2007 Engineering Sessions

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Hints & TipsEngineering

Tekla Structures 13.0

11 June 2007

Copyright 2007 Tekla Corporation


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Contents

1 Hints & Tips 3

1.1 Using Tekla Structures 3

VIEWING HINTS 3MODELING HINTS 4DRAWING HINTS 5VOCABULARY 6
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1 Hints & Tips

1.1 Using Tekla Structures

These are some of the more common tips to know when starting out in Tekla Structures. Theuser is encouraged to memorize these functions or post them up near their monitor.

VIEWING HINTS

1. Help F1. Pressing it while in a specific function will bring you to the Help for that

particular function.

2. Undo CTRL-Z

3. Object inquire Right-click on object, Inquire

4. Refresh Right-click, Properties > Redraw window. Will get rid of weld symbols and/or measured dimensions

5. Part representation You can view the model as outlined, translucent, black, fullyrendered, or shaded using CTRL-1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.

6. Connection representation You can view the model as outlined, translucent, black,fully rendered, or shaded using SHIFT-1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.

7. Reference model representation You can view the model as outlined, translucent,black, fully rendered, or shaded using SHIFT-1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.

8. Clip planes Slice through structure by defining clip plane. Highlight view cube, right-click (in fully rendered view) to create clip plane. Left click to activate clipping plane

and move mouse. TROUBLESHOOTING: If user opens an older model in a newerversion, clipping planes may not work. Instead, import old model into a new versionmodel.

9. 3D View to Plane View CTRL-P

10. Display object text in model Right-click, Properties > Display > Advanced turn onProfiles or any other element traits.

11. Pan around a pivot pt Select "V" and pick point on screen. Then pan around thatpoint by holding down CRTL and middle mouse button and moving mouse.

12. Switch views To switch between views, press "Ctrl+Tab" on your keyboard.

13. Create Part View Right-click on part. Go to Create view > Part basic views


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14. Zoom to part from report Highlight report item. Hold left mouse button whilepressing the "f" key for 1 second. The part highlighted will be isolated in the model.Note the report must contain a part ID for this feature to work.

MODELING HINTS

1. Modeling in 2D:Model in plan or elevation view, but keeping a 3D view up as you doso. Working on planes helps minimize modeling errors by the user.

2. Modeling snaps When modeling in parts, it is good to turn off the snap to geometry /

points.

3. Modeling L to R:Model in elements left to right, front to back. It will simplifynumbering for detailer.

4. Remove weld symbols Right Click Redraw window

5. Cannot select objects Check one of the following:

Selection filter is not on standard.

Select icons are not activated. Press blue arrow icon.

You are working in a view window that was temporarily created. Go back toworking in one of the grid generated or 3D views or change the temporary view to apermanent view by removing the parenthesis around the View name in the View

Properties title.

6. Lengthen/Shorten elements

Hold down CRTL, go from Right to Left, sweep a window over elements Hold down ALT key, go from Left to Right, sweep a window over element nodes to

be extended shortened. Now the reference points are only highlighted.

Right Click Select move and type in value to extend/shorten.

7. Copy objects Activate Drag n Drop. Then holding CTRL down, D&D the items togrids.

8. Class # = What Colors?See the below

Gray

Red

Green

Blue

Aqua

Yellow

Pink

Dark Gray

Dark Red

Dark Green

Dark Aqua

Dark Pink

Orange

Light Blue


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9. Recognition of attribute files In general, it is good to use underscores (_) and not

spaces in all user-defined names in the Tekla model. This includes model names.

10. Modeling- Split or Combine You can split members or combine members, even

extend members that are disconnected to make one longer piece. This can be useful after

importing CIS/2 files where the members come in broken up into pieces.

11. Modeling slab edges and openings There are several tricks which can help model inslab boundaries and openings. See the following features in the Help as well:

Edit/Polygon Cut to add to or remove slab corners

Snap to points with Ortho (press O) on. Great to use when you select a point alonga line but use ortho to define the direction.

Set start point by selecting base pt, hold CTRL key, locate mouse in direction tomeasure, type in distance, press return

Type in slab edge distances using @ x, y values in plan view

12. Functions not working (last resort) Sometimes if you open an older version model ina newer version of TS, the model does not work properly. An easy fix is to go toEdit/Copy/Model and import the model into a new model which is in the currentversion. Once saved, you are ready to go.

13. Snap Selection If there is more than one point available to snap to, use the Tab key tocycle forward through the snap points, and Shift+Tab to cycle backwards through them.

Click the left mouse button to select the appropriate point

14. Modifying multiple objects always uncheck all, so that only the properties that arechecked will change.

DRAWING HINTS1. Specify Top Beam Elevation To reference in an object TBE, you have to select User

Defined Attribute in the text attribute and type in ASSEMBLY_TOP_LEVEL.

