Here I am making available my settings for Tekla Structures as I have created it after years of work (since 2012) in this program. I assume that it will be still evolving in the future and I will be glad for your comments and suggestions.
Prefixs assemblies:
- PA,PB,PC, ... platforms
- C... columns
- R ... railings
- S ... staircases
- L ... ladders
- MP ... mounting pads
- R ... roof
- W ... walls
- B ... bracing
- G ... gratings
- TS ... trapezoidal sheets
- FP ... floor plates
Numbering and prefixs the parts:
- 1001 ... current items
- R1001 ... railings
- G1001 ... gratings
- F1001 ... floor plates
- T1001 ... trapezoidal sheets
- X1001 ... existing steel structure
- I1001 ... invisible steel structures
- C1001 ... concrete structures
Materials (examples of some of the materials I use):
- S235JR
- S355J2
- EXISTING_STEEL ... already existing structures
- INVISIBLE_STEEL ... invisible structures (without weight)
- C25/30 ... concrete, always beginning with the letter C
- 8.8 ... e.g. for threaded rods
- A2-70 ... stainless steel
- S235JR(GALV) ... if I just want some part galvanized
- S235JR,Z15 ... if I need steel with some kind of certificate, here for example Z15
- SP330-34/38-3 steel grating with support belt 30x3, spacing of load-bearing belts 34mm, spacing of spreader bars 38mm, edging strip 30x3mm
- XSP330-34/38-3(11) steel grating with anti-slip design number 11
- I don't distinguish the material for S355J2H hollow sections, because when I was doing it, I sometimes forget it for rolled sections and it gets confusing. I'd rather solve it with a note above the stamp.
Paintings (finish):
- WP ... without painting
- P1 ... painting of steel number 1, P2, P3, etc.
- GALV ... galvanized
Floor plates:
- patterned steel (EN10363:2016 - three types of plates) - see e.g. ArcelorMittal
- Surface design T / tear pattern T (the "German tear")
- Surface design R / diamond pattern R
- Surface design A / tear pattern A (the "American tear")
Marking of floor sheets in Tekla Structures:
- PST ... patterned steel design T
- PSR ... patterned steel design R
- PSA ... patterned steel design A
Marking of plate and flate steel:
- PL ... plate
- FL ... flate steel
Numbering of contracts:
- 2301,2302,2303,etc ... it is a good idea to start with the year, in this case the year 2023, job no.01,02,03 (for the sake of sorting folders in the directory