Custom Item tool
Learn how to customize any item for your unique needs with this powerful tool.
Written by Ilya Kornienko
Updated at April 19th, 2023
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Tips&Tricks
Eliminate point cloud areas for designing Copy a block efficiently with the lock function Build your own scaffold subsystem by ScaffBlock Increase efficiency of modelling with ScaffBlock Quick corners by the Bay, Item and Lapping bay tools Quick and efficient step in scaffold Create F and Box ties efficiently Share a 3D model and make it available by QR codes Set and distribute tools presets Save time using model templates Reuse existing components with high speed and accuracy Quick way of adding multiple components into a bay
- Getting Started
- Working with 3D models
- Modelling
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Scaffold Modelling tools
Scaffold Tools Overview Scaffold Item Tool Scaffold Bay tool Lapping Bay tool Buttress Bay tool Bay Connector tool Lattice Beam tool Corner Arrangements tool Wall Trace tool Bird Cage tool Circular Tank tool Stairs Temporary Roof Containment Mesh Encapsulation Wall Ties Tube Connector for ScaffPlan 1.6 (Previous Version) Tube and Clip Custom Item tool Phase Manager Utilities Help Ribbon ScaffBlock Advanced Options
- Drawings
- Exporting
- Reporting & Engineering
- Release notes
Users can now create, introduce and distribute over the system setup any company-specific scaffolding component or other required shapes. The Custom Item Tool, together with the Editing ribbon, contains a set of modelling tools that allow users to develop custom components from scratch using native Tekla objects, or based on provided component templates using the Insert Item Template Tool. In addition, a component can be imported and converted to the Custom Item if it is based on any of the following file extensions: skp, ifc, ifcZIP, ifcXML, igs, iges, stp, step, or obj.
The Custom Item Tool also allows users to create a component based on any existing scaffolding component in the system by changing its existing length to suit the custom length if required. The tool allows users to assign the created/imported component (shape) to a scaffolding system in use or place it to the common placeholder for being able to use it for all scaffolding systems.
Created components can be also deleted/exported for workflows taken by a user providing a flexible way of component storage and distribution.
Company-specific components/shapes created are available in the Item Tool, providing the full power and intelligence of the Item Tool for users utilising the custom component created.