tekla structures drawing manual

The following table describes some of the main features of Tekla Structures drawings and reports: Automatic workshop draw-ings Automatically create single-part and assembly drawings, usi

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Preface 1

1 Introduction to Drawings 5

1.1 Basics 5

1.2 Screen layout 8

1.3 Toolbars 9

1.4 Selecting drawing objects 12

1.5 Using commands 13

1.6 Drawing types 16

1.7 Three levels of editing drawings 20

1.8 Colors in drawings 21

2 Getting Started with Drawings 23

2.1 Opening drawings 24

2.2 Creating drawings 28

2.3 Working with drawings 35

2.4 Saving and closing drawings 41

2.5 Drawing reference 41

3 Drawing Layout 43

3.1 Introducing layouts 43

3.2 Table layouts 45

3.3 Working with tables 47

3.4 Key plan 51

3.5 Scale and location of drawing views 53

3.6 Drawing size 57

4 Dimensioning 63

4.1 Dimension basics 64

4.2 Part dimensions 69

4.3 Bolt dimensions 76

4.4 Position dimensions 78

4.5 Check dimensions 88

4.6 Controlling dimensions 90

4.7 Dimension appearance and location 101

4.8 Dimension reference 111

5 Drawing Properties 113

5.1 Common drawing properties 114

5.2 Drawing view properties 119

5.3 Drawing section view properties 132

5.4 Parts and neighbor parts in drawings 138

5.5 Bolts and welds in drawings 145

5.6 Reinforcement in drawings 149

5.7 Marks in drawings 152

5.8 Merging marks 166

5.9 Grids in drawings 170

5.10 The Drawing Classifier 172

5.11 Drawing properties reference 178

6 Editing Drawings 179

6.1 Additional drawing objects 180

6.2 Additional marks 187

6.3 Symbols in drawings 188

6.4 Adding text and links to drawings 190

6.5 DWG and DXF files in drawings 195

6.6 Working with drawing objects 197

6.7 Working with drawing views 205

7 Printing 209

7.1 Printing reports 209

7.2 Printing drawings 214

7.3 Printing drawings to file 219

7.4 Creating a PDF file 223

7.5 The plotter catalog 224

Index 231

Introduction

This is the Tekla Structures Drawing Manual The following paragraphs

explain how this guide is organized, suggest different paths for different types of user, describe the other guides provided in the package and the procedures used

in case some problem is found in the software or guides

Audience

This guide is for structural engineers, detailers, and designers who model, lyze, and design concrete, steel, and timber structures

ana-We assume that you are familiar with the processes of structural engineering

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This guide is divided into the following chapters:

Chapter 1: Introduction to Drawings

Introduces you to Tekla Structures, its user interface, and the basic concepts of the Drawing Editor This is the best chapter to start with to gain a basic under-standing of Tekla Structures drawing types and drawing modification levels

Chapter 2: Getting Started with Drawings

Explains how to create drawings and work with them in Tekla Structures If you are new to Tekla Structures, you should read Chapter 1 before this chapter

Chapter 3: Drawing Layout

Explains how drawing layout works in Tekla Structures You should read ters 1 and 2 before you work through this chapter

Chap-Chapter 4: Dimensioning

Explains how to create dimensions in Tekla Structures drawings

Chapter 5: Drawing Properties

Explains how to set the properties of different drawing types in Tekla tures.You should read Chapters 3 and 4 before you start creating drawings

Struc-Chapter 6: Editing Drawings

Explains how to edit drawings in Tekla Structures This chapter also explains how to work with additional drawing objects, such as text, symbols, and marks

Chapter 7: Printing

Explains how to generate and print reports and drawings in Tekla Structures

1 Introduction to

Drawings

Introduction This chapter provides an overview of the Tekla Structures Drawing Editor

inter-face, and introduces its basic features It also explains the different types of drawings you can create, and the various levels of editing drawings

To create different types of drawings with a single command, you can use

wiz-ards If you want to create one type of drawing at a time, use the commands on

the Drawing menu See also Drawing types (p 16) and Creating drawings

Drawings integrated into the model

Tekla Structures integrates the drawings and reports with the model This means that, for example, dimensions and marks in drawings are always correct It also makes it impossible to delete parts and bolts from drawings However, you can filter out parts and bolts in drawings, or make them invisible

You can create drawings and reports at any stage of the project If the model changes, Tekla Structures asks you to update the related drawings

You can only open up-to-date drawings Tekla Structures indicates which ings you need to update in the Drawings dialog box See Drawing list (p 24) and

draw-Drawing status flags (p 27).

