Tekla.Extensions

The best unofficial library for Tekla Structures Open API

You can easily change you coding in Tekla Structures with this library

Benefits

1. Easy to use
2. Saving time for code
3. More classes for showing your data
4. Makes your code clean and readable

Code Examples

This code examples show you why you need to use this library.

How did you code before

using TSMUI = Tekla.Structures.Model.UI;
using Tekla.Structures.Model;
    public double GetWeight()
    {
            //Summing all weight of all parts in Assembly
            TSMUI.ModelObjectSelector selector = new();
            double allWeight = 0;
            ModelObjectEnumerator enumerator = selector.GetSelectedObjects();
            while (enumerator.MoveNext())
            {
                if (enumerator.Current is Assembly assembly)
                {
                    ModelObject mainPart = assembly.GetMainPart();
                    _ = mainPart.GetReportProperty("WEIGHT", ref allWeight);
                    foreach (object item in assembly.GetSecondaries())
                    {
                        ModelObject modelObject = item as ModelObject;
                        double tempWeight = 0;
                        modelObject.GetReportProperty("WEIGHT", ref tempWeight);
                        allWeight += tempWeight;
                    }
                }
            }
            return allWeight;
    }

How you write with LINQ queries

using TSMUI = Tekla.Structures.Model.UI;
using Tekla.Structures.Model;
using Tekla.Extension;
        public double GetWeight()
        {
            //Summing all weight of all parts in Assembly
            TSMUI.ModelObjectSelector selector = new();

            return selector.GetSelectedObjects()
                    .ToIEnumerable<Assembly>()
                    .FirstOrDefault()
                    .GetAllPartsOfAssembly()
                    .Select(a => a.GetWeight())
                    .Sum();
        }

How did you code before

public class AssemblyPrefixNumberer
{
    public static void NumberSelected()
    {
        Tekla.Structures.Model.UI.ModelObjectSelector selector = new Tekla.Structures.Model.UI.ModelObjectSelector();
        var objects = selector.GetSelectedObjects();

        List<Assembly> assemblies = new List<Assembly>();
        Assembly tempAssembly;
        var enumerator = objects.GetEnumerator();
        while (enumerator.MoveNext())
        {
            try
            {
                tempAssembly = enumerator.Current as Assembly;
                if (tempAssembly != null) assemblies.Add(tempAssembly);
            }
            catch { }
        }

        int index = 1;
        Part tempPart;
        foreach (Assembly assembly in assemblies)
        {
            var parts = assembly.GetSecondaries();
            parts.Add(assembly.GetMainPart());
            foreach (object partObj in parts)
            {
                tempPart = partObj as Part;
                if (tempPart != null)
                {
                    // Изначально хотел заполнить поле префикс сборки для детали, но это не работает.
                    tempPart.AssemblyNumber.Prefix = $"{index}";
                    tempPart.Modify();
                }
            }
            index++;
        }
        var result = new Model().CommitChanges();
    }
}

The same code after using Tekla.Extension

public class AssemblyPrefixNumberer
{
    public static void NumberSelected()
    {
        int index = 1;
        new Tekla.Structures.Model.UI.ModelObjectSelector().GetSelectedObjects()
            .ToIEnumerable<Assembly>()
            .SelectMany(a => a.GetAllPartsOfAssembly())
            .ToList()
            .ForEach(p =>
            {
                p.PartNumber.Prefix = index.ToString("0");
                p.Modify();
                index++;
            });

         new Model().CommitChanges();
     }
}

Non case sensetive report property

using TSMUI = Tekla.Structures.Model.UI;
using Tekla.Structures.Model;
using Tekla.Extensions;


        var part = new TSMUI.ModelObjectSelector()
            .GetSelectedObjects()
            .ToIEnumerable<Part>()
            .FirstOrDefault();

        double netWeight = part.GetReportProperty<double>(" weight net ");

Licence

The Tekla.Extensions library is made available under The 2-Clause BSD License.

Third Party Licences

The Tekla.Extensions library makes use of the 3rd party software package, under his associated licences

• 'Tekla Structures open API' : https://www.tekla.com/terms-and-conditions/eula

Support & Help

Create the ussie if you have any question or problems using the library. Our contributors will try to help you

Tasks to do

• Make nuget package
• Add Assebmy and Part class
• Add more examples for readme file
• Add example project
• Make Tests
• Add Forms Dialogs
• Add Intersections
• Add Geometry core 3d