I struggled a bit on finding the tool palette and switch it on and off. But once you know it is a no brainer. Here is a video on how to switch on and off the tool palette in advance steel
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Can it be built? Holes near the flange
Erection Feasibility must always be considered when creating shop drawings. Consider the diagram below:
Can you spot the problem with this drawing? This is meant to be a side-on view of a beam. The green lines represent the flanges of the beam. The white circles represent holes to be drilled. What is the problem here? Consider the distances highlighted. Pop-quiz: What is wrong with the above drawing?
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The Answer:
Drilling a hole so close to the flange is not easy, neither will it be easy to pass a rod through when it is so close to the flange. You only have 14 mm till the edge of the flange. What if you used the standard pitch of 160 by route – but you’ve also got to consider erection feasibility!
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Construction Circles
We continue our Tekla training series. This time, it’s on how to create construction circles.
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Construction Lines
- The following video will explain how to draw a construction line + its key features.
- The video will also provide you with a brief demonstration of its benefits while modelling.
Tekla Tutorials: Construction lines from Tek1 on Vimeo.
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Which way should the purlin be oriented? (Detailing Tips: No. 5)
Consider the above drawing (Section View)? Have the purlins been placed correctly? Have you ever considered a purlin’s orientation while detailing?
Pop-Quiz:
In the pic above, the structural engineer shows the purlin direction along the roof slope. Is this the correct way of orienting the purlin? i.e. Has the engineer made a mistake, and if so, why? (Answers below)
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Answer:
Definitely, this is an error on the structural drawing. Generally, detaliers have to consider a purlin’s orientation before placing it. Why? When the load applies on roof sheets , a twisting moment will occurs on the purlins. If we place the purlin direction along the roof slope then it will cause instability. So, the purlin direction should be always kept against the roof slope (as indicated in pic), even if the design indicates along the roof slope. Keep that in mind when you are detailing your next job. It’s a subtle but very important tip.
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How to Export a Tekla Drawing to PDF (Using the PDF Forge’s PDF creator) (Detailing Tips: No. 4)
To export Tekla drawings to PDF, various converter applications are available in the market. One of them is PDF creator by PDF forge. This is a free product and can be downloaded and installed directly to your system.
The following is the step by step procedure for pdf creator which can be used to set up your export files directly to a specific location.
- Open the application PDF creator (should be already installed onto the system).
- Select Options:
This is the UI. Selection Options (see what’s highlighted) - Now select and use Auto-save.
Select Autosave - Provide file name to <Title>. Provide the directory location where you require the pdf’s:
- Save and close the Dialog box.
- Now you can print to pdf using the PDF creator application.
You can download the free product from the following link: http://download.pdfforge.org/download/pdfcreator/PDFCreator-stable
(But be careful what you download: you do not want to get an internet transmitted disease by downloading from an irreputable source. Practice safe downloading: use anti-virus protection! Don’t hold me to account for that link).
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BIM review from Strumis (Detailing Tips: No. 3)
BIM review from Strumis
BIM review is a desktlop software application by Strumis. It is similar to to Trimble’s Tekla BIMsight, having features such as: (i) clash checking capabilities, (ii) camera path viewpoints, and multiple format are supported including ifc xml step etc.
However we have to work to our clients requirements and at many instances they may not have access to Tekla BIMsight which is our standard protocol for model review. That can directly affect us.
Thus an simple installation of the BIM review application and Tekla plugin for extraction of BIM review compatible files may be necessary.
The BIM review application is a free product and can be downloaded and installed directly with an active internet connection.
Installation Procedures:
- Install the application STRUMIS/BIMREVIEW to Tekla Structures Plugin from tekla warehouse. Download and install the version of tekla you are using.
- Once installation is completed you can open your tekla project and go to Component catalogue (ctrl+F).
- Search for BIMReview and the following items will be shown.
Search for Bim Review in the Component Catalogue. - Select BIMReview Export plugin and following window will be shown.
This will be the window shown when the Bim Review plugin is selected. - Provide the output path and turn on/off the attach NC files and File location.
- Other tabs leave as it. I am still in progress of identifying each purpose.
- Select the objects you require to be added and click OK.
Select the objects you require and you’re off to the races! - Preferably you can do numbering as per your standard procedure, and provide No to any numbering changes.
- Your Export will start now.
An export progress bar will show. - Export completed notification with warning if any will be shown.
- Your .DSWX file will be created at your requested location.
- You can now view the exported file on BIM review application which can be downloaded at the following link.
http://www.bim-review.com/essentials.php
I hope this helps!