Define automatic neighbor part properties

Tekla Structures
Modified: 15 Jan 2025
2025
Tekla Structures

Define automatic neighbor part properties

You can define what is shown of neighbor parts and how the neighbor parts are shown. You can also control the visibility of the neighbor part bolts.

  1. On the Drawings & reports tab, click Drawing properties and select the drawing type.
  2. Load drawing properties that are as close to the ones you need as possible.
  3. Single-part, assembly and cast unit drawings: Click View creation in the options tree on the left, select the view and the properties that you want to change, and click View properties.
  4. Click Neighbor part.
  5. Select the desired visibility options on the Visibility tab.
  6. On the Content tab, select the neighbor bolt representation, whether to show hidden lines, center lines and reference lines, and which additional markings to show.

    A reference line is a line between the points from which a part is created.

  7. On the Appearance tab, select the color and type of the visible lines, hidden lines, reference lines, section lines, own hidden lines, and center lines. You can also select the bolt line color.

    You can use a standard color or a custom RGB color.

    XS_CENTER_LINE_TYPE overrides the center line type set in the drawing, view, or object level properties. XS_SECTION_LINE_COLOR_RGB overrides the section line color set in the drawing, view, or object level properties.

  8. Single-part, assembly and cast unit drawings: Click Save to save the view properties. Then return to drawing properties by clicking Close.
  9. General arrangement drawings: Click OK to return to drawing properties.
  10. Click Save to save the drawing properties, then click OK and create the drawing.
You can also change the neighbor part reference line type using the advanced option XS_DRAWING_PART_REFERENCE_LINE_TYPE, and use the advanced XS_DRAWING_POINT_SCALE to scale the points Tekla Structures uses to create reference lines.
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