2. Specify User-Defined Attribute value on drawings To reference in an object UDA,you have to select User Defined Attribute in the text attribute and type in

USER_FIELD_X, where X is the number of the UDA field. Some other useful names

for pulling model data into drawings

ASSEMBLY_TOP_LEVELis top of beam elevation

START_Z

END_Z

shear1is left shear force value

shear2is right shear force value

axial1is start axial force value

WIDTH pulls in the wall thickness or slab/plate thickness

3. Grids By default the letter grids go left to right on drawings, so build model longer inGrid A, B, C direction.

4. Font Symbols

Diameter symbol ALT+0216

Plate symbolCenter line symbol


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Plus or minus symbol ALT+0177

Degree symbol ALT+0176 or 0186

VOCABULARY

1. General Arrangement Drawings Construction Drawings

2. Part Object or member

3. Park marks Object or member attributes

4. Profile Object shape or size

5. Assembly Position Typically used by detailer to define fabrication sequence ofmaterial. But this label can be used to identify members and group them by similarity(footings, columns, baseplates, concrete piers, etc.).

6. Template Tables. The intelligent tables are built and edited only in the TemplateEditor (Tools/Template)


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2007 North American User Meeting

Engineering Session I- Construction Collaboration Workshop


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Ewen Dobbie

Dowco Consultants Ltd

Tekla Structures and BIM

Since 197 Aut hori zed Resell ers

Sanjay Prasad

Technical Coordination Manager

Dowco Consultants Ltd.

Celebrating 37 years of steel detailing excellence

celebrating 37 years of structural

steel detailing excellence

Discussion Topics:

An i ntr oducti on

Who is Dowco

Tekla Structures and BIM

What is BIM ?

Sample Jobs

Vancouver Convention Center Expansion

Project (VCCEP)

Basic How To

Questions

One of the largest fully-automated steel detailing companies

in the world (220+ staff in 6 offices worldwide)

Professional associations: AISC, NISD, CISC, ASTT,

ISO9001 quality assurance certification

one of the largest fully-automated detailing

companies in the world

Background : Incorporated 1970 (37 years)


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Ewen Dobbie


1981: first investment in computer technology (1/4 million dollars!)

1992: Dowco becomes 100% computerized with all shop drawings

and erection diagrams completed entirely by CAD

all drawing boards removed

1995: Dowco becomes North Americas first Tekla Structures user

and authorized reseller (and Connection Macro Developer)

1995: Dowco standardizes drawing methods on Tekla Structures

2005: Dowco establishes fully computerized 3D modeling and

drawing production centre in India

2007: currently have more than 200 Tekla Structures licenses

A hi story of innovative us e of t echnology

.and Dowco milestones

What is BIM ?

BIM, S-BIM

Building Information Modeling

Or Structural Building Information Modeling

In the perfect world,ALL information about the building is

digitally stored in ONE 3D computer model

The model can be accessed and updated by all disciplines

(architect, engineer, fabricator, detailer, GC, owner, etc)

ALL is difficult, structural is certainly practical

What is BIM ?

BIM Definiti on

A collaborative approach where design information covering an

entire construction project is produced and managed using a single

3D model

Model intelligence ensures all components are always up to date

Current information is available to all stakeholders, all the time

Minimizes duplication of work

Helps the entire building process achieve a faster, higher quality and

richer design process


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Ewen Dobbie


Walt Disney Concert Hall

Los Angeles, CA

Earlier methods for BIM-style process

3D DXF + WIREFRAME (Catia to XSteel)

Chicagos Millennium Park

Architect: Frank Gehry

Structural Engineer:

Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP


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Ewen Dobbie


Denver Art Museum Expansion Project for Zimmerman Metals Inc

Design Architect: Daniel Libeskind

Structural Engineers: Arup

some say it cant be don e, we think differently

GCs approach to the job :

Best described as: Computer aided communication, coordination andconstruction

Early sharing of models was essential


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Ewen Dobbie


Key Points

Great example of the effective use of 3D modeling for team collaboration

3D virtual design and construction process made this project possible

Used 3D modeling to visualize, analyze and communicate the buil ding design

across disciplines and around the world

Approach to the job; computer aided communication, coordination and

construction

Collaboration began early with both the GC & the detailer pushing for sharing of 3D

electronic models between the design and construction teams

Building constructed in a virtual realm before the first construction workers arrived onsite

GC kept master digital model that included all the steel, concrete, ductwork, piping,

conduit and fire sprinklers

Key Points

GC storing the 3D models enabled them to minimize coordination-related requests forinformation

NetMeetings held every week to optimize RFI process

The teamwork approach was extremely successful. The project came in on time andunder budget

Key teamwork factors: sharing data, open communication and collaboration (viewingand sharing of 3D models for coordination)

Tekla Users

Involved :

Glotman Simpson,

MCM Architects,

Dowco, Canron,

Stantec


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Ewen Dobbie


Process benefits for VCCEP:

