Plate Cutter Export (ML520)

Not version-specific

Tekla Structures

Environment

Construsoft European

You use the macro Plate Cutter Export (ML520) to export the rectangular dimensions* of contour plates to a text file.

The text files are suitable for most sheet optimisation programs, including Ardis. This is not a plug-in but a macro. This macro is set up in such a way that it keeps the last used settings "in memory". As a result, the macro will display the last used settings the next time it is used.

* Rectangle dimensions = The length and width dimensions, so chamfered plates are passed as their rectangle, the contour points with which the chamfer could be passed are thus ignored. If this is what you want, there is a BVX export with the export option BVX2.

Before you start

Model at least one part.

Explanation of the functions

Option	Description
Group by	Element number Material name Material thickness If any of the above checkboxes are selected, macro Plate Cutter Export (ML520) will create a file per selection, in case of multiple selections the selections will be combined.
Extra	Material + Thickness If this checkbox is selected, the description of the material in the created file is combined with the thickness of the sheet.
Completion	The desired rounding of sizes to be exported. You can choose 0, 1 or 2 digits after the decimal point.
Separator	Selection list for point or comma as decimal separator.
Prefix	Here you can enter a desired prefix for the file name. The prefix is placed before the file name created by the macro, with an underscore (_) in between.
Export	Choice of two export formats, CSV and STK. CSV is a generic export format where the fields are separated by a ; (dot comma). STK is a specific format for Ardis optimisation, but is also used by many others.
Delete files	If this checkbox is selected, all previous files are deleted before the export starts. This prevents old files from circulating.

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