-defined attributes	Define the user-defined properties of a beam.

Position tab

Position

Field	Description	Default
On plane	Define the position of the beam on the work plane. The options are: Middle Left Right	Middle
On plane	Define the value of the position.	0 mm
Rotation	Define how much the beam is rotated around its axis on the work plane. The options are: Front Top Back Below	Front
Rotation	Define the angle of the rotation.	0 deg
At depth	Define the position of the beam, in terms of depth perpendicular to the work plane. The options are: Middle Front Behind	Middle
At depth	Define the value of the position.	0 mm

Curved beam

Field	Description	Default
Radius	Define the plane of curvature and radius of a curved beam. The options are: XZ plane XY plane	XZ plane
Radius	Define the value of the radius.	0 mm

Application buttons

Property	Description
Create	Use to create a new beam using the properties from the dialog box.
Modify	Use to modify the selected curved beam using the properties from the dialog box. This button works only for beams that have the following characteristics: is a poly-beam; has 3 points; the middle point is set at the chamfer type arc.
Get	Use to fill the dialog box with the properties of the selected beam. This button works only for beams that have the following characteristics: is a poly-beam; has 3 points; the middle point is set at the chamfer type arc.
Cancel	Use to exit the program.

Additional information

If the user wants to get or to modify the properties of a normal beam the following message will appear: The next objects are not curved beams: ID1, ID2…..
The rotation value in the regular beam dialog will not always be the same as the rotation value in the curved beam tool dialog, but that the curved beam tool rotation is correct.