Create views in drawings

Tekla Structures
2021
Tekla Structures

Create views in drawings

After creating a drawing, you can manually add more views.

You can create the following types of views in an existing drawing:

  • Section views
  • Curved section views
  • Detail views
  • Front, top, back, bottom views of parts
  • 3 D views of parts
  • Drawing views of an entire model view
  • Drawing views of selected areas in a model view
  • Drawing views of selected areas in a drawing view

Create a section view

You can create section views of the parts in a drawing view in an open drawing that contains at least one view.

  1. Set the section mark properties first: On the Drawing tab, click Properties > Section mark.
  2. Modify the cutting line, section mark, and section view label properties in Section symbol properties, and click OK or Apply.
  3. Next, set the section view properties: Hold down Shift and on the Views tab, click Section view.
  4. Modify the view properties as required, and click OK or Apply.
    For more information, see View properties in drawings.
  5. Pick two points to define the position of the section plane.

    It is easier to pick the points if you activate orthogonal snapping: On the File menu, click Settings and select Ortho or press O.

    For beams, you can also try picking the top line of the beam and then the bottom line of the beam using the snap switch Snap to perpendicular points.

  6. Pick two points to define the direction of the cut box and the section view depth.

    When you pick the cut box, exaggerate a little. You can adjust the view depth and the view boundary also later on.

    The direction of the section is the direction where the section mark arrows are pointing.

  7. Pick the position for the section view.

    A view symbol follows the mouse pointer allowing you to see where you are about to place the section view.

    The depth to the opposite direction is zero (0).

    Tekla Structures creates the section view using the current properties in the View Properties and Section symbol properties dialog boxes and adds a section mark in the original view. You can change the properties after creating the view. For more information about modifying the view properties, see Modify drawing view properties.

    Tip:
    • The view boundary of the created section view remains selected, and you can adjust the depth and the height of the view boundary by dragging it.

    • If necessary, change the view scale of the section view: Double-click the view frame, clear all other selections using the toggle switch at the bottom, select only the Scale option, and adjust the scale.

    • If you want to create another view, start the Section view command again.

(1) The first two picked points indicate the position of the section plane.

(2) The third picked point indicates the direction of the cut box and the depth of the section view. Here you can exaggerate a little.

(3) The fourth pick finalizes the cut box.

(4) A view symbol follows the mouse pointer while you are placing the section view. The section view is placed in the selected location. The section view remains selected and the view boundary highlighted right after the view creation.

The section mark is drawn in the original view. The view boundary of the section view is also highlighted in the original view right after the view creation.

Create a curved section view

You can create a curved section view of an existing drawing view. This tool is useful when you want to visualize an unfolded face of a building or to manage cladding.

Limitation: A curved section view does not work if it is done on a curved object that is vertical or in 3D.

  1. Open a drawing.
  2. Set the section mark properties first: On the Drawing tab, click Properties > Section mark.
  3. Modify the section label, cut direction symbol, and cutting line properties.
  4. Set the section view properties: Hold down Shift and on the Views tab, click Curved section view.
  5. Modify the view properties as required.
    For more information, see View properties in drawings.
  6. Pick three points on the cut plane.
  7. Pick two points to indicate the cut box.
  8. Pick a point to indicate the location of the curved section view.

    A symbol follows the cursor allowing you to see where you are about to place the curved section view.

Tekla Structures creates the curved section view using the current view properties and section mark properties and adds a section mark in the original view. You can change the properties after creating the view.

Create a detail view

You can create a detail view from a selected area in an existing drawing view in another view. The scale of the detail view is by default the same as that of the main view, but in some environments the detail view is scaled up. The direction of the detail view is the same as that of the original view. Before creating the detail view label and detail mark define a start number or letter in the drawing properties.

  1. Open a drawing.
  2. Set the detail mark properties first: On the Drawing tab, click Properties > Detail mark.
  3. Enter a name for the detail, and modify the detail view label, detail boundary and detail mark properties in Detail symbol properties.

    The shape of the detail boundary you select affects the way you select the area for your detail. For more information about the properties, seeModify detail mark, view label and mark boundary properties in drawings.

