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Tekla StructuresSteel DetailingDrawings

Training Guide

Product version 20.0

March 2014

© 2014 Tekla Corporation


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Contents

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Lesson 11.1 Drawing types...........................................................................................................................9

1.2 What is numbering and how to plan it ............................................................................... 9

1.3 Numbering tips..................................................................................................................... 10

1.4 Numbering............................................................................................................................ 11

1.5 Changing numbering settings ............................................................................................. 11

1.6 Numbering, comparison and tolerance settings ............................................................... 12

1.7 Checking the numbering ..................................................................................................... 14

1.8 Comparing parts................................................................................................................... 161.9 Comparing assemblies.......................................................................................................... 16

1.10 Assigning numbering series................................................................................................. 16

1.11 Assigning assembly numbers............................................................................................... 17

1.12 Changing the assembly number of selected objects only ................................................ 18

1.13 Defining assembly position sort order ............................................................................... 18

1.14 Drawing List.......................................................................................................................... 19

1.15 Drawing status flags ............................................................................................................ 20

1.16 Entering drawing status...................................................................................................... 21

1.17 Searching for drawings and saving the search results..................................................... 23

1.18 Saving the search results .................................................................................................... 231.19 Filtering Drawing List contents .......................................................................................... 23

1.20 Creating and viewing drawing snapshots .......................................................................... 24

1.21 Opening a drawing............................................................................................................... 25

Lesson 22.1 Three levels of modifying drawings .................................................................................... 29

2.2 Associativity in drawings..................................................................................................... 30

2.3 Associativity symbols ........................................................................................................... 31

2.4 Change symbols.................................................................................................................... 31

2.5 Selecting change symbol color ........................................................................................... 322.6 Removing change symbols .................................................................................................. 32

2.7 Examples of associativity in a general arrangement drawing......................................... 33

2.8 Examples of associativity in an assembly drawing........................................................... 34

2.9 Updating drawings after model changes........................................................................... 35

2.10 Freezing and unfreezing general arrangement drawings................................................. 36

2.11 Freezing and unfreezing single part and assembly drawings .......................................... 36

2.12 General arrangement drawings in Tekla Structures......................................................... 37

2.13 Creating general arrangement drawings ........................................................................... 38

2.14 Creating a view of entire model view in a general arrangement drawing .................... 39

2.15 Cloning general arrangement drawings through Drawing List ....................................... 40

2.16 Example of a cloned general arrangement drawing ........................................................ 41


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2.17 Section views in drawings................................................................................................... 42

2.18 Creating a section view....................................................................................................... 43

2.19 Modifying view label marks................................................................................................ 46

2.20 Moving views in a drawing ................................................................................................. 49

2.21 Moving views from one drawing to another..................................................................... 49

2.22 Resizing the drawing view boundary.................................................................................. 50

2.23 Dragging in drawings........................................................................................................... 52

2.24 Shortening parts in drawing views..................................................................................... 532.25 Adding part marks ............................................................................................................... 55

2.26 Adding associative notes ..................................................................................................... 57

2.27 Leader lines........................................................................................................................... 58

2.28 Grids in drawings ................................................................................................................. 58

2.29 Modifying grid visibility ...................................................................................................... 60

2.30 Moving grid labels ............................................................................................................... 60

2.31 Defining a fixed size for grid label frames........................................................................ 62

2.32 Drawing layouts ................................................................................................................... 62

2.33 Modifying a table layout..................................................................................................... 64

2.34 Key plans............................................................................................................................... 67

2.35 Adding a key plan to a drawing layout ............................................................................. 672.36 Using a specific drawing size .............................................................................................. 68

2.37 Sizing drawings automatically............................................................................................ 68

Lesson 33.1 Master Drawing Catalog ...................................................................................................... 73

3.2 Saved settings in Master Drawing Catalog ....................................................................... 78

3.3 Adding saved settings to the Master Drawing Catalog ................................................... 79

3.4 Modifying master drawing properties of saved settings ................................................. 79

3.5 Creating general arrangement drawings using saved settings........................................ 80

3.6 Rule sets in Master Drawing Catalog................................................................................. 81

3.7 Adding a rule set to the Master Drawing Catalog ........................................................... 81

3.8 Modifying master drawing properties of rule sets........................................................... 83

3.9 Creating drawings using rule sets ...................................................................................... 83

3.10 When to clone drawings ..................................................................................................... 84

3.11 Cloning templates in Master Drawing Catalog................................................................. 84

3.12 Adding a new cloning template to Master Drawing Catalog.......................................... 84

3.13 Modifying master drawing properties of cloning templates........................................... 86

3.14 Cloning drawings in Master Drawing Catalog .................................................................. 86

3.15 Using cloning templates from other models..................................................................... 87

3.16 Creating sample images for master drawings................................................................... 873.17 Displaying master drawing descriptions ............................................................................ 88

3.18 Using folders in Master Drawing Catalog ......................................................................... 88

3.19 Searching for master drawings in Master Drawing Catalog ........................................... 89

3.20 Removing master drawings from Master Drawing Catalog............................................. 90

Lesson 44.1 Assembly drawings in Tekla Structures .............................................................................. 93

4.2 Creating assembly drawings................................................................................................ 93

4.3 Including single-part views in assembly drawings............................................................ 94

4.4 Single-part drawings in Tekla Structures.......................................................................... 95


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4.5 Copying a drawing to a new sheet in Drawing List.......................................................... 95

4.6 Creating single-part drawings............................................................................................ 96

4.7 Creating several drawings of the same assembly by adding sheets in properties......... 96

4.8 Example: Creating multiple drawings of the same assembly by adding sheetsin properties ......................................................................................................................... 97

4.9 Modifying part and neighbor part representation ........................................................... 97

4.10 Part and neighbor part representation options ................................................................ 98

4.11 Examples: Part representation.......................................................................................... 1004.12 Modifying bolt representation ......................................................................................... 102

4.13 Displaying surface treatment in drawings....................................................................... 104

4.14 Hatching in drawings......................................................................................................... 105

4.15 Hatching drawing shapes manually.................................................................................. 106

4.16 Hatching part faces and part cross-sections .................................................................. 107

4.17 Automatic scaling and rotation of insulation................................................................. 108

4.18 Advanced hatching ............................................................................................................ 109

4.19 Detailed object level settings............................................................................................ 109

4.20 Creating a drawing level filter for general arrangement drawings.............................. 110

4.21 Creating and saving object properties files..................................................................... 111

4.22 Creating detailed object level settings on drawing level............................................... 1114.23 Applying detailed object level settings in a drawing ..................................................... 112

4.24 Example: Using detailed object level settings ................................................................ 112

Lesson 55.1 Detail views in drawings.....................................................................................................119

