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Precast Command: Attaching Data to Grid Lines
Video Demo of the command: Precast Command: Add Marks To Grid Lines from Tek1 on Vimeo. The following demonstrates how to attach data to a particular line. In this case we are attached grid marks (from a Mtexts) to AutoCAD lines. We are attaching them to the line’s extension dictionary under the XRecord named “Grid”.…
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LineDirectionJigger (AutoCAD .net API Jig code)
Many times, over my career in using AutoCAD, I’ve had this requirement: given a particular input vector, I’ve wanted to a jig a line perpendicular to it, within my code. Accordingly, I have written a little class which I call the LineDirectionJigger: basically it restricts users to select one direction or another. For the sake…
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Precast Efficiency Tool: Efficiently Create Elevation Drawings
Demo: Command: Marking Plan To Elevation from Tek1 on Vimeo. What does this command do? It quickly and easily allows you to create elevation drawings given a certain marking plan view of a panel. You need to first: (i) select the applicable panel lines, then (ii) you need to select a view direction. The way…
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Checking the Transportability of Precast Panels – Using the AutoCAD .net API
Checking the Transportability of Panels – Using the AutoCAD .net API It is one thing to build a panel. It is another to ensure that: It can be lifted, and It can be transported to the site. Here is a video demo explaining everything: Can a precast panel be safely transported? from Tek1 on Vimeo.…
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Tek1 Details Bendigo Railway Overpass – News: Bendigo Advertiser
Check out this link: https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/5711908/watch-the-new-railway-overpass-being-put-into-place/ Tek1 detailed this overpass and we were pleasantly surprised to see that it hit the news!
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Check for Fake dimensions in Autocad before using it as reference model
It is important to check for fake dimensions before using it as reference model in Tekla Please watch this video
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Connection Schedule – Read Loading conditions
Analyze load transfer before blindly applying connections. Here is a markup from the engineer, which is right. The load from the UB350 beam is not transferred to SC7. Hence 4 bolts not required.
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Tekla Model Sharing
Tekla has got model sharing with latest releases. However, nothing like that exists in previous releases. Now with API plugin from Tek1 you can share member placements on earlier versions. There is no Lic fees to for model sharing to be paid to Tekla. You as the main modeller decide to farm out member placements…
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TeklaInterop Minimum checks
Friends, there is no substitute to reading the documentation. The most up to date version of this is located in our Team Drive – but here is a local copy nonetheless. AutoCAD-Tekla-Interop-Documentation Following minimum checks should be carried out for interop The member-schedule CSV file has the all the layer names in the cad files…