If the drawings are not frozen, updating drawings deletes all drawing level fications (additional dimensions, text, etc.) from single-part, assembly, and cast-unit drawings See Locking and freezing drawings (p 35)) In most other cases drawing modifications are permanent and are updated automatically

You can create several types of output, from general arrangement drawings to material reports All the information comes directly from the model, which mini-mizes the work you have to do In most cases all you have to do is check the pre-defined settings or do some minor editing

The following table describes some of the main features of Tekla Structures drawings and reports:

Automatic workshop draw-ings

Automatically create single-part and assembly drawings, using predefined settings for layout, dimensions, marks, etc Create drawings of selected parts with a single command

Creating single-part

or assembly ings (p 31)

draw-Wizards The most effective way to create

drawings is to use wizards They

automatically produce different types of drawings of different parts, such as beams, columns, and braces

Using drawing ards (p 30)

wiz-Up-to-date drawings

The drawings are actually part of the model If you revise the model, Tekla Structures also updates the associated draw-ings, so they are always up to date

Working with drawings (p 35)

Reports Tekla Structures creates reports

directly from the model, so the information is always accurate

You can generate a wide variety

of reports at any time during a project, including pre-bill of material lists at quotation stage, cut lists, bolt lists, and weld lists

Printing reports

(p 209)

Revision control Tekla Structures recognizes the

changes in the model and matically adjusts the relevant drawings and material lists

auto-Defining drawing revisions (p 39)

Cloning You can save time by cloning

complex drawing styles

Cloning drawings

(p 38)

1.2 Screen layout

When you start the Tekla Structures Drawing Editor, the menus and icons for modeling disappear and several new toolbars are displayed The model views remain on the screen The following illustration identifies the various areas of the Tekla Structures Drawing Editor window:

Drawing Editor The Drawing Editor includes

fully interactive editing tools for adding dimensions, lines, text, etc into the drawings

Manual ing (p 66)

dimension-Customized reports and drawings

Tekla Structures includes many ready-to-use standard reports and drawings You can also cre-

ate your own templates.

What are plates?

Select switches determine select-able objects

Snap settings trol which points you can snap to and pick

con-Commands for creating dimensions and objects

Switches Select switches and Snap settings are special toolbars containing switches which

you can use to control which objects can be selected, and how Tekla Structures snaps to points

Use select switches to limit which object types can be selected For example, if only the Select marks switch is active, Tekla Structures only selects marks, even

if you select the entire drawing area For more information, see Selecting

Numeric location In the Enter a numeric location toolbar, you can enter exact coordinates to place

objects See Numeric snap (p 201)

1.3 Toolbars

The toolbars contain icons giving easy access to some of the most used commands

frequently-Using icons Most Tekla Structures icons work as follows:

• A single-click initiates the command

• A double-click displays the properties dialog box of that object type,

and initiates the command.

For more information on toolbars, and how to customize them, see Managing

toolbars in the Modeling Manual and Customizing the user interface in the

online help

Basic toolbars

This section describes the most important toolbars and their icons in the Tekla Structures Drawing Editor

Standard The Standard toolbar is visible by default It contains basic commands for saving,

printing, and working with drawings All commands are listed from left to right

of the toolbar

The commands on the Standard toolbar are:

• Save the current drawing

• Plot

• Open the drawing list

Edit The Edit toolbar contains commands for trimming and cutting drawing objects

The commands on the Edit toolbar are:

• Trim

• Split

• Divide

View The View toolbar contains commands for creating views and zooming

The commands on the View toolbar are:

• Create a view from a model view

• Create a view from a model by area

• Create a view from a view

• Create a section view

• Zoom in

• Zoom out

• Create a zoom window

Dimension Use the Dimension toolbar to edit dimensions

The commands on the Dimension toolbar are:

• Create a parallel dimension

• Create a perpendicular dimension

• Create an x dimension

• Create a y dimension

• Create an orthogonal dimension

• Create a free dimension

• Create a curved radial dimension

• Create an angular dimension

• Create a radius dimension

• Add a dimension point

• Remove a dimension point

• Combine dimension lines

• Remove dimension point circle

• Remove all dimension point circles

Text Add text and symbols to drawings using the Text toolbar

The commands on the Text toolbar are:

• Create text with a leader line

• Create text

• Create text along a line

• Create text along start point arrow line

• Create a symbol

• Create a level mark

• Create a weld symbol

Drawing Use the Drawing toolbar to create additional drawing objects.

