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  • Tekla API Move Object – Mutates Points Without Telling me!

    Tekla API Move Object – Mutates Points Without Telling me!

    Yet another Tekla API gotcha.

    If you wanna waste many hours wondering why your code doesn’t work – try the Tekla API!

    Here is a note for the benefit of the public – where they mutate objects – which SHOULD NOT be mutated. Perhaps they have their own reasons, but the general boy-scount principle(s) should apply:

    • The principle of LEAST surprise, and
    • Leave things AS YOU FOUND THEM.

    They voilate both, IMO:

    Working with the Tekla API is just unecessarily difficult!

    Checkout Tek1’s blog posts for more content on the Tekla Open API.

    If you need to hire us to do your Tekla API work, please send us your proposal to koshy@tek1.com.au

  • FromCoordinateSystem and ToCoordinateSystem Explained (Tekla Open API)

    FromCoordinateSystem and ToCoordinateSystem Explained (Tekla Open API)

    The documentation of the Tekla API – IMO is inadequate. That is why we need supplemental explanations and code samples.

    Here is another example that hopefully benefits the community.

    I have written a bunch of extension methods (Tekla.ExtensionMethods) that would hopefully simplify a lot of the headaches associated with using the API. This is already published as an Open Source project under an MIT license and is available on Nuget. As of 2026-06-25 it is released under an alpha release – meaning that the API might change drastically.

    Checkout Tek1’s blog posts for more content on the Tekla Open API.

    If you need to hire us to do your Tekla API work, please send us your proposal to koshy@tek1.com.au

  • Freeway Gantries and Signage

    Freeway Gantries and Signage

    Trimble Connect Model

    Shop drawings for Signages

    Steel Detailing and shop drawings for Airport Gantries at Tullamarine Airport

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    GANTRY SIGNAGE
    GANTRY SIGNAGE

    Shop drawings for Signages

    Steel Detailing and shop drawings for Airport Gantries at Tullamarine Airport

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    GANTRY SIGNAGE
    GANTRY SIGNAGE

    Shop drawings for Signages

    Steel Detailing and shop drawings for Airport Gantries at Tullamarine Airport

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  • Office / Ware House Projects

    • Millar Warehouse

      Tek1 has successfully completed the industrial project for the reputed organisation in Australia. This project does not have any structural design drawings. Instead, the client has provided sample design drawings. Therefore, we need to coordinate our structural design with the architect’s drawings. We need to provide structural support for an overhead crane. TEK1 has provided…

    • PROPOSED WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT AT 29-33 HAWKER STREET.

    • WAREHOUSE LINK ROOF

      TEK1 Successfully done this warehouse link roof by one time detailing without any hitch.

    • WAREHOUSE STRUCTURAL STEEL SHOP DRAWINGS

      This is a Video of Bunnings Warehouse Bunnings Warehouse was a design and build project for us. We have been given original structural drawings to make it suitable for manufacture overseas in China. These instructions along with very short delivery times added significant challenges in shop drawings. One of the requirements by the clients was…

    • KEV GRESS STAIR

      Steel Stairs | Melbourne | Sydney | WA

    • FARM SHEDS

      SHEDS | Class 9 Structures

    • Fast Track to Tekla Career

      Fast Track to a Tekla Career

    • Exporting Tekla Models to Strumis in bswx format

    • How to Create a Curved Beam using the Tekla Open API (c#)

    • Tek1 RFI System

    • Memo 41: Be aware of Risks, Transportation and Site Costs when making changes

    • Steel Fabrication drawing details – Timber Wall to Steel Structures

    • Your job is not to be a robot, but to apply judgment and help clients make money, and/or save time.

      Memo 40: What is your job as a detailer? Is it to simply do what the engineers said without question?

    • Hourly Billing

      Memo 39: Remove any reference to “hourly billing” and expose prices to staff

    • Fabrication drawing requirements : Modelling for Non-Structural Plates: A Guide

    • Plate Formed Spiral Stair

    • Drawing Stamped Not Satisfactory

    • Tekla - "open" api

      How to Get Tekla Model Objects if selected by Users (Tekla API)

    • Managing Sticker-shock

  • Bracing rods and Turn Buckles

    Bracing rods and Turn Buckles

    Bracing Rod Lengths

    Maximum Lengths

    Turn Buckle Suppliers

    There is a maximum length for threaded rods we can procure.

    Very often the bracing lengths are more than these lengths.

    Maximum Lengths

     For D24 rod this is 9m max and for D20 rod this is 9.4m max. This means we will need to add breaks and turnbuckles to the oversized lengths.

    Turn Buckle Suppliers

    You have to look up the Turn buckle lengths from manufacturers catalogues.

    Here are some suppliers

    • https://www.alllifting.com.au/
    • https://aimsindustrial.com.au/
    • https://www.boltmasters.com.au/

  • Foot Bridge

    Foot Bridge

    Eglinton Street Foot Bridge

    Project Name

    Project description

    Our Services for the City

    The Standards we Follow AS4100 AS 1428 AS1657
    Our ServicesSteel Detailing, Precast Panel Detailing

    Interesting Steel Structures in Melbourne

    Foot Bridge
    Foot Bridge Shop Drawings

    Foot Bridge

    Location Eglinton

    Fabricator – Third Angle

  • Precast Take Off with Tekla Structures

    Precast Take Off with Tekla Structures

    Tek1 Provides Accurate Precast Panel Take offs

    Deliverables include

    Trimble Connect Model
    • Tekla Db1 file
    • IFC file
    • Rebar Schedule
    • Mesh Qty
    • Lifters
    • CIPs
    • Concrete Qty
    • Reo Weight per panel and Total
    • Snap shots
    • Special Comments
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    PRECAST PANEL TAKE OFF
    PRECAST PANEL TAKE OFF
    • Tekla Db1 file
    • IFC file
    • Rebar Schedule
    • Mesh Qty
    • Lifters
    • CIPs
    • Concrete Qty
    • Reo Weight per panel and Total
    • Snap shots
    • Special Comments
    (more…)
    PRECAST PANEL TAKE OFF
    PRECAST PANEL TAKE OFF
    • Tekla Db1 file
    • IFC file
    • Rebar Schedule
    • Mesh Qty
    • Lifters
    • CIPs
    • Concrete Qty
    • Reo Weight per panel and Total
    • Snap shots
    • Special Comments
    (more…)
  • Steel Take Off

    Steel Take Off

    Accurate Steel Take off with Tekla Structures.

    Talk to us for low cast fast accurate take offs.

    Deliverable include

    • IFC Model
    • db1 file
    • Excel Reports
    • Snap shots
    • Our special comments
    • Surface treatment reports
  • How to load up Tekla DLLs and a Hello World Application (Tekla Open API Course)

    How to load up Tekla DLLs and a Hello World Application (Tekla Open API Course)

    This post and tutorial shows you how to set up your Tekla Dependencies (i.e. DLLs) on an Tekla Open API project:

    Source code:

    Directly Embedded code:

    Model model =  new Model();

if (model.GetConnectionStatus())
{
    Beam beam = new Beam();
    beam.StartPoint = new Point(0, 0, 0);
    beam.EndPoint = new Point(1000, 0, 0);
    beam.Profile.ProfileString = "UB150*14"; // make sure this is available in your environment.
    beam.Finish = "PAINT";

    beam.Insert();


    model.CommitChanges();
}

    Nuget Packages:

    And if you prefer vimeo (i.e. if you hate youtube ads) checkout this link:

    https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1196894990