Files related to templates, reports and drawings

Tekla Structures has several files that relate to templates, reports, drawings and printing.


File or file type	Description	Location
.rpt	Report templates created with the Template Editor	System folders defined for the advanced option `XS_SYSTEM`
.tpl	Drawing templates created with the Template Editor	Template folders defined for the advanced option `XS_TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY`
.lay	Layout definitions created with the Drawings & reports > Drawing properties > Drawing layout editor command.	The \attributes sub-folder in the model folder
plotdev.bin	Printer device definitions created with the Printer Catalog printer instances.	System folders defined for the advanced option `XS_SYSTEM`
xdproc	Master Drawing Catalog rule set	System folders defined for the advanced option `XS_SYSTEM`
xdproc.master	Master Drawing Catalog master drawing file	System folders defined for the advanced option `XS_SYSTEM`
xdproc.master.png	Master Drawing Catalog sample (preview) image files	System folders defined for the advanced option `XS_SYSTEM`
xdproc.png	Master Drawing Catalog thumbnail image files	System folders defined for the advanced option `XS_SYSTEM`

For more information about the folder search order, see Folder search order.

Note that default drawing, report, and template files are read from the system folders defined with XS_SYSTEM (or from the XS_TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY folders), but user-defined files are stored in the model’s \attributes folder.