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Tek1 Adds QR Codes to Drawings backed by an App on the cloud
Clear lines of communication is one of the keys to the success of any organisation. Now you can easily track and record information pertaining to panels with a QR code on each panel drawing. Here’s how it works: You scan the QR code, if you’re on the construction site and want to find out specific…
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Create Truss (Process) – BubbleDeck Detailing
A nifty little tool that automatically inserts trusses into bubble deck panels depending on: Their thickness their width And also their: specified ball / void spacing. Please remember to select all the panel lines. You can see a video demo here: Create Truss – Tek1 Tools for BubbleDeck from Tek1 on Vimeo.
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Extracting Bolt Distances of Single Part Drawings (Beams) With an Output In Excel – Part 3 (Tekla Open API)
In the last part we left off having obtained all the bolt distance and placing them in a domain object. In this instalment we will try to export all that data into an Excel Spreadsheet. Please note that the following code is untested – unfortunately there was a lightening storm in Melbourne which short circuited…
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An Example of a Non-compliant Stair-case: A Case Study (Australian Standards)
What happens if you don’t get it right? Have you ever fallen down a flight of stairs? I hope not! But from experience I can tell you that it’s not a very pleasant one. I slipped as I was walking down – I fell supine, hard, like a hammer on a nail, bang into the…
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Entity Framework by with a Mysql Database
The problem with using a database, when you have another primary source of information, is that the database needs to be updated. Constantly. If someone forgets to update the database, then you will be relying on information that is old/erroneous and not updated. That’s a huge risk. It’s the type of thing that you…
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A Poor Man’s Line Jig (well, there’s actually no jigging here) – (AutoCAD .net API)
I wanted to implement a jig for drawing a Line – but strictly speaking I didn’t want the line itself – I wanted its two points, yet I wanted all the features that come with jigging: snaps, polar tracking, and a nice line leading from the base point to the cursor, which shows…
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Steps to Mastery of the API (AutoCAD .net API)
I’ve compiled a list. There’s actually quite a bit involved. I don’t think you can get away with simply not knowing anything about unamanged ObjectARX world. Here is the list below – which I will update. If you see any notable topics which I have missed, please feel free to add a note and I…
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Finding the Point on a Curve Which is the Closest Point to Another Curve? (AutoCAD .net API)
The Genesis of this problem This is a tricky little problem and I could not find a solution on the forums. So I resolved, upon discovering the solution, to oblige posterity and the public, to publish my findings. Specific Notes about this problem Now the following code has been generalised to the specific case of…
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Point Monitor Hello World (AutoCAD .net API)
This is largely a replication of what is contained in the documentation without the extraneous (and extremely confusing) intertwining of WPF/WinForms functionality. Personally I believe when engaging in hello world functions that they should be as simple as possible. I have done as much here. In time, I will add further details to provide you…
