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ESTIMATION MODELS AND TAKE OFF
Tek1 has developed plug ins with IntelliCAD based systems to create take off models from PDF drawings. The PDF drawings are brought into the intellicad based cad systems. Columns and Beams are modeled over the PDF drawings. This method is significantly faster than undertaking blue beam takeoffs. The accuracy of the take off is much…
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Can you spot the problem – #6
It’s one thing to model something on your computer. It is yet another thing to fabricate what’s drawn in 3d-land. Given the designs that we seen come through, I doubt very much whether the modern day architect has ever stepped foot in a workshop, or has fabricated anything in their lives. Consider the below example…
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.dwg based Take off with custom Plug ins
Tek1 has developed .dwg based plugins which talk to Tekla to carry out take-off efficiently Take off is completed in .dwg based Cad systems very similar to modeling in Tekla. For BIM model the model is converted to Tekla Reports can be taken either from .dwg system or Tekla. Right now reports are being taken…
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How to do material take offs cheaply
Take offs needn’t be expensive. If you want accurate reports and a good IFC model you can spin around, you can get it done easily, with some custom software. Now you can get your take-offs done cheaply, and with the quality being just as good. Check out this video, which explains it all: How…
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DXF problems when using Polybeam “L” shape plates
The DXF format is a CAD data file format developed by Autodesk to allow data interoperability between AutoCAD and other CAD programs. Issue: One issue we faced when using the polybeam comments feature in Tekla is that if we used the feature to add comments on a DXF file imported into Tekla, then the output…
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Easy Estimation at low Cost
Tek1 has developed intellicad based take off tools of easy estimation. Members are modelled in intellicad and converted to IFC via API of popular software. In some cases we are now able to create IFC straight from .dwg models Deliverables include IFC model, and reports. Reports as below. Material list – for Hot rolled items…
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IntelliCad based Tools to support Material Take-off
You don’t need to spend $30,000 p/a on Tekla licenses. You can estimate steel based on IntelliCad based software. Here’s some software I wrote to make this happen: How to Model Beams on Intellicad based software from Tek1 on Vimeo. Demo: Create beam and Create Beam Lines from Tek1 on Vimeo.
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Using Polybeams rather than Curved Beams when modelling in Tekla (if NC files are required)
Have you ever created NC files for curved beams in TEKLA? Generally, if you want to create an NC file for curved beams, the beams should be modelled using the Polybeam option. Because TEKLA will not create NC files for curved beams if you model them using the curved beam option. Let’s consider the…
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Anomalies in the Way Tekla Rotates Beams
If you are dealing with the Tekla API, you have to watch out for the following gotchas: Anamolies in the way Tekla handles Rotations from Tek1 on Vimeo.
