How do you apply a beam-to-column connection in Tekla Structures?

Conditions

• Applications & components is opened.
• A beam-to-column connection component is selected.
• The column and beam are picked in order.

Reasoning, step by step

1. Open the Applications & components panel using the shortcut Ctrl+F.
2. Navigate to the Beam to column connections category.
3. Select a specific connection component, such as Clip angle (141).
4. Pick the column first.
5. Pick the beam second.

Example

The narrator says, "So go to application components by using the shortcut control F. And let's take now we are going to take beam to column connection. Let's take this clip angle 141 connection and pick the column and brace beam."

Common misconceptions

• Selecting a connection component alone completes the joint; the video shows that after choosing Clip angle (141), the user must still pick the column and the beam for the connection to be applied.

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