You can submit the drawings for
external approval before submitting the package to fabrication.
You can define the properties for the drawings in the Drawings for external approval settings dialog.
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To access the Drawings for external approval settings dialog, in the Submit to Tekla PowerFab dialog, select Drawings for external approval and click the edit button
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The Drawings for external approval settings opens.
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Select which information you
want to include in the export file.
| Setting |
Description |
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Assembly drawings
General arrangement drawings
Multidrawings
Single-part drawings
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- Select if you want to include drawing files in PDF format.
Do not include: Drawing files are not included in the export. Include: Drawing files are included in the export. Include only drawing info: Drawing files are not included in the export. Only drawing
details such as drawing number, description, and revision number
are included. Creates a placeholder for the drawing in Tekla
PowerFab during the import.
- If you selected Include, drawing files from the defined folder are included in the
export.
The default folder is .\PlotFiles\. To change the folder, click ... next to the box. Then,
browse to and select the folder. See Print to a PDF file, plot file (.plt), or printer.
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| Drawing UDAs |
When selected, all user-defined attributes (UDA)
for drawings with values are included in the export.
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To save the settings, click
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Close the Drawings for external approval settings to return to the Submit to Tekla PowerFab dialog.