5.2 Creating a detail view ....................................................................................................... 120

5.3 Modifying a detail view label, detail mark and detail boundary .................................. 121

5.4 Adding a drawing shape in a location you pick.............................................................. 122

5.5 Anchor bolt plans............................................................................................................... 123

5.6 Creating an anchor bolt plan with one scale.................................................................. 124

5.7 Creating an anchor bolt plan with two combined scales .............................................. 125

5.8 Adjusting anchor bolt plan views..................................................................................... 129

5.9 Displaying additional parts in an anchor bolt plan ........................................................ 130

5.10 Labeling and modifying detail views in anchor bolt plans before creating a drawing 131

5.11 Adding a drawing shape in a location using fixed coordinates .................................... 131

5.12 Adding single or multiple lines of text............................................................................ 132

5.13 Adding symbols in text annotations ................................................................................ 132

5.14 Modifying text properties................................................................................................. 133

5.15 Adding links to text files .................................................................................................. 133

5.16 Adding links to DWG or DXF files.................................................................................... 1345.17 Trimming a line .................................................................................................................. 134

5.18 Splitting drawing shapes into two pieces........................................................................ 136

5.19 Dividing drawing shapes into equal segments ................................................................ 137

5.20 Covering part outlines ....................................................................................................... 137

Lesson 66.1 Automatic drawing-level dimensioning of general arrangement drawings..................141

6.2 Automatic drawing-level dimensioning of single-part, assembly and cast unitdrawings.............................................................................................................................. 143

6.3 Adding manual dimensions to general arrangement drawings ..................................... 143


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6.4 Adding manual dimensions to profiles and holes ........................................................... 144

6.5 Adding radial dimensions .................................................................................................. 145

6.6 Keeping dimensions in fixed locations............................................................................. 145

6.7 Adding tags in dimensions ................................................................................................ 146

6.8 Excluding automatic dimension tag content .................................................................. 148

6.9 Level marks......................................................................................................................... 150

6.10 Modifying elevation dimension reference point (datum level)..................................... 150

Lesson 77.1 Saving drawings manually..................................................................................................155

7.2 Autosaving drawings.......................................................................................................... 155

7.3 Renaming a drawing .......................................................................................................... 155

7.4 Drawing revisions in Tekla Structures ............................................................................. 156

7.5 Creating drawing revisions................................................................................................ 156

7.6 Changing drawing revision information .......................................................................... 157

7.7 Deleting drawing revisions................................................................................................ 158

7.8 Adding revision marks in drawings .................................................................................. 158

7.9 Symbols in drawings .......................................................................................................... 1597.10 Symbol Files browser ......................................................................................................... 159

7.11 Symbol Editor ..................................................................................................................... 160

7.12 Inserting a symbol in a drawing ....................................................................................... 160

7.13 Welds in drawings.............................................................................................................. 161

7.14 Modifying model weld visibility and appearance in a drawing..................................... 163

7.15 Adding weld marks ............................................................................................................ 165

Lesson 88.1 Multidrawings .....................................................................................................................169

8.2 Modifying multidrawing properties before creating a drawing.................................... 170

8.3 Creating empty multidrawings and copying or linking drawing views to the emptydrawing ............................................................................................................................... 170

8.4 Creating multidrawings of selected drawings................................................................. 171

8.5 Reports in Tekla Structures .............................................................................................. 171

8.6 Creating reports ................................................................................................................. 171

8.7 Printing reports .................................................................................................................. 173

8.8 Saw cut angles in reports ................................................................................................. 173

8.9 Printing single drawings.................................................................................................... 174

8.10 Printing multiple drawings of different sizes in one go ................................................ 174

8.11 Creating PDF files .............................................................................................................. 1748.12 Changing line thickness in printouts ............................................................................... 175

8.13 Adding a printer instance ................................................................................................. 176

8.14 What affects the printing result...................................................................................... 176


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1.1 Drawing typesFive different drawing types can be generated in Tekla Structures:

• single-part drawings (W)

• assembly drawings (A)

• cast unit drawings (C)

• general arrangement drawings (G)

• multidrawings (M)

The configuration you use determines which drawing types you can create. You can see the differentdrawing types indicated as letters in the Drawing List.

1.2 What is numbering and how to plan itBefore making drawings or reports, you need to number all parts in the model. Numbering is aprerequisite for creating all other drawing types except general arrangement drawings.

What isnumbering

Numbering is the key to production output, for example, drawings, reports, and NC files. Partnumbers are vital in the fabrication, shipping, and erection stages of construction. Tekla Structuresassigns a mark to each part and assembly/cast unit in a model. The mark includes part or assemblyprefix and position number, and other elements, such as profile or material grade. It is useful toidentify the parts to see which parts are similar and which different, because identical parts havethe same number, which makes the planning of the production easier.

Planning • We recommend that you plan the numbering in an early phase of the project. If other users areusing the same model, it is even more important to make a numbering plan that everybody inthe project follows. You should have the numbering ready before you create the first drawings

and reports.

In all drawing types, the basic principle is the same: the model andthe drawings are one. Drawing is a photograph of the model withobjects you add on top of that. It is a window to the modelpresenting 3D structures in 2D. You cannot change the drawing so

that there is something that does not exist in the model. Always goback to the model if you want to change something in the drawing.If you have done a lot of editing, and have to go back and changethe model, you will lose the work that you did in the drawing. This iswhy you should finalize your model before you do any editing indrawings.


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• When planning the numbering, it can be useful to number the model in phases, for example,first floor of the building first, then the second, and so on.

• Give start numbers in wide ranges so that you do not run out of numbers. For example, start thefirst floor with the start number 1000 and the second with start number 2000.

Example One way to plan the numbering series is to create a table:

1.3 Numbering tips• To save time, include the numbering series in the default part properties for each type of part

before you start modeling.

• It is a good idea to have some kind of a routine in numbering. For example, number the modelwhen you start your working day or when you finish for the day.

•Do not change the numbering system in the middle of the project.

• If the default numbering settings do not suit your needs, select Drawings & Reports > Numbering> Numbering Settings to open the Numbering Setup dialog box, and adjust the settings.

• If you have overlapping position numbers or overlapping numbering series, you will get an errormessage.

You can have a closer look at the overlapping position numbers in the numbering history log. Todisplay the log, select Tools > Display Log Files > Numbering History.

• If you find errors in numbering or change the numbering settings, repair the numbering by usingTools > Diagnose & Repair Model > Diagnose & Repair Numbering: All or Diagnose & RepairNumbering: Series of Selected Objects. Check and repair numbering in the model every now andthen, especially before producing drawings or reports.

• Numbering is not just another way of classifying parts. To classify, use Organizer, user-definedattributes, or colors.

