'Joint customers and actions with best-in-class companies such as Hilti give us an even more solid stand in the BIM process and offer increased value for our customers.

'We like the fact that a company like Hilti is introducing BIM to its processes, ” says Risto Räty, Executive Vice President of Tekla Corporation. By providing 3D objects of our industry-leading fastening products within Tekla Structures, we continue our commitment to being our customer’s best partner also in the virtual world of BIM”, comments Oliver Glockner, Head of Application Software and BIM solutions at Hilti. “3D design is certainly the long-term tool to improve efficiency and minimize errors in the building process, ‘3D viewing is believing’. Now Tekla brings BIM know-how together with Hilti’s experience in fastening solutions to improve their joint customer’s productivity, quality, and reliability. Tekla, a Trimble company, provides a BIM (Building Information Modeling) software environment that can be shared by contractors, structural engineers, and detailers and fabricators of all materials. This cooperation builds upon the joint venture Intelligent Construction Tools, formed by Trimble and Hilti in 2010. Note that the length you set must exist in your bolt catalog.Tekla and Hilti now offer standardized Hilti Anchors and Anchor Channels as custom components in Tekla Structures. Use a negative number in this field to force the length of the bolt. For an epoxy or expansion type anchor that does not use the nut and washer, the length must be set in the Cut Length field.

Normally, a bolt length is calculated based on the grip (thickness of materials being bolted). When creating these bolts in the model, make sure to pick the standard you have defined, and the diameter. This creates an assdb.db file (bolt assembly catalog) that can be used in future models. Even with something like an epoxy anchor, where these are not used, they need to have a value in the Assembly.įinally, click OK and save changes to model folder. Adjust other values to choose washer and nut types. This is the full name which is shown in the bolt assemblies list in the Bolt Assembly Catalog, and in the Bolt standard list box in the Bolt properties dialog box when invoked from the model.ĥ.It is usually the commercial name for a specific bolt. Short name is used in marking and reports.Change the properties of the bolt assembly in the right hand side. Make sure that the new name shows in the drop down at the bolt head in the picture on the right.Ĥ. Give the Hilti Kwik bolt assembly a name and click Add.ģ.

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