Transcript U.S. User Case - Tekla | Model

Tekla Structures User Meeting 2008
Custom Components
By: Glen Hutchinson
Custom Component Quiz
Position Type
• Endend Plane
• Middle PlaneB. Column to IT Beam
A. Column to Spandrel
• Collision Plane
• Box Plane
C. Spandrel to Double Tee
D. Pad Footing to Column
Answers
Custom Components Quiz
• Middle Plane
A. Column to Spandrel
Custom Components Quiz
• Box Plane
B. Column to IT Beam
Custom Components Quiz
• Collision Plane
Custom Components Quiz
• Endend Plane
Custom Components Agenda
• CC’s and Database Size
• ASCII Files
• Create an ASCII file
• CC .INP Backup
• CC Location
• Best Practices
CC’s & Database Size V13.1 <
x 2,000 = 20,000 attributes
Name
Formula
Value
Value Type
Variable Type
Visibility
Label in dialog box
P1
1/2"
1/2"
Length
Parameter
Show
Joint
P2
4"
4"
Length
Parameter
Show
Left Side
P3
1"
1"
Length
Parameter
Show
Right Side
D1
6"
6"
Length
Distance
Hide
D1.WS_DT_Right_Plates.CUTPART
D2
6"
6"
Length
Distance
Hide
D2.WS_DT_Right_Plates.CUTPART2
D3
=P3
1"
Length
Distance
Hide
D3.CUTPART.SHEAR_WALL
D4
=P3
1"
Length
Distance
Hide
D4.CUTPART.SHEAR_WALL
D5
=P2
4”
Length
Distance
Hide
D5.CUTPART.SHEAR_WALL
D6
=P1
1/2”
Length
Distance
Hide
D5.CUTPART.SHEAR_WALL
D7
=P1
1/2”
Length
Distance
Hide
D5.CUTPART.SHEAR_WALL
CC’s & Database Size V14.0 >
• On average, 5 are not default
• Store 10,000 Attributes
• 50% less
ASCII Files
• ASCII simple text file
• American Standard Code for
Information Interchange
• Tab delimited Columns
ASCII Files
• Scenario
• 6 Plates, varying in size
Name
Thickness Width
Length
P100
0.375
4
4
P200
0.375
6
6
P300
0.375
8
8
P400
0.5
4
4
P500
0.5
6
6
P600
0.5
8
8
.dat
ASCII
Demo
Parameters vs. ASCII
• Parameters = 11, Dist. = 2, Tot. = 13
• ASCII = 6, Dist. = 2, Tot. = 8
Benefits of using ASCII
• Modifying the CC is much Easier
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Don’t have to mess with the .inp files
Adding Variables, much easier
The R&C are organized, table
Less attributes in the model
Custom Component .INP
• Save a Custom Component an .inp
• Also a .inp.bak
• Useful when creating CC’s that contain
pictures in them.
.inp
.inp
.bak
CC Location
• Model folders contain
CustomComponentsDialogFiles
• All CC .inp and .inp.bak are stored
Best Practices
• Keep It Light
• Only Bind objects that you have to
• Keep intelligence to a minimum
• Keep It Simple
• Don’t detail every little thing
• Model only what you have to, so you can
understand what the object is in the
drawings.
Tips and Tricks
• Add a line separating the variables CC
• Edit the ***.inp located in
CustomComponentsDialogFiles
• Change number
• Save ***.inp
• Reopen the Model
Tips and Tricks
• Protect CC’s with a Password
• Name = Password
• Type =Text
• Value = Your Password
• Cannot be edited without the Password
Thank You