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Tekla Structures User Meeting 2008
TemplatesBy: Glen Hutchinson
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Templates Agenda• .CSV
• What is .CSV• Why .CSV
• User Defined Attributes• Create a .CSV• Sales Takeoff Example• Tips and Tricks
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• 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 .CSV?
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Why .CSV• Importing Data to Other Systems
• Microsoft Access • Excel Spreadsheets
• Importing Data to Tekla Structures• Dates
• Shipping• Pouring
• Status• Poured• Shipped• Erected
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User Defined Attributes
2. Confirm, Default or Custom1. Identify Attributes
3. Modify Objects.inp4. Map New Variables
2. Confirm, Default or Custom1. Identify Attributes
3. Modify Objects.inp4. Map New Variables
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Identify Attributes 2. Confirm, Default or Custom1. Identify Attributes
3. Modify Objects.inp4. Map New Variables
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• Scheduled• Cut• In Assembly• Galvanizer• Painted
2. Confirm, Default or Custom1. Identify Attributes
3. Modify Objects.inp4. Map New Variables
Confirm UDA’s• 2 ways
• Objects.inp• Tekla Structures
UDA’S
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Confirm UDA’s• Look what is already there
2. Confirm, Default or Custom1. Identify Attributes
3. Modify Objects.inp4. Map New Variables
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Modify Objects.inp• Objects.inp• C:\TeklaStructures\14.0\environments\
usimp\inp
2. Confirm, Default or Custom1. Identify Attributes
3. Modify Objects.inp4. Map New Variables
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2. Confirm, Default or Custom1. Identify Attributes
3. Modify Objects.inp4. Map New Variables
attribute or unique_attributeattribute namepromptvalue typesformataffects numberingcheck switchmax value, min valuelabel and default value
Modify Objects.inp
• Value types
• Float = Numbers
• String = Text
• Option = Lists
• Date = Small Calender
• Field Format
• %s = String
• %D = Number
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Create Objects.inp• Part User Defined Attribute Setup
Program• Extranet
• Downloads>Extended Applications
2. Confirm, Default or Custom1. Identify Attributes
3. Modify Objects.inp4. Map New Variables
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Modify Objects.inp• When creating these new Attributes
• Great for UDA’s for all Part Types• Create a different objects.inp for different
Part Types
2. Confirm, Default or Custom1. Identify Attributes
3. Modify Objects.inp4. Map New Variables
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Map New Variables• Import_macro_data_types.dat• Used in importing attributes• C:\TeklaStructures\14.0\environments\usimp\system
2. Confirm, Default or Custom1. Identify Attributes
3. Modify Objects.inp4. Map New Variables
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Creating a .CSV• Commas to create columns• Rows are automatically created
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Creating a .CSV• Example• _Precast_Product_List.rpt
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Create a .CSVDemo
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Recap Creating a .CSV• _Precast_Product_List• Insert “Commas”
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Recap Creating a .CSV• Save as “.csv.rpt”
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Recap Creating a .CSV• Select report• Notice .CSV• Show Report
with associated viewer
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Recap Creating a .CSV• Save in new location• Opens Excel automatically
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Sales Take Off Process• Fill in Attributes in Model
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Sales Take Off Process• Produce .CSV Report• Format if needed
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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
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Template Tips and Tricks• HTML can be produced out of Tekla.• Easier approach
• .csv• Run a Format Macro• Saveas HTML
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Templates Tips and Tricks• Sort Order, Tree View• Drag the Attribute
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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.
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Templates Tips and Tricks• Set default text color for new Texts
• Same for steps for Value Fields
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Templates Tips and Tricks• Right Click > Crop
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Templates Tips and Tricks• Use Characters to create lines
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Templates Tips and Tricks• Use the Preview Pane
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Templates Tips and Tricks• Hide Fields in Content Browser
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Tips and Tricks• Show grid location of Cast Units• CAST_UNIT_POSITION_CODE
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Thank You