Define the work area

Tekla Structures indicates the work area of a view using dashed lines. Objects outside the work area exist, but they are not visible. You can shrink and expand the work area to suit particular situations, for example to concentrate on a particular area of the model. You can temporarily hide the work area box.

Fit work area to entire model

You can resize the work area to include all model objects, either in all views or in selected views only.

On the View tab, click Work area

and select one of the following:

To entire model in all views

Fits the work area to include all model objects in all visible views.
To entire model in selected views

Fits the work area to include all model objects in the selected views.

Fit work area to selected parts

You can resize the work area to include only selected parts, either in all views or in selected views only.

Select the objects you want to include.
On the View tab, click Work area and select one of the following:
- To selected parts in all views
  
  Fits the work area to include the selected model objects in all views.
- To selected parts in selected views
  
  Fits the work area to include the selected model objects in the selected views.

Fit work area using two points

You can resize the work area based on two corner points you pick on the view plane. The depth of the work area is the same as the view depth.

On the View tab, click Work area and select Using two points.
Pick the first point.
Pick the second point.

Hide the work area box

You can temporarily hide the work area box in a view. This can be useful, for example, when creating screenshots for presentations.

Hold down the Ctrl and Shift keys simultaneously.
On the View tab, click Redraw > Redraw all views.
To make the box visible again, click Redraw > Redraw all views again.

Tip:

Alternatively, use the advanced option XS_HIDE_WORKAREA.

If you place objects are outside the work area

If you place new objects outside the work area, or copy or move objects outside the work area, Tekla Structures displays a warning message Objects outside the work area. You can expand the work area to include the new objects.

If you do not wish to see thew warning message again you have the option to hide future warnings of the same type. You can also have Tekla Structures show these warnings again.

To hide future warnings of the same type, select the Do not show this message again check box.
To re-display the warnings, hold down the Shift key while running a command that should normally induce a warning message. For example, if you deliberately copy or move objects outside the work area while holding down the Shift key, the associated warning message reappears.