The commands on the Drawing toolbar are:

1.4 Selecting drawing objects

To use Tekla Structures effectively, you need to know how to select objects and use select switches For more information, see How to select objects in the Mod-eling Manual

Select filter settings also affect which objects you can select See Select filter in the Modeling Manual

For information on modifying the toolbars, see Customizing

the interface in the System Manual

Select switches Select switches control which object types can be selected The select switches in

the Drawing Editor work in the same way as the ones in the Model Editor, but the actual switches differ The following select switches are available in the Drawing Editor:

1.5 Using commands

As you become familiar with Tekla Structures, you will find that there are several ways to do some operations Most of the ways are introduced in this section Later in this manual, we refer to this section or present only the way(s) most use-ful for a first-time user After some practice, you may choose a different way

Any objects Turns all switches on You can select all

object types, except for single bolts

Lines etc You can select additional drawing objects,

i.e lines, arcs, circles, rectangles, polylines, and polygons

Text You can select any text in drawings

Marks You can select part, bolt, and connection

marks

Drawing parts You can select parts in drawings, i.e

col-umns, beams, plates, etc

Section symbols You can select section symbols

Dimensions You can select an entire group of dimensions

by selecting one dimension in the group.Single dimensions You can select single dimensions

Executing commands

There are several ways to execute commands in Tekla Structures

• Single-click an icon just to execute the command

• Double-click an icon to display the properties of the object type, and

to execute the command

Pull-down menu You can execute commands using pull-down menus Tekla Structures contains

two types of menus for basic objects:

• The commands on the Properties menu set the properties of different object types

• The commands on the Points, Parts, and Create menus, for example, create objects using the properties of each object type

Pop-up menu A pop-up menu appears when you click the right mouse button If you have an

object selected, the commands on the pop-up menu relate to that object

prop-• Place the object(s) in the model

You can carry out these steps in any order

For example To create objects:

1 Double-click the icon of the object type you want to create Tekla Structures displays the properties dialog box

2 Enter or modify the object properties

3 Click Apply or OK See also Common buttons in the Modeling Manual

4 Pick points to place the object(s)

To position objects without defining their properties:

1 Single-click an icon, or a menu command

2 Pick points to place the object(s) Tekla Structures creates the object using the current properties for that object type See also Modifying objects

(p 15)

Modifying objects

To modify the properties of an object, or multiple objects:

• Select the object(s) to modify

• Open the properties dialog box and modify the object properties

You can carry out these steps in any order

For example To modify objects:

1 Double-click one of the objects you want to modify to open the object erties dialog box

prop-2 Modify the properties See also Modify filter checkboxes in the Modeling Manual

3 Select the remaining object(s) to modify See also How to select objects in the Modeling Manual

4 Click Modify.For information on how to resize and move objects, see Manipulating drawing

objects (p 202) and Copying and moving drawing objects (p 204).

Using commands simultaneously

Transparency You can use some Tekla Structures commands transparently This means that

you can execute these commands while another command is still running For example, the commands on the Window and Setup menus are transparent

Ending commands

To cancel or end commands, do one of the following:

• Click the Interrupt icon (next to the Undo and Redo icons)

• Right-click and select Interrupt from the pop-up menu

• Press the Esc key

To create several objects with the same properties, pick multiple points The object commands in Tekla Structures run until you end them or use another command See also Ending com-

mands (p 15).

• On the Edit menu, click Interrupt.

Assembly drawing

Assembly drawings are typically workshop drawings showing fabrication mation for one assembly In most cases, an assembly consists of single parts that are either bolted or welded to a main part

infor-Assembly drawings usually use larger sheet sizes than single-part drawings, for example A3 or imperial standard size 11" x 17"

See also Creating single-part or assembly drawings (p 31)

Cast-unit drawing

Cast-unit drawings are dimensional, formwork, or reinforcement drawings used

in concrete design and construction

Cast-unit drawings that show cast-in-place concrete structures usually use large sheet sizes, for example A1 or imperial standard size 24" x 36" Drawings that show precast structures usually use smaller sheet sizes, for example A3 or impe-rial standard size 11" x 17".

