Unfolded bent plate

Tekla Structures
Not version-specific
Tekla Structures
Environment
Not environment-specific

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Purpose and description

Use Unfolded bent plate extension to create NC files with bent lines for the selected bent plates or to create the unfolded bent plates in the model.

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System requirements

Tekla Structures version: Not version specific
Environments:   All

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Installing Unfolded bent plate

To install the extension:

  1. Download Plate Work Tools installer package from Tekla Warehouse.
    For more information see Downloading an application from Tekla Warehouse.
  2. Extract the file package.
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Using Unfolded bent plate

To use the application:

  1. Open a Tekla model that already has a bent plate - it's working only for bent plates that are modeled using Attach to part command.
  2. Click the Applications & components button 
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    in the side pane to open the Applications & components catalog.
  3. Search for Unfolded bent plate
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      and then double-click to open it.
  4. The Unfolded bent plate dialog window will open.
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  1. Using Select objects in components,
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     select one or multiple bent plates.
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  1. Select desired options and click Create
  2. If numbering is not up to date the following message will appear: "Number selected objects?". If you will press "Yes" the numbering will be performed, if  you select "No" creation will not be performed and the following message will appear: "Numbering is not up to date"
  3. The dialog shows a progress bar indicating the creation progress and a message informing about the creation process appears.
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  1. Optionally the creation can be canceled by clicking the Cancel button.
  2. When the creation is complete, a message will inform that the creation was finished successfully.
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Application properties

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Field Description Default
(1) Attribute file - shows a list of saved attribute files standard
(2) Save button - saves the attribute file -
(3) Help button - Opens the help page -
(4) Create - define what to create from the selected bent plates

Options are:
- NC file - creates an NC file with bent line for the selected bent plate

 
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Field Description Default
(1) NC File Settings - the setting used for NC files. - See more information about NC file settings   

Note:
  • All the NC files defined in the model are displayed and can be selected
  • In NC file settings profile type B must be set to "Yes" (necessary for plates).
DSTV for plates
(2) Unfolding method - Define the unfolding method.

Options are:

 - Center line - creates unfolding along the center line of the fold
 
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- Common edge - creates unfolding along the common edge
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Center line

- Unfolded plate in model - creates an unfolded plate, at a selected position, in the model
  1. Click Create button, the following message appears: "Pick position"
  2. Pick a location in the model
  3. The unfolded plate is created at the selected location
Note:
  •  If more than one bent plate is selected, all the created unfolded bent plates are inserted at the same point in the model (The selected location by the user).
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Field Description Default
(1) Show bent line - shows the bent line as a construction line in the model

Options are:
- No - Bent line is not shown
- Yes - Bent line is shown
No
(2) Plate prefix - define the plate prefix None
(3) Plate number - define the plate number None
(4) Unfolding method - Define the unfolding method.

Options are:

- Center line - creates unfolding along the center line of the fold
 
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- Common edge - creates unfolding along the common edge
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Center line

Note:
  • After the unfolded bent plate is created in the model, please perform numbering
 
(5) Cancel - Use to cancel the creation / Close - Use to close the application -
(6) Create - Use to start the creation.
During the creation, the button becomes inactive and a progress bar indicating the creation progress appears.
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Additional information

  • The location of the created NC file is defined by the user in the NC File Settings. (File=>Export=>NC files=> NC Files dialog=>Select DSTV for plates=>Edit=>NC File Settings). The default location is ./DSTV_Plates under the current model folder.
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  • The bent line information is defined in the NC file KA block. For more information about NC files in DSTV format please see the DSTV standard 7th edition
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  • If errors occurred during the creation "Show log" button will appear, after clicking it, the log file will be opened with the default text editor.
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  • If no part is selected, the user will get the following warning message: No objects selected.
  • If the following warning message appears: "Object can't be converted. Please see help page for more information." then please check your NC: dstv_nc.log and verify in NC File Settings if the plate is in the values defined there.
  • If the following warning message appears: "The selected NC File Settings should have profile type B set to yes in order to create NC Files using Unfolded bent plate extension." then please set profile type B to yes in NC File Settings.
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See also

Unfolded bent plate drawing
Creating NC files in DSTV format
 

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