All parties can view the model to

accurately and quickly resolve any

problems before they appear on site

Connection designers can design more

accurate connections for messy locations,which results in significantly fewer RFIs

Model pieces are approved before 2D

drawings are produced (why waste timecreating/editing complex drawings only to find out

later that some connections are not correct)

Saves time and money

Live DEMO

Simple export and import of user-defined attributes

(UDAs)

Customization UDAs objects.inp

import_macro_data_types


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2007 North American User MeetingEngineering Session

www.tekla.com | 1-877-TEKLA-OK

Sanjay Prasad | Technical Coordination Manager | Dowco

Sanjay Prasad immigrated to Canada from the beautiful Fiji Islands in 1976. Hecompleted the Vancouver Vocational Institute Structural Steel Detailing Program i1987 and joined Dowco as a junior detailer the same year (20years now!). He hadthe benefit of detailing on the board before switching to computers.

Over the years, Sanjay has been involved in all aspects of detailing/checking/project managing/coordination. During this time he also pursued advancedcomputer courses and additional training and has created many custom programsto further automate Dowco processes.

He first trained in Tekla Structures (aka Xsteel) in 1995 and has held various rolesin the sales, demos, training, support and programming teams.

He has participated in many AISC, CISC, NISD conferences and of course Tekla UseMeetings.


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Engineering Session II- Drawing Methods


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TEKLA STRUCTURES

PLAN DRAWING CREATION

CUSTOMER EXPERIENCESAND PERSPECTIVE

Presented By: Joe Stinebuck

Solaris

Vail, Colorado

600 Broadway

Denver, Colorado

Longmont UnitedHospital Addition

Longmont, Colorado

Grand RiverMedical Center

Rifle, Colorado

St. Vrain High School

Entry Drum

Longmont, Colorado

Palmer Ridge HighSchool

Monument, Colorado

BIM BACKGROUNDAND MODELING

EXPERIENCE

Goal:

Create plan drawings from Tekla based upon the model.

Benefits:

Eliminates dual-track process of creating model and CAD drawings.

Ensures the delivery of construction drawings to the contractor withless constructability issues.

Validates the accuracy of the model for downstream use by the detailerand fabricator.

Requirements:

Drawings need to be accurate.

Drawings need to maintain a level of clarity equal to or greater thancurrent CAD drawings.

Drawing production should be equal to or greater than CAD levelproduction.

Create drawings without using AutoCAD.


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Phase I

Match CAD Standards.

Steel Model Precast Model

Drawing Development Process

Side by side comparison.

Changes to model, classifiers,advanced options and parts asrequired to closely match CADstandards.

Identification of standards that Teklacannot accomplish at this time.

Re-evaluate standards.

Prioritize items and provide to Teklafor development.

Quality vs. productivity.

Work arounds.

Customize classifiers:

-SCIclassifiers.

Setup firm folders and multi-user.

Documentation of settings and

standards.

Drawing creation was based upon -Eng classifiers using V12.0 withemphasis on controlling the drawing at the view level.

Phase II

Develop tools and techniques that will increaseproductivity.

Setup drawing tools:

Text with/without leader lines.

Associative notes. Dimensions.

Line types/colors/hatch.

Develop modeling discipline that produces the correct drawing

result.

Customization of existing custom components.

Documentation of standards.


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Drawing Development Process

Present GA drawings are being created on live projects:

Establish productivity benchmarks.

Develop productivity tools. Determine changes in drawing creation that may require additional classifiers,

new modeling techniques or other outside-of-the-box solutions.

Provide feedback to Tekla on development items.

Future V13.1 Fall 2007

Custom Components

.Net

Detail Drawing Creation

License cost and configuration

Live project


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2007 North American User MeetingEngineering Session I


Joe Stinebuck | BIM Modeler/CAD Operator

Structural Consultants, Inc.

Joe Stinebuck is a BIM Modeler/Senior CAD Operator with 8 years of drafting andmodeling experience. He has an Associates Degree in Architectural/StructuralDesign Drafting and has worked for Structural Consultants for 6 years. Hisexperience includes the modeling and drafting of various types of commercialbuildings including schools and hospitals. In addition to working in a structuraldesign office, Joe has 7 years of building code enforcement experience as anICC Certified Building, Fire, Mechanical and Plumbing Code inspector and plansexaminer.


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COLUMN SCHEDULEGRID LABEL SIZE TOP OF COL. EL.BOT.BASEPLEL.

