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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!

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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 to external modellers. You give them a log in and assign the project to the external contractor.

    The external contractor models the elements. The modeler selects the elements and users of our API to share the model elements.

    The main modeler then users our API to synchronize the model elements with the main model. The main modeler or the contract modeler can now adjust set outs and RLs on their model and the respective model can be synced with full control (accept or reject sync)

    Update: This API is not available for sale. We thank you for your interest nonetheless.

  • 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

    1. The member-schedule CSV file has the all the layer names in the cad files
    2. Layer names do not contain special characters
    3. Command Verifylayer is run from Autocad/Nanocad
    4. Command DSL is run in autocad/nanocd
    5. overkill is run in autocad with tolerance set to 0.5
    6. autocad/nanocad file is saved
    7. If the tekla model is to be in imperial then Autocad file is scaled by 25.4

     

    To draw cols (Autocad/nanocad)

    1. Make sure the start point of the line is at the col location
    2. Draw short lines not less than 100 units  in plan view in the col layer
    3. run command MakeCol (to turn horizontal lines to vertical lines – which represent cols)
    4. Run command SCL (Set Col Length) to set the top RL of the lines selected.

    Commands you can run using Tekla Interop (Autocad and Tekla)

    1. “Deletesmalllines” (deletes all small lines from Autocad)
    2. ConverttoTekla (converts all lines from Autocad into Tekla as per local UCS set in acad and Tekla)

    Files you will require

    • SetSt and EditLine_1.1 (Lisp)
    • Verifylay (Lisp)
    • Teklainterop files

    Location of lisp file

    GoogleDrive Link

  • STAIR RISE AND GOING NCC 2016 -BUILDING CODE AUSTRALIA

    As per NCC 2016 D2.13 (Page 183) following requirements have to be met for public and private stairs

    Public Stair ways, Riser – Max 190, Min 115 Going Max 355 Min 250 Quantity (2R+G) – Max 700 Min 550

    Private Stairways Riser – Max 190, Min 115 Going Max 355 Min 240 Quantity (2R+G) – Max 700 Min 550

    STAIR RISE AND GOING
    BUILDING CODE AUSTRALIA

     

  • Revit Modelling and Architectural detailing

    We have 5 Revit AEC Licenses and trained modelers in Revit Architecture and Revit Structure.

    Our modelers are competent in the Australian building code.

    We can help you complete your design work on time on budget by taking carrying out mundane work.

    • Develop your design sketches
    • Check your design with RESCODE.
    • Create shadow diagram
    • Create working drawings.
    • Develop structural drawings based on your design sketches.
    • Create walls, door and window schedules
    • Develop details
    • Create Revit Family
    • Develop stairs and Balustrade concepts within Building code
    • Develop, walkways, ramps etc within building code
    • Modify your Revit model to your instructions
    • Modify your revit model in coordination with MEP and structural models.

  • Add If Layer is Missing (AutoCAD .net)

    A very handy method. Often detailers will ask for something to be placed on a particular layer. But since they are using a 100 different drawing templates without any consistency nor standards, the onus is on you to impose that standard on them. So you’d have to check for a layer and add it if it doesn’t already exist. Anyways, that’s enough griping: here is the code:

  • Embeded Drawings

    Keep layout drawings simple
    Embed layout drawing need to show only information required to set out the embeds. Unnecessary information clutters and causes only problems. Do not show weld details on embed layout drawings. For embeds going in the face of a wall need to add in nailer holes in the corners for attachment to the formwork. Same thing applies to Slab edges or any vertical embeds