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Jigging with SHIFT, CTRL and Mouse Wheel Functionality (AutoCAD .net API)
Any AutoCAD programmer knows that things which an algorithm may take a million years and infinite computational power to do can sometimes be easily done by a human being instantly. In the same way it is sometimes much easier to give a human being the ability to choose: then you can get an optimum result…
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Offsetting Truss Lines from Intersecting Fire Collars (Bubble Deck + Video Demo)
The effective point of this blog is to demonstrate the use of a jig – not just any old jig – but a jig which accepts user inputs using the CTRL + SHIFT + MOUSE-WHEEL (up or down) to change the jig’s behaviour. When the jig is finished running, everything returns back to normal. This…
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Speed up the Shop Drawing Process – Order Dimensioning Tool (Bubble Deck)
I’ve made a tool which allows you to order dimensions faster. Here it is below: Order Dimension Command from Tek1 on Vimeo. For those who want to read my philosophy of the benefits of improving productivity and how I approach detailing – see below. If that bores you, then you may safely skip…
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Thoughts About the AutoCAD API (AutoCAD .net API)
I got thinking about the AutoCAD APIs (ObjectARX/.NET) – they’re virtually the same – the .NET API is basically a wrapper to the ObjectARX API (with some differences). If you want the full power of low level calls then you gotta go with ObjectARX. But then using .NET comes with a very powerful benefit…
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WPF User Interface for Precast Panel Comparison
This utilises WPF to compare panels, isolate changes and make better decisions. See below for a demonstration: WPF – Eliminating Errors using Cross Checking from Tek1 on Vimeo.
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3d Steel Estimation
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The Connect Handrail Command – Demo (BubbleDeck)
This is a little utility which connect handrails. It does so if: 1. The handrail block references are parallel to the panel edges, and 2. If they are a minimum 560 mm away from the edges and 3. If they are colinear with each other. Here is a demo: Demo – Connect Handrails Command in…
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Refactoring the Code – Printing Selected Beams to Excel – Part 3 – (Tekla Open API)
Let us now continue to refactor according to good design principles.