Plugins (.dll)
Updated:
6 Aug 2020
Plugins are component tools used to, for example, automate creation of model or drawing objects.
Plugins are loaded inside the Tekla Structures process. In Tekla Structures, start Plugins from the Applications & components catalog.
The Tekla.Structures.Plugins assembly provides for example following classes for creating plugins:
| Class | Description | |
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| PluginBase | An abstract base class for component tools. | |
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PluginFormBase
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A base class for plugins that use Windows Forms for dialog design. Class adds the following support:
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ConnectionBase |
A base class for defining Connections, Details and Seams. These types are more specialized and restricted by the input values than the ones derived from PluginBase. | |
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CustomPartBase |
A base class for defining custom parts. | |
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DrawingPluginBase |
An abstract base class for drawings plugins. Contains the user-interface and the dialog using the PluginFormBase. |
The Tekla.Structures.Dialog namespace contains classes and methods that enable, for example, dialog creation for Tekla Structures plugins and localization of dialogs.
| Class | Description | |
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| PluginWindowBase | A base class for plugin WPF dialogs. The class extends the WindowBase class by adding communications with Tekla Structures. | |
| PluginFormBase | A base class for plugin Form dialogs. The class extends the FormBase class by adding communications with Tekla Structures. |