Template Editor objects

Tekla Structures
Modified: 11 Mar 2024
2025
Tekla Structures

Template Editor objects

Template objects are inserted into template components and they can include:

Drawing shapes

Basic geometric shapes like lines, arcs, polylines rectangles, circles and polygons. They only appear in graphical templates.

Text objects

Static texts are headings or title line texts. Text objects can appear in both graphical templates and textual templates.

Symbols

Symbols from product symbol libraries.

Pictures

Files of different formats can be inserted into graphical templates.

Imported files

AutoCAD and MicroStation files.

Field objects

Template field objects are graphical fields and value fields, which can be used to get data from the product.

Value fields contain textual information that is referenced from the product database during template output. Data is retrieved by using value field formulas.

A graphical field is a space that is left empty until the product draws what should appear in the field: a symbol, picture or text. Graphical fields can appear only in graphical templates. Template Editor displays the area that is reserved for product graphics as a rectangle. The line color of the rectangle is copied from the default settings for rectangle objects. This outline does not appear in the final template.

See also

Inserting components and objects in Template Editor

Modifying component and object properties in Template Editor

Drawing with the numeric pad in Template Editor

Value fields in Template Editor

Inserting a graphical field in Template Editor

Adding a logo to a template in Template Editor

Adding symbols to a template in Template Editor

Adding pictures to a template in Template Editor

Importing AutoCAD and MicroStation files with import method defined in Template Editor

Importing AutoCAD and MicroStation files with no import method defined in Template Editor

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