The model is the single source of information for drawings. The drawing is just another view to the model, usually a 2D view. This ensures that the information in drawings and reports is always up-to-date.

Creating drawings is fast, efficient and controlled thanks to one centralized location, Master drawing catalog.

Automatic workshop single-part and assembly drawings, and cast unit drawings of selected parts with predefined settings for layout, views, dimensions, marks, and building objects. View properties are defined separately for each view before a drawing is created.

Automatic general arrangement drawings and anchor bolt plans of selected views.

Drawing objects are associated with model objects, and updated when the model changes.

Changing some of the properties requires the recreation of the drawings.

If there are several identical parts, cast units or assemblies in the model, Tekla Structures creates only one drawing.

You can modify drawing properties on three levels; drawing, view and object level, depending on the drawing type and the desired results.

The drawings consist of three main types of elements: drawing layout, drawing views, and drawing objects. You can select what to include in the drawing before you create it, and also add necessary objects in an existing drawing.

You can check previews of the drawings and print your drawings to pdf, printer or plot file.

You can control drawing revisions, and issue, lock, and freeze drawings.

You can use interactive editing tools for adding dimensions, various sketch objects, marks, notes, texts, symbols, images and links in the drawings.