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Tekla Structures User Meeting 2008

Tekla Structures User Meeting 2008. Templates. By: Glen Hutchinson. Templates Agenda. .CSV What is .CSV Why .CSV User Defined Attributes Create a .CSV Sales Takeoff Example Tips and Tricks. What is .CSV?. Comma-Seperated Values

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Tekla Structures User Meeting 2008

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  1. Tekla Structures User Meeting 2008 Templates By: Glen Hutchinson

  2. Templates Agenda • .CSV • What is .CSV • Why .CSV • User Defined Attributes • Create a .CSV • Sales Takeoff Example • Tips and Tricks

  3. What is .CSV? • Comma-Seperated Values • CSV is a delimited data format that has fields/columns separated by the comma character and records/rows separated by newlines. What is a .CSV?

  4. Why .CSV • Importing Data to Other Systems • Microsoft Access • Excel Spreadsheets • Importing Data to Tekla Structures • Dates • Shipping • Pouring • Status • Poured • Shipped • Erected

  5. 1. Identify Attributes 2. Confirm, Default or Custom 3. Modify Objects.inp 4. Map New Variables User Defined Attributes 1. Identify Attributes 2. Confirm, Default or Custom 3. Modify Objects.inp 4. Map New Variables

  6. 1. Identify Attributes Identify Attributes 2. Confirm, Default or Custom 3. Modify Objects.inp 4. Map New Variables

  7. 1. Identify Attributes Confirm UDA’s 2. Confirm, Default or Custom 3. Modify Objects.inp 4. Map New Variables • Scheduled • Cut • In Assembly • Galvanizer • Painted • 2 ways • Objects.inp • Tekla Structures UDA’S

  8. 1. Identify Attributes Confirm UDA’s 2. Confirm, Default or Custom 3. Modify Objects.inp 4. Map New Variables • Look what is already there

  9. 1. Identify Attributes Modify Objects.inp 2. Confirm, Default or Custom 3. Modify Objects.inp 4. Map New Variables • Objects.inp • C:\TeklaStructures\14.0\environments\usimp\inp

  10. 1. Identify Attributes Modify Objects.inp 2. Confirm, Default or Custom 3. Modify Objects.inp 4. Map New Variables • Field Format • %s = String • %D = Number • Value types • Float = Numbers • String = Text • Option = Lists • Date = Small Calender attribute or unique_attribute attribute name prompt value types format affects numbering check switch max value, min value label and default value

  11. 1. Identify Attributes Create Objects.inp 2. Confirm, Default or Custom 3. Modify Objects.inp 4. Map New Variables • Part User Defined Attribute Setup Program • Extranet • Downloads>Extended Applications

  12. 1. Identify Attributes Modify Objects.inp 2. Confirm, Default or Custom 3. Modify Objects.inp 4. Map New Variables • When creating these new Attributes • Great for UDA’s for all Part Types • Create a different objects.inp for different Part Types

  13. 1. Identify Attributes Map New Variables 2. Confirm, Default or Custom 3. Modify Objects.inp 4. Map New Variables • Import_macro_data_types.dat • Used in importing attributes • C:\TeklaStructures\14.0\environments\usimp\system

  14. Creating a .CSV • Commas to create columns • Rows are automatically created

  15. Creating a .CSV • Example • _Precast_Product_List.rpt

  16. Create a .CSVDemo

  17. Recap Creating a .CSV • _Precast_Product_List • Insert “Commas”

  18. Recap Creating a .CSV • Save as “.csv.rpt”

  19. Recap Creating a .CSV • Select report • Notice .CSV • Show Report with associated viewer

  20. Recap Creating a .CSV • Save in new location • Opens Excel automatically

  21. Sales Take Off Process • Fill in Attributes in Model

  22. Sales Take Off Process • Produce .CSV Report • Format if needed

  23. Sales Take Off Process • Import .csv to existing estimating products • Use other .xls templates to get data and produce an estimate • Import .csv into Microsoft Access

  24. Template Tips and Tricks • HTML can be produced out of Tekla. • Easier approach • .csv • Run a Format Macro • Saveas HTML

  25. Templates Tips and Tricks • Sort Order, Tree View • Drag the Attribute

  26. Templates Tips and Tricks • Summary Rows • When you want to sum field values on a summary line rather than output individual field values each on their own line, you can easily turn a value field into a summary field.

  27. Templates Tips and Tricks • Set default text color for new Texts • Same for steps for Value Fields

  28. Templates Tips and Tricks • Right Click > Crop

  29. Templates Tips and Tricks • Use Characters to create lines • ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ • ___________________________________ • ---------------------------------------------------------- • =================================

  30. Templates Tips and Tricks • Use the Preview Pane

  31. Templates Tips and Tricks • Hide Fields in Content Browser

  32. Tips and Tricks • Show grid location of Cast Units • CAST_UNIT_POSITION_CODE

  33. Thank You

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