Mesh Cutting List

1. Purpose and description

This application creates a list of meshes in a graphical format. The meshes are sorted and
meshes of the same type combined to one standard mesh. The application is also optimizing
the placement of the individual meshes to fit better on a standard mesh size placeholder.

2. System requirements
Tekla Structures version: 17.0
.NET Framework version: 4.0
Environments: Non-imperial
Language: German, English

3. Installation
To install the plug-in:
1. Close Tekla Structures.
2. Install the application using the 32bit (x86) or 64bit installation package.

4. Usage

4.1. Setup
To use the application:
1. Open Tekla Structures. You should see a new toolbar in the top left corner.
2. If you dont see a new toolbar, you can add the application icon manually to an existing
toolbar. To add the command to an existing toolbar, please double-click on the icon
Customize or go to Tools > Customize .
3. Enter in the filter. Select the toolbar where you want the icon to be created in and
push the arrow to the right.

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4. To apply the changes you have to click Close.

4.2. Starting the application to create a mesh cutting list

1. With a double click on the Mesh Cutting List icon, you open the dialog box.

2. You have now the possibility to create the mesh cutting list from All meshes in the
model, from Selected meshes in the model or from Selected drawings.

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5. Properties

Property Description
General
Meshes Here you can define which meshes will be recognized
by the mesh cutting list. If a mesh is not in the list, it
will not show up in the mesh cutting list.
Also the standard height and length for each mesh are
shown here.
You can add meshes through the mesh catalog, which
you can start by pushing the Select button.
You can delete a mesh again, by pushing the Delete
button.
Placement Here you can define how the meshes are placed on
the list. You can choose between:
by row and columns: You can define how many rows
and columns will be shown on the list.
by distance: You can define horizontal and vertical
distance between the mesh views on the list.

Maximum views per drawing Here you can define how many mesh views will be
shown on the list.

Drawing margins Here you can define the margins of the paper. You can
define four margins (top, bottom, right and left).
Important: If a template is placed on the list, the margin
has to take this into account. That will not happen
automatically.

Rows and columns Here you can define how many rows and columns will
be shown on the list.

Distances between the views Here you can define horizontal and vertical distance
between the mesh views on the list.

Weight tables Here you can define if weight tables are shown on the
list. You have following options:
Gross Weight:

Net Weight:

Both:

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 None.

Open first drawing Here you can define if the first page of the list is
opened after the creation of the mesh has been
finalized.

Close dialog automatically Here you can define if the dialog closes automatically
after the creation of the mesh has been finalized.

Attributes On this tab page you can define how the individual
parts of the mesh presentation, incl. dimensions, text,
lines, hatches, look like.
What to do to set this up.
If the standard doesnt match your wanted result, you
can change it by double clicking directly on the object
in the drawing and change it and save it under your
own attribute file.
To use your own setting, you just have to select your
own attribute file in the dropdown list on this page and
you will get your result.

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6. Result
This could be a result of the tool

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7. Additional information
- If any changes have been done in the model after creation of the mesh cutting list, it will not
be up to date anymore and needs to be recreated. You can delete the current created list or
mark it somehow as old.
This will be handled in the future, but not now.

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