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Construction Circles
We continue our Tekla training series. This time, it’s on how to create construction circles. Tekl1 Training – Construction Circle from Tek1 on Vimeo.
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Construction Lines
The following video will explain how to draw a construction line + its key features. The video will also provide you with a brief demonstration of its benefits while modelling. Tekla Tutorials: Construction lines from Tek1 on Vimeo.
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Which way should the purlin be oriented? (Detailing Tips: No. 5)
Have you ever considered a purlin’s orientation while detailing? Pop-Quiz: In the pic above, the structural engineer shows the purlin direction along the roof slope. Is this the correct way of orienting the purlin? i.e. Has the engineer made a mistake, and if so, why? (Answers below) (Keep scrolling down…) (Keep scrolling down…)…
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How to Export a Tekla Drawing to PDF (Using the PDF Forge’s PDF creator) (Detailing Tips: No. 4)
To export Tekla drawings to PDF, various converter applications are available in the market. One of them is PDF creator by PDF forge. This is a free product and can be downloaded and installed directly to your system. The following is the step by step procedure for pdf creator which can be used to set…
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BIM review from Strumis (Detailing Tips: No. 3)
BIM review from Strumis BIM review is a desktlop software application by Strumis. It is similar to to Trimble’s Tekla BIMsight, having features such as: (i) clash checking capabilities, (ii) camera path viewpoints, and multiple format are supported including ifc xml step etc. However we have to work to our clients requirements and at many…
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Is it supported? (Detailing Tips: No. 2)
We continue our “Lessons learned” series. Can you spot the snake in the grass, in the following problem? There are a million gotchas when detailing, which can trip up even the most experienced detailer. Here’s an issue that snagged us. Hopefully you can learn from our cock-up. Generally, roof sheets are provided by the roof…