Part type

Part

Prefix

Part

Start number

Assembly

Prefix

Assembly

Start number

Beam PB 1 AB 1

Vertical brace PVB 1 AVB 1

Horizontal brace PHB 1 AHB 1

Rafter PR 1 AR 1

Purlin PP 1 AP 1

Column PC 1 AC 1

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1.4 NumberingTo start numbering, select one of the following commands:

1.5 Changing numbering settingsThe Options, Compare and Tolerance areas in the Numbering Setup dialog box contain settings thatyou need to check, and make sure that they are set according to your needs.

1. Click Drawings & Reports > Numbering > Numbering Settings to open the Numbering Setup dialogbox.

2. Change the options in the Compare, Tolerance and Options areas if necessary.

Using the default settings is enough in most cases.

To Do this

Number modified parts Click Drawings & Reports > Numbering > Number Modified Objects.

This is the safest numbering command. You can use this commandwhen you number your model for the first time, and you can use italso later on if you do not have any problems with the speed.

Number parts that havethe same numberingseries settings as theselected parts

Click Drawings & Reports > Numbering > Number Series of SelectedObjects.

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1.6 Numbering, comparison and tolerance settings You can define the Numbering, Compare and Tolerance settings in the Numbering Setup dialog box.

Option Description

Renumber all All parts receive a new number.

You may want to use Renumber all optiononce before generating drawings or NCfiles to avoid gaps in the numbering.

• When you have already sent materialfor fabrication, do not use this option.

• Do not use this option in the middle ofthe project.

Re-use old numbers Numbers that are not in use anymore (dueto model modifications) will be reused fornew parts.

Do not use this option in the middle of theproject.

Check for standard parts If a separate standard part model exists,Tekla Structures compares the parts in thecurrent model with those in the standardpart model.

If the part to be numbered is identical to apart in the standard model, TeklaStructures assigns it the number of the partin the standard model.

This is very handy if you model a lot ofsimilar structures, for example, industrialhalls.

New/Modified > Compare to old The part gets the same number as apreviously numbered similar part. Use thissetting if you suspect that you have similarparts in your model.

New/Modified > Take new number The part gets a new number even if asimilar numbered part already exists.

This setting is useful if your project is in the

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New/Modified > Keep number ifpossible

Modified parts maintain their previousnumbers if possible. Even if a part orassembly becomes identical with anotherpart or assembly, the original positionnumber is maintained.

For example, you might have two different

assemblies, B/1 and B/2, in the model. Lateron you modify B/2 so that it becomesidentical with B/1. If the Keep number ifpossible option is used, B/2 will maintain itsoriginal position number when yourenumber the model.

Synchronize with master model (save-numbering-save)

Use this setting when working in multi-user mode. Numbering locks the mastermodel and performs a save, numbering, anda save sequence, so that all other users cancontinue working during the operation.

Automatic cloning If the main part in a drawing is modifiedand gets a new position, the existingdrawing is not deleted, but automaticallyassigned to another part of the position.For example, if the drawing has been madeof part P1001, and the part changes, thedrawing presents the next part in thenumbering series, P1002.

If the modified part moves to an assemblyposition that does not have a drawing, the

original drawing is automatically cloned toreflect the changes in the modified part.

Compare > Holes The location, amount and size of the holesaffects the numbering.

Compare > Part name The part name affects the numbering.

Compare > Beam orientation The orientation of the beams affects thenumbering of assemblies.

Compare > Column orientation The orientation of the columns affects thenumbering of assemblies.

Compare > Reinforcing bars The orientation of the reinforcing barsaffects the numbering.

Compare > Embedded objects The orientation of the equal embeddedobjects affects the numbering.

Compare > Surface treatment Surface treatment affects the numbering ofassemblies

Option Description


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1.7 Checking the numberingAfter the numbering has been completed, Tekla Structures checks all parts in the model. Thefollowing happens depending on your numbering settings:

• Existing parts retain their numbers (if unmodified).

•

New parts added during modification are compared with existing parts.• New parts that are the same as existing parts receive the same existing number.

• New parts that do not have a number receive a new number.

You can check the position numbers in many places:

• In the model, double-click the background to open the Display dialog box, then go to theAdvanced tab and add Part position to the Part label. The part labels contain the positionnumbers.

• You can check the part number in the Drawing List.

• The drawing label shows the position number and the amount of identical parts.

Tolerance Parts can get the same number if theirdimensions differ less than the valueentered in this box.

For example, if you have a column that is 5m tall and you enter 2 mm as the tolerancefor Steel, steel columns that are 5.3 m tall

do not get the same number as the 5 m tallcolumns.

This setting is based on the used material.

Option Description


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• You can use the Inquire commands on the Tools menu to check the position numbers.

• You can create reports that list your assembly and part position numbers.


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1.8 Comparing partsThe Compare command is a quick way to check if parts are similar and if they get the same positionnumber.

To compare parts:

1. Select two parts in the model.

2. Click Tools > Compare > Parts or click .The results are displayed on the status bar. For example, you may get a message that the partgeometry differs or parts are positioned differently in the assembly.

1.9 Comparing assembliesThe Compare command is a quick way to check if assemblies are similar and if they get the sameposition number.

1. Select two assemblies in the model.

2. Click Tools > Compare > Assemblies or click .The results are displayed on the status bar.

1.10 Assigning numbering series You can use a numbering series to divide objects into groups. For example, you can allocate aseparate numbering series to different phases or part types.

The name of a numbering series consists of a prefix and a start number. You do not have to define apart prefix, for example, you may want to omit the part prefix for minor parts.

When you run numbering, Tekla Structures compares parts that belong to the same series with each

other. All identical parts in the same numbering series are given the same part number.To assign a numbering series:

1. Double-click the part to open the part properties dialog box.

2. In the Numbering series area, define a part prefix and a start number.

3. Click Modify and OK.


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1.11 Assigning assembly numbersTo assign assembly numbers:

1. Select the part to which you want to assign an assembly number.

2. Click Drawings & Reports > Numbering > Change Number > Assembly Number....

The Assign Assembly Number dialog box opens.

3. Enter the number you want to assign.

4. Click the Assign button.

The number is automatically assigned to all identical parts.

You can also change the number for one part without affecting other parts by selecting Selectedobjects only in the Assign Assembly Number dialog box.

The model is not numbered

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1.12 Changing the assembly number of selectedobjects only You can change the assembly number of one part without affecting other parts.

To change the assembly number:

1. Click Drawings & Reports > Numbering > Change Number > Assembly Number....

The Assign Assembly Number dialog box opens.2. Select Selected objects only.

3. Set 1 as the Start number.

The start number and the position number you assign will be added up and decreased by one.

