Tekla Structures Online Guided Mastery Program

Tekla Structures Online Guided Mastery Program

Session-1- Get Started With Tekla Structure
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 Get to Know How to;

§ Create, open, browse & save models in Tekla Structures

§ Navigate, Measure and control visibility or representation of objects
§ Open, save, modify, create and delete Model Views (Grid , Plan , Section , 3D)
§ Select single or multiple objects and snap to correct positions
§ Copy & move single or multiple objects & handles
§ Import Reference File into Tekla Model
§ Create, modify, or delete a grid
§ Setup workspace (set work plane)

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Tekla Structures Setup: Environment
Region-specific settings:
• Profile sizes • Connections • Reports
• Material Grades • Wizards • Templates
• Default Values • Variables

Australasia India South America

Austria Italy South-East Asia
Brazil Japan Spain
China Korea Sweden
Czech Middle East Switzerland
Default Netherlands Taiwan
Denmark Norway UK
Finland Poland US Imperial
France Portugal US Metric
Germany Russia United Kingdom
Hungary South Africa

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Tekla Structures Setup: Role
User group profile that customize the availability of files
and settings in an environment

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Create New Model

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Open Model

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View List

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Model Navigation

1. Pan the model 2. Zoom in and out 3.Rotate the model

Hold down the middle Scroll forward / backward Hold down the Ctrl key, and
mouse button and drag with the mouse wheel. click and drag the
the model. model with the middle
mouse button.

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Representation

Ctrl-1 / Shift-1 Ctrl-2 / Shift-2

Ctrl-5 / Shift-5

Ctrl-3 / Shift-3 Ctrl-4 / Shift-4

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3D / Plane View

Ctrl + P

3D View Plane View

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Perspective vs Orthogonal

Projection = Perspective Projection = Orthogonal

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View Depth

View Depth View Depth

Fit Work Area

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Clip Plan

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Restore to default view
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Visibility of objects
Rebar turned on

Rebar turned off

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 Select objects Assembly /
Cast unit
Selection Toolbar

Select
Object in Assembly
Component
/ Cast Unit
Start
End Object in
Component

Select Handles
*Hold down Alt key

Window Selection Cross Selection

*Object Inside Rectangle will be selected *Object Cross With Rectangle will be selected

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Select objects Using Object Group

1. View Filter
2. Selection Filter

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Copy & Move Objects
Copy & Move

1. By Picking two Points / Specify

Distance & Direction

2. Linearly

3. Rotate

4. Mirror

5. To another Plane

6. To Another Object

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Import Reference File (Exercise – 01)

Insert 2D Acad reference file

into Tekla Model in correct
position

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Create, modify or delete grid (Exercise -02)

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 Setup the Workspace (Exercise – 03)

1. Create View Along Grid Lines 2. Open View list 3. Create Other New Views

Select Grid-Right click and create Views along Grid Line created All views will be saved in View List
view along Grid Lines

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