Explode polybeam

Purpose and description

Use Explode polybeam component to split/explode a polybeam into its beams for each polybeam segment.

System requirements

Tekla Structures version: Not version specific
Environments:   All

Installing Explode polybeam

To install the extension:

1. Download the Polybeam tools installer package from Tekla Warehouse.
   For more information see Downloading an application from Tekla Warehouse.
2. Extract the file package.

Using Explode polybeam

To use the application:

1. Open a Tekla model.
2. Click the Applications & components button 
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   in the side pane to open the Applications & components catalog.
3. Search for Explode polybeam 
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4. Create a polybeam or use an existing one.

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5. To activate the Explode polybeam, click on the Explode polybeam from Applications & components catalog.
6. Pick the polybeam; the polybeam is automatically split.

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Note: The application will not color the beams - this is only to difference them in the example.
The polybeam properties will be mapped to all the new created beams.

See also

Combine into polybeam
Complex polybeam creation