You can customize the messages that Tekla Structures displays in the user interface.
- Do one of the following:
To modify an .ail message file, go to the ..\Tekla Structures\<version>\messages folder.
To modify an .xml message file, go to the ..\Tekla Structures\<version>\messages\DotAppsStrings folder.
- Open the message file you want to customize using a standard text editor.
- Modify the message as required.
- Save the message file.
Example: customize a message file
In this example, you will modify a message that Tekla Structures uses for near side plates in drawings. You want Tekla Structures to display (NS) instead of (N/S).
Go to the ..\Tekla Structures\<version>\messages folder.
- Open by_number.ail using a standard text editor.
The by_number.ail file contains both prompts and default texts that Tekla Structures uses in drawings.
- Browse to the following section:
string by_number_msg_no_675
{
...
entry = ("enu", "(N/S)");
};
Change (N/S) to (NS) in the entry row.
Save and close the file.