Drawing categories

In Tekla Structural Designer there are five main drawing categories. Each of the categories contains different drawing variants, and each variant has a number of specific options that allows you to configure their appearance. In addition, each variant contains a set number of drawing layers that are switched on and off according to the selected layer configuration. The appearance of each layer is controlled by the layer style. Drawing options, drawing layers, and layer styles can be managed in drawing settings.

See the different drawing categories and variants in the following table:

Category	Drawing variant	Description
Planar drawings	General arrangement	General arrangement (GA) of 2D levels and frames.
	Foundation reactions	GA that also contains support reactions in order to assist foundation design.
	Loading plan	GA that also contains applied loads for the selected load case.
	Beam end forces	GA that also contains forces at the ends of steel beams in order to assist steel connection design.
	Column splice loads	Frame GA that also contains the splice loads at splice locations in steel columns in order to assist steel connection design.
Member details	Concrete beam detail	Beam reinforcement in elevation and section for each span. If necessary, you can also include a reinforcement quantity table.
	Concrete column detail	Column reinforcement in elevation and section. If necessary, you can also include a reinforcement quantity table.
	Concrete wall detail	Wall reinforcement in elevation and section. If necessary, you can also include a reinforcement quantity table.
	Non-concrete beam detail	Individual details for non-concrete beams.
	Non-concrete column detail	Individual details for non-concrete columns.
Concrete member schedules	Concrete beam schedule	Tabular data created by building, by floor, or by selected beams. The information shown in the schedule is based on the design groups.
	Concrete column schedule	A table containing cross sections through each stack for the selected columns. If necessary, you can also include a reinforcement quantity table.
	Concrete wall schedule	A table containing cross sections through each stack for the selected walls. If necessary, you can also include a reinforcement quantity table.
Slabs and mats	Slab/mat layout	Slab item, patch and punching shear reinforcement requirements. If necessary, you can also include a reinforcement quantity table for the reinforcement displayed with an added detailing allowance.
Slabs and mats	Punching check detail	Punching shear reinforcement details for individual punching check locations.
Foundations	Isolated foundation detail	Individual foundation details in plan. If necessary, you can also include the detail in cross section and a reinforcement quantity table.
Foundations	Foundation layout	GA at foundation level displaying isolated bases, pile layouts, and mats. If necessary, you can also include isolated foundation details, a reinforcement quantity table, and an isolated foundation schedule.