C 1 W 12 X6 5 - 1' -1 0" 1/ 2 2 6' -5 "1 /22/DC 1 W 12 X6 5 - 1' -1 0" 1/ 2 2 6' -5 "1 /23/EC 2 W 12 X6 5 - 1' -1 0" 1/ 1 2 6' -5 "1 /23/DC 3 H SS 5- 1/ 2X 5- 1/ 2 - 10 " 1 7' -5 "1-2/A.1C 3 H SS 5- 1/ 2X 5- 1/ 2 - 10 " 1 7' -5 "2-3/A.1C 3 H SS 5- 1/ 2X 5- 1/ 2 - 10 " 1 7' -5 "5-6/A.1C 3 H SS 5- 1/ 2X 5- 1/ 2 - 10 " 1 7' -5 "6-7/A.1C 6 W 12 X6 5 - 1' -9 "3 /4 2 6' -5 "1 /26/CC 7 W 12 X6 5 - 1' -1 0" 1/ 2 2 6' -5 "1 /26/DC 8 W 12 X6 5 - 1' -9 "3 /4 2 6' -5 "1 /22/BC 8 W 12 X6 5 - 1' -9 "3 /4 2 6' -5 "1 /23/BC 8 W 12 X6 5 - 1' -9 "3 /4 2 6' -5 "1 /23/CC 8 W 12 X6 5 - 1' -9 "3 /4 2 6' -5 "1 /25/BC 8 W 12 X6 5 - 1' -9 "3 /4 2 6' -5 "1 /25/CC 8 W 12 X6 5 - 1' -9 "3 /4 2 6' -5 "1 /25/EC 9 H SS 5- 1/ 2X 5- 1/ 2 - 2' -0 " 1 7' -5 "1-2/CC 12 W12 X6 5 - 1' -1 0" 1/ 2 2 6' -5 "1 /22/CC 13 W12 X6 5 - 1' -1 0" 1/ 2 2 6' -5 "1 /22/EC 14 W12 X6 5 - 1' -1 0" 1/ 2 2 6' -6 "3 /87/CC 14 W12 X6 5 - 1' -1 0" 1/ 2 2 6' -6 "3 /87/DC 15 W14 X9 0 - 1' -1 0" 1/ 2 2 6' -5 "1 /21/CC 16 W21 X1 22 - 1' -1 0" 1/ 2 2 6' -5 "1 /21/DC 17 W 12 X6 5 - 1' -9 "3 /4 2 6' -5 "1 /26/BC 18 W 12 X6 5 - 1' -9 "3 /4 2 6' -5 "1 /26/EC 19 W12 X6 5 - 1' -1 0" 1/ 2 2 6' -5 "1 /25/D

DESIGNED BY

DRAWN BY:

CHECKED BY:

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PROJECT N

PROJECT P

NO.

REC

1515CARDIN

DENVER,CO

303.861.8555F

0137MAINST

POSTOFFICE

EDWARDS,C

970.926.8960F

REN

ARC

PLANNOTES:

1.COORDINATE ALLMECHANICAL SYSTEMSWITH MECHCONTRACTOR.2.COORDINATEALLROOFOPENINGSWITHARCH/ MEP3.DIMENSIONS SHALL BE VERIFIED WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES4.TBE =108-4"U.N.O.5.TOS EL =108'-9"U.N.O.6.TYP.FLOORSLABIS 2"METAL DECK+ 3"SLAB = 5"TOTAL THICKCOMPOSITE FLOORSLAB.5.SEES001FORGENERALSTRUCTURALNOTES

11k W14X34(10) 11k

558/"

7'-11116/"

7'-1"

11k W12X26(10) 11k

11k W14X34(10) 11k

11k W12X26(10) 11k

19'-0"

7'-11116/"

19'-0"

10'-1"

0

0

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

A.1 A.1

A

B

C

D

E

11k W14X34(10) 11k

11k W14X34(10) 11k

11k W14X34(10) 11k

20k

W16X40(22)c=1

20k

20k

W18X35(22)c=1

20k

20k

W18X35(22)c=1

20k 11k W16X40(10) 11k

20k

W16X40(22)c=1

20k

15k W14X34(16) c=34/ 15k

HSS8X4X.250

PLAN AT EL. +108'-9"

Scale: 1/481

3@6'-4"

ES701

5'-1078/"

5'-10916/"

12'-8"

20k W16X40(22) c=1 20k

C15 C

8

C12

15k W14X34(16) c=34/ 15k

15k W14X34(16) c=34/ 15k

W16X40

W14X90

12k

W14

X34(12)

12k

W14X34

W14X34

W14X34

W14X34

W16X40

12k

W18X35(12)

12k

W14X34

6"

2'-118/"

12'-1116/"

5'-10116/"

1'-0"

5'-3"

C3

C9

8 " 4 "

6'-9716/"

VERTBRA

CE-SEEELEV.

