Challenge

To model beams and bracings for industrial steel structures using TSD

AIM: Create beam properties for First floor and model the beams

PROCEDURE:

we open the tekla structural file that we were working on
Now to make the beam properties, first we have to make the beams types
Go to Home tab->Manage property sets
property sets tab will open->Click on New ->steel beam
Edit the properties you want in that beam
Edit the name of the beam as per your convinience
Now go to the first floor/Intermediate floor level.
No beams will be seen initaly on this level as all were given on the ground floor.
Now go to model tab->Steel beams->select the beam property set you made for the first floor.
Apply the beams on the top of the columns
Now go to the Structure 3D view to see the model.
Now to create Secondary beam at first floor/intermediate floor
First we create property sets for the secondary beams at first floor
Go to home tab->manage property sets->New ->Members ->steel beams
Create materials for the property.
Now go to the levels->Open the intermediate floor
create construction lines according to the places you want the secondary beams
The construction lines showing is the places we will place the secondary beams on the intermediate floors
After applying the secondary beams on the first floor.
In structure 3D

AIM: Create rafter beam on second floor as roof and moment frame action in one direction and add bracings at locations as per the design intent

PROCEDURE:

For the roof level->Open the roof level
since the roof level won't support high load therefore only primary beams are designed at roof level
check the beam used on the first floor and use the beams on the roof level
To check the beam types you used in the first floor
Go to review view->Click on property sets->change the characteristics to beams
It'll show the beams types used according to the colors.
Now use the beams on the roof level
Go to 3D view to view the same in 3D

First we adjust the column heights to the roof level.
Go to the roof level->scene content->uncheck the grids and beams (to only see the columns)
select all the columns ->go to properties panel
set the top level to Roof level(all the columns will be adjust to the roof lvl height)
To make the rafter beams->Go to Home panel
Manage property sets->Steel beams
input the proprties you want in it
Now frames are created->Go to model panel
Click on Frames->then select the grids lines where you want to create the frames
Now go to frame D->Create a construction line for the rafter intersecting at mid height
Now go to model panel->beams->select rafter beam and draw the rafter beam at the level
Now go to 3D view to see the same
Now we copy the same rafter over the other columns
select the rafter->Go to Edit->Copy
Select the reference point->then select the New point where you want to copy the points
Now we design the steel bracing for the structure
Go to Home tab->manage property sets->New->Steel braces
select the section->Equal angles(75x75x8)
Now go to the model tab->Braces and select the Brace1 from the properties browser
From the braces panel select the X brace
Now open the Frame 7 to view the section and draw the braces on the frame
Now similary put the brace where ever required
Go to 3D view to see the braces in 3D
Now the braces on the roof to be done
in the 3D view->Go to model panel
select the brace panel->select brace1 from the properties browser and draw the brace on th top roof

Ship work like this
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