Panel Mark

2020

Tekla Structures

Environment

Not environment-specific

Purpose and description

This extension add a symbol mark with text tag and optional weight and frame to show the Top in form face of a precast concrete panel. Back to top

System requirements

Environments: Australasia Metric
Languages: English Back to top

Installing Panel Mark

To install the extension:

Download TSEP package from the Tekla Warehouse.
Right click the downloaded file from the Tekla Warehouse and Unblock.
Extract the unblocked downloaded zip file.
Dubble click the TSEP file to install. Follow the install instruction and select Tekla version 2020.
Restart Tekla if needed.

Using Panel Mark

Panel Mark Plugin is installed to Applications & components catalog in group "BPA Drawing Tools" in the drawing environment.

To use the extension:

Preselect one or more precast panels to mark.
The marks will be placed using the default setting as per the standard file.
Double click the mark to show the plugin dialog to make any modifications needed.
If different precast panels require different mark setting, select them seperatly and apply the plugin to each selection.

Please note that only panels where the "Set Top in Form" was set will be marked. If a precast panel was not set with "Set Top in Form" the mark will not be applied.

To set the Top in Form face:

In the model environment, selectect a precast panel.
While selected, right click to pop up the contect menu.
Under cast unit, select Set Top in Form face.
Pick the face of the panel to be the Top in Form face. Usually Front of back face.

Panel Mark settings

Points 1 to 11 shown in the dialog image are explained in the table below.

Point Number	Description
1	This is the default file and configuration of the plugin. This file ships with the environment as well as the TSEP installer when downloaded from the Tekla Warehouse.
2	The symbol file name dropdown list provides a convenient way to select a symbol file for use. The dropdown automatically collects all symbol files from the Tekla configuration including firm folder setup.
3	The symbol index refers to the index of the symbol in a selected symbol file. The index number is shown in the symbol editor’s status bar at the bottom right. The default “Precast.sym” file includes a few predefined symbols to use. Users can add their own symbols to this or any other valid symbol file.
4	The symbol colour dropdown list includes all default Tekla Drawing colours.
5	The symbol size is the height of the symbol and measured in millimetres. So if a 5mm high symbol is required, key in 5. The symbol is automatically scaled by the view port scale. Functionality is the same as for the normal insert symbol usage.
6	The symbol offset is the gap between the symbol and panel measured in millimetres. As above, this value will be multiplied by the view port automatically.
7	As per normal Tekla plugin and custom component practise, this textbox is used by the user to save away any user or company standard for reuse.
8	The panel Attribute/Property textbox can be used to label the panel with one of three options. Template properties such as ASSEMBLY_POS, NAME etc. User defined attribute (UDA) such as FixedMainView, USER_FIELD_1 etc. Blank. This will show the symbol without any label. The show panel weight adds the weight as cast unit weight. This weight will include rebar if rebar is present in the panel. The show label frame adds a frame around the label and weight of weight is checked.
9	This font dropdown list collects all font installed within windows for use in Tekla. If your company uses a special font such as “ISOCPEUR.TTF”, just install as per normal window method and the plugin will pick it up.
10	The font height in millimetres. If you want 3mm high text, key in 3. As per symbol height and offset, this value will automatically be scaled by the viewport scale. Like the normal Tekla text usage.
11	The font colours. The is the same dropdown colour list as in symbol colour and utilises all standard Tekla drawing colour available.