Conditional structure

The conditional structure applied to value field formulas is like the if-else statement in any programming language.

Control

Lists the control functions you can apply.

Math

Lists mathematical operations that you can apply.

String

Lists string operations that you can apply.

Attribute

Lists attribute functions for getting data from the product database. Click Select to open a more extensive attribute list and click More to use advanced options.

Value field functions

Lists value field functions that can calculate sums or counts of value fields of this template. Click Select to open a more extensive attribute list.

Advanced options

Click Select to open a list of advanced options to apply to the formula. Type in the option you are searching for and use the arrows to scroll through the list.

The Description provides some information about the advanced option, but click More to open the Tekla User Assistance site and learn more.

Pre-defined formula

Apply a pre-defined formula to the value field.

Formulas are stored in a pre-defined file (extension .pdr). The file is specified in the File Locations preferences dialog. These formulas can be freely added (Store) and deleted (Remove).

Formula

Functions and parameters appear in this box. The maximum length of this field is 4000 characters. Modify the formula by cutting, copying and pasting text in the field itself.