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Tekla Structures User Meeting 2008
TemplatesBy: Glen Hutchinson
Templates Agenda• .CSV
• What is .CSV• Why .CSV
• User Defined Attributes• Create a .CSV• Sales Takeoff Example• Tips and Tricks
• 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?
Why .CSV• Importing Data to Other Systems
• Microsoft Access • Excel Spreadsheets
• Importing Data to Tekla Structures• Dates
• Shipping• Pouring
• Status• Poured• Shipped• Erected
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
Identify Attributes 2. Confirm, Default or Custom1. Identify Attributes
3. Modify Objects.inp4. Map New Variables
• 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
Confirm UDA’s• Look what is already there
2. Confirm, Default or Custom1. Identify Attributes
3. Modify Objects.inp4. Map New Variables
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
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
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
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
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
Creating a .CSV• Commas to create columns• Rows are automatically created
Creating a .CSV• Example• _Precast_Product_List.rpt
Create a .CSVDemo
Recap Creating a .CSV• _Precast_Product_List• Insert “Commas”
Recap Creating a .CSV• Save as “.csv.rpt”
Recap Creating a .CSV• Select report• Notice .CSV• Show Report
with associated viewer
Recap Creating a .CSV• Save in new location• Opens Excel automatically
Sales Take Off Process• Fill in Attributes in Model
Sales Take Off Process• Produce .CSV Report• Format if needed
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
Template Tips and Tricks• HTML can be produced out of Tekla.• Easier approach
• .csv• Run a Format Macro• Saveas HTML
Templates Tips and Tricks• Sort Order, Tree View• Drag the Attribute
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.
Templates Tips and Tricks• Set default text color for new Texts
• Same for steps for Value Fields
Templates Tips and Tricks• Right Click > Crop
Templates Tips and Tricks• Use Characters to create lines
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Templates Tips and Tricks• Use the Preview Pane
Templates Tips and Tricks• Hide Fields in Content Browser
Tips and Tricks• Show grid location of Cast Units• CAST_UNIT_POSITION_CODE
Thank You