Take screenshots
A screenshot is an image of a model or drawing view. You can use screenshots in posters, brochures, or other material to show projects carried out using Tekla Structures.
By default, the screenshots are saved in the \screenshots folder under the current model folder with the name snap_xx.png.
Take a screenshot of a model
You can take screenshots of model views.
Take a screenshot of a drawing
A drawing screenshot is an image of an open drawing with or without borders.
Save a screenshot in bitmap format
By default, screenshots are created as Portable Network Graphics (.png) files. You can also save a screenshot in bitmap (.bmp) format to use it, for example, as a custom component thumbnail. Note that the bitmap file size is much larger than when saving as PNG.
- On the Views tab, click .
- Select Place on clipboard.
- Click Capture.
- Paste the screenshot in your graphics editor and save it in .bmp format.
The software that you use to open the screenshot may have a limit for the number of pixels.
Screenshot settings
Use the Screenshot dialog box to view and modify the screenshot settings.
The following options are available in model views and in drawings.
Option |
Description |
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View name |
Shows the selected view name. |
View |
Includes the view content and window borders in the screenshot. Not available in model views. |
View without borders |
Includes only the view content in the screenshot. Not available in model views. |
Rendered view |
For high resolution screenshots from model views. The Options button displays the Screenshot Options dialog box. Not available in drawings. |
Place on clipboard |
Places the screenshot on the clipboard. Not available in drawings. |
Print to file |
Saves the screenshot to a file. |
The following screenshot options are only available in model views:
Option |
Description |
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Final width |
The width of the screenshot. The units depend on the settings in . |
Final height |
The height of the screenshot. The units depend on the settings in . |
DPI |
The pixel density (DPI) of the screenshot. There are limitations to pixel density. You can change the DPI using a graphics editor. |
White background |
Uses white background. |
Smooth lines |
Uses smooth lines to decrease jagged edges. |
Line width |
Sets the line width. |