See also Creating cast-unit drawings (p 32)

General arrangement drawing

Create general arrangement (GA) drawings when you need:

• Several views on one drawing, including the entire model or a part of it

• Erection, marking, or foundation plans

• Information from model views, including 3D views

See also Creating general arrangement drawings (p 33)

Multi-drawing

Multi-drawings are workshop drawings which gather together several single-part

or assembly drawings on one sheet

Create multi-drawings when you want to:

• Have more than one assembly on a sheet

• Collect multiple single-part drawings on a large sheet

Multi-drawings usually demand large sheet sizes such as A1 or imperial standard size 24" x 36".

See also Creating multi-drawings (p 34)

1.7 Three levels of editing drawings

You can edit drawings on three levels

Drawing

properties

On the highest level you can change the drawing properties, which changes all

the objects in the drawing You can change the drawing properties for more than one drawing using the drawing list and drawing properties dialog boxes You can also change the properties of a single drawing using the Drawing Editor See

Drawing Properties (p 113).

View properties The second level is to edit on the view level, where you modify selected drawing

views You can change the view properties in the Model Editor before you create drawings, or by modifying existing views in the Drawing Editor See Drawing

view properties (p 119).

Whenever possible, you should modify drawings by changing the drawing properties These modifications also remain when the drawing is recreated due to a model change, for example

Object properties The third and lowest level is to edit on the object level, where you change

indi-vidual objects in a drawing Use the Drawing Editor commands to modify ing objects See Editing Drawings (p 179)

draw-1.8 Colors in drawings

You have the following basic options for background and line colors in drawings:

If you do not freeze a drawing you lose view and object level modifications when the drawing is recreated See Updating

drawings when the model changes (p 36) and Locking and freezing drawings (p 35).

You can define different line colors for different objects in each object’s ties See also Drawing Properties (p 113).

proper-White background, black lines

To use, check the Black and white drawing switch

in the Setup menu.Tekla Structures shows different line thicknesses using the Pen number in the color table in plotter catalog See also Color

(p 228).Black backgound, col-ored lines

To use, set the ment variable

environ-XS_BLACK_DRAWING_BACKGROUND to TRUE in user.bat file and restart Tekla Structures

The drawing classifier may also affect the line color of objects See The Drawing Classifier (p 172)

2 Getting Started with

Drawings

Introduction This chapter explains how to create drawings and work with them in Tekla

Struc-tures First we introduce you to the drawing list, which is an important tool for managing drawings Then we explain how to create drawings using the different tools available The third section contains advice on handling updates, revisions, issuing and other changes to drawings

Assumed

background

If you are new to Tekla Structures, we recommend that you read Chapter 1,

Introduction to Drawings, first, to gain a basic understanding of Tekla

Struc-tures drawings

Contents This chapter is divided into the following sections:

• Opening drawings (p 24)

• Creating drawings (p 28)

• Working with drawings (p 35)

• Saving and closing drawings (p 41)

• Drawing reference (p 41)

2.1 Opening drawings

You can only have one drawing open at a time If you already have a drawing open, Tekla Structures prompts you to save that drawing before opening the next one

To open a Tekla Structures drawing:

1 In the Model Editor, click Drawing>List or

2 Select a drawing from the list in the Drawings dialog box

3 Click Open, or double-click the drawing to open it

Drawing list

All drawings from the Tekla Structures model appear on the list in the Drawings

dialog box This list displays the following information about each drawing:

Flags Flags are characters (I, L, F, n, *, etc.) at the beginning of

each row They indicate the drawing status See Drawing

status flags (p 27).

Dates The creation and modification dates of the drawing

Revision The revision number or mark of the drawing See also

Defining drawing revisions (p 39).

Using the drawing list

You can control which drawings appear in the Drawings dialog box using various commands

The following tables explain what the buttons in the Drawings dialog box do The buttons on the right of the dialog box are:

Size The paper size the drawing uses See Drawing size (p 57)

Type The drawing types are identified by the following letters:

• W for single-part drawings

• A for assembly drawings

• C for cast-unit drawings

• G for general arrangement drawings

• M for multi-drawings

See also Drawing types (p 16)

If a U (unknown) drawing appears in the drawing list, delete

it, then recreate it You can also check the database

Name The drawing name is the number of the part from which the

drawing was created You cannot change this drawing name

You can choose to have Tekla Structures base the name of cast-unit drawings on the position number or the ID of the cast-unit See also Creating cast-unit drawings (p 32)

Title You can add a drawing title using the Name field in the

drawing properties dialog box See Common drawing

properties (p 114).