1.13 Defining assembly position sort order You can sort the order in which assemblies are given their position numbers. Click Drawings &Reports > Numbering > Numbering Settings and use the options in the Assembly position sort order

area to sort the position numbers.

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This means the physical location of the assembly in the model. Select the order that is best from theerection or delivery point of view.

You can sort position numbers either in an ascending or descending order.

The order can be based on the following criteria:• The x, y, or z coordinates of the main part of the assembly

• The user-defined attribute of an assembly

• The user-defined attribute of a main part

If the sorting is based on user-defined attributes, Tekla Structures displays a list that includes all theavailable user-defined attributes.

When the sorting is based on x, y, or z coordinates, the sorting is based on the center of gravity ofthe reference axis. Sorting by user-defined attributes or by location does not affect the partposition.

1.14 Drawing ListAll drawings in a Tekla Structures model are listed in the Drawing List dialog box. You can search,sort, select, and display drawings in the list according to different criteria, view saved drawing

snapshots, and open the drawings displayed in the list. You can select a drawing and locate includedthe parts in the model, and find out if a part in the model is included in any of the drawings.

The buttons on the right of the Drawing List dialog box are used to control the drawings in thedialog box.

The Drawing List dialog box can be opened in the model by selecting Drawings & Reports > DrawingList (Ctrl+L) or, when a drawing is open, by clicking Drawing File > Open (Ctrl+O).

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• You can select one drawing by clicking it.

• You can select all drawings displayed in the list at once by pressing Ctrl + A.

• You can select several drawings by holding down Ctrl and clicking the desired drawings.

• You can select several adjacent drawings by clicking the first drawing and then holding downShift and clicking the last drawing.

1.15 Drawing status flagsTekla Structures uses certain flags to indicate the status of the drawings. Flags appear at the

beginning of each row in the Drawing List dialog box. If a drawing does not have any flag, it is up todate.

Flag Column

Information in the

Changes column Description

Up to date Parts modified The parts in the drawing havechanged, for example parts havebeen added or deleted, or partproperties have changed.


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1.16 Entering drawing status You can use the variable DRAWING.USERDEFINED.DR_STATUS to indicate which drawings, forexample, have been sent to an architect. You can enter any text. The status information is displayedin the column Drawing status in the Drawing List dialog box. You need to add filters to the drawinglist. By default, the filters Final, For checking, and For approval are added to the drawing list todisplay and select drawings.

To enter drawing status:

1. Select one or more drawings.

2. Right-click the drawing and select User-defined Attributes....

Up to date Quantity increased

Quantity decreased

The actual drawing is up to date, butthe number of identical parts haschanged

Up to date All parts deleted All the parts related to the drawing

have been deleted.Lock The drawing is locked.

Freeze The drawing is frozen. The partgeometry is updated when thedrawing is updated, but nothing elseis.

Master The drawing has been added as amaster drawing in the MasterDrawing Catalog.

Up to date Linked drawingchanged

A linked drawing has been modified.

Up to date Copied view changed A copied drawing has been modified.

Up to date Drawing updated A frozen drawing has been updated.

Up to date Cloned The drawing is a cloned drawing or adrawing copied to a new sheet.

The flag disappears when you saveand close the drawing.

Issue The drawing has been issued. Forexample, you might re-issuedrawings that have been sent to site.

Issue Issued drawingchanged

The issued drawing has beenmodified or otherwise changed.

Flag Column

Information in the

Changes column Description


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3. Switch off all check boxes by clicking the switch on/switch off button .

4. Enter a status in the Drawing status box.

5. Click OK.

The status information is not case sensitive. The following criteria is used:• The selection filter For checking must contain at least the word check.

• The selection filter Final must contain at least the word final.

• The selection filter For approval must contain at least the word approval.

6. Click OK to close the properties dialog box.

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1.17 Searching for drawings and saving the searchresults You can search for the desired drawings in the Drawing List, and also save your search results.

To search for drawings and save the search results:

1. Click Drawings & Reports > Drawing List.

You can quickly find the drawings using the search area.

2. Enter search criteria in the Enter search criteria box

You can limit the search:

• By selecting an option from the Search in list

• By selecting the Search within the currently visible drawings check box

3. Click Store.

The Store Result dialog box opens.

4. Enter a name for the search result in the Store Search Result dialog box.

The search results are saved in the DrawingListSearches folder that is created in themodel folder. The saved search results are visible also in the drawing set list in the search area.

1.18 Saving the search resultsAfter making a search in the Drawing List , you can save the search results.To save the search results:

1. Click Store.

The Store Result dialog box opens.

2. Enter a name for the search result in the Store Search Result dialog box.

The search results are saved in the DrawingListSearches folder that is created in themodel folder. The saved search results are visible also in the drawing set list.

1.19 Filtering Drawing List contents You can define which drawings you want to see in the Drawing List and in which order.

To filter the contents of the Drawing List, do any of the following:

To Do this

Display a predefined set of drawings • Select a set of drawings from the selectdrawing set list.

Saved search results are also displayed inthis list.

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1.20 Creating and viewing drawing snapshotsWith snapshots you can take a quick look at any drawings without opening the drawing. Use thistool when you just want to check but not edit a drawing, or take a look at several drawings whiletrying to find the one you are looking for a certain drawing revision, for example. You can takesnapshots of all types of drawings.

A snapshot is taken automatically when you open and save a drawing. The snapshot represents thesituation when the drawing was last saved, so any newer changes to the model are not reflected inthe snapshot. If you close a drawing that you have edited, Tekla Structures asks you if you want to

take a new snapshot of the drawing.To create and view snapshots:

1. Select a drawing from the Drawing List, open the drawing and save it.

2. Click the Snapshot at the bottom of the Drawing List to display the snapshot.

Below is an example of a snapshot.

Invert the contents of the currentlist

• Click Invert.

Shows the opposite of the current content.

For example, if you had selected to displayLocked drawings, clicking Invert shows alldrawings except the locked ones.

List selected drawings only • Select the drawings and click Selected.

List up-to-date drawings only • Click Up to date.

List drawings that need to beupdated

1. Click Up to date.

2. Click Invert.

List drawings only associated withthe objects you have selected in themodel

1. Select objects in the model.

2. Click By parts.

Select parts that have drawings, and

then parts that do not havedrawings

Select objects does not work ingeneral arrangement drawings.

1. In the Drawing List, press Ctrl+A to select

all drawings.2. To highlight the parts that have

drawings, click Select objects.

3. After completing step 2 you can highlightthe parts that do not have drawings byholding down Ctrl and selecting theentire model (hold down the left mousebutton and drag all the way from left toright).

Sort the list according to Column name

• Click a column name.

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1.21 Opening a drawing You can only have one drawing open at a time.

