Tekla Open API
Do Van Cuong Technical Consultant
Agenda What is Tekla Open API used for? What you need to get started
Where to go to get help Tekla Extensions Case Study
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Tekla Open API Launched in 2006 Over 200 extensions developed
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Tekla Open API A key product strategy for Tekla – Tekla Structures as the Open BIM solution
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Tekla Open API A key product strategy for Tekla – Tekla Structures as the Open BIM solution – Case: Structural analysis and design link with SAP2000
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Tekla Open API A key product strategy for Tekla – Use of modern development technology – Securing development resources is easier for Tekla – Shorter development lifecycle – Easy delivery of updates and fixes – Possibilities for country and segment specific development
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Tekla Open API A key product strategy for Tekla – Possibility of add-on development Mini Toolbar
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Task Manager
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Tekla Open API Third Party Solutions – CNC Scribing – Developed by Steel Projects / Ficep – Enable scribing data and automatic status feedback – Scribing the drill head marks (Plate weld lines, fitting marks, plate
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marks, burn lines, holes) gp225 gp225
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Tekla Open API Third Party Solutions – Developer: Tocoman – Provider of quantity and construction cost software and services
– Purpose – Interactively read quantity information directly from the model to the Tocoman Server – Create cost estimation based on recipes
– Tocoman_iLink
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Tekla Open API Third Party Solutions – PEB specific development – Plugins for PEB details, connections, and structures – Drawing tools for specific PEB needs – Links from Tekla Structures to ERP and A&D – Model checking, approval, and process tools
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Tekla Open API Third Party Solutions – Tekla Structures Extensions
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Tekla Open API Developed on Microsoft .NET Framework A core strategy for Microsoft Support for multiple programming languages
Security (Automatic memory managment) Object oriented programming Modern development tools and environments
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Tekla Open API Assemblies: Design principles of classes: – Object initialization is similar to object creation in Tekla Structures – Field naming in object classes follows dialog field name in Tekla Structures Dim MyBm As New Tekla.Structures.Model.Beam MyBm.Profile.ProfileString = "UB406*140*39" MyBm.Material.MaterialString = "S275" MyBm.Class = 3 MyBm.Name = "BEAM" MyBm.AssemblyNumber.Prefix = "B" MyBm.PartNumber.Prefix = "M" MyBm.AssemblyNumber.StartNumber = 1 MyBm.PartNumber.StartNumber = 1
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Tekla Open API Assemblies – Tekla.Structures.dll Contains basic common types shared in model and drawings
– Tekla.Structures.Model.dll Consists of classes and methods used when connecting and manipulating model objects
– Tekla.Structures.Drawings.dll Functionality to inquire, insert, select, modify or delete drawing objects
– Tekla.Structures.Plugins.dll Functionality to create plug-in into Tekla Structures Tekla Open API Reference
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Tekla Open API Assemblies – Tekla.Structures.Analysis.dll Contains classes used for accessing Analysis & Design information
– Tekla.Structures.Catalogs.dll Functionality to access catalog information such as profiles, bolts, materials, rebars, meshes and printer
– Tekla.Structures.Datatype.dll Contains data type used to pass data to and from Tekla Structures and between other assemblies
– Tekla.Structures.Dialog.dll Enables dialog creation and data connection for plug-ins
Tekla Open API Reference
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Tekla Open API Development Type – Application • Executed in separated process from Tekla Structures • Started from Tekla Structures if embedded to a macro • Development samples: • .NET application • COM application • VBA macro
– Plug-ins • Loaded inside Tekla Structures process • Model plug-ins starts from Component Catalog • Drawing plug-ins starts from toolbar • Intelligent, modifiable and associated to input objects. Demo
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Tekla Open API Development Pre-Requisite – Tekla Structures license
– Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
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Tekla Open API Development Pre-Requisite – Basic understanding of Tekla Structures – Model creation basics – Part creation, alignment, and operations – Understanding of Tekla Structures objects
– Understanding/Experience with .NET/COM programming language – C#, VB.NET, J# etc. – English documentation
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Tekla Open API Development Resources – Tekla Open API Developer Startup Package – – – –
Available from the extranet Sample Visual Studio solutions & documents API help reference FAQ, How to, Release notes, Self learning, etc.
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Tekla Open API Development Support – Open API Forum
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Tekla Open API Sample Application Development
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Tekla Open API Sample Plug-In Development
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Sample Plug-in Development Gettings data from user interface into plug-in
Public Class StructuresData Public C1 As Double End Class
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Case Study
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Mammut Building System Website: http://www.mammutgroup.com/mammut_building_systems.html Capacity: 10000 tons steel per month
Biggest Tekla Customer (by 2007) with over 200 license Developed an application for generating complete building model in Tekla from various design inputs. With this application, an average complex steel building can be modeled in 10 minutes which will take nearly 3 days to model manually. This program is developed in C# language using Tekla, Excel API.
Raju Dinagaran Senior Design Engineer
Developed an automation program which can read TEKLA report and send information to Machine directly for the production of Z-Sections with holes. This program has reduced manual errors and increased production considerably.
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Component by HSD Vietnam
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