In the
Master Drawing Catalog, you can create single-part, assembly and cast unit drawings using cloning templates that you have added there from
Document manager.
Note that only the cloning templates located in the folder that is set for the advanced option
XS_CLONING_TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY
are displayed in the
Master Drawing Catalog.
Limitations:
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You cannot clone general arrangement drawings through the
Master drawing catalog. You can clone general arrangement drawings only by using the
Clone command in
Document manager.
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You cannot clone multidrawings.
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The drawing properties of cloning templates cannot be modified through the
Master Drawing Catalog.
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On the
Drawings & reports tab, click
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Double-click the cloning template that you want to use.
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Go to the
Drawing creation tab and specify how dimensions and marks are cloned.
You can select to ignore the dimensions and marks, clone them, or recreate them.
The
Marks option controls revision marks and all building object marks.
Selecting
Create in the
Dimensions and
Other marks box is useful if cloning the dimensions or other marks does not produce satisfactory results. Using this option does not create any new views.
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On the same tab, select which object types you want to clone.
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If you want to create a drawing only for certain parts, select the parts from the model.
You can also use an appropriate selection filter and select the whole model. Activate only the
Select parts selection switch when you select objects, otherwise the selection may take a long time.
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Click
Create drawings or
Create drawings for all parts.
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Number the model if prompted to do so.
Tekla Structures creates the drawings and adds them in
Document manager. In the
Document manager, cloned drawings are marked with the text
Drawing was cloned in the
Changes column.
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Check the cloned drawing and modify it, if necessary.
Tip:
If you have cloning templates that you have created using an older
Tekla Structures version and want to utilize the better associativity of a newer
Tekla Structures version, refresh the drawing associativity by using the
Refresh Associativity command, which you can type in the
Quick Launch box.