Do any of the following:

To Do this

Open a drawing from themodel or when a drawing isalready open

In the Drawing List, double-click the drawing on thelist.

Open the next or the previousdrawing on the list while youhave a drawing open.

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2.1 Three levels of modifying drawingsIn Tekla Structures, you can modify drawings on three levels, depending on how permanent andextensive modifications are needed.

• On the highest level, you can change drawing properties on drawing level . This is done in the Drawing Properties dialog box and its subdialog boxes. This way you can change the properties ofall building objects, marks, dimensions, and views in the drawing at the same time. For example,

you can define that all marks have blue frame. You can modify the drawing properties beforeyou create the drawing and also change them in the created drawing. Property changespropagate to all views and objects in that drawing, except new views that you create after thedrawing is created.

• You can also change drawing properties on view level . This is done in the View Properties dialogbox and its subdialog boxes. The changes take place only in the views that you have selected ina drawing. Settings propagate to all objects in the selected views.

• Finally, you can change drawing properties on object level . On this level, you change theproperties of the selected individual objects in a drawing. This is done in the object-specificproperty dialog boxes. Properties change for the selected objects only. The properties changedon the object level are no longer affected by any property changes on view or drawing level.

•By saving the object property settings and combining them with drawing or view filters anddrawing object types into detai led object level sett ings , you can also apply the object levelproperties on the drawing and view level. Object level settings are a powerful tool: you can usethe same property file for creating drawings and quickly change a particular property beforeyou create drawings, for example, reinforcement color or mark frame shape. The object levelsettings override the property settings in the view and drawing property dialog boxes. Changesin the object level settings applied on the drawing level are inherited to the view level if thereare no object level settings defined on the view level. If you apply object level settings on theview level, they override the drawing level settings.

• The recommended way of working is to work from top to bottom, from drawing level to objectlevel. Get your drawing as close as possible to what you want by first attempting this at the

entire drawing level. Then modify anything else that needs adjusted on the view level, andfinally, if any further cleanup is necessary, you can do this on the individual object level.Themodifications made on the drawing level remain when the drawing is recreated due to a modelchange. Once you change properties on the view level you should not go to the drawing levelproperties and modify drawing properties there. Once you have change something at one level,changing something else on the level above may negate the changes you have just made.

The following image illustrates the idea of the three property levels. The frame color and theshape of the mark are used as an example.

You change the mark frame color and shape for the whole drawing on the

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2.2 Associativity in drawingsAll the Tekla Structures drawings are associative. This means that drawing objects are linked tomodel objects, so that most drawing objects automatically update if the model changes, but you do

not lose manual changes made to drawings. This applies to all drawing types.Tekla Structures updates the following drawing objects to reflect changes in the model:

• parts

• marks

• dimensions

• welds

• views

• section marks

• detail marks

• associative notes• lines and other shapes

• tables

Tekla Structures retains the following manual changes made to drawings:

• Base points of objects; for example, if you drag an object to a new location

• Object properties; for example, color, font, and line type

You change the mark frame color and shape in the selected views. Thechanges take place in the selected views only. The properties do not change inthe whole drawing.

Note that if you change the frame color and shape on the drawing level afterchanging them on the view level for some of the views, the drawing levelchanges override the view level changes in all views. In this case, only viewsettings are not overridden, for example, the view scale stays as you have set

it for individual views.

You change the mark frame color and shape in the selected marks. Theproperties do not change anywhere else. If you try to change the mark framecolor and shape on the view or drawing level, the properties do not change inthe marks that you changed separately.


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2.3 Associativity symbolsIn drawings, the associativity symbol indicates which drawing objects are associative andautomatically updated. Associativity symbols are shown only when you select a drawing object, forexample, a dimension.

Objects that do not have valid association get a ghost associativity symbol and a question mark.

These symbols are shown constantly, even though the dimension is not selected. This makes it easierto find objects that need attention.

The associativity symbols are not shown in printed drawings.

2.4 Change symbolsTekla Structures highlights the marks and dimension marks that have been changed, and thedimension points that have been moved. Tekla Structures highlights also the changes in angledimensions, level marks, and associative notes. The default color is magenta on screen and invisiblewhen printing.

Tekla Structures highlights the changes in the following ways:

• A change symbol (by default a cloud) is drawn around the old point, the new point and thedimension values, or around the changed mark content or note.

• An arrow is drawn from the old point to the new point.

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2.5 Selecting change symbol color You can include the automatic change symbols in printed drawings and change the color of thechange symbol on the screen.

To change the color of the change symbol:

1. Click Tools > Options > Advanced Options > Drawing Properties.

2. Enter the name or number of the color in the advanced optionXS_DRAWING_CHANGE_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR.

3. Click OK.

2.6 Removing change symbols

You can remove change symbols that indicate changes in dimensions, marks and associative notes.Do any of the following:

Change symbols only appear in associative drawings. They do notappear in frozen drawings.

If you use the default color magenta (190), the symbols aredisplayed on the screen but they will not appear in the printeddrawings. Other colors are both shown and printed.

To Do this

Remove dimension change symbols • Click Dimensioning > Review Dimensions > RemoveDimension Change Symbol and select Single or All depending on how many change symbols you want toremove.


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2.7 Examples of associativity in a generalarrangement drawingThe following examples show how associativity affects drawings. In frozen drawings, the partgeometry changes when the model is modified. Drawings that are not frozen are automaticallyupdated.

Drawing is not

frozen

Remove mark change symbols • Click Annotating > Review Marks > Remove MarkChange Symbol and select Single or All depending onhow many change symbols you want to remove.

Remove associative note changesymbols

• Click Annotating > Review Marks > Remove AssociativeNote Change Symbol and select Single or All depending

on how many change symbols you want to remove.

To Do this

Before modifications

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Drawing is frozen

2.9 Updating drawings after model changesWhen you have modified the model, you may need to update the drawing. You have to updatedrawings of parts that have changed after the drawing was changed the last time.

To update drawings after model modifications:

1. Check the numbering settings by clicking Drawings & Reports > Numbering > NumberingSettings.... Select Compare to old for both the new and modified parts.

2. Number all model objects that have same numbering series settings by clicking Drawings &Reports > Numbering > Number Series of Selected Objects, or number only new or modified modelobjects by clicking Drawings & Reports > Numbering > Number Modified Objects.

3. Check the drawing list for status flags.


After modifications


After modifications

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4. To find the parts that have been affected, select each drawing marked with the flag in theDrawing List and click the Select objects button.

Tekla Structures highlights the affected parts in the model. Do the following:

a Check the numbering history log for renumbered parts by clicking Tools > Display LogFile > Numbering History....

