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When the '''Auto-Name Part''' [[File:Auto_Name_Tekla1.png]] check box is checked, the part will be named automatically during the saving process. If it is unchecked, a window will appear prompting you to name the part when you click the '''Save Part''' button. | When the '''Auto-Name Part''' [[File:Auto_Name_Tekla1.png]] check box is checked, the part will be named automatically during the saving process. If it is unchecked, a window will appear prompting you to name the part when you click the '''Save Part''' button. | ||
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Revision as of 07:42, 11 May 2016
Bend-Tech's Tekla importer is useful for customers with .step and .iges file types that contain a boundary representation of the tube model. These file types are exported from the Tekla software programs. Examples are illustrated in the pictures below.
Contents
Tekla Import Access
- To access the Tekla Model Importer, select the CAD Import Menu
from the Task Menu and select the Tekla Model 
option from the list.
Open a Project
- Select a file from the list and click the Open button to open it in the Tekla Import screen.
Material Definition
1. The Select Material: drop down menu will be grayed out until the user has fully tracked the imported part. Once the part is tracked, it will need to be assigned a material which matches its Defined: outer diameter and wall thickness.
2. If a material is not set up in your material library that will match the imported part, clicking the Plus: 
button will add the imported material for you and assign it to the current part or project.
3. The Material: section will show which material is chosen from the Select Material: drop down menu above. The Outside Diameter (OD) of the material will be shown next to the orange icon and the Material Wall Thickness will be shown next to the blue icon.
4. The Defined: section will show which material is applied to the part after importing. The detected Outside Diameter (OD) of the material will be shown next to the orange icon and the detected Material Wall Thickness will be shown next to the blue icon.
5. The number of bends detected in the part will be shown next to this icon.
Define
Define Section
- In the Define section of the Tekla Import screen, users will be able to use the following basic functions in order to define their part in preparation for use in the Bend-Tech software. After each part is fully defined, it can then be saved to the Parts tab before it can be transferred to one of our other designers.
Create Tube By Dragging:
Click the Create Tube By Dragging 
button, then click and drag your cursor of your mouse over any straight section of tubing that you'd like to define. IMPORTANT: This works best if you refrain from including bends, zoom in close to your intended tube, and drag the line in a direction that runs opposite of the length of tubing you are trying to define. See the illustration below for more detail.
Join Connected Sections:
Click the Join Connected Sections 
button, then select a straight length of defined tubing followed by an adjoining straight length of defined tubing. You will always have to click the center line of the defined straight in order to select it. The tube will highlight red to indicate that it is ready to be selected. See the illustration below for more detail.
Join With Bend:
Click the Join With Bend 
button, then select a straight length of defined tubing followed by an adjoining straight length of defined tubing that is separated by a bend. You will always have to click the center line of the defined straight in order to select it. The tube will highlight red to indicate that it is ready to be selected. See the illustration below for more detail.
Remove Section:
Click the Remove Section 
button, then a straight or bent section of defined tubing in order to take away the definition for that section. You will always have to click the center line of the defined straight in order to select it. The tube will highlight red to indicate that it is ready to be selected. See the illustration below for more detail.
Save Part:
Before saving a part, click on the green Plus: button next to the Select Material drop down menu and the detected material will be added to the part for you. Then, click the Save Part 
button when a single part has been fully defined and it will be saved to the Parts tab and it will be ready to transfer to another designer.
Auto-Name Part
When the Auto-Name Part 
check box is checked, the part will be named automatically during the saving process. If it is unchecked, a window will appear prompting you to name the part when you click the Save Part button.
Manual Tools Section
- In the Manual Tools section in the Tekla Import screen, users can manually add or subtract from a defined part or from the basic geometry of the imported file itself using the tools available.
