Part presentation mark

Not version-specific

Tekla Structures

Environment

Not environment-specific

Purpose and description

Use Part presentation mark component to create special part symbols for parts in a drawing.

System requirements

Tekla Structures version: Not version specific
Environments: All

Installing Part presentation mark

To install the extension:

Download the Part presentation mark installer package from Tekla Warehouse. For more information see Downloading an application from Tekla Warehouse.
Install the file package.

Using Part presentation mark

To use the application:

Open a Tekla model that has a drawing.
Click the Applications & components button

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in the side pane to open the Applications & components catalog.
Open a drawing.
Search for Part presentation mark

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and then double-click to open it.
The Part presentation mark dialog window will open.

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Click on the Add row button to add a new row in the table presented in the Part attribute filter.

Make the desired modification (if needed).

Click the Create button to create symbols. For parts which meet the part attribute filter the symbol will be created in the center of the part.

Application properties

Part attribute filter

Field	Description	Default
User defined attribute	Define the UDA's, general attributes. All variables that don't have the prefix UDA are from the attributes tab page of the part property dialog (form which you can set the main characteristics of a beam) and the rest are from of the User Defined Attribute catalog. The user can manually type in UDA names which are not listed in the catalog. However, these will not be added to the catalog, but can be saved and loaded using the Save/Load buttons. The options are: ASSEMBLY_DEFAULT_PREFIX ASSEMBLY_START_NUMBER CLASS_ATR FINISH MATERIAL NAME PART_PREFIX PART_START_NUMBER PROFILE UDA.ACN_STATUS UDA.AD_saved_prop UDA.ASSIGNED_BY UDA.ASSIGNED_TO UDA.BOLT_COMMENT UDA.BOLT_USERFIELD_1 UDA.BOLT_USERFIELD_2 UDA.BOLT_USERFIELD_3 UDA.BOLT_USERFIELD_4 UDA.BOLT_USERFIELD_5 UDA.BOLT_USERFIELD_6 UDA.BOLT_USERFIELD_7 UDA.BOLT_USERFIELD_8 UDA.cambering UDA.CHECKED_BY UDA.comment UDA.CONN_CODE_END_1 UDA.CONN_CODE_END_2 UDA.CONTRACTOR_UDANAME UDA.DR_APPROVED_BY UDA.DR_ASSIGNED_BY UDA.DR_ASSIGNED_TO UDA.DRAWN_BY UDA.DRAWING_USERFIELD_1 UDA.DRAWING_USERFIELD_2 UDA.DRAWING_USERFIELD_3 UDA.DRAWING_USERFIELD_4 UDA.DRAWING_USERFIELD_5 UDA.DRAWING_USERFIELD_6 UDA.DRAWING_USERFIELD_7 UDA.DRAWING_USERFIELD_8 UDA.EP_CODE UDA.fabricator UDA.IFC_BUILDING UDA.IFC_BUILDING_STOREY UDA.IFC_SITE UDA.initial_GUILD UDA.INSTALL_COMMENT UDA.PRELIM_MARK UDA.PRODUCT_CODE UDA.PRODUCT_DESCR UDA.PRODUCT_UNIT UDA.PROJECT_COMMENT UDA.PROJECT_USERFIELD_1 UDA.PROJECT_USERFIELD_2 UDA.PROJECT_USERFIELD_3 UDA.PROJECT_USERFIELD_4 UDA.PROJECT_USERFIELD_5 UDA.PROJECT_USERFIELD_6 UDA.PROJECT_USERFIELD_7 UDA.PROJECT_USERFIELD_8 DA.ref_description UDA.info_string UDA.logical_name UDA.SENARIO_UDANAME UDA.SHIPMENT_NUMBER UDA.subref_description UDA.subref_description_info_string UDA.subref_description_logical_name UDA.TASKTYPE_UDANAME UDA.USER_FIELD_1 UDA.USER_FIELD_2 UDA.USER_FIELD_3 UDA.USER_FIELD_4 UDA.USER_PHASE UDA.UT_storey UDA.WELD_COMMENT UDA.WELD_USERNAME_1 UDA.WELD_USERNAME_2 UDA.WELD_USERNAME_3 UDA.WELD_USERNAME_4 UDA.WELD_USERNAME_5 UDA.WELD_USERNAME_6 UDA.WELD_USERNAME_7 UDA.WELD_USERNAME_8	UDA.comment Fit
Matching value	Define the field to search in UDA or general attributes.
Symbol file	Define the symbol file in use. The options are: Arrows Associativity_Anchor aus_sections basenotes1 basenotes2 bolts COG concrete Constraint Symbol details DIAM dimension_mark Doors_opening Drawing_symbol engineering gostsym Grating HDbolts Landschaf mesh NORTH Openings point_sym revision_symbols rose_des_vents sections symed TS_Welds ud_bolts ud_bolts_ita unbonding user_bolt_symbol user_material_symbol welds xsteel xs_macro_sym	xsteel
Symbol index	Define the index number of symbol (from the symbol file will be selected the symbol with given index number).	0
Symbol attribute	Here you can chose the attribute file from the catalog.	standard

Search

Field	Description	Default
Search	Define for which option run the tool. The options are: Entire drawing - Run the tool for the whole drawing; Selected objects - Run the tool for selected symbols.	Entire drawing

Application buttons

Property	Description
Create	After making all the desired modifications and selecting the object, click the Create button to create the symbol.
Delete All	Use to delete all the created symbols.
Delete using filler	Use to delete only filtered symbols (the ones that have the same attribute as the one in the Matching value field).
Cancel	Use to exit the program.

Additional information

You can drag the symbol.