Part or Assembly at the beginning of a line in the numbering history log indicates thatTekla Structures has renumbered parts or assemblies, as in the following example:

b To find the renumbered parts in the model, select the relevant entries from thenumbering history log, and Tekla Structures highlights the corresponding parts in themodel.

5. Select the affected drawings from the Drawing List and click Update.

6. If you have new parts in the model, create drawings for them.

2.10 Freezing and unfreezing general arrangementdrawings You can select whether to allow or not allow the drawing to update all associative objects on top of

the drawing views. The geometry of the model is always updated, but the Freeze switch is used forpreventing the drawing objects on top of the views from being updated. For example, partsthemselves are updated, but dimensions, associative notes, and marks are not.

To freeze a general arrangement drawing:

1. If you have the drawing open, close it without saving it.

2. In the Drawing List, select the drawing you want to freeze.

3. Click Freeze > On.

4. When freezing is no longer necessary, select the frozen drawings and click Freeze > Off .

2.11 Freezing and unfreezing single part andassembly drawingsTo freeze and unfreeze single part and assembly drawings:

1. Save the model.

2. Open a drawing.

3. If the drawing does not look the way you want, close it without saving it.

4. Reopen the model. Do not save it.

5. In the Drawing List, select the drawing you want to freeze.

6. Click Freeze > On.

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8. When freezing is no longer necessary, select the frozen drawings and click Freeze > Off .

2.12 General arrangement drawings in TeklaStructuresCreate general arrangement (GA) drawings when you need

• Several views in one drawing, including the entire model or a part of it• Plan drawings (foundation, floor, deck layout, and anchor bolt plans)

• Erection elevation drawings

• Information from model views, including 3D views

General arrangement drawings show the model from the most suitable direction. For example, inplan drawings, you are looking from the top of a building or floor down towards the ground. Inelevation drawings you are looking from one of the sides of the building, like along a grid line. GAdrawings often contain enlarged views of complex areas or details, and other additional informationthat helps in the approval process and during the installation phase.

The G letter in the Type column in the Drawing List denotes a general arrangement drawing.

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2.13 Creating general arrangement drawings You can create GA drawings through the Master Drawing Catalog or using menu, toolbar or pop-upmenu commands. In the following, the general arrangement drawing is created using a menucommand.

Before you create GA drawings, create the model views that you need and ensure that the views areas you want them to be in drawings. The drawing views will have the same orientation and content

as the model view you select. Fit work area using two points to select the area that you want toshow in the GA drawing.

To create a GA drawing using a menu command:

1. Go to Drawings & Reports > Drawing Settings > General Arrangement Drawing...

2. In the Load box, select a predefined properties file that suits your needs the best and click Load.

Always load predefined properties when you are creating a drawing. When you need to modifydrawing properties, save the new changes to predefined properties when necessary.

3. Modify other properties, if necessary.

4. Click OK or Apply.

5. Click Drawings & Reports > Create General Arrangement Drawing... to open the Create General

Arrangement Drawing dialog box.

6. Select the views from which you want to create drawings. You can use the Ctrl and Shift buttons for selecting several views.

7. Select from the list in the Options area, whether you want to

• create one drawing that contains all the selected views

• create one drawing per selected view

• create an empty drawing.

8. Select the Open drawing check box to open the GA drawing automatically.

9. Click Create to create the GA drawings.

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2.14 Creating a view of entire model view in ageneral arrangement drawing You can create a drawing view of an entire model view and add it in the drawing.

To create a general arrangement drawing containing an entire model view:

1. In an open general arrangement drawing, select the model view through View > Model Views >Model View List.

2. Click View > Create Drawing View > Of Entire Model View.

3. Click the model view.

Tekla Structures creates the drawing view using the current properties in the View Properties dialog box. It calculates the boundaries of the view to fit the entire model view into the drawingview, and places the view in the lower-left corner of the drawing.

General arrangemant drawings are overwritten if you recreatethem. If you want to create another general arrangement drawingdrawing of the same model view, give the drawing another name oruse another sheet number in the drawing properties of the drawing.

You can also first create an empty general arrangement drawingand place the entire model view there.

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2.15 Cloning general arrangement drawings throughDrawing List You can clone general arrangement drawings one plane view at a time. You can clone generalarrangement drawing through the Drawing List.

Before cloning, finalize, save, and close the drawing you want to use as a cloning template.

To clone a general arrangement drawing:1. Select the model view you want to include in the drawing.

2. Click Drawings & Reports > Drawing List to open the drawing list.

3. Select the general arrangement drawing you want to use as a cloning template.

4. Click Clone in the Drawing List.

5. In the Clone Drawing dialog box, select the drawing object types that you want to clone into thenew drawing, and the actions for each object type:

• For Dimensions and Other marks (all marks for building objects), select whether you want toClone them, recreate them automatically when you clone a drawing (Create) or Ignore themin cloning.

Selecting Create in the Dimensions and Other marks box is useful if cloning the dimensions orother marks does not produce satisfactory results. Using this option does not create anynew views.

• For other objects, select to Clone or Ignore them.

6. Click Clone selected.

The cloned drawing appears in the Drawing List.

Section and detail views are not always cloned when cloninggeneral arrangement drawings. Only manually added section and

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2.16 Example of a cloned general arrangementdrawingIn this example, you will first create a general arrangement drawing of the first floor of a building,then edit the drawing and then clone the general arrangement drawing of the second floor.

The first floor and second floor have some differences:

You need to edit the general arrangement drawing of the first floor slightly.

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In the cloned drawing:

• The drawing view plane has been moved to match the model view PLAN 2nd Floor plane.

• If there are parts in matching places, the marks have been cloned to the new location and thecontent has been updated.

• Dimensions are cloned.

• Other marks and notes are cloned.

2.17 Section views in drawingsSection views are drawing views that show a cross section of an object in an existing view. TeklaStructures creates the section view using the current properties in the View Properties and SectionSymbol Properties dialog boxes and adds a section mark in the original view. A section view can beeither in the same drawing as the original view or you can move it to another drawing.

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2.18 Creating a section viewTo create a section views of the parts in a drawing view:

1. Open a drawing.

The drawing must contain at least one view.

2. Click Annotating > Properties > Section Mark.

3. Modify the cutting line, section mark, and section view label properties.


5. Hold down Shift and click View > Create Drawing View > Section View.

6. Modify the view properties as required.


8. Pick two points to define the position of the section plane.

It is easier to pick the points if you activate orthogonal snapping by clicking Tools > Ortho orpressing O.

For beams, you can also try picking the top line of the beam and then the bottom line of thebeam using the snap switch Snap to perpendicular points.

9. Pick two points to define the direction of the cut box and the depth of the section view.

The direction of the section is the direction where the section mark arrows are pointing.

