Standard files

Standard files are property files that Tekla Structures uses by default when you apply commands.

Standard properties are shown in the property pane of different model objects, such as beams, columns or plates, or in the dialog boxes of objects, such as drawing objects.

Standard files are named standard.*, where the symbol * is the file name extension. The file extension indicates the type of object that the properties in the standard file are used for. For example, the standard.clm file is used for the properties of steel columns.

User-defined attributes are saved with the standard files as *.more files. For example, the standard.clm.more file is used for user-defined attributes for steel columns.

How properties are loaded from standard files

In the property pane, the properties are loaded when you select the standard option in the upper part of the property pane. The properties are applied immediately.

If the values that you loaded are different from the previous values, the property pane highlights the modified properties.
In dialog boxes, the properties are loaded when you select the standard option in the list next to the Load button, and click the Load button.

Tekla Structures reads the default standard files from the environment's system folder.

If you want to load the default property settings from the standard files that are saved in the attributes folder, go to Quick Launch and use the Load defaults command.

Save a set of standard files

You can save a set of standard files in the \attributes folder for the current model.

After saving the standard files, you can copy them to the project folder or the firm folder to set up Tekla Structures to suit the way you work.

Go to Quick Launch and start typing save defaults.
Select Save defaults from the list.

Tekla Structures saves the following list of standard and *.more files in the ..\TeklaStructuresModels\<model_name>\attributes folder:


File	Property
standard.bpl standard.bpl.more	Bent plate properties
standard.clm standard.clm.more	Steel column properties
standard.cpl standard.cpl.more	Contour plate properties
standard.crs standard.crs.more	Orthogonal beam properties
standard.dia standard.dia.more	Twin profile properties
standard.fms standard.fms.more	Plotting frames
standard.fpl standard.fpl.more	Folded plate properties
standard.ipc standard.ipc.more	Concrete item properties
standard.ips standard.ips.more	Item properties
standard.ler standard.ler.more	Layer properties
standard.mvi standard.mvi.more	Model view properties
standard.num standard.num.more	Numbering setup
standard.prf standard.prf.more	Project properties
standard.prt standard.prt.more	Steel beam properties
standard.scr standard.scr.more	Bolt properties
standard.wld standard.wld.more	Weld properties

You can now copy the standard files to the project folder or the firm folder.

Create user-defined standard files

You can create your own standard files.

Tekla Structures saves the user-defined standard files in the \attributes folder for the current model.

Open the property pane or a dialog box for which you want to save the properties as a standard file.
Modify the properties.
Save the properties in one of these ways:
- In the property pane: enter standard as the name , then click .
- In a dialog box: in the box next to the Save as button, enter standard as the name , then click Save as.

Tekla Structures saves the standard file and the related *.more file in the current model’s \attributes folder. If a standard file with the same file name extension exists in the in the \attributes folder, Tekla Structures overwrites the previous file.

When you want to load the standard file, select it from the list of the property files in the property pane or in a dialog box.

Alternatively, to load the default property settings from the standard files that are saved in the attributes folder, go to Quick Launch and use the Load defaults command.