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Pick First Selection in the Drawing (Tekla Open API)
Imagine you are in the Tekla Drawing space. We want to dimension certain objects in the drawing. First we need to identify the objects that we want to select. Since the Tekla Closed Open API doesn’t have much of a picker exposed, we would be forced to select the objects we need before running our…
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Changing All Block Definitions (AutoCAD .net API)
(Unfortunately it’s not a block table record dictionary definition – but it kind of is :)) Some how or other all the block definitions associated with a drawing were not defined on layer zero – this is less than ideal. I guess it goes right up there with another instance I heard about: (i) about…
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Checking for Panels with Nibs – Precast Detailing (+ Video Demo inside)
A gif showing how easy it is to check for nibs on bubble deck slabs using my command. There are certain panels which we have that have protruding elements – salient features. These can be problematic if they go to production unnoticed. Given there are entire teams of people doing things, it can be hard…
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How to fill out your timesheet
Please see a generic time sheet solution below which I’ve developed – please use it for the time being before I develop a more robust solution. Please fill this out honestly – 1 hour is one diligent hour of hard work. If you work slowly and take two hours – you can only write one…
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Plate work with Advance Steel (Steel Detailing)
Tekla Structures is wanting features in detailing plate work. Here is a video showing how Advance Steel handles Plate work. This type of cuts are not possible with Tekla Structures. I think it is mainly because of the data structure of Tekla. Of late Tekla has changed their data structure to deal with these type…
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Select Bolts From Tekla Model Based on its Tolerance using WPF (Tekla Open API) + Code Snippets + Video Demo
This is a repost from our sister site – I needn’t repeat it here, but it’s something that I’ve worked on, and which we hope to utilize to a greater degree when working with Tekla. Anyways, you can get the full blog post if you click this link here. Thank you for stopping by. Video…
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How to Programmatically Select Objects in the Model (Tekla Open API)
Background: What are we trying to do? We have programmatically identified some model objects that we want to select in the model – to attract attention to the user and to allow her to easily identify all such objects. In this particular case we will be creating some beams. And then, we will select those…
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Ferrule Comparison – How to check for clashes in the starter bars for two adjacent panels (Demo Video)
What is the problem? Consider this situation – you’re got a marking plan in front of you. You want to make sure that the ferrules in corner panels do not clash. How are you going to do that? How would you solve the problem? You’d have to find the corner panels, and then go…
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What is concrete cover? Why is it important? (Precast)
What is concrete cover? Cover refers to the distance between the outside of a concrete structure and the reinforcement. Perhaps see this from the diagram below: You need to have a minimum cover: There needs to be a minimal distance between the reinforcement bar and the outside of the panel. Why do you…
