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Modelling Stud Walls (Steel Detailing Tips)
What is the purpose of this lesson? The purpose of this lesson is for you to: understand what a stud wall is, and understand the importance of putting holes in the beams in order to allow for the erection of stud walls. What is a stud wall? A stud wall is made up of: A…
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The Curious Case of Overkill Not Working (AutoCAD)
A very perplexing question: Why isn’t overkill working? The result will stun you. As you can see in the above picture, the top row of panel voids were doubled and in some cases tripled up. Obviously we don’t want this. Ordinarily, when such drawings are passed on to us we employ the overkill command. But…
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Turning AutoCAD curves into Revision Clouds (AutoCAD .net API)
It seems a common scenario that folks want certain polylines/curves etc to turn into a revision cloud. How do we do this? At the end of the day, the revision cloud is nothing but a polyline. You could roll your own polyline which handles the bulges and vertices so that it looks like a revision…
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How to avoid trouble in Building and Construction Projects (Part III)
HOW TO AVOID TROUBLE IN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (PART III) We continue our series on how to avoid trouble in building and construction projects. The Importance of a Good Project Manager and a knowledgeable team This example draws from a recent experience. And it also draws from famous instances of projects stuffing up. I…
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Dimensioning Curves Using Jigs (AutoCAD .net, Precast)
This is a beautiful little plug-in – it allows you to dimension a curve – a complex curve with a jig. It allows the user to choose the types of dimensions that he wants. It’s pretty cool. I must do an entire series on jigs. And I will slowly, when I get the chance.
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Tek1 Tools – Panel Comparisons (Precast)
Demo – Tool To Compare Panels and Easily Identify Differences Here’s the situation: Someone from the factory floor calls in: “Hey can you move a cast in plate across panel number ABC123” “Sure – let me just check there are no —” “GIVE ME THE DRAWINGS NOW!” The problem with handing over the drawings without…
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Tek1 Courses – AS 1657 & AS 1428 (Australian Standards)
Experts in AS in Stairs/Handrails/Ladders We’ve done a lot of work on Australian Standards – both public and private access. We specialise in Steel Detailing – and have a special focus on stairs and ladders. Since we deal extensively in this area, we require all our staff to be thoroughly versed in the Standards. Consequently,…
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Pick First Selection in the Model (Tekla Open API)
The AutoCAD .net/ObjectARX APIs have a handy feature all the pick first selection. This means that prior to running a command, the user is able to select some objects in the model. The command is then able to use these objects. The question is, how to obtain a selection of objects using the Tekla API…
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How to Set Up a Tekla API Project (Tekla API Application)
The object of a Tekla Application is to ensure that things go smoothly on the construction site. You can see the organised chaos that is here. Avoid the real chaos. Plan ahead. For the newbie this post shows how to set up a Tekla Project. Let us assume that you are creating a WPF desktop…
