Category: Steel Detailing Blog
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EFFICIENT DSTV TO DXF CONVERSION
Contour Marking: It is an information written in an NC file that passes information to the NC machine on the layout and the parts that are welded together. Tek1 do care about every client so we thought of seeking the help of Trimble Connect warehouse and found an plugin suiting the criteria. How the Convertor…
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Bolt to be used in Glazing location
Author: Pon Dhileepan While working in a project called Bateman Bay, TEK1 came across a situation where PFC members are provided to support glazing. PFCs are laid flat, a 50mm U channel is run along the PFC which supports the glass. The below image is the cross section across the glazing and it elucidate the…
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Estimation / Take off Tools
We’ve created many libraries that handle estimation. Here are some examples which you may view or use as the case may be. Apologies folks, this is documentation for our own staff. If you’re not on staff, I’m afraid your access will be limited. Videos are located in the documentation contained in the Drive Folders. Please…
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Tekla Tutorials For Beginners
Core Competencies T1 & T2 – colored Tekla Skills See Video Tutorails Below: (I prefer Vimeo because you don’t have to deal with insufferable ads) Youtube Playlist. Tekla UI: Youtube: (English) (Tamil) / Vimeo: (English) (Tamil) Columns: YouTube : (English) (Tamil) / Vimeo : (English) (Tamil) Beams Part 1 : Youtube (English) (Tamil) / Vimeo:…
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RFI for additional support members required
Does a detailer care about supporting the elements which are not available in the structural design, but it could affect the structure? You should care! See the below incident for an example. This structural plan has sections 1 & 2. Refer below snip for section views. If you see the above snap, Section 2 has…
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Custom Macro to Select Bolt Summary on Selected Assemblies-
This blog is about the efficient use of using custom macro in Tekla Structures. Tedious or repetitive commands in a model could be time consuming. These repetitive commands can be automated by use of custom macro Understanding the bolt parts: In Tekla Structure the bolts can be created as single or in a group.Bolts are…
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STEEL MODELER ATTENTION – DEALING WITH CAMBER
TEK1 worked in a railway foot over bridge with 2 lifts, 2 ramps, 2 stairs connecting platform and overpass, a canopy and 7 platform stairs. The main challenge is the over pass. As per design, the steel truss after erection must be cambered to different millimeters at different intervals. There were two terms “Residual camber”…
