Change table sets in drawings

To make minor changes to the table sets in your drawings, you can exclude individual tables from the drawing layout. When you exclude a table, the table becomes a part of the current drawing, so any changes that you make to that table will not be saved to the drawing layout. This way, you can avoid and remove overlaps in drawing content and tables without creating new layouts or drawing sizes for each case.

Exclude tables from the drawing layout

In the open drawing, select the tables that you want to edit.
Right-click one of the tables, and select Exclude template from layout.

The tables are now part of the current drawing, so making changes to them does not affect the drawing layout.

Note:

If any table has been excluded from the drawing layout, you cannot change the drawing size.

According to your needs, see any of the following instructions.

Move excluded tables

In the open drawing, select the tables that you want to move.
Do any of the following:
- Select the tables and hold down the left mouse button. Then, drag the tables to new positions, and release the mouse button.
- Right-click one of the tables and select Move. Then, pick the origin for moving, and the destination point.

Rotate excluded tables

In the open drawing, select the tables that you want to rotate.
Right-click one of the tables.
Select Rotate clockwise.

The tables are rotated clockwise by 90 degrees.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 to achieve the right rotation angle.

Delete excluded tables

In the open drawing, select the tables that you want to delete.
Right-click one of the tables.
Select Delete.

You can undo deleting a table by pressing Ctrl+Z on the keyboard.

Edit excluded tables in Layout editor

In the open drawing, select the tables that you want to edit.
Do any of the following:
- Double-click one of the tables, and select Drawing layout editor.
- Right-click one of the tables, and select Open Layout editor.
Note that when you open Layout editor like this, you can only modify layout properties related to tables.

In the Tables in use list in Layout editor, excluded tables are shown as follows: <<TABLE NAME>>.

Do any of the following:


To	Do this
Scale a table	In the drawing layout, select the table. In the Scale box, type a new value. Press Enter.
Rotate a table	In the drawing layout, select the table. In the Rotation list, select a new rotation angle. Press Enter.
Allow overlapping with drawing views	In the drawing layout, select the table. Select the Overlap with views check box. If you do not select the Overlap with views check box, Tekla Structures keeps the drawing views outside the tables area when it recreates the drawing.

On the Layout editor ribbon, click Save.

The changes are saved to the current drawing only. The drawing layout is not updated to include the changes.

Add new tables to the current drawing

In the open drawing, select one of the excluded tables.
Do any of the following:
- Double-click the table, and select Drawing layout editor.
- Right-click the table, and select Open Layout editor.
Note that when you open Layout editor like this, you can only modify layout properties related to tables.

In the Tables in use list in Layout editor, excluded tables are shown as follows: <<TABLE NAME>>.
On the Layout editor ribbon, click Add tables.
In the Available tables dialog box, click the table that you want to add.

If you are adding a DWG or DXF file, or a keyplan, do one of the following:


To	Do this
Add a DWG or DXF File	Browse to find and select the file that you want to add to the drawing. Click Open.
Add a keyplan	In the Drawings dialog box, select an existing key plan drawing and click Select. You can now close the Available tables dialog box.

Click the point in the drawing layout where you want to add the table.

The tables are automatically anchored to the drawing view frame.
If you want to change the table scale or rotation, select the table and type a new Scale or Rotation value.

Note that you can only edit the scale and rotation of template files (.tpl).

Rotation and scale changes are applied to the drawing layout immediately. When you scale or rotate tables, the tables remain anchored to the same position.
If you want to allow the table to overlap with a drawing view, select the Overlap with views check box.

If you do not select the Overlap with views check box, Tekla Structures keeps the drawing views outside the tables area when it recreates the drawing.

Repeat steps 3 to 8 for all tables that you want to add.
On the Layout editor ribbon, click Save.

The new tables are saved to the current drawing only. The original drawing layout is not updated to include the tables.

Discard drawing-specific changes

According to your needs, do one of the following:


To	Do this
Reinclude excluded tables in the drawing layout and restore their positions	Select the tables. Right-click and select Restore template position.
Reinclude all excluded tables in the drawing layout and restore the original drawing layout	Do one of the following: Right-click anywhere in the drawing, and select Restore layout. In the Layout editor ribbon, click Restore layout.