TEKLA COURSES Tekla Structure Basic: The Tekla structure steel basic classes introduce new users to Tekla BIM (Building information modeling) environment & teaches them basic modeling & drawing functionally. Basic Training Introduction to Tekla Structures; Basic 3D Modeling; System Components; Interactive Modeling & Building Custom Components. Sion or recreate the drawings using Tekla Structures 12.0. To avoid conversion problems, always open a model created with an older version of Tekla Structures as a single-user model first. We recommend that you always check that custom components cre-ated in older versions work correctly in the new version of Tekla Structures.

The LoadGroup class implements grouping functionality related to all loads.Each load should be assigned to a load group. Each load group contains loadscaused by the same action and to which you want to refer collectively.Tekla Structures assumes that all loads in a group.

Have the same partial safety and other combination factors. Have the same action direction. Occur at the same time and all togetherYou may create new load groups, modify existing ones and deleteload groups via the.NET interface. You may also change the assigned load groupof a load and list all the load groups found in the model via theModelObjectSelector interface. The model always has at least one load group. The RebarSpacingZone class defines the properties of a single spacing zone.The spacing properties of number of spaces, spacing and length are proposed properties that the spacing algorithm uses as input when calculating thefinal reinforcing bars spacing.Depending on the RebarSpacingZone properties and any other rebar spacing zones defined on the associated the spacing algorithm maydetermine a different final reinforcing bars spacing from the original proposed properties. However the RebarSpacingZone properties will always contain theoriginal proposed values.

Hey guys, I do quite a bit of Misc detailing and as such use the item feature quite a bit. However, not very many manufacturers offer DWG/DXF files for manufactured buy out items. So quite often I find myself modeling 3d representations of buy out items that I can include in my model, but I find Tekla to be very poor for this task.I don't use AutoCAD, and I don't really have the funds right now to support such a purchase - especially now that it's subscription based I wouldn't be able to justify what they want just to have the 3d modeling features in AutoCAD.Does anyone know of a good CAD software that's cheap or free that integrates well with Tekla?

I've tried SketchUP and din't like it that much. I'm looking into NanoCAD, and it's looking fairly promising but I need them to let me try out the 3d features before I buy.

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Maybe you could describe some of the items you are trying to model?You mentioned mesh and grating in one of the comments. This can be achieved in two ways. If you want a pretty picture for a client, then you can use a surface treatment on a plate to 'look like' mesh/grating/bricks. I have found this very helpful for getting my point across to architects and engineers when blocks dont help.The other way is using a macro to generate a 3D mesh/grate.

If you open the component catalog (aka applications and componants) and type mesh, it brings up some simple macros for modelling mesh pretty quickly.Also, for very custom shapes you can use 'modelling - profiles - sketch editor'. This allows you to make a custom shape in Tekla that can be further manipulated once in a 3D state. I'm aware of surface treatments for things like mesh/grating fills/hatches. I'm wanting to utilize the item feature more for things like hinges, lock/hasp, finial caps, spears, pretty much all buy-out items. I just haven't liked creating parts in Tekla and using the add-to-part feature to try and make these as the geometry is quite complex on such items most of the time.That being said I'm still in the market for some 3rd party CAD software. I need one that can opening DWG/DXF files as well.

I've been looking into a few, was just wondering if anyone had anything in mind that's good at both tasks (3d modeling & 2d file viewing/editing).

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