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Claiming Variations Made Easy
Navigating the Maze of Contract Variations: Documentation is Your Compass Estimating contract variations can feel like navigating a minefield – time-consuming, fraught with disputes, and often leading to costly litigation. Securing payment for variations hinges on one crucial element: impeccable documentation that leaves no room for argument. It’s no secret that estimators command significant salaries,…
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Our process of Precast Estimation
Are you finding precast estimation a demanding task? Imagine offloading the time-consuming aspects of this process, freeing you to focus on more critical activities. At Tek1 Pty Ltd, we excel in providing fast and accurate takeoffs for precast projects, often at a fraction of the cost you might expect. You can rely on our expertise…
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QR code for Trimble Connect
QR Code for Trimble Connect to be on Every GA drawing. Produce Steel only IFC Model, upload to trimble connect. Use the following link to download QR Code Generator Download QR Code
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Why aren’t the user defined attributes being defined – in Tekla’s “Open” API
If you want to waste time on a poorly documented API (which doesn’t make any sense) I would highly recommend getting on Tekla. I’m documenting this so some poor soul doesn’t waste a day trying to debug this: Do you see the problem? First insert the beam, and then apply the UDA and it should…
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How to check if you have a legitimate Tekla Profile using the Tekla Open API
Our use case? How can we check? Voila! Now it’s hard to make a mistake. If you want to get all materials – it’s very similar to the above. Use the CatalogHandler.GetMaterialItems() method along with the materialItem.MaterialName property. The code to actually do that – I will leave as an exercise to the reader.
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Precast Material Take Off
Estimate precast concrete panels for your quotes Tek1 provides material take off for precast panels. Deliverables for Precast MTO Note We do not include ferrules in the take off.
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CSB Standards / Checklist
Full Checklist Background: Rules: If there are any issues, msg client. Rotation and Flipping – check if rotation / flipping has happened Blue Angle Issue Information Video Tutorials: 1.Check diag color diff part marks to have diff colors color start at left 2.Check degree on rhs end plate 3.Check 2 diag dim 4.Check truss depth…
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Grain Chutes
Input information was an Inventor model and pdf drawings We have extracted the information from inventor, cross checked with pdf drawings, Checked constructurability, Resolved design details so that items can be fabricated at lowest cost. These chutes were submitted for approval, and was approved without any issues. Eventhough these chutes are for grain transfer, mining…
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Memo 47: Check the work of your juniors, you’re responsible
I spoke to a TL re: something that was missed on an MTO. The reason given was that it was a junior who did the work, and that this work is not usually checked. The Consequences of Bad Work? How to avoid “missing things”?
