Indicate cut part lines in drawings

Cut part lines are lines that indicate with zigzag or dash-and-dot lines in different colors that a part is partially outside the view border.

Create cut part lines

You can create cut part lines to visualize the lines that are partially outside the view frame. You can create cut part lines automatically for all parts in the view, or for selected parts.

Limitations:

Cut part lines cannot be created for polybeams.
View extension for neighbor parts setting is not taken into account.

On the Sketching tab, click Cut part lines.
Do any of the following:
- Select the type (zigzag or dash-and-dot) for the line from the list of types.
- Select the color for the line from the color list.
- Enter a scale for the line in the box next to the list of types.
Do one of the following:
- To create cut part lines for all parts in the view, select the view.
- To create cut part lines for selected parts, select the parts.
Click Create.

Example

Update cut part lines

Open a drawing that contains cut part lines.
On the Sketching tab, click Cut part lines.
Do one of the following:
- To update the cut part lines of all parts in the view, select the view.
- To update the cut part lines of selected parts, select the parts.
Click Create.

Tekla Structures removes all previously created cut part lines, and creates new ones that are up-to-date.

Update cut part lines

Open a drawing that contains cut part lines.
On the Sketching tab, click Cut part lines.
Do one of the following:
- To update the cut part lines of all parts in the view, select the view.
- To update the cut part lines of selected parts, select the parts.
Click Create.

Tekla Structures removes all previously created cut part lines, and creates new ones that are up-to-date.