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Exporting Tapered Beams from Tekla Structures to RFEM 6

How can I export tapered beams from Tekla Structures to RFEM 6?


Answer:

Tekla Structures creates tapered beams by entering two different heights in the cross-section name.

RFEM 6 creates linearly tapered beams by assigning two cross-sections with different heights at the member start and end.

In order to be able to split the tapered cross-section in Tekla into two single cross-sections when exporting to RFEM 6, it is necessary to define the conversion for both single cross-sections.

In order to export the cross-section HI300-600-15-20*300 as a tapered section, it is necessary to define a conversion for the individual cross-sections HI300-15-20*300 and HI600-15-20*300.

You can use regular expressions to avoid defining each cross-section individually in the conversion table.
This way, you can convert several cross-sections at once.

You can find the explanation of the regular expression definition the following FAQ.


Author

Mr. Sivolgin supports product development in the area of interfaces.