Shape/Grade/Size Maintenance: Dimension Alternates
Not version-specific
Tekla PowerFab
Tekla PowerFab GO
This feature allows you enter any number of alternate designations for a dimension. They will be used during import to redirect material to the desired Tekla PowerFab dimension.
Dimension Alternates – Setup
- Select the menu option Maintenance -> Shapes/Grades/Sizes.
- Select a shape (PL in this example).
- Select the dimension “7/16 x “.
- Select the menu option Shape / Grade / Size Maintenance -> Switch to Metric/Imperial Mode -> Switch Sizes to Metric Mode.
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The dimensions are now shown in Metric mode:
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- The default metric equivalent of PL 7/16 is 11.1mm. If you were to receive an import file that used PL 11mm that would be treated as a new dimension. You could change the metric equivalent of PL 7.16 to 11mm, but then 11.1mm would be treated as a new dimension. Select the Alternates tab to the right of the dimension list.
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The dimension alternates on that tab are the designations that will be recognized during import and redirected to the dimension selected on the left.
- To add PL 11mm as an alternate, enter 11mm in the input and click Add, enter 11 as the Alternate Dimension, and click OK.
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Now, if you import a file that has PL 11mm into any module it will automatically be redirected and saved in the job as PL 7/16 (metric equivalent: PL 11.1mm).