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The Human Problem In Developing Unique and Wonderful Software (Usability and Learning Curve)
This post details an important issue in programming (and in the development of solutions which solve certain problems): the problem of human nature. It outlines my experience and the lessons which I have learned. I will share them for the benefit of our readers. What happened? What was the problem? I had originally created all…
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Generating Bubble Deck Precast Order Forms From Excel To AutoCAD (Bubble Deck, AutoCAD .net)
This is a demonstration of how we use Excel-Add ins and AutoCAD plugins to simplify the process by which order forms are created for Precast panel jobs. Please watch the below video: Print Bubble Deck Order Forms from Tek1 on Vimeo.
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Tek1 Signs MOU with Saudi Arabian Company (News)
Tek1 Sign MOU with Saudi Arabian Company Freih Bin Owaidha Al-Qahtani Sons Co. Ltd, Alkhobar. Freih Bin Owaidha Al-Qahtani Sons Co. Ltd will be representing Tek1 in all business in Saudi Arabia for detailing of Structural Steel and precast panels. Local office with technical staff will be established to cater to major clients in Saudi Arabia…
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Avoid Grating Errors During Drafting (Tekla Tips)
How to avoid the error? How to avoid grating and chequred plate errors being wrong , due to the view being wrong. We have a copped a few of these errors where the chquered plate (or grating) was drawn upside down. How to counter measure: add orientation part cut on the plate The way to…
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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…
