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OperationCreateBentPlateByParts Method (Part, Part, BentPlateBendShape)

Modifies the first plate by adding a bend that connects it to the second plate creating a new BentPlate instance based on two parts. This method can change GUID when using from plug-ins. To keep GUID, use AddLeg(ConnectiveGeometry, ConnectiveGeometry, BentPlateBendShape).

Namespace: Tekla.Structures.Model.Operations
Assembly: Tekla.Structures.Model (in Tekla.Structures.Model.dll) Version: 2023.0.1

Syntax

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public static BentPlate CreateBentPlateByParts(
	Part part1,
	Part part2,
	BentPlateBendShape bendShape
)

Public Shared Function CreateBentPlateByParts ( 
	part1 As Part,
	part2 As Part,
	bendShape As BentPlateBendShape
) As BentPlate

Parameters

part1: Type: Tekla.Structures.ModelPart
One part used for creating the bent plate.
part2: Type: Tekla.Structures.ModelPart
The other part used for creating the bent plate.
bendShape: Type: Tekla.Structures.ModelBentPlateBendShape
Shape of the bend (cylindrical or conical)

Return Value

Type: BentPlate
The bent plate object if successful, null otherwise.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ConnectiveGeometryException	Thrown if could not create ConnectiveGeometry instance.
ArgumentException	Thrown if received unsupported bent plate creation input.

Reference

Operation Class

CreateBentPlateByParts Overload

Tekla.Structures.Model.Operations Namespace

API Reference

OperationAddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTD19CAF73_0?cpp=::|nu=.");CreateBentPlateByParts Method (Part, Part, BentPlateAddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTD19CAF73_1?cpp=::|nu=.");BendShape)

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Reference

OperationCreateBentPlateByParts Method (Part, Part, BentPlateBendShape)