2.6.12 The “Lofted plate” tool in Tekla Structures
This tool allows creating a plate of a complex shape, not derivable from
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To examine the tool we will additionally use the construction geometry
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Create one more circle with a radius of 500mm.
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Allocate the circles one above the other using the “Move Special”
tool. Select the smallest circle and in the right-click menu select
the “Move Special/Linear” tab. In the dialog box indicate
the Z-axis value of 500mm and press the “Move” button.
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Thus one of the circles has moved 500mm upwards.
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Go to the “Plate” drop-down menu and select the “Create
lofted plate” tool, specify the “Create using two construction
objects” options and click on the circles.
If you carried out the operations in a correct way, then you have got
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Let’s examine creating a lofted plate by using the “1 construction
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Select from the “Plate” drop down menu the “Create a
lofted plate” tool and specify “Create using 1 construction
object and point”.
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Indicate the second circle’s radius by pointing it using the mouse
cursor. Refer to the picture below:
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The following plate results of enabling the tool:
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The “Create lofted plate” tool works with various construction
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Indicate the arc circle center, and the arc circle radius of 1000mm at
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Specify the construction arc minute.
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The following construction arc was created.
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Enable the “ Create lofted plate” tool, of “Create using
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Select the construction arc.
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Indicate the second radius of the complex geometry object. Refer to the
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Present Tekla Structures version is not available on the “ Create
lofted plate” tool