Framecad Panel Creator

Tekla Structures

Not version-specific

Tekla Structures

Environment

Not environment-specific

Purpose and description

The Framecad integration extensions are a set of tools used to integrate Tekla Structures and Framecad Detailer using Framecad's .fim file format. Framecad Detailer The installation for these tools can be found on Tekla Warehouse.

The Framecad Panel Creator tool is used to create solid panels of the correct dimension with openings to be exported to Framecad Detailer for elementation

Using Framecad Panel creator

To use the extension:

In the Applications and Components browser, locate the Framecad Panel Creator macro then double click the icon.

To create new panels

Set the required frame height
Set the required channel height (used for the contour plate thickness)
Click create
Click start and end point of new panel.
repeat until all required panels are created the click middle mouse button to end

To add openings

Press the Openings button
Set opening height (vertical size of opening)
Set cill height (distance from bottom of panel to bottom of opening)
Click create
select a panel
pick start and end point of opening
repeat steps 5 and 6 as required
middle mouse button to end

Additional information

The tool is just a helper tool. Any contourplate with the "User Field 1" user attribute set to FrameCADPanel will export to framecad. The openings are simply part/polygon cuts.