You can choose whether Tekla Structures shows either revision numbers or revision marks on the drawing list By default, it shows revision numbers To see revision marks instead, set the environment variable

XS_SHOW_REVISION_MARK_ON_DRAWING_LIST=T

RUE

Display – All Lists all existing drawings

Display – Invert Inverts the contents of the current list

Filter – Selected Lists selected drawings

The buttons at the bottom of the Drawings dialog box are:

Filter – Up to date Lists only up-to-date drawings To see a list of

draw-ings that need updating, click the Invert button after using this button

Filter – Select parts When you select a drawing and then click Select parts,

Tekla Structures selects and highlights the ing part(s) in the model

correspond-Filter – By parts Only lists the drawings associated with the parts you

have selected in the model Use this button to identify the drawings associated with a specific part

Lock – On Prevents the selected drawings from being opened,

modified, or deleted Tekla Structures still displays the update flags (P and N) for locked drawings See also

Locking and freezing drawings (p 35).

Lock – Off Unlocks the selected drawings and allows you to open,

modify, and deleted them

Freeze – On Freezes the selected drawings, so changes in the model

or updating drawings do not remove manual tions in drawings See also Locking and freezing

modifica-drawings (p 35).

Freeze – Off Unfreezes the selected drawings, so changes in the

model or updating drawings override manual cations.in drawings

modifi-Issue – On Flags the selected drawings as issued (flag I) See also

Issuing drawings (p 39).

Issue – Off Removes the issue flags (I) from selected drawings

Revision See Defining drawing revisions (p 39)

Open Opens the selected drawing in the Drawing Editor

You can only select one drawing from the list at a time

If the Open button is grayed, you have more than one drawing selected

You can also double-click a drawing on the list to open

it See also Opening drawings (p 24)

Update Updates selected drawings, except drawings that are

locked Also updates parts and bolts in frozen ings See also Updating drawings when the model

draw-changes (p 36).

Drawing status flags

Tekla Structures uses certain characters, “flags”, to indicate the status of the drawings Flags appear at the beginning of each row in the Drawings dialog box

If a drawing does not have any flag, it is up to date

Update marks Updates marks in selected drawings

Clone Clones the selected drawing for a similar part See

P The parts in the drawing have changed, e.g

parts have been added or deleted, or part properties have changed

Updating ings when the model changes

draw-(p 36)

N The actual drawing is up to date, but the

number of identical parts has changed.

n The part from which the drawing was nally created has been deleted

origi-X All the parts related to the drawing have been deleted

freez-ing drawfreez-ings

(p 35)

F The drawing is frozen

D A linked drawing has been modified

• The details, dimensions, etc in the model are correct.

In this section This section explains, in general terms, how to create different types of drawings

For more detailed instructions, see the online help

* A drawing gets an * flag in four cases:

• A copied drawing has been modified

• The drawing is a cloned drawing

• A frozen drawing has been updated

• A drawing flagged n has been updated, and there are still other parts relevant to the drawing in the model

Cloning drawings

(p 38)

I The drawing has been issued For example, you might re-issue drawings that have been sent to site

Issuing drawings

(p 39)

M The issued drawing has been edited or wise changed

Prior to creating or editing assembly, single-part, cast-unit, or multi-drawings, you need to number the model This is so that Tekla Structures connects the right objects to the right draw-ings Tekla Structures warns you that numbering must be up to date

Before creating drawings

Prior to creating assembly, single-part, cast-unit, or multi-drawings in Tekla Structures:

1 Update the numbering of model objects See Numbering parts and

Num-bering settings in the Modeling Manual.

2 Create test drawings of different types of parts to see how well the defined drawing properties and layouts suit your needs

pre-3 Modify drawing properties and layouts if necessary and save them Enter a name for the properties file and click Save as

Setting drawing properties

Tekla Structures creates drawings using the properties defined for each type of drawing To view or modify drawing properties, select a drawing type from the

Properties menu in the Model Editor You can also change drawing layout using the Properties menu

Using the Model Editor to create drawings

You create drawings in the Model Editor To create drawings:

1 Select a drawing type from the Properties menu

2 Use the drawing properties dialog box to select the appropriate predefined properties, and then click Load

5 Select the entire model.

6 On the Drawing menu, select the drawing type

7 Tekla Structures creates the drawings, and they appear on the drawing list in the Drawings dialog box See also Opening drawings (p 24) and Working

with drawings (p 35).

