Category: Precast Blogs
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Tek1 RFI System
Here is a preview on what is cooking in our kitchen. This is one of the feature which have built into the system to save a huge amount of time trying to avoid duplicate file downloads. The principle is simple and the execution beautiful. Saves us a huge amount of time. The entire RFI system…
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Internal Processes
Please find below the processes we expect all staff to follow: Document all instructions in writing. Why? Clients may call on the telephone. Communication may be confused. People say the wrong lengths, the wrong drawing numbers, and they might be working of the wrong revisions, and people hear the wrong things. If you receive instructions…
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How does Tek1 do Bubble Deck? Our Shop Drawing Processes
The best way is via demonstration. Please see some of the video demos we have put together. It is not by accident that our drawings come to you quickly. There are 10 distinct stages. We will upload the rest of the stages as we get and when we get an opportunity. Meanwhile, here are the…
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GrabCopy Demo – Precast Tooling Capabilities
Grab Copy Demo from Tek1 on Vimeo. This is a work in progress demonstrating our capabilities and what we can do re: shop drawing. This is a work in progress. We will Improve and update these tools and code.
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Ordering Lines using Linq (AutoCAD .net API)
This is a simple example of how Linq can be used to filter, map and order a set of lines. The code is pretty self-explanatory. It is a useful example which can be used to springboard towards further, more sophisticated use-cases according to your own requirements.
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Precast Tools – Place Sections Command (AutoCAD .net API)
I’m continuing to write tools to make things more efficient. This is pertinent to precast, and highlights the use of a Jig and also the use of a pre-message filter. You can see a video demo here: Place Section Commands from Tek1 on Vimeo. And also they key sections of code below: …
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Precast Command: Attaching Data to Grid Lines
Video Demo of the command: Precast Command: Add Marks To Grid Lines from Tek1 on Vimeo. The following demonstrates how to attach data to a particular line. In this case we are attached grid marks (from a Mtexts) to AutoCAD lines. We are attaching them to the line’s extension dictionary under the XRecord named “Grid”.…
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Precast Efficiency Tool: Efficiently Create Elevation Drawings
Demo: Command: Marking Plan To Elevation from Tek1 on Vimeo. What does this command do? It quickly and easily allows you to create elevation drawings given a certain marking plan view of a panel. You need to first: (i) select the applicable panel lines, then (ii) you need to select a view direction. The way…
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Checking the Transportability of Precast Panels – Using the AutoCAD .net API
Checking the Transportability of Panels – Using the AutoCAD .net API It is one thing to build a panel. It is another to ensure that: It can be lifted, and It can be transported to the site. Here is a video demo explaining everything: Can a precast panel be safely transported? from Tek1 on Vimeo.…