When you pick the cut box, exaggerate a little. You ca adjust the view depth and the viewboundary later on.

The depth to the opposite direction is zero (0).

10. Pick the position for the section view.

Source drawing view and object

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A view symbol follows the mouse pointer allowing you to see where you are about to place thesection view.

Tekla Structures creates the section view using the current properties in the View Properties andSection Symbol Properties dialog boxes and adds a section mark in the original view. You canchange the properties after creating the view.

• The view boundary of the created section view remainsselected, and you can adjust the depth and the height of theview boundary by dragging it.

• If necessary, change the view scale of the section view: Double-click the view frame, clear all other selections using the toggleswitch at the bottom, select only the Scale option, and adjustthe scale.

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2.19 Modifying view label marksWhen you create a drawing, the view label contains the elements selected in the drawingproperties. You can modify the view label in the view properties.

To modify the view label:

1. Double-click the drawing to open the drawing properties dialog box.

2. Click View to open the view properties dialog box.

3. Go to the Label tab.

The first two picked points indicate the position of the sectionplane.

The third picked point indicates the direction of the cut box andthe depth of the section view. Here you can exaggerate a little.

The fourth pick finalizes the cut box.

A view symbol follows the mouse pointer while you are placingthe section view.The section view is placed in the selectedlocation. The section view remains selected and the viewboundary highlighted right after the view creation.

The section mark is drawn in the original view. The view boundaryof the section view is also highlighted in the original view rightafter the view creation.


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In the dialog box, you can see where in the view label the mark (A1 - A5) is going to be located.

4. Click the ... button to open the Mark Contents dialog box.


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5. Modify the view label as required.

For example, you can select the elements to be included in the view label marks, the font andframe type of the label mark elements, and go to the Position tab to define the position andalignment of the mark in the label.

6. Click Modify to apply the changes on the drawing.

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2.20 Moving views in a drawing You can move drawing views inside the sheets.

To drag views:

1. Select the view frame.

When you select the frame, the view boundary is highlighted.

2. Drag the view frame to move the view.

2.21 Moving views from one drawing to anotherWhen you move the section views (or detail views) to another drawing, the source drawing and thetarget drawing will contain references to each other.

To move a view to another drawing:

1. Open a drawing.

2. Select the view you want to move.

3. Right-click the view and select Move to drawing from the pop-up menu.

4. Select the target drawing from the Drawing List dialog box.

5. Click Move in the Move view to Drawing dialog box.

6. Save and close the source drawing

Tekla Structures moves the view to the target drawing and creates references between thesource and target drawings.

Example In this example, we have two drawings in the Drawing List: G[1] AXIS and G[2] DETAILS.

We move the detail view DETAIL A from drawing G[1] AXIS to G[2] DETAILS.

Below is the moved detail view in the target drawing G[2] DETAILS. The view label namecontains reference to the source drawing G[1] AXIS.


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In the source drawing G[1] AXIS, the detail mark of the moved detail view contains a reference tothe target drawing G[2] DETAILS.

2.22 Resizing the drawing view boundaryThe view boun dary or view restr ict ion bo x is the dashed frame around the contents of a drawingview, which becomes visible when you click the view frame. You can resize the view boundary, forexample, to show just a specific part of the view contents.

When you select a view, the view boundary is highlighted also in other views. When you change theselected view's boundary in the other views using view boundary handles, the change can be seen inthe view boundary of the selected view. This way you can easily adjust the section view plane andview depth, and you do not need to go to the view properties dialog box to do this.

To resize the view boundary:

1. Click the view frame.

2. Click one of the handles on the view boundary.

3. Drag the handles along the x or y axis of the view.

When the view boundary changes size, the view frame adjusts with the new boundary size.

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In the example below, the section view in the bottom-left corner has been selected, and the viewboundary is highlighted in two other views. You can change the view boundary of the selected viewin the other views by dragging the view handles, and change the section view depth, for example.

Viewboundaryhandle

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2.24 Shortening parts in drawing viewsParts are often shortened in views if parts are quite long and do not include any important details.Parts are only cut in empty areas. If there is something important, for example, a stiffener in thepart, the part is not cut in that area, because that area is considered important, not empty.

To shorten a part in a drawing view:

1. Double-click the view frame to open the View Properties dialog box.

2. Go to the Attributes2 tab.

3. In Cut parts, select Yes.

4. If you want to cut skewed parts, select Yes in Cut skew parts.

5. In Minimum cut part length, set the minimum length of the shortened part.

This setting defines how long the part must at least be to get shortened. The length of the partmust be at least twice the entered value.

6. In Space between cut parts, enter the distance between the cut parts on paper.

1.00 mm is quite small, 3.00 mm is often a good value.

7. Click Modify.

• You can show view shortening symbols in drawings by settingthe advanced optionsXS_DRAW_VERTICAL_VIEW_SHORTENING_SYMBOLS_TO_PARTS and

XS_DRAW_HORIZONTAL_VIEW_SHORTENING_SYMBOLS_TO_PART

S to TRUE through Tools > Options > Advanced Options... >Drawing Properties. If you do not want to do this, the part showsempty space where it is cut.

• You can also control the appearance of the view shorteningsymbol with the advanced optionsXS_SHORTENING_SYMBOL_COLOR,XS_SHORTENING_SYMBOL_LINE_TYPE, andXS_SHORTENING_SYMBOL_WITH_ZIGZAG.


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Example The following example describes the meaning of Minimum cut part length, Space between cut parts,and an area that is not considered to be empty in the part, and therefore the part is not cut.Minimum cut part length is set to 650, which means that the part is shortened in the view at 650.

Below is an example of using the advanced options XS_SHORTENING_SYMBOL_WITH_ZIGZAG andXS_DRAW_VERTICAL_VIEW_SHORTENING_SYMBOLS_TO_PARTS.

Space between cut parts is set to 1. This means the distance between cut parts onpaper (not in model).There is not enough empty area between the stiffeners, and that is why the partis not shortened at Minimum cut part length.


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2.25 Adding part marksIn an open drawing, you can add part marks for all building objects, surface treatment andconnections, or for the selected ones only. For each view, Tekla Structures creates the marksaccording to the mark properties in the view mark properties dialog box. An object may only haveone part mark.

To add part marks, do any of the following:

Below is an example of the part mark properties dialog box. By default, the assembly position andprofile are displayed for main parts. For secondary parts, part marks are not displayed.

To Do this

Add part marks for all parts Click Annotating > Add Part Marks > For All Parts.

If you have deleted marks manually from the drawing, thiscommand will not create the marks, and you will have to createthem manually part by part.

