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Drawing settings reference

Tekla Structures
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Tekla Structures

Drawing settings reference

There are a lot of settings in Tekla Structures that you mainly control in the properties dialog boxes. There are also some additional settings files that you need to modify in a text editor.

Click the links below to find out more:

  • General arrangement drawing properties

  • Single-part, assembly and cast unit drawing properties

  • Layout properties

  • View properties in drawings

  • Section view properties

  • Dimension and dimensioning properties

  • Mark properties

  • Mark elements

  • Pour object and pour break properties in drawings

  • Part and neighbor part properties in drawings

  • Bolt content and appearance properties in drawings

  • Surface treatment visibility and content properties in drawings

  • Surface treatment hatch pattern properties (surfacing.htc)

  • Reinforcement/Neighbor reinforcement and mesh properties in drawings

  • Reinforcement settings for drawings (rebar_config.inp)

  • Placement properties for marks, dimensions, notes, texts and symbols

  • Model weld properties in drawings

  • Drawing sketch object properties

  • Drawing grid properties

  • Settings in the Options dialog box: Orientation settings

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