C16

1S101

5" EXT.FLAT SLAB,SEEPLANNOTES

4"

6"

6"

12'-5" 1'-8"

C3

W14X34

C8

C815k W14X34(16) c=34/ 15k

6"

10"

2'-6"

10"

8" 1' -8" 8"

1'-0516/ "

7S701

5"COMPOSITE SLAB,SEEPLANNOTES

3'-0"

W

8X

15

C2

C1

15k W14X34(16) c=34/ 15k

15k W14X34(16) 15k

6"

1'-0"

1'-0" 8'-0" 14'-1"

C1

C13

15k W16X40(16) c=34/ 15k

15k W14X34(16) c=34/ 15k

11k W16X40(10) 11k

4'-0"

15k W18X35(16) c=34/ 15k

15k W16X36(16) c=34/ 15k

12'-518/"

6'-4"

5" EXT.FLAT SLAB,SEEPLANNOTES

12'-1

116/"

6'-4"

6'-4"

6'-4"

4'-81516/"

20k W16X40(22) c=1 20kC3

C3

W14X34

C19

C8

C8

12k

W18X

35(12)

12k

W16X40

C14

C14

C7

C6

C17

15k W16X40(16) c=34/ 15k

15k W16X40(16) c=34/ 15k

15k W14X34(16) c=34/ 15k

12k

W14X34(12)

12k

W14X34

12k

W16

X40(12)

12k

12k

W16X40(12)

12k

W14X34

W16X40

W16X40

HSS8X4X.250TBE= -2'-1716/ "

HSS8X4X.250

5'-3"

11k W16X40(10) 11k

10'-1"

1'-778/"

5S101

6"

578/"

2S101

3S101

11k W16X40(10) 11k

4'-2"

4'-6"

3@6'-4"

9S101

1' -8" 8"

10"

2'-6"

10"

7 '-1 " 3 '- 0"

11k W12X26(10) 11k

W

8X15

11k W14X34(10) 11k

11k W12X26(10) 11k

5'-1034/" 2 '- 114/"

5'-10116/"

1'-0"

5'-3"

4S101

4" 1116/

618/"

5'-11516/ "

6'-4"

1'-0916/"

10'-038/"

8S101

4"

4"

4"VERTBRA

CE-SEEELEV.

1'-0"

15k W16X40(16) c=34/ 15k11k W16X40(10) 11k

1'-0"

11k W14X34(10) 11k

10'-1" 14'-1" 8'-0"

C8

C18

23

41316/"12"

4'-111516/ "1134/"

4"

CURVEDHSS8X4X.250SEEPLAN

HSS8X4X.250

TBE.= 108'-4"

W16X40

HSS8X4X.250

W14X34

FLOORLVLEL.= 108'-9"

TBEEL.=108'-4"

6

SECTIONScale:116/

8S101

FLOORLVLEL.= 108'-9"

SEESPEC

MIN.1"

5"

1'-0"12/" JOINTFILLERBETWNEXTERIOR& INTERIORSLABS

W16X40

#4 @0'-8"TOP&BOT.EPOXYCOATED

MESHSEESPEC

AB

SECTION

Scale:116/3

S101

FLOORLVL

EL.= 108'-9"

5" EXT.SLABW/EPOXY-COATED REBAR

#4 @0'-8"

#4 @0'-8"

W16X40

6"

5"

CONT. BENTPLATE (A36 )

A.1

SECTION

Scale:116/2

S101

W14X34

HSS5-12/X5-12/X.125

W16X40

A.1

#4 @0'-8"

#4 @0'-8"

SECTIONScale:116/

4S101

#4 @1'-0"

#6 @0'-8"

5" SLAB,TOSEL.= 108'-9"

EP3SEEELEV

W16X40

W14X34

4"4"

PL38/X312/ X0'-9"(A36 ) W/ PL

38/X312/ X0'-9"(A36 )3-34/" A325N

3-34/" A325N

4

#4 @1'-0" & #4 @1'-0"

2#4 @1'-0"

SECTIONScale:116/

5S101

316/

TYP.

4"

PL12/X3 X1' -1"(EASIDE)

#4 @0'-8"

#4 @1'-0"

BOTOFL EL.=107'-0716/ "

1'-0"

312/"

W14X34

CONT. L8X4X38/(A36 )

TOSEL.=108'-9"

AB

SECTION

Scale:116/1

S101

1'-8 " 8 "

2'-4"

1- #4 X4'-0"EASIDEOFOPNG

5

DETAILScale:116/

9S101


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Engineering Session III- Design and Collaboration Workshop


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Aug, 2007 Bechtel Confidential

Sheet 1

Bechtel Power Corporation

Tekla Users Group Meeting

Baltimore, MD

August 16th-18th, 2007

David Lewicki, P.E.

Robert Krumpen III, P.E. C.D.


Sheet 2

Introduction

Table of Contents

~ Objective

~ Typical Industrial Power Projects- Combined Cycle

- Fossil

~ Traditional Work Process

~ Integrated Steel Design

- Changes of Responsibility

- Civil/Structural Discipline

- Interdisciplinary & Vendors

- Change Management

- Schedule and Tracking

~ Conclusions

~ Q&A


Sheet 3

With advances in BIM (Building InformationModel), Tekla has become the base platformfor the structural engineer in Bechtel Power tointeract with other disciplines and outsidevendors. What types of data that are relevantfor the engineer can be different from adetailer. This presentation will focus on howBechtel Power interacts with vendors anddetails via the Tekla model, and how it is beingused as the controlling document on heavyindustrial projects.