Add part marks for selectedparts and fix the marklocation

1. Select the parts.

2. Click Annotating > Add Part Marks > For Selected Parts

3. If the part mark does not contain any elements in the

drawing view properties, the Part Mark Properties dialog boxis displayed, and you can select the elements to be includedin the part mark.

Add elements and click Modify.

4. To place the mark exactly in the position you pick and keepit there, go to the mark properties dialog box by double-clicking the mark, click Place and select fixed in the Placing list.

Add part marks for selectedparts

• Right-click the parts and select the appropriate markcreation command from the displayed pop-up menu.

Use orthogonal snapping in marks and associative notes with leaderlines to place the marks and notes in a more consistent way inexact locations. When you start dragging a mark or note from aleader line end handle and you have orthogonal snapping on (O orTools > Ortho), the leader line end handle locks to the closesorthogonal point in the drawing (0, 45, 90, 135, 180 degrees).


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Below is an example of a part mark.


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2.26 Adding associative notesAn associat ive note is an extra mark that can include any additional information of the object it isattached to. You can add associative notes to building objects, such as parts and reinforcement,surface treatments, edge chamfers, pour breaks and pour objects. You can add multiple notes to oneobject, and place the notes anywhere.

To add an associative note:

1. Open the drawing.2. Hold down Shift and click Annotating > Associative Note and select With Leader Line, Without

Leader Line, or Along Line.

• With Leader Line: Add an associative note with a leader line at the position you specify.

• Without Leader Line: Create an associative note without a leader line at the position youspecify.

• Along Line: Add an associative note along a line at the position you specify.

3. Select what kind of an object you want to attach the note to in the Content list.

4. Select the elements you want to show in the note, and modify the appearance of the note.

Associative notes may contain the same elements as part marks.

Associative note appearance properties are the same as the ones for part marks. Additionally,you can adjust the leader line arrow height and length.

5. To place the note exactly in the position you pick and keep it there, click the Place button andselect fixed in the Placing list.

6. Click Apply or OK to save the properties.

7. Select the object to place the note.

See below for some examples of leader lines. The one on the left is With Leader Line, the one in themiddle Without Leader Line and the one on the right Along Line.

For edge chamfers and other hard-to-see items, it is easier to usethe pop-up menu command Add Associative Note, as you do nothave to select the object again after selecting the command fromthe pop-up.


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2.27 Leader lines You can use leader lines in text, symbols, weld marks, associative notes and marks, for example, tooptimize their positioning.

You can modify the shape of the leader line by first dragging from the middle point of the line, andthen dragging further from the created handle points and new middle points.

You can drag the base point of the leader lines. If the base point is originally on a line, you can drag

it along that line. If the base point is originally inside a part, you can drag the base point inside thatpart. You can drag the model welds by the base point of the weld mark leader line along the weldseam. Text leader lines can be dragged freely.

2.28 Grids in drawings You can modify grid properties on the drawing and view levels, and individual grids, grid lines andgrid labels in a drawing view.

Use the Select grids in drawings and Select grid lines in drawings in the Drawings: Select toolbar toselect grids and grid lines in drawings and views.

To modify grids, do one of the following:

• Click Grid... in the drawing properties dialog box to modify grids on the drawing level.

• Double-click the border of the drawing view, and click Grid... in the View Properties dialog box tomodify grids on the view level.

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You can modify the following grid properties in the properties dialog box:• grid visibility

• label text placement

• grid line color and type

• label text color, size, font, and frame style

You can also set a fixed size for grids and change the line thickness of the label frames using thefollowing advanced options:

• XS_DRAWING_GRID_LABEL_FRAME_FIXED_WIDTH

• XS_DRAWING_GRID_LABEL_FRAME_LINE_WIDTH_FACTOR


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2.29 Modifying grid visibility You can hide/show grids, or show only grid labels.

To modify the grid visibility, do any of the following:

2.30 Moving grid labelsGrid labels may overlap. You can move the overlapping labels to see them more clearly.

When you move a grid line, the label also moves. You can move individual grid labels. To move a agrid line and a label:

1. Activate the Select grid lines in drawings switch in the Drawings: Select toolbar.

2. Double-click a grid line to open the Grid line properties dialog box.

3. Enter a value in a box in the Text placing area.

4. Click Modify to move the grid line.

To Do this

Hide/show grids 1. Double-click the view frame to open the View Properties dialog box.

2. Click Grid... to open the View Grid Properties dialog box.

3. Select Not visible from the Grid list.

4. Click Modify to hide the grid.

5. To show the grids again, select Visible.

Show only grid labels 1. Double-click the grid in an open drawing to open the Gridproperties dialog box.

2. Select Only grid labels visible from the Grid list.

3. Click Modify to show only the grid labels and hide the grid

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5. Activate the Select grid lines in drawings switch in the Drawings: Select toolbar.

6. Click the grid line to select it.

The grid line and its handles are highlighted.

7. Drag the handle to move the grid label.

Activate Smart Select (S), then it is easier to select the handle.


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2.31 Defining a fixed size for grid label frames You can define a fixed size for the grid label frames. This is useful, for example, when you want allthe grid label frames to be the same size no matter whether there are one or two digits in the frame.

To define the grid label frame size:

1. Click Tools > Options > Advanced Options... > Drawing Properties.

2. Enter a value in millimeters for the XS_DRAWING_GRID_LABEL_FRAME_FIXED_WIDTH option.

The default value is zero, which indicates that the width of the grid label frame depends on thewidth of the grid label.

3. Click OK.

2.32 Drawing layouts You usually need to include in drawings a lot of other information than just the drawing views, suchas lists and tables. You also need to specify the drawing paper size, scale, and perhaps the types offrames you want to use. This is what the layout is all about.

In additional to the default layouts that are available for everyone, your environment containslayouts that are especially designed according to your local requirements.

Layout A layout connects a set of table layouts and a set of drawing sizes. Tekla Structures selects thesmallest defined drawing size which will fit the drawing views and the connected table layout. Thistells Tekla Structures which elements to automatically include in your drawings.

Table layout A table layout is a group of tables, which appear together in a drawing of certain type and size.Table layouts define:

• Which tables appear in drawings

• Where the tables are located

• How much space Tekla Structures leaves between the drawing frame and views

Table In Tekla Structures, the term table refers to various elements of the drawing layout, such as:

• tables (e.g. revision table)

• title blocks

• lists (e.g. part lists)

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• key plans

• DWG files

Tables contain information on building objects. If you change the model, Tekla Structures updatesthe contents of the affected drawings and tables.

You can create tables in Template Editor. In Template Editor, the tables are referred to as templates.

The example below illustrates the relationship between the table layout and drawing views.Thedrawing views are shown in blue, and the elements of table layout in green.

Margins Key plan

Spaces Revision

Std Drawings All TS20

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