If you need to use a specific size in your drawings, for example, A3, A2, or A1, you can
specify the exact size, and let Tekla Structures automatically select the suitable drawing view scale. The drawing
size should always be smaller than the actual paper size to accommodate printer margins.
Note that the following instructions do not apply to GA drawings.
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On the
Drawings & reports tab, click
Drawing properties and select the drawing type.
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Load drawing properties that are as close to the ones you need as possible.
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Click
Layout.
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On the Drawing size tab, set Size definition mode to Specified size .
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Select the size from the
Drawing size list.
The available drawing sizes
are defined through the Layout
editor.
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Select the table set from the Layout list.
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On the
Scale tab, set
Autoscale to
Yes.
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Set the
Main view scales and
Section view scales.
Enter the denominators of scales and separate them with spaces. For example, enter "5 10 15 20" for the scales 1/5, 1/10, 1/15, and 1/20.
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Select the
Scale change mode, which defines the relationship between the scales of main and section views within a drawing.
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Click
View creation in the options tree on the left, select the view and the properties that you want to change, and click
View properties.
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Enter the preferred scale.
Do the same for each view that you create.
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Save the view properties and click
Close.
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Click
Save to save the drawing properties, then click
OK and create the drawing.
Tekla Structures creates the drawing using the specified size.
Tekla Structures first tries to use the preferred scale for the drawing views, then the alternative scales, and selects the largest possible scale.