Tower Bent Plates
Not version-specific
Tekla Structures
Environment
Not environment-specific
Use Tower Bent Plates tool to connect tower member between two members which are in different plane and or different orientation. Unlike Tekla connections, here the bent plates has to create first (to get the proper plane for the connecting member) and then the connecting Tower Member.
How to locate
The installers are available at Transmission Tower Collection. After installing, Tower Bent Plates come under Transmission Tower Collection in the Applications & components. Or else search for Tower Bent Plates in Application & components. Icon for Tower Bent Plates as shown below.Image
Usage
Input for this extension:
Two Points & Two Members : Clicking on the icon ask to pick first point, then second. Then it ask for first member then second. The points should be picked members heel points.Tower Bent Pates Dialog
It has four tabs.- Picture
- Parameters
- Parts
- Bolts
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Basic parameters like
- Main plate extension beyond input member toe
- Construction line (reference line) on/off
- Bent plates set creation option - Both Bent plate set /First Bent plate set / Second Bent plate set only
Parameters
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It contains major parameters like
- Offsets
- First/ second Bent plate set main plate inside / out side
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Parts
Here Bent plate set part properties can be handledImage
Bolts
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Bolts Properties are handled here.
- Basic bolt properties like bolt dia, bolt standard, tolerence, cut length, bolt extension, Washer options (Effect in Modify)
- Bolt edge distances and gages.
- Bolt required on main plate or not
- Bolt required on bent plate or not
- Bolt orientaion on first/ second bent plate set
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Sample Output
1. Pick Points (1 & 2). Pick Members (3, 4)Image
2. Now Insert Tower Member.
Step 1 : Pick Points (1&2) from the bolt refernce, Pick Members (3&4) which are Bent plate1(contour plate) & Bent plate 2 (contour plate ).
Step 2 : Check the orientation of tower member, if not suitable change it by Side or Leg Orientation option in Tower Member tool.
Step 3 : Adjust the offset as required from Tower member tool.
Step 4 : Switch off bent plate bolts. Add Bolt manually to create connection between member and bent plate.
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Direct Manipulation Features
The Tower Bent Plates tool is equipped with direct manipulation features. This get enabled by activating the following 'Direct Modification (D)' switch.
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Contextual Toolbar:
Contextual toolbar is a mini toolbar which gets opened once click on component in 'Select Components' and click on cubic button as shown below. Please make sure that the Direct Modification (D) switch is active. This enable user to change frequently used attributes very ease with out opening extension dialog.Image
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