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) 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.
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.
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
- Double-click an open drawing.
- Click the check box toggle selection button at the bottom of the dialog box, and select only the check box next to Detail view.
- Click Detail view.
- Enter the start number or letter.
- 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.
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.
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.
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:
Tekla Structures creates the drawing view using the view properties of the original view.