Dimensioning to center lines on drawings
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Tekla Structures
Environment
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Question:
How can I turn on dimensioning to center lines for the stiffeners modeled as contour plates (red arrow on picture)? Now it is dimensioning to the edges.
![beam_with_stiffener_plates[1].png](/dist/spf/styles/large/spf/support/images/ghd/beam_with_stiffener_plates%5B1%5D.png?itok=XEPuaZAY)
Answer:
In order to make the dimensioning automatically point to the centre of the stiffener, you need to modify the dim_planes_table.txt file.
In the file, stiffeners are controlled by the line 51. If you change the middle column to TRUE, and you create the drawing again, the dimensions will point to the middle of the stiffeners. The text in this file can vary by environments.
How can I turn on dimensioning to center lines for the stiffeners modeled as contour plates (red arrow on picture)? Now it is dimensioning to the edges.
Image
Answer:
In order to make the dimensioning automatically point to the centre of the stiffener, you need to modify the dim_planes_table.txt file.
In the file, stiffeners are controlled by the line 51. If you change the middle column to TRUE, and you create the drawing again, the dimensions will point to the middle of the stiffeners. The text in this file can vary by environments.
Image