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In this lesson This lesson introduces the basics of creating system connections in Tekla Structures.
You will learn how to:
• Create connections
• Work with connection properties
• Save the properties for later use
• Work with AutoDefaults, i.e. create rules to apply pre-defined connection properties
automatically
Select any clashing parts from the list and Tekla Structures highlights them in the model.
Add anchor rods We will change the bolts in the base plate to anchor rods by modifying the connection
to base plates properties.
1. Double-click the green connection symbol; the Base plate dialog box will reopen.
2. Select the Anchor rods page in the dialog box.
3. Edit the values in the fields shown highlighted in the figure below.
Create base 1. Press the Enter key to start the base plate command again.
plates to rest of
the columns To repeat the last command, do one of the following:
• Click Edit -> Repeat last command
Press Enter
Shear Plates
We will use the Shear plate simple (146) connection to make the beam to beam web
connections. The shear plate will be welded to the primary beam web and bolted to the
secondary beam web. We will use the connection both when the secondary beam is
perpendicular to the main member or at a skewed angle to the main member.
Create one shear 1. From the page 1 connection toolbar, double-click the Shear plate simple (146) icon.
plate connection
3. Keep the Component front view open and close the other component basic views.
Check bolt We will now check the bolt location distances and bolt edge distances between bolts and the
dimensions shear plate.
Help: Modeling > Settings and tools > Querying objects > Measure
1. Click Tools > Measure > Bolt measure.
2. Pick the bolt group.
3. Pick the shear plate and the temporary dimensions are shown in the view.
End Plate
We will now use the End plate (144) connection to make all of the beam to column web
connections using the default connection properties. We will modify the properties later with
AutoDefaults.
Create end plates 1. On the page 1 connection toolbar, double-click the End plate (144) icon.
2. Make an end plate connection at every beam to column web condition where there is
only one secondary beam coming to the column web.
2. Pick the column on the grid intersection A-3 as the main part.
3. Pick the four braces one by one as secondaries.
4. Click middle mouse button to create the connection.
Now we can see that the connection created has only one gusset plate which goes through the
column.
We could have created a separate gusset plate at each side of the column by
creating two separate connections.
To see the column web in the connection front view you can change the view
type in the view properties dialog to rendered.
The Tubebolts1 tab effects the first picked brace, Tubebolts2 tab the second
pick and Tubebolts3 picks 3-9.
Check the Check that the number of bolt rows was changed and that the clearance is correct.
changes
To check the clearance:
1. Click the Create X measure icon.
Now we will also modify the other tube gusset connections with the new properties we
applied.
Modify all the tube We can easily modify only connections of the same type shown in the connection dialog by
gusset selecting Ignore other types in the connection dialog box.
connections at
once 1. Check that the Ignore other types is selected in the connection dialog box.
Help: Modifying connections
2. Select all the connections in the model by using the Select component select switch
shown below and dragging a window around the whole model.
3. Click Modify.
We will now save the edited properties for later use.
Save the 4. Type Wall bracings in the Save as field in the dialog box.
properties
5. Click the Save as button.
End Plate
Create end plates 1. Double-click the End plate (144) icon.
3. Click Modify.
4. Type 8_bolt_rows in the Save as field in the dialog box and click Save as.
7 bolt rows to 5. On the Bolts page input 7 as the number of bolt rows.
IPE500
6. Use Save as to save the properties as 7_bolt_rows.
Create new rule 1. Click Setup > AutoDefaults… to open AutoDefaults setup dialog box.
group: Industrial
building rules 2. Right-click in the dialog and select New rule group, a rule group named New appears.
3. Select the New rule group, press the F2 key and type: Industrial building rules.
Create new rule 4. Browse to Industrial building rules > Components 1 > End plate (144).
sets for end plate
5. Right-click the connection Endplate (144) and select Create additional rule sets.
2. Select the rule Secondary 1 profile from the Available rules list.
3. Click the right arrow button to move the selected rule into the list of rules in the rule set.
Enter name for 4. In the right pane under Exact value, fill in IPE600.
rule set
5. Enter a name for the rule set: Secondary IPE600.
6. Click OK.
Select connection 7. Select the standard.j144 parameters, right-click and pick Select connection
parameters parameters…
8. This opens Attribute file list in which all the saved properties for connection 144 are
listed.
9. Select the 8_bolt_rows properties and click OK.
3. Select the upper Secondary IPE600 rule set, right-click and select Edit rule set…
4. Modify the value in the rule to IPE500 and the Rule set name to Secondary IPE500
and click OK.
Inquire the 1. Select one of the connection symbols of the changed profiles.
properties used
2. Right-click and select Inquire.
From the inquire object dialog box you can check which rule group, particular rule and
connection attributes were used.