Custom component editing

Custom Component Editing Copyright © 2004 Tekla Corporation Contents Custom Component Editing 1 Contents 2 1 Lifting bracket detail 1 1.1 Import custom component to your model 1 1.2 Define custom component detail 3 1.3 Open the Custom component editor 4 1.4 Fix the position of plates 5 Edit the variables 7 Test the variables 7 1.5 Control the properties of the plates and the bolts 8 1.6 Close the editor and test the custom component 11 2 End plate connection 12 2.1 Define custom component connection 12 2.2 Top notch 14 2.3 Plate length 19 2.4 Plate width and thickness 21 2.5 Plate material 22 2.6 Adjust the component for new beam size 22 2.7 Add intelligence to bolts 24 2.8 Close the editor and test the custom component 26 3 Stiffeners detail 27 3.1 Define custom component 28 3.2 Create magnetic planes 28 3.3 Bind magnetic planes to the beam 30 3.4 Use equations to make the plate thickness intelligent 32 3.5 Close the editor and test the custom component 34 4 Ladders custom part 35 4.1 Create the stringers and rungs 35 Create two stringers and one rung 35 Create array of rungs 38 4.2 Define the custom part 40 4.3 Edit custom part 42 Stringer top offset 42 Number and spacing of rungs 43 Bottom rung offset 44 Ladder width 45 Stringer and rung profiles 47 Rung connections 49 4.4 Test the custom part 49 5 Add user interface to ladders custom part 50 5.1 Create and save the picture 51 5.2 Add the bmp to the dialog box 53 5.3 Position the picture and the parameters 55 5.4 Add and rename tab pages 56 5.5 Test the custom part 58 5.6 Backup the INP file 60 6 Create a Sandwich Panel 61 6.1 Parameterize the Component 62 6.2 Test the bindings by creating a new Sandwich panel 63 6.3 Parameterize the Panel Thicknesses 64 Appendix C: FAQ 68 1 Lifting bracket detail 1.1 Import custom component to your model 1. Open the model Lifting bracket. This model includes the custom component named lb1. 2. Press Ctrl-F or double click the Find a component icon to open the Component catalog 3. Select Custom from the drop down menu to show all the custom components available CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING 1 Lifting bracket detail 4. Select lb1 from the list, right click and select export 5. Type lb1 to the Selection field and click OK The file lb1.uel is now created to the model folder 6. Exit the Lifting bracket model and create a new model 7. Import lb.uel file from the Lifting bracket folder to your new model You can export custom components to *.uel files, and then import the files into another model. Custom components are stored into xslib.db1 file which you can copy from one model folder to another. Xslib.db1 file can not be placed for use of all projects. CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING 2 Lifting bracket detail 1.2 Define custom component detail 1. Create a horizontal beam using the default properties 2. Create the imported Lifting bracket custom component to the middle of the top flange of the beam 3. Explode Lifting Bracket 4. Define your own custom component from the exploded detail by using the Custom component wizard Detailing > Define custom component CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING 3 Lifting bracket detail 1.3 Open the Custom component editor Use the custom component editor to modify custom components and create intelligent, parametric custom components. Edit Custom component Select the component, right click and select Edit custom component to open custom component editor Custom component editor opens showing the Custom component editor toolbar, the Model browser and four views of the custom component CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING 4 Lifting bracket detail 1.4 Fix the position of plates We will first tie the gusset plate to the end plate by binding each of its chamfer to the top of the end plate. We then tie the end plate to the beam top flange by binding the plate handles one by one. By binding all the chamfers of the gusset plate we ensure the shape of the plate is kept when end plate thickness or the main profile is modified. Tie gusset plate chamfers to end plate top and end 1. Select the chamfer, right click and select bind to plane 2. move the cursor to highlight the base plate top face and select it CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING 5 Lifting bracket detail 3. Following the procedure above tie the opposite chamfer and then the other chamfers (shown below) to top face of the end plate as well Tie end plate handles to beam top 1. Select the end plate 2. select one of its handles and bind it to the beam top face 3. bind the other handle the same way CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING 6 Lifting bracket detail Edit the variables Make preferred dimensions visible in the dialogue box 1. Click the Display Variables icon to show the variables dialog box. We can now see all the distance variables we have created so far 2. Change the Label in dialog box of first two variables to Show (This will make them visible in the custom component dialog box) 3. Edit the variable labels of these variables to Dim 1 and Dim 2. 4. Change the Label in dialog box of other variables to Hide When you select a variable in the list Tekla Structures highlights it in the model Test the variables Change Dim 1 value 1. Change the value from 55 to 100 in the Formula field of Dim 1 2. Press Enter The appropriate edge of the gusset plate is modified CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING 7 Lifting bracket detail [...]