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Staff Memos
- Memo 46 – If you don’t have a professional license, or are not an expert: don’t comment.
  
  February 13, 2025
  
  Also: Should you charge for your opinion? Someone asks you for a professional opinion on an area that is not your area. Rule 1: If it is not your area of expertise: don’t give your opinion Rule 2: If it is your expertise: make sure you charge for it Case Study: [To be inserted]
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- Memo 45 – Insurance and Admission of Errors
  
  February 13, 2025
  
  We have professional indemnity insurance at Tek1. As part of our policy – on anything which may give rise to a claim you are not allowed to admit liability or mistakes. In fact, people will try to get you to admit – to make you the person at fault – when it could be the…
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- Memo 44 – Formatting Required for MTOs (Checklist for Material Take Offs)
  
  February 10, 2025
  
  Key links: Please supply checklist and special notes with every take off report you complete. What is the purpose of an MTO? The Actual MTO report: (a) Full Material List (b) The second: Excel – Material List – which shows all sub-totals. (c) IFC file. (d) db1 file (e) and if applicable, your .dwg line…
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- Staff Memo – Webmail Login
  
  December 17, 2024
  
  Please use the following link to login to your tek1 engineering services mail: https://gvam1290.siteground.biz/webmail/mail/
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April 1, 2026
Fast Track to a Tekla Career

Ready to trade that graduation cap for a career in 3D modeling?

🎓🏗️ If you’re looking to break into the world of structural steel as a Tekla Detailer, we’ve got the ultimate “cheat code” to get you hired

Here is your step-by-step roadmap to joining the Tek1 team:

Get the Keys 🔑
(more…)

Ready to trade that graduation cap for a career in 3D modeling?

🎓🏗️ If you’re looking to break into the world of structural steel as a Tekla Detailer, we’ve got the ultimate “cheat code” to get you hired

Here is your step-by-step roadmap to joining the Tek1 team:

Get the Keys 🔑
(more…)

Ready to trade that graduation cap for a career in 3D modeling?

🎓🏗️ If you’re looking to break into the world of structural steel as a Tekla Detailer, we’ve got the ultimate “cheat code” to get you hired

Here is your step-by-step roadmap to joining the Tek1 team:

Get the Keys 🔑
(more…)

March 31, 2026

Large Material Take Off

McKillops Take Off

A 240 ton Material take completed in a very short time, accurately modelled.

Estimation Accuracy and Speed

With tested a tried processes, Tek1 offers fast turn around and accurate take offs. Your Estimation time is cut by weeks.

March 30, 2026

Installing Moodle on Lightsail

database

mysql (10.11.8-MariaDB-0ubuntu0.24.04.1)

must be installed and enabledWrong $CFG->dbtype. You need to change it in your config.php file from ‘mysqli’ to ‘mariadb’

site not https

if this test fails, it indicates a potential problemIt has been detected that your site is not secured using HTTPS. It is strongly recommended to migrate your site to HTTPS for increased security and improved integration with other systems.

March 19, 2026

Adding Ferrule Bolt

How to create a Ferrule Bolt and Use it.

Steps Edit Bolt Catalogue. Add the Ferrule bolt in this case we are going start from BOLTFB1640 and create BOLTFB1655 Then we add a bolt Assembly catalog. Again we start from Bolt BOLTFB1640 and create BOLTFB1655 Then we use that in tekla to model the bolt. When you model the bolt make sure 1. No nut is used 2. Washer is on the head side. 3. Cut length is negative of the length you want. This decides the length of the bolt in report. Most important do not ignore — Take report and check.