Guthrie Douglas — TESS 440 EXTERNAL WIRE-GUIDED ROLLER SHADE
Distributed in South Africa by Blind Solutions®
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DISTRIBUTION
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Blind Solutions® is the sole & exclusive South African distributor of Guthrie Douglas,
supplying and integrating the full Guthrie Douglas range across South Africa and Africa.
Guthrie Douglas is manufactured in the United Kingdom; Blind Solutions® provides local
specification, supply, motorisation and installation support.

WHAT'S IN THIS PACK
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A BIM/CAD object for the Guthrie Douglas TESS 440 EXTERNAL WIRE-GUIDED ROLLER SHADE, supplied in BOTH industry formats:

  • BlindSolutions_GuthrieDouglas_TESS440_ExternalRollerShade.ifc   – open BIM (Revit, ArchiCAD, Vectorworks, Tekla…)
  • BlindSolutions_GuthrieDouglas_TESS440_ExternalRollerShade.dwg   – native CAD (AutoCAD, BricsCAD, DraftSight…)
  • BlindSolutions_GuthrieDouglas_TESS440_ExternalRollerShade.dxf   – universal CAD exchange format (same geometry as DWG)

All three carry full 3-D geometry (headbox / cassette where applicable, roller tube,
fabric drop, bottom bar, side guides / brackets and Somfy® tubular motor). The IFC file embeds
property data: brand, distributor role (Blind Solutions® — sole & exclusive SA
distributor), guide type, headbox, tube diameter, operation, nominal size and
BlindSpace® concealment compatibility, plus full company + contact details. The
DWG carries the same geometry on named layers with a Blind Solutions®
information block.

MOTORISATION
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Blind Solutions® are Somfy® experts and integrators — motorised systems use genuine Somfy® tubular motors and controls, giving Somfy® project protection.

HOW TO USE
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BIM (IFC): in Revit use Insert > Link IFC (or Open IFC) — or File > Import in
ArchiCAD / Vectorworks / Tekla. Read the Blind Solutions® property sets for
specification data.
CAD (DWG): open or XREF the .dwg in AutoCAD / BricsCAD. Geometry is in
millimetres on named layers.
CAD (DXF): if your CAD software shows a “file damaged” message with the DWG,
use the .dxf file instead — identical geometry in the universal DXF exchange
format, which all CAD packages support natively.
Either way the object places at project origin; move it into your opening.

SYSTEM
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A Guthrie Douglas TESS 440 external wire-guided roller shade with weatherproof headbox for large facades, on a 55 mm tube. Nominal 2200 mm wide x 2600 mm drop (parametric - adjust to opening). Motorised with genuine Somfy® tubular motors and controls.

SPECIFICATION & SUPPLIER (SOUTH AFRICA)
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Supplied & integrated by Blind Solutions® — the sole & exclusive South African
distributor of Guthrie Douglas, servicing projects across Africa.

Specifying expert:
  Ben Blignaut (MD)
  Blind / Curtain Concealment & Sun-Control Automation & Integration Specialist
  082 211 8403  ·  ben@blindsolutions.co.za

Company:
  Blind Solutions® (Pty) Ltd
  +27 11 795 4200  ·  sales@blindsolutions.co.za  ·  blindsolutions.co.za
  Roodepoort, Johannesburg, South Africa

See the enclosed "Specification & Supplier Letter" PDF for the full statement.
