Adjust the display settings

Use the Display dialog to define how parts and other model objects appear in the model.

Set the visibility and representation of model objects

You can define the visibility and representation separately for different types of model objects in the Display dialog.

Double-click anywhere on the model background to open the View Properties dialog.

Alternatively, on the View tab, click View properties.
Click the Display... button to open the Display dialog.
To specify which objects are visible in the model, select or clear the checkboxes.

You can specify separately the object visibility for the objects in model and for the objects in components.
To specify how parts, bolts, holes, welds, construction planes, and reinforcing bars are shown in the model, select a suitable representation option.
You have the following options:
- Fast
- Exact
- Reference line (only for parts)
- Exact slotted holes (only for holes)
- Exact - no weld mark (only for welds)
If you are working with cast-in-place concrete structures, and the pour management functionality is enabled:
1. In the Cast in place list, select whether you want to show the structures as Parts or as Pours.
2. If you selected Parts for the cast-in-place concrete structures, select whether you want to show the parts as Merged or as Separated.
Ensure that the view is selected.
Click Modify to apply the changes.

To quickly modify the visibility of objects in model and in components, use the contextual toolbar. Click the view, and use the eye icon on the contextual toolbar to set the visibility.

Visibility and representation settings

Use the Display dialog to control the visibility and representation settings of model objects. Note that some of the settings may affect system performance.


Option	Description
Settings tab
Parts	Select how parts are displayed. Fast uses a rapid drawing technique that displays internal hidden edges, but skips cuts. The setting does not automatically affect already modeled parts. When you switch this setting on, the fast representation mode will be applied only to newly created parts and to parts that are displayed with the Show with exact lines command. Exact displays the cuts, but hides the internal hidden lines of parts. Reference line shows parts using part reference lines. This option increases display speed significantly, when viewing the entire model, or large parts of it. Cast-in-place concrete structures can be displayed as Pours, or as Parts that can be Merged or Separated. For more information, see View cast-in-place concrete structures.
Bolts	Select how bolts are displayed. Fast displays the axis and a cross to represent the bolt head. This is the recommended representation mode for bolts, because it increases display speed significantly and consumes less system memory. Exact shows bolts, washers, and nuts as solid objects.
Holes	Select how holes are displayed. Fast only displays the circle in the first plane. When using this option, Tekla Structures always displays fast holes on the first part (counting from the head of the bolt). If there are slotted holes in any of the parts, a slotted hole is displayed on the first part, even if the hole in that part is not slotted. The new slotted hole has the same size and rotation as the first slotted hole (counting from the head of the bolt). Holes that are outside a part are always displayed as fast holes. Exact shows holes as solid objects. Exact slotted holes only displays slotted holes in exact mode and ordinary holes in fast mode.
Welds	Select how welds are displayed. Fast displays a symbol for welds. Exact shows welds as solid objects and displays the weld symbols. When you select welds, the weld marks are displayed. Exact - no weld mark shows welds as solid objects but does not display the weld symbols, nor the weld marks when you select welds. For more information, see Set the visibility and appearance of welds.
Construction planes	Select how construction planes are displayed.
Reinforcing bars	Select how reinforcement objects are displayed. Fast displays the shape of reinforcement meshes using an outline polygon and a diagonal line. Single reinforcing bars and bar groups are displayed as solid objects. Exact shows reinforcing bars, bar groups, and reinforcement meshes as solid objects.
Advanced tab
Part label	See Show part information by using part labels.
Point size	Select the appearance of points and part handles, and change the point size. The In model option increases the point size on the screen when you zoom in. The option shows points (on the view plane and outside the view plane) and part handles as 3D cubes. The In view option does not increase the point size. Shows points (on the view plane and outside the view plane) and part handles as flat 2D objects. To change the size of the part handles, use the advanced option XS_HANDLE_SCALE. Other point properties can be modified in point properties.