TEKLA STRUCTURES for Beginners & Intermediates

In Tekla Structures, model concrete piers and pad footings along line 1 using create concrete column and create pad footing, setting elevations from -100 to -1100 and -1100 to -1600.

Connect piers and pad footings with strip footings, create and copy them along column lines using copy linear, and adjust view depth to reveal footings in the 0 plan view.

Model cast-in-place concrete foundations with piles and anchors, adjust brace depth from behind to front, and design a slab using attributes, position, and direct modification.

Create an analytical wireframe model from the Tekla model, export results to external analysis software, and adjust analytical nodes and properties with the analysis model tools.

Create loads in Tekla Structures—point, line, area, uniform, wind, and temperature—and export the analytical model for external analysis, import results, and update the Tekla model with new values.

Create contour plates and cutouts around columns using the create hole around part tool, then model stairs and handrails in the three-dimensional view with parametric components.

Create stair base details and handrails in Tekla Structures by selecting specific stringers, editing components, and adding shear plates to connect to steel framing.

Model rails around platform elevation by selecting handrails from component catalog, adjust stanchion distances and edges, then apply the handrail to all beams and verify with plan and 3d views.

Open the concrete pad footings view, use the pad footing reinforcement component to place bars, then copy the reinforcement to other pad footings and adjust bend lengths.

Explore rebar modeling for strip footings in Tekla, using auto connections and prelim material fittings to create connections, delivering a constructible 3D BIM model with reduced field clashes.

Model rebar in piers and slabs, copy reinforcement to destination objects, and auto-assign top and bottom bars; cut openings with a polygon and watch rebar automatically adjust to them.

Open the Tekla structures component catalog and search for base plates. Apply base plate 1042 to columns to add plates, anchor rods, and welds; modify thickness and reapply to others.

Apply beam to column connections in Tekla Structures using the component catalog and auto connection to automatically update parametric connections as column rotation changes.

Copy and adjust framing in Tekla to revise elevations, see bracing connections automatically update, and reuse components by copying framing with connections reapplied.

Create general arrangement drawings from Tekla model views, adjust drawing properties, and add associative notes to communicate concrete slab details such as material, size, and dimensions.

Adjust reinforcement representation in drawings by selecting how rebar is depicted, how many bars appear, and adding marks with spacing values for a cleaner layout.

Create and customize section views in Tekla Structures drawings, set the section scale, add and modify orthogonal and reference dimensions, and drag them around.

Create general arrangement drawings in Tekla by setting drawing properties to CIP floor plan, adding profile marks, and using clouds to show beam changes that auto-update.