Objective


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Sheet 4

Typical Industrial Power Project Combined Cycle

Sutter Combined Cycle Project, CaliforniaHsin Tao Combined Cycle Project, Taiwan


Sheet 5

Typical Industrial Power Project Solid Fuel

Air Preheater& SCR

(Back End)

Turbine Building

Boiler SupportStructure

Silo Bay


Sheet 6



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Sheet 7


2 unit coal power plant

27,000 ton of structural steel

300 ft. tall boiler

superstructure

Hybrid truss moment frames

and vertical bracing

Modular construction for

platforms and siding support

Fabricated steel provided by

both domestic and foreign

suppliers


Sheet 8

20,000 PIECES OF

STRUCTURAL STEEL

80,000 PIECES OF MISC STEEL

AND CONNECTION MATERIAL

5.0 milesOF HANDRAIL

90,000 ft2OF GRATING AND

CHECKERED PLATE

7000 SHOP DRAWINGS

98,000 Bolts

Typical Industrial Power Project Metrics


Sheet 9

Traditional Work Process

up to 15 years ago

Integrated Plant Model 3DM

No structural drawing

extraction

Structural Framing Model - none

Product - 2D CAD Steel FramingDrawings

Fabricator responsible for

connection design and shop

drawings

then up to 4 years ago

Integrated Plant Model 3DM

Structural Framing Model -

Frameworks with structural

drawing extraction

Product - Steel FramingDrawings

Fabricator responsible for

connection design and shop

drawings

Detailing model review SDS2


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Sheet 10

Integrated Steel Design

The fusion of the entire steel workprocess from design to fabricationthru erection

Multi-function data maintainedin Building Model (Procurement,Engineering, Fabrication,Erection)

Requires a reorganization of the

responsibilities of each party

Possible due to the advances in

electronic data interchange and

detailing software

Tasks and work productseliminated and roles shifted

Tekla chosen as tool


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Integrated Steel Design Changes in ResponsibilityOld Work Process

Engineer (Bechtel)

Structural calculations

Engineering model [Frameworks]

Framing Drawings

Connection load summary

Detailer (sub to Fabricator)

Connection design

Detailing model [Tekla, SDS2, other]

Miscellaneous steel drafting

Shop drawing extraction

Engineer (Bechtel)

Connection design and calculation review

Shop drawing review

Detailer (sub to Fabricator)

Manage the shop drawing releases toFabricator

Manage bolt purchase

Fabri cator

Fabricate steel

Erector

Erect structural steel

Field welded vendor lugs

New Work Process

Engineer (Bechtel)

Structural calculations

Connection load summary

Connection design

Detailing model [Tekla]

Miscellaneous steel modeling

Detailer (sub to Bechtel)

Shop drawing extraction

Engineer (Bechtel)

Shop drawing review (reducedeffort)

Manage the shop drawing releases toFabricator

Manage bolt purchase

Fabricator(s)

Fabricate steel

Shop install lugs

Erector

Erect structural steel

Tasks Eliminated

Tasks Moved


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CONNECTION ENGINEER DESIGNS CONNECTIONDETAILER CREATES ERECTION DRAWINGS

SENIOR ENGINEER LAYOUTS STEELDESIGNER MODELS IN STEELSTRUCTURAL ENGINEER DESIGNS THE STEELCONNECTION ENGINEER MODELS CONNECTIONS

Integrated Steel Design Civil/Structural Discipline


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Reduce Shop Drawing Review

Reduce Framing Drawing Production

Increase constructability and

standardization of connection design

Control modularization

Integrated Connection and Framing

Design

Tracking and Status

Field Coordination



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ACTUAL CONNECTION

LEAST EFFICIENT

PREFERRED CONNECTION

MOST EFFICIENT


Controlled Design and Standard Practice


Sheet 15



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Sheet 17

Construction Aides


Sheet 18

Integrated Steel Design Tracking and Status


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Sheet 19

Integrated Steel Design Interdiscipline & Vendors

Hard Interference

Soft Interferences

ClearancesAccess Changes

Design Development

Hard Interferences

Vendor Design Conflicts

Hard Interference

Design Development


Sheet 20

Integrated Steel Design Change Management


Sheet 21

Conclusions

Advantages Control Standardization of Design

Quality Control

Increase developmental tools and resources

Improve communication of vendors and

interdisciplinary models to a single source.

Decrease/eliminate review of shop drawings.

Improve framing design & identify clashes earlier in

design development

Improve constructability with advanced

communication with Erector.