If you want to create drawings of individual parts, assemblies, model views, or existing drawings, select those objects, then use the right-click pop up menu to create the drawings

Using drawing wizards

A wizard combines a series of actions so that you can create drawings using a single command You can use wizards to create single-part drawings, assembly drawings, and multi-drawings

Wizards contain instructions telling Tekla Structures which drawing type, select filter, and drawing properties to use You can edit wizard files or create your own See Creating wizard files in the online help

Only activate Select parts on the Select switches toolbar when selecting parts Otherwise selection could take a long time in large models See Controlling the selection in the Modeling Manual

To see which wizards are available, click File > Wizard in the Model Editor For detailed instructions on how to use drawing wizards, see the online help.

Wizard log By default, Tekla Structures writes a log file when you run a wizard The log

files contain information such as errors, number of drawings created, commands used, etc For more information, see Wizard log in the online help

Creating single-part or assembly drawings

You can create all single-part or assembly drawings for a certain part type at the same time, instead of selecting the parts one by one In this case, you probably want the drawings to look similar and have the same properties

To create single-part or assembly drawings of one type of part:

1 Use the Select filter to select the part type, e.g columns Select the whole model See Select filter

2 Click Properties>Single-part drawing (or Properties>Assembly drawing )

to display thedrawing properties dialog box

3 Select the predefined properties from the list box and click the Load button

4 Click Apply or OK

5 To create drawings, click Drawing>Single-part drawing (or

Drawing>Assembly drawing)

For detailed instructions on how to create drawings, see the online help

Creating cast-unit drawings

Create cast-unit drawings when you need several drawings of one cast unit to show information about:

• Dimensions

• Formwork

• Reinforcement

• Cast-in fittingsCast-unit drawings do not show bolts and welds, or bolt marks and weld marks, unless you add them manually

Method Create cast-unit drawings:

• By cast unit position

Tekla Structures associates the drawing with the position number of the cast unit and all cast units that have the same position number

• By cast unit ID

Tekla Structures associates the drawing with a specific cast unit, using its unique ID

Sheet number You can define sheet numbers for cast-unit drawings

Steps To create cast-unit drawings:

1 Select the cast units Or use an appropriate Select filter and select the whole model See Select filter

2 Click Properties>Cast-unit drawing to open the drawing properties dialog box

3 Select the predefined properties you want to use from the list box, and then click the Load button

4 Select the cast unit definition method: By position or By ID

5 Click Apply or OK

6 Click Drawing>Cast-unit drawing

7 Tekla Structures creates the cast-unit drawings

For detailed instructions on how to create drawings, see the online help

Creating general arrangement drawings

To create a general arrangement drawing, click Drawing>General arrangement drawing in the Model Editor For more detailed instructions on how to create this type of drawing, see the online help

You can create general arrangement drawings from a named model view without

opening the view You have the option to:

• Create one drawing for each selected view

• Add all selected views to one drawing

As an alternative, you can create an empty drawing, and then add model views to

it using the Drawing Editor For detailed instructions on how to create drawing views, see the online help

You do not need to update numbering to create or open general arrangement drawings

Creating multi-drawings

Create multi-drawings when you need to:

• Include more than one assembly on a sheet

• Place several single-part drawings on one sheet

Of what You can include several types of objects in multi-drawings:

• Existing drawings

• Model and drawing views

• Selected parts and assemblies

With or without

layout

If you create multi-drawings from existing drawings, you can choose to include their individual layouts If you want to have separate lists, tables, and call-offs for each part or assembly, you should include the individual drawing layouts You can also include lists and tables for all parts or assemblies in the multi-draw-ing

For detailed instructions on how to create this type of drawing, see the online help

Adding views to drawings

Before you create drawings, you can define which views Tekla Structures should create automatically See Defining which drawing views to create (p 120) and

Adding section views to drawings (p 132).

Once you have created drawings, you can still add views to them manually You can create drawing views of:

• Views in the model See Create > View > From model > View in the online help

• Areas of the model See Create > View > From model > Area in the online help

• Views in the same drawing See Create > View > From view in the online help

• Single parts in an assembly See Single-part views in assembly