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Phases and lots to tasks

Tekla Structures
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Tekla Structures
Environment
Not environment-specific

Contents

 

Purpose and description
System requirements
Installing Phases and lots to tasks
Using Phases and lots to tasks
Application properties
Application buttons
Additional information
 

Purpose and description

Use Phases and lots to tasks component to create tasks from phases, from lots and tasks from phase with child tasks by lots. The assemblies in the phase or lot are also added to the tasks.

System requirements

Tekla Structures version: Not version specific
Environments: All

Installing Phases and lots to tasks

To install the extension:

  1. Download the Phases and lots to tasks installer package from Tekla Warehouse. For more information see Downloading an application from Tekla Warehouse.
  2. Install the file package.

Using Phases and lots to tasks

To use the application:

  1. Open a Tekla model that has GA drawings already created.
  2. Click the Applications & components button  in the side pane to open the Applications & components catalog.
  3. Search for Phases and lots to tasks
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    PhasesAndLotsToTasks_icon.png
    and then double-click to open it.
  4. The Phases and lots to tasks dialog window will open.

 

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PhasesAndLotsToTasks - Scenario list1.png
  1. Select a task option from the Create task option field and then select a scenario from the Scenario List.
  2. If no appropriate scenario is available then a scenario must be created.
    • Type the scenario name in the Scenario Name field.
    • Click the Create scenario button.
    • The chosen name will appear in the Scenario List field.
  3. Click the Add to selected scenario buttn.

Application options

Property Description
Add to selected scenario Adds tasks from Phase/Lots in the existing scenario.
  • Select the scenario that you want to add tasks from one of the Create task options.
  • Select the desired option.
  • Click the Add to selected scenario button.
Create scenario Creates an empty scenario.
Refresh Refreshes the Scenario List without closing the Phases And Lots To Tasks application.
Close/Cancel Close button it is used to close the Phases And Lots To Tasks application.
Cancel button it is used to cancel the adding tasks to an existing scenario.

Application properties

  1. New task from phase

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    PhasesAndLotsToTasks - scenario 1.png
    1. From the Create task options field, select the New tasks from phase.
    2. Select the desired scenario from  the Scenario List.
    3. Click the Add to selected scenario button.
    4. After the tasks were added to the desired scenario, the following message will appear: The tasks were successful add to the Scenario.
    5. If  no appropriate scenario is available then a scenario must be created (see Using Phases And Lots To Tasks paragraph).

To check that the tasks were added to the desired scenario:

  • Click Tools -> Task Manager and the Task Manager dialog box appears.
  • Click the Scenario button and the Scenario dialog box appears.

 

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PhasesAndLotsToTasks- task scenario phase1.png
  1. Click the scenario created (eg. Scenario 1) and then click Open.

 

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PhasesAndLotsToTasks - scenario 1 phase1.png

Note: Task names are created from phase number and phase name.

 

  1. New task from lots

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    PhasesAndLotsToTasks - scenario 2.png
    1. From the Create task options field select the New tasks from lots.
    2. Select the desired scenario from the Scenario List.
    3. Click the Add to selected scenario button.
    4. After the tasks were added to the desired scenario, the following message will appear: The tasks were successful add to the Scenario.
    5. If  no appropriate scenario is available then a scenario must be created (see Using Phases And Lots To Tasks paragraph).

To check that the tasks were added to the desired scenario:

 

  • Click Tools -> Task Manager and the Task Manager dialog box appears.
  • Click the Scenario button and the Scenario dialog box appears.
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PhasesAndLotsToTasks - task scenario lots1.png
  1. Click the scenario created (eg. Scenario 2) and then click Open.
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PhasesAndLotsToTasks - scenario 2 lotting1.png


Note: Task names are created from lot number and lot name. The assemblies which don’t belong to a lot are placed into a Task named "undefined lot".

  1. New tasks from phase, with child tasks by lots

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    PhasesAndLotsToTasks - scenario 3.png
    1. From the Create task options field select the New tasks from phase, with child tasks by lots.
    2. Select the desired scenario from the Scenario List.
    3. Click the Add to selected scenario button.
    4. After the tasks were added to the desired scenario, the following message will appear: The tasks were successful add to the Scenario.
    5. If  no appropriate scenario is available then a scenario must be created (see Using Phases And Lots To Tasks paragraph).

To check that the tasks were added to the desired scenario:

  • Click Tools -> Task Manager and the Task Manager dialog box appears.
  • Click the Scenario button and the Scenario dialog box appears.
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PhasesAndLotsToTasks - scenario 3 phase.png
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PhasesAndLotsToTasks - scenario 3.png
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PhasesAndLotsToTasks - scenario 3 lots.png

 

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PhasesAndLotsToTasks - scenario 3 task manager.png

 

Additional information

 

  • This tool can only be used with Full and Construction Management configuration.
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