Challenges Model Size limitations

Controlling Erector preferences.

Increased in-house scope of work, staffing

& training.

Modeling errors by inexperienced draftsmen.

Multiple model releases to support

construction schedule

Change management vs. complete as-built

model.

No GA drawings during design development.

Coordination with non-automated vendors.


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Sheet 22

QUESTIONS?


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2007 North American User MeetingEngineering Session II


David E. Lewicki, P.E. | Senior Civil Engineer | Bechtel Power

David Lewicki graduated from Villanova University College of Engineering in

1998 with a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering and in 2000 with a Masters

Degree in Structural Engineering. David's research developed automated tools

to measure the dynamic response of 3M based viscoelastic dampening devices.

He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Pennsylvania. David has

spent his entire professional career working in engineering and construction on

industrial power projects in North America. Career opportunities have included

the steel design of a solid fuel boiler, repair of turbine pedestal foundations and

the decommissioning of a nuclear containment facility. He has spent the past

four years working with automation development tools for analytical and detailing

software packages. He has been the Lead Instructor for many of the automationtools used at Bechtel Power, Inc. David has also recently completed model

management and connection lead responsibilities on a 30,000 ton dual unit solid

fuel power plant in Wisconsin.


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Engineering Session IV- Analysis and Design IntegrationDevelopments


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April 16th2007

DESCRIPTION: INTEGRATION OF TEKLA STRUCTURES AND ROBOT MILLENNIUM

Integration between Tekla Structures and ROBOT Millennium improve the workflow in the design phase atengineering offices. The modeling of the physical structure starts in Tekla Structures, whereas the engineer willachieve an understanding about how the structure is put together. With loads, support conditions and otheranalysis properties set up in Tekla Structures, the model can then be analyzed in ROBOT Millennium. Afteranalysis in ROBOT Millennium, the data results, for example section property changes are automaticallyintegrated back into Tekla Structures model. As project changes occur, the updated Tekla Structures model canbe re-analyzed and incorporated into ROBOT Millennium at any time.The integration between Tekla Structures and ROBOT Millennium is done through standard Open ApplicationProgramming Interfaces (API) that enables roundtrip functionality and good maintainability of the integratedworkflow.

The information that can be transferred from Tekla Structures to ROBOT Millennium is: Nodes, members, slabs, walls, node supports, member releases, element releases Rigid links Loads, such as self weight, node load, concentrated member load, distributed member load, slab/wall loads Materials Cross sections Design parametersThe information that can be transferred from ROBOT Millennium to Tekla Structures is Changed section Member end forces and intermediate forces for all load cases Member displacements for all load cases Design results such as steel unity ratio, calculated reinforcement areasChanges of Tekla analysis model can be merged to the existing ROBOT Millennium model - for exampleregarding new members that have been added to the Tekla Structures model. Objects and definitions which havebeen added in the ROBOT Millennium will be retained.


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th April 16 2007

DESCRIPTION: INTEGRATION OF TEKLA STRUCTURES AND GT STRUDL

Integration between Tekla Structures and GT STRUDL improves the design workflow for structural engineeringfirms. The modeling of the physical structure starts in Tekla Structures, where the engineer will achieve anunderstanding about how the structure is put together. With loads, support conditions and other analysisproperties set up in Tekla Structures, the model can then be analyzed in GT STRUDL. After the analysis in GTSTRUDL, the design results like section property changes are automatically integrated back into the TeklaStructures model for 3D coordination and drawing creation. As project changes occur, the updated TeklaStructures model can be re-analyzed and incorporated into GT STRUDL at any time.

The integration between Tekla Structures and GT STRUDL is done through standard Open ApplicationProgramming Interfaces (API) that enables roundtrip functionality and good maintainability of the integratedworkflow.

The main features of the integrated solution are:

Tekla Structures can transfer all multi-material objects such as members, plates and walls from the 3Dstructural model into GT STRUDL.

Tekla Structures can generate automatically an analytical model that can be transferred directly or aftermodification to GT STRUDL

GT STRUDL can transfer the existing loads and load combinations to Tekla Structures. GT STRUDL includes all functions for structural analysis, design and documentation.


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April 16th2007

Tekla Structures can use the optimized cross-sections from the GT STRUDL analysis model toautomatically update the Tekla engineering drawings

The end forces transferred from GT STRUDL can be used by Tekla Structures for further connectiondesign and detailing.


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April 16th2007

DESCRIPTION: INTEGRATION OF TEKLA STRUCTURES AND SAP2000

Integration between Tekla Structures and SAP2000 improves the design workflow for structural engineering firms

The modeling of the physical structure starts in Tekla Structures, where the structural engineer will achieve anunderstanding about how the structure is put together. With loads, support conditions and other analysisproperties set up in Tekla Structures, the model can then be analyzed in SAP2000. After analysis in SAP2000,the data results like section property changes are automatically integrated back into Tekla Structures model for3D collaboration and engineering drawing creation. As project changes occur, the updated Tekla Structuresmodel can be re-analyzed and incorporated into SAP2000 at any time.

