PEB Frames
Not version-specific
Tekla Structures
Environment
Not environment-specific
Default
India
United States (Imperial)
United States (Metric)
The PEB Frames application allows you to create PEB frames with a set of pre-set values.
How to locate
Installers are available at Pre-Engineered Building Tools for Tekla Structures version 21.0 and above.For older versions, download at Pre-Engineered Building Tools old installers
After installation, the PEB Frames application will be available in the Applications & Components.
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Usage
Click the PEB Frames icon in the Applications & Components. Then click Pick in the PEB Frames dialog box shown below. Then next pick the direction of the frame. After this, select draw in the dialog box to draw the frame with the loaded settings.PEB Frames dialog box
The dialog box has the following tabs:• Frame
• Frame parameters
• Interior column parameters
Frame
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Frame types:
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| Clear span frame with ridge splice |
Single slope frame | |
'Lean To' frame which connects to existing column | |
Clear span frame with ridge rafter |
Interior column numbers - Either 'none' or between 1 to 6.
Interior column spacing - Distance list from the left side column.
Roof slope - Slope in degrees.
Copies - Distance list to create frames at a specified location. The first entry should be 0.0 so that the first frame is created at selected points.
Frame parameters
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Number of splices - The options are none, 1, 2 and 3. The splice lengths are shown in the boxes.
The column/rafter uses the splice, base plate and knee connection macros.
The attributes of the saved macros can be selected here.
Ridge Rafter option in this tab will be available only when the clear span with ridge rafter option is selected in the first tab.
Interior column parameters
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Number of splices -The options are none, 1, 2 and 3. The splice lengths are shown in the boxes.
The interior column uses the splice, base plate and interior column connection macros.
The attributes of the saved macros can be selected here.