2.19.5 The “Group”/ “Ungroup” tools in Tekla Structures
The “Group” tool
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Go to concrete object number ten and create the vertical bar group.
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The bar group created is defined by a set of properties. Go to the bar
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The algorithm for using the “Ungroup” tool is as follows:
Make sure all operations are canceled or press the Esc button.
Enable the “Ungroup” tool.
Indicate the bar group to be ungrouped.
Press the Esc button to deactivate the tool.
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Now the bar group represents the multitude of distinct bars defined by
the same coordinates in the global coordinates system. The bars are
attributed to the concrete object, but each of them can be defined by its
distinct properties set. Double click at a bar and investigate its
properties menu.
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You can enable the tool by accessing the right-click menu as well. create
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Do not forget to press the Esc button to disable the tool. Select the
bar group and in the right-click menu select the “Ungroup”
option. Note that in this case the sequence of the procedures is opposite
to the above.
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Check the results of applying the tool.
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Thus the new bar group was converted to a multitude of distinct bars.
It is important to examine the allocation of the bars and their respective
starting and end points, which are placed according to the cover thickness
parameters values.
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The “Group” tool
unites distinct bars into a bar group. However this tool is applicable
only to the bars allocated on the same plane
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Go to concrete object number ten and exercise applying the tool to the
The algorithm for using the “Group” tool is as follows:
Make sure all operations are canceled or press the Esc key.
Enable the “Group” tool.
Select the first bar object.
Subsequently select all the bar objects to be grouped. Upon completing
the selection press the mouse wheel button.
Set out the bar group properties by indicating the respective bar object.
Press the Esc button to disable the “Group” tool.
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Thus three bar objects were united into a bar group. Other bar objects
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For one of ungrouped bar objects specify a different values for Diameter
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Unite the bar group with the modified bar objects. refer to the below:
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Note, that the bar group has changed its visual representation according
to the last bar object grouped to it. Thus the bar group is defined by
a common diameter and class values.
You can execute the grouping operation using the right-click menu as well.
The algorithm for using the “Group” tool of the right-click
Make sure all operations are cancelled or press the Esc button.
Select all the bar objects to be united.
Go to the right-click menu.
Select the respective “Group” tab.
Press the mouse wheel button.
Indicate the bar object to define the properties set of the bar group.
Press the Esc button to disable the “Group” tool.
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Examine the final result. The bar object was united with the bar
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Thus you finalized exercising the “Group” and “Ungroup”