    To change the detail symbol to a custom symbol, use the advanced option XS_DETAIL_MARK_REFERENCE_SYMBOL.

  4. Click OK or Apply.
  5. Next, set the view properties: Hold down Shift and, on the Views tab, click Detail view.
  6. Modify the view properties as required.
    For more information, see View properties in drawings.
  7. Click OK or Apply.
  8. Depending on the selected detail boundary shape, do one of the following:
    • If the shape is Circle, pick the center point of the circle and then pick a point on the circle.

    • If the shape is Rectangle, pick corner points for the rectangle.

  9. Pick a position for the detail mark.
  10. Pick a position for the detail view.

Tekla Structures creates the detail view using the current properties in View Properties and Detail symbol properties. The detail view takes the view depth from the original view even if you try to change it. You can change the properties after creating the view.

(1) Detail boundary is set to Circle. You can increase or decrease the detail symbol size by dragging the handle on the detail boundary.

(2) Detail mark

(3) Detail view

(4) Detail view label

Define a start number or letter for detail view label and mark

  1. Double-click an open drawing.
  2. Click the check box toggle selection button at the bottom of the dialog box, and select only the check box next to Detail view.
  3. Click Detail view.
  4. Enter the start number or letter.
  5. Click Modify.

Create additional drawing views of parts

You can create additional views of a part within a single-part, cast unit or assembly drawing. You can select the part plane (front, top, back, bottom) to use or create a 3 D view of the part.

  1. Open a drawing.
  2. On the Views tab, click View of part and select one of the following:
    • Front
    • Top
    • Back
    • Bottom
    • 3D view

    Tekla Structures creates the view using the current properties in View Properties. If a plane already has a view in the drawing, a new one is not created.

  3. Double-click the frame of the new view to open View Properties and modify the properties as required.

    For example, for 3D views, you may want to modify the view angle.

    For more information, see View properties in drawings.

  4. Click Modify.

Example

In the example below, the drawing originally contained only the front view. A 3D view and a top view were added. The angle of the 3D view was modified in View Properties.

Create a drawing view of an entire model view

You can create a drawing view of an entire model view and add it in a drawing.

  1. Open a drawing.
  2. Open the model view list: On the Views tab, click Model views > Model view list, and leave the list open.
  3. Set the drawing view properties: Hold down Shift, and on the Views tab, click Entire model view.

    For more information about view properties, see View properties in drawings.

  4. Modify the view properties, for example the view scale, and click OK or Apply.
  5. Open a model view from the model view list.
  6. Click the open model view.

Tekla Structures creates the drawing view using the current view properties. The view depth is the same as the model view depth. Tekla Structures calculates the boundaries of the view to fit the entire model view into the drawing view, and places the view in the drawing.

Create a drawing view of a selected area in a model view

You can create a drawing view of a selected area in the model, and add it in a drawing.

  1. Open a drawing.
  2. Open a model view list: On the Views tab, click Model views > Model view list, and leave the list open.
  3. Set the drawing view properties: Hold down Shift and on the Views tab, click Area in model view.

    For more information, see View properties in drawings.

  4. Modify the drawing view properties as required, and click OK or Apply.
  5. Open a model view from the model view list.
  6. Pick two corners in the model to define the X and Y dimensions of the drawing view.

    The X and Y directions use the coordinate system of the model view. The view depth is the same as defined in the applied settings in drawing view properties.

Tekla Structures creates the drawing view using the current view properties and places the view in the current drawing.

Create a drawing view of a selected area in a drawing view

You can create a new drawing view of an area in an existing drawing view.

To create a new drawing view of an area in the existing drawing view:

  1. Open a drawing.
  2. Hold down Shift and on the Views tab, click Area in drawing view.
  3. You can modify the view label color.

    Other view properties are inherited from the original drawing view. For more information about drawing view properties, see View properties in drawings.

  4. Click OK or Apply.
  5. Select an area in the drawing view to be added in the new view.
  6. Select a location for the new view.

    A symbol representing the view that you are about to place follows the mouse pointer, so it is easier for you to see where to place the view.

Tekla Structures creates the drawing view using the view properties of the original view.

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