Plates from built up section

Tekla Structures

Not version-specific

Tekla Structures

Environment

Not environment-specific

Purpose and description

Use Plates from built up section application to create a copy of a part I, rectangular, L, U/C, T, WQ profiles or welded box profiles - beam (column), which has been already detailed, into plates. This application can also be used for tapered and polybeam parts.

System requirements

Tekla Structures version: Not version specific
Environments: All

Installing Plates from built up section

To install the Plates from built up section application:

Download the Plates from built up section installer package from Tekla Warehouse. For more information see Downloading an application from Tekla Warehouse.
Install the file package.

Using Plates from built up section

To use the application:

Create a column/beam.

Make the desired modifications

Click the Applications & components button

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in the side pane to open the Applications & components catalog.
Search for Plates from built up section

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and then double-click to open it.
Make desired modification and click the OK button.

Select the part (column/beam).

Pick the position.

When you pick the position, the three plates are automatically created.

Note: The application will not color the plates - this is only to difference them in the example.
Plates will be created in the same orientation as the selected beam, with the input point equivalent to the start point of the beam.

Application properties

Attributes

Plate

Field	Description	Default
Plate prefix	Define the plates prefix.	pl
Plate dimension order	Define the plate dimension order. The options are: Width * thickness Thickness * width	Width * thickness

Assembly

Field	Description	Default
Assembly mark prefix	Define the assembly mark prefix.	PL
Assembly start number	Define the assembly start number.	1
Weld	Define whether or not to weld the resulting plates. The options are: Yes No	Yes
Weld attributes	Define the weld attribute. The option list is populated with the weld attributes saved in the current model.	standard

Mapping

Field	Description	Default
Part mark	Define whether or not the part mark should be mapped. The options are: Yes No	Yes
Assembly mark	Define whether or not the assembly mark should be mapped. The options are: Yes No	Yes
Guid	Define the whether or not the guid should be mapped. The options are: Yes No	Yes
All UDA	Define whether or not all the UDA's should be mapped. The options are: Yes No	Yes

Plates

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Field	Description	Default
Main part	Define which part will become the main part of the assembly after conversion.	-
Profile type	This column shows the supported profile types. They are: I profile Rectangular profile L profile U/C profile T profile Box girder	This field is not editable.
Plate	This column shows the default name of the resulting plates.	This field is not editable.
Name	Define the name of resulting plates.	same as default name of the resulting plates
Part mark prefix	Define the part mark prefix.	pl
Part start number	Define the part start number.	1

Application buttons

Field	Description
Save attribute Image	Use to save the attributes.
Help Image	Use to open help file.