Modify drawing object properties

You can change the properties of the objects in the drawings such as parts, marks, dimensions, bolts, and welds, and save the object properties files for later use.

Open a drawing.
Click the object that you want to modify.

For example, click a sketch object, part, mark, dimension, bolt, or a reinforcing bar.

If the drawing property pane is not open, double-click the object.
Change the desired properties.
Tekla Structures highlights the modified properties in yellow in the property pane.
If you want to discard some of the changes, click the check marks next to each setting to remove them.
You can use the Select All and Select None switches at the bottom of the property pane to select all the changes or to clear all the changes.
To apply the changes in the object, click Modify.
If the values are not valid and you click Modify, the property pane scrolls to the property that has an invalid value and indicates the error with a red exclamation mark and frame.

By default, the modified properties become the new current properties. Tekla Structures uses the current properties the next time you create an object of the same type.

You can also give a new name for the property file and save the file. You should not use spaces or special characters in the property file names. You can load the properties in this file in other drawing objects of the same type, in this case, parts. You can also use the object property files with filters to apply detailed object level settings on object groups.

For details about modifying the objects, see View and modify object properties by using the property pane.