The integration between Tekla Structures and SAP2000 is done through standard Open Application ProgramminInterfaces (API) that enables roundtrip functionality and good maintainability of the integrated workflow.

The information that can be transferred from Tekla Structures to SAP2000 is: Nodes, members, slabs, walls, node supports, member releases, element releases Rigid links Loads, such as self weight, node load, concentrated member load, distributed member load, slab/wall loads Materials Cross sections Design parametersThe information that can be transferred from SAP2000 to Tekla Structures is Changed section Member end forces and intermediate forces for all load cases Member displacements for all load cases Design results such as steel unity ratio, calculated reinforcement areasChanges of Tekla analysis model can be merged to the existing SAP2000 model - for example regarding newmembers that have been added to the Tekla Structures model. Objects and definitions which have been added inthe SAP2000 will be retained.


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April 16th2007

DESCRIPTION: INTEGRATION OF TEKLA STRUCTURES AND S-FRAME

Integration between Tekla Structures and S-FRAME improves the design workflow for structural engineering

firms. The modeling of the physical structure starts in Tekla Structures, whereas the engineer will achieve anunderstanding about how the structure is put together. With loads, support conditions and other analysisproperties set up in Tekla Structures, the model can then be analyzed in S-FRAME. After analysis in S-FRAME,the data results, for example section property changes are automatically integrated back into Tekla Structuresmodel for 3D coordination and drawing creation. As project changes occur, the updated Tekla Structures modelcan be re-analyzed and incorporated into S-FRAME at any time.

The integration between Tekla Structures and S-FRAME is done through standard Open ApplicationProgramming Interfaces (API) that enables roundtrip functionality and good maintainability of the integratedworkflow.


Tekla Structures can transfer all multi-material objects such as members, plates and walls from the 3Dstructural model into S-FRAME

Tekla Structures can generate automatically an analytical model that can be transferred directly or aftermodification to S-FRAME

S-FRAME can transfer the existing loads and load combinations to Tekla Structures. S-FRAME includes all functions for structural analysis, design and documentation. Tekla Structures can use the optimized cross-sections from the S-FRAME analysis model to

automatically update the Tekla engineering drawings

The end forces transferred from S-FRAME can be used by Tekla Structures for further connection desigand detailing.


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DESCRIPTION: INTEGRATION OF TEKLA STRUCTURES AND STAAD

Integration between Tekla Structures and STAAD improves the design workflow for structural engineering firms.

The modeling of the physical structure starts in Tekla Structures, where the engineer will achieve anunderstanding about how the structure is put together. With loads, support conditions and other analysisproperties set up in Tekla Structures, the model can then be analyzed in STAAD. After the analysis in STAAD, thdesign results like section property changes are automatically integrated back into the Tekla Structures model fo3D coordination and drawing creation. As project changes occur, the updated Tekla Structures model can be re-analyzed and incorporated into STAAD at any time

The integration between Tekla Structures and STAAD is done through standard Open Application ProgrammingInterfaces (API) that enables roundtrip functionality and good maintainability of the integrated workflow.


Tekla Structures can transfer all multi-material objects such as members, plates and walls from the 3Dstructural model into STAAD.

Tekla Structures can generate automatically an analytical model that can be transferred directly or aftermodification to STAAD

STAAD can transfer the existing loads and load combinations to Tekla Structures. STAAD includes all functions for structural analysis, design and documentation. Tekla Structures can use the optimized cross-sections from the STAAD analysis model to automatically

update the Tekla engineering drawings

The end forces transferred from STAAD can be used by Tekla Structures for further connection designand detailing.


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Engineering Session V- Development Roadmap/Top 10 Discussion


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2007 North American User MeetingEngineering Session V


Engineering Development Roadmap and Top 10 Discussion Agenda

Tekla will discuss what is coming in v13.1 and beyond. There will be a focus on three categories: Collaboration, GA

Drawings and Analysis & Design Integration.

10:30 Introduction, What was discussed last year

10:45 Collaboration - What's ahead

11:00 GA Drawings - What's ahead

11:15 Analysis & Design Integration - What's ahead


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2007 North American User MeetingEngineering Workshop


Engineering Development Roadmap- User Requirements

Mike Gustafson will moderate this session where Users will get a chance to provide their wish list. At the end, ageneral recap of what was covered will be discussed. The goal is to write down ideas in powerpoint and have Usersprioritize the ideas based on each category. This session will also discuss ways to collaborate throughout the year(create CCs collectively, sharing drawing standards, etc.).

1:00 Collaboration

1:30 GA Drawings

1:45 Analysis & Design Integration

2:15 Summary, Ways in which fellow Teklans can communicate2:30 End

2007 Engineering Sessions

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