Two grasshopper scripts generated into a single Tekla model

Grasshopper Tekla
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Hello!

I have two sparate complex gh scripts which each generate a dilatation unit of a steel structure. I would like to work with them in the same Tekla model. (the structures don’t have connecting memebers, they are even put on different phases). The problem is after I generate one structure, close the gh file, open the other file and generate the second structure it is not added to the Tekla model but modifies the elements of the first unit.

I am attaching a simple example (Tekla 2024):
Tekla1.gh (4.8 KB)
Tekla2.gh (4.9 KB)

Tekla1 contains a single 5m long beam:

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Tekla2 contains a single 8m long beam:

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Instead of modifying the first one I would like to have a Tekla model with both the 5m and the 8m long beams.

Is there a possibility to modify the GUID or any other way to include multiple gh script results into one single Tekla model?
I am not willing to bake the elements into Tekla as I am regularly updating the beam properties.

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Hi Petozso,

To duplicate a GH definition so that new objects are generated by the copy, you’d need to copy the GH components into a new GH definition (rather than copying the file itself). See here:

In existing scripts just delete the Tekla object creating components (Beam, Plate etc.) and replace them with new ones.

Cheers,

Sebastian

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Thank you very much!

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