Customize the display of 2D contours

Tekla Structural Designer
2020
Tekla Structural Designer

Customize the display of 2D contours

By default, all contour diagrams consist of 10 evenly sized contours, each accounting for 10% of the total range. If necessary, you can increase or decrease the number of contours, and also change the size and the color of individual contours.

  1. On the Home tab, click Settings.

    The Settings dialog box opens.

    Note:

    If you intend to make the changes to the contours in the current model, ensure that you are making changes to the active settings set.

  2. Go to Scene > Contours .
  3. According to your needs, do one or more of the following:
    To Do this
    Add new contours
    • Click Split.

    Delete existing contours
    • Click Delete.
    Modify the size of contours
    • In the Size [%] column, type new values in the appropriate cells.
    Change the color of contours
    1. In the Color column, click the color that you want to change.

    2. Select a new color.

    3. Click OK.

    Revert to the default contour settings
    • Click Reset.
  4. Click OK.
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