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Cable tensioner, turnbuckle symbol (DWG block)

Cable tensioner, turnbuckle is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named RLG_FIX_TENSIONER in the Railings, balustrades and handrails, group “Fixings and connections”. It carries 12 attributes, 1 of them visible, so it works in equipment lists and BlockSync exports.

Cable tensioner, turnbuckle symbol, block RLG_FIX_TENSIONER
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Block details

Block nameRLG_FIX_TENSIONER
LibraryRailings, balustrades and handrails
GroupFixings and connections
Attributes12 attributes, 1 visible

Attributes

Visible on the drawing: TAG.

Hidden, they carry the data for schedules: FIXING, FIXINGS, PLATE_MM, MATERIAL, FINISH, SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURER, MODEL, QTY, REMARKS, DESC.

Export the attributes of every copy in a drawing to Excel with BlockSync, check them and write the corrections back in one run.

How to use it

  1. Download the ZIP and unzip it. It holds one DWG with the block RLG_FIX_TENSIONER.
  2. Open the DWG and copy the block into your drawing, or insert it from the DWG with INSERT.
  3. Double-click a copy to fill in the tag and the other attributes.

The symbol is our own drawing after the common form of Railings, balustrades and handrails, not a certified copy. The library page explains how the symbols relate to the standard.

Names in other languages

The same symbol under its name in the other site languages.

English
Cable tensioner, turnbuckle
Simplified Chinese
拉索张紧器，花篮螺栓
Traditional Chinese
拉索張緊器，花籃螺栓
Japanese
ワイヤー緊張具、ターンバックル
Korean
케이블 장력 조절기, 턴버클
German
Seilspanner, Spannschloss
French
Tendeur de câble, tendeur à lanterne
Italian
Tenditore per cavo, tenditore a vite
Spanish
Tensor de cable, tensor roscado

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