Model weld mark properties in drawings

You can select the content that is displayed in model weld marks in drawings, modify the appearance and visibility of the model weld marks, and select how the weld marks are placed.

Model weld marks refer to the weld marks of the welds that have been created in the model. You can also add model weld marks manually in an open drawing. For more information about welds and weld marks in drawings, see Welds in drawings. For a list of drawing weld mark properties, see Drawing weld mark properties.

To display model weld mark properties in an open drawing, do one of the following:

Select Weld mark in the drawing property pane object list.
Click a model weld mark in the drawing. If the property pane is not open, double-click the mark.
To open weld mark properties in a dialog, go to Quick Launch, start typing "welding mark" and select Welding mark properties from the displayed list.

On the drawing and view level, you can display weld mark properties in any of the following ways:

On the Drawings & reports tab, click Drawing properties, select the drawing type, and go to weld mark properties directly by clicking the Weld mark button (GA drawings), or go to drawing View properties and click Weld mark in the options tree (other drawing types).
In an open drawing, double-click the drawing background, and go to mark properties directly by clicking the Weld mark button (GA drawings), or go to View properties and click Weld mark in the options tree (other drawing types).
In an open drawing, double-click a drawing view frame and click Weld mark in the options tree.

Weld mark properties in property pane

Most of the settings listed below are also available on drawing and view level, but the name of the setting might be slightly different.


Setting	Description
Save, load and search mark properties	To load existing mark properties, select the properties from the list. To save the modified mark properties, enter a new name and click . To search for a property, start typing the property name.
Mark
Weld number Edge/Around Workshop/Site Reference text	Activate the eye buttons to show the information in model weld marks. These settings are common to above line and below line. If the settings are not activated, the related information is not shown in the model weld mark. Weld number: Tekla Structures assigns a number to each weld when the weld is created. The maximum number of characters that can be shown for Reference text is 80, including one character for each line of text. This limitation comes from the model weld. On the drawing and view level, you need to select the needed checkboxes or options.
Above line, Below line	If the eye buttons for the properties are not activated in the Above line or Below line column next to the following properties, the properties are not displayed in the model weld mark: Prefix Type Size Angle Contour Finish Effective throat Root opening Length Pitch
	Use these buttons to copy and to link together the Above line and Below line property values. Click the and buttons to copy values between the Below line and Above line columns. Click the button to switch the linking on or off. The middle button is blue when the values are linked. This means that if you change a value in either of the columns, the corresponding value in the other column also changes.
Font
Font color, Font, Font height	Define the weld mark font properties.
Background
Background	Select Opaque to hide the part of the drawing that is covered by the mark. Select Transparent to show the part of the drawing that is covered by the mark, so that line work is visible, for example.
Leader line
Line type, Line color	Define the model weld mark leader line type and color: Single line Double line
Placing
Position	Distance s (Search margin in the view and drawing level properties) is the empty margin that you want to leave around the mark. Distance d min (Minimum distance in the view and drawing level properties) is the minimum distance of the mark from the part. Note that if you use high Distance s and Distance d min values, the mark placement may not work properly.

Additional model weld mark properties on view and drawing level

Weld mark properties on the drawing and view level contain some additional visibility and placing settings that are not available in the property pane.


Setting	Description
Welds Welds in sub-assemblies (assembly drawings)	None displays no welds in the drawing.
	Site displays only site welds in the drawing.
	Workshop displays only workshop welds in the drawing.
	Both displays both site welds and workshop welds in the drawing.
Welds in hidden parts	Select how to show the weld marks for welds in hidden parts: None: If the part is hidden, the weld mark is not drawn. Site: If the part is hidden, weld marks for site welds are drawn. Workshop: If the part is hidden, weld marks for workshop welds are drawn. Both: Weld marks are always drawn for hidden parts.
Weld size limit	Enter a weld size to filter welds of that size or smaller out of the drawing. This is useful when you only want to show non-typical welds in a drawing. This option is also available under the Common settings for all views setting on the drawing level in single-part and assembly drawings. To set whether the weld size limit is an exact or minimum value, use the advanced option XS_WELD_FILTER_TYPE. To filter out a standard weld type, use the advanced option XS_OMITTED_WELD_TYPES.
Place...	Placing: free allows Tekla Structures to search for the first suitable location for the mark. fixed allows you to place the mark in any location. When you use the option fixed, the mark stays where it is even though you update the drawing, whereas with free, Tekla Structures tries to find the optimal place for the mark. Quarter defines the areas Tekla Structures searches for a space to place the mark.