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T-Bars, Cut from UB, use fabricated or use ready made
How to manufacture the T Bar is a question which frequently comes up. The various options are Make T-Bar from plates. (Involves welding plates together) Cut from UB. (Might include wastage) Buy Standard T-Bar. (May have its own constraints like minimum quantities) Up until now we were detailing T bars as fabricated using T Plates.…
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SENIOR SDS2 TRAINER (CONTRACT) ONCE A WEEK -4 HOURS ONLY
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We are looking for a trainer who can come into our office once a week between 1 PM and 6 PM to train a mix of experienced tekla detailers as well as fresh graduates basics of SDS2 software. This will be a casual position. Excellent rates apply.
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What is the cost of drilling a web hole in a Beam in Australia
While detailing structural steel, one could add a lot of web holes willy nilly on structural steel. Detailers are blissfully unaware of the costs most of the time, especially when detailing offshore. In Australia, it costs approximately $2 to drill one inaccurately positioned web hole. So do not put holes willy nilly
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Top Plate in Framing
What is the purpose of top plate in framing? A single top plate can decrease lumber use and boost energy efficiency, but less lumber also decreases the bearing capacity of the top of the wall. … The tolerance requirements ensure adequate bearing capacity by directing the loads from the framing above the top plate directly into the studs below. A Top Plate is the continuous timber…
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Nightmare Projects to Avoid – (Anecdote #1: Pedestrian Bridge)
“A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.” –Ancient Proverb We might do an entire series on these types of projects. Here is one such example: We’ve seen some unique designs from architects who were either: smoking crack cocaine, or were fresh grads straight out of…
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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.…