... the question of saving the Custom component 3 Close the editor and save Test the custom component CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING Lifting bracket detail 11 2 End plate connection 2.1 Define custom component connection 1 Create two IPE300 beams as shown and an end plate(144) to connect them CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING End plate connection 12 2 Explode the connection 3 Define a custom component connection Parameters... box Formula field 2.8 Close the editor and test the custom component Close the editor 1 Click the Close icon 2 Click Yes to the question of saving the Custom component 3 Close the editor and save Test the custom component CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING End plate connection 26 3 Stiffeners detail CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING Stiffeners detail 27 3.1 Define custom component 1 Create a beam 2 Create stiffeners (1003)... the variable names to be the same CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING Lifting bracket detail 9 Bolt size & bolt standard MUST have the same name (P5 in the example below) 5 Tie variables for bolt size and grade back to the model browser CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING Lifting bracket detail 10 1.6 Close the editor and test the custom component At this stage we will now check the custom component Close the editor 1 Click... secondary beam top We are going to use Magnetic user planes to control these variables Open the custom component editor Create User defined planes Select the connection symbol, right click and select: Edit custom component 1 From the Custom component editor toolbar select Create user-defined plane CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING End plate connection 14 2 Hide the main beam to make it easier to pick the plane 3... and bind them to the top of the main beam CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING End plate connection 17 2 Bind the vertical plane highlighted in the fig below to the flange edge of the main beam 3 Bind the other vertical plane to the web face of the main beam 4 To see these values select the Display variables option from the Custom component editor toolbar CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING End plate connection 18 We have... new custom component "jäykkärit" of stiffeners 3.2 Create magnetic planes 1 Open custom component editor 2 Double click the Create user-defined plane icon 3 Select the Magnetic check box, click OK 4 Create six user defined planes to the edges of the plates as shown to control the size of stiffeners (Pick three points to define the location of the plane and click middle button) CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING. .. Set the visibility of variables to Hide CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING End plate connection 23 2.7 Add intelligence to bolts Distance from Top flange to 1st bolt 1 Double click the bolt group and set the Start and end offsets to zero, Modify 2 Bind the upper handle of the bolt group to the top of the secondary flange A new variable D9 will appear CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING End plate connection 24 3 4 1 Add... shown The plane is now resized but not placed symmetrically according the cut CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING End plate connection 15 5 Move the plane to be symmetrically according the cut 6 Copy this plane to the underside of the notch 7 Repeat the procedure to create 2 vertical user planes on both sides of the notch CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING End plate connection 16 Make the planes magnetic 1 Select all 4 planes... values 2 Move top handle of the plate -30 mm in z direction to the magnetic plane CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING End plate connection 19 3 Tie Bottom handle to top flange of the secondary beam, Parameter D5 appears 4 Add a new variable P1, edit the label to Plate length and edit the value to 200 5 Set D5 = P1 +D2 CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING End plate connection 20 2.4 Plate width and thickness Define plate profile... 1.5 1.5 * Web thickness 1 Open the custom component editor 2 Add a new parameter and change its Value type to length 3 Add the equation =1.5* to the variable 4 Select the beam in the model 5 Right click the Primary part > Profile properties > Web thickness in the model browser and select Copy reference 6 Paste the reference to the Formula after 1.5* CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING Stiffeners detail 32 A reference . > Define custom component CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING 3 Lifting bracket detail 1.3 Open the Custom component editor Use the custom component editor to modify custom components. intelligent, parametric custom components. Edit Custom component Select the component, right click and select Edit custom component to open custom component editor Custom component editor. the Custom component 3. Close the editor and save Test the custom component CUSTOM COMPONENT EDITING 11 Lifting bracket detail 2 End plate connection 2.1 Define custom component