1. Click a model or a drawing object to view the current properties in the property pane.
2. In the property pane, modify or enter the properties you want to save.
3. In the box next to the button, enter a name for the property file in which the properties are saved.

   For example, MyProperties.

4. Click to save the properties in the property file.

   The property file is now saved in the current model folder:

   

5. When you want to load the saved properties, select the property file from the list.

   • If you have several property files on the list, start typing the desired property file name to filter the list, then press Enter to select it.

   • If you select an object in the model or in the drawing and load a property file in the property pane, the properties and the user-defined attributes (UDAs) are loaded immediately. Changed values are highlighted in yellow in the property pane. Click Modify to apply the new values.

     If there are changes only in the UDA values in the UDA dialog and not in the values in the property pane, the Modify button in the property pane does not become active. Click Modify in the UDA dialog to active the UDA values.

   • If you start an object creation command and load a property file in the property pane, the properties and the user-defined attributes (UDAs) are used immediately and Tekla Structures creates the object using the loaded values.

   Note:

   If the UDA dialog is open when you load a property file in the property pane, the UDA dialog updates and shows the values of the UDAs that are saved in the property file. However, if you first select an object and load a property file and only then open the UDA dialog, the dialog shows the UDA values of the selected object.

   To check which UDA values are saved in a property file, you need to open the UDA dialog first, or load the property file again after opening the UDA dialog.

6. If you want to make changes to an existing property file:
   1. Load the property file you want to change.
   2. Modify the properties.
   3. Click .

      Tekla Structures saves the changes in the property file shown in the list, overwriting the old property file.

      Tekla Structures uses the new properties the next time you create an object of the same type.

      If you want to create an object using the standard values instead of the saved properties, load the standard file.

Use this method with properties that are displayed in a traditional dialog. For example, with view properties.

1. Open the properties dialog.
2. In the dialog, modify or enter the properties you want to save.
3. In the box next to the Save as button, enter a name for the property file in which the properties are saved.

   For example, MyProperties.

4. Click Save as to save the properties in the property file.

   The property file is now saved in the current model folder:

   

5. When you want to load the saved properties, select the property file from the list, and click Load.

   If there are several property files on the list, start typing the desired property file name to filter the list, then press Enter to select it.

6. If you want to make changes to an existing property file:
   1. Load the property file you want to change.
   2. Modify the properties.
   3. Click Save.

      Tekla Structures saves the changes in the property file shown in the list, overwriting the old property file.

You can remove user-defined property files manually by removing them from the model's \attributes folder.

1. Remove the selected property file from the model's \attributes folder.

   The property files may have different file name extensions, depending on their type.

2. Restart Tekla Structures.