Example: customize a message file

In this example, you will modify a message that Tekla Structures uses for near side plates in drawings. You want Tekla Structures to display (NS) instead of (N/S).

1. Go to the ..\Tekla Structures\<version>\messages folder.

2. Open by_number.ail using a standard text editor.

   The by_number.ail file contains both prompts and default texts that Tekla Structures uses in drawings.

3. Browse to the following section:

   string by_number_msg_no_675

   {

   ...

   entry = ("enu", "(N/S)");

   };

4. Change (N/S) to (NS) in the entry row.

5. Save and close the file.