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Easy way to set the model background color

Modified: 11 Mar 2026 Tekla Structures 2026

Easy way to set the model background color

In Tekla Structures 2026, you can quickly change the model background color to customize your workspace appearance.

On the View tab, click Color theme and select one of the options:

Option Example

For white background in all model views: Light

The grid color is adjusted according to the background color.

Grid line labels are set to black.

For black background in all model views: Dark

The grid color is adjusted according to the background color.

Grid line labels are set to white.

For the default gradient background in all model views: Tekla default

The grid color is adjusted according to the background color.

Grid line labels are set to black.
For your own background color in all open model views: Advanced

This opens the Advanced options dialog, where you can set your own background color by using RGB values on a scale from 0.0 to 1.0

Note that changing the color theme affects only the model background color, not the colors in the user interface.

TTSD-69544

If you are a Tekla Structures administrator

If you manage Tekla Structures settings for other users, update customized settings for users.

Update the ribbon for background color

If you have customized the ribbon, update your customized ribbon to add a new button group for Color theme and buttons for the background color options.

  1. On the View tab, add a drop-down button for the Color theme button group:

    • Add ribbon item: Drop-down button

    • Icon: resource:Brush.CommandGallery.Views.BackgroundLight

    • Text: translation:Commands.Views.ColorTheme

  2. Under the Color theme drop-down, add buttons for the Light, Dark, and Tekla default color themes:

    • Add ribbon item: Simple button

    • Command: Views.BackgroundLight, Views.BackgroundDark, and Views.BackgroundDefault

    • Appearance: Command: Scalable icon

    • Text: Command: Full text

  3. Add a horizontal separator below the color theme buttons:

    • Add ribbon item: Separator

    • Appearance: Orientation: Horizontal

  4. Below the separator, add the new Advanced button:

    • Add ribbon item: Simple button

    • Command: Views.BackgroundAdvanced

    • Appearance: Command: Scalable icon

    • Text: Command: Full text

  5. Save the changes.

    The new ribbon configuration file is saved to ..\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Trimble\Tekla Structures\2026.0\UI\Ribbons.

  6. Move the file to the Ribbons sub-folder in a folder that is in the XS_SYSTEM path.

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