Drawing grid and grid line properties

Tekla Structures
2023
Tekla Structures

Drawing grid and grid line properties

Use the grid and grid line properties to check and modify the grid settings in drawings. For example, you can modify the grid visibility, label placing, line and label colors, and label font.

To open the grid or grid line properties in drawings:
  • To show view-specific grid properties: In an open drawing, double-click a drawing view frame and click Grid in the options tree.
  • To show drawing-specific grid properties in a general arrangement drawing: In an open drawing, double-click the drawing background, and click Grid....
  • To show the grid or grid line properties in an open drawing, click the grid or the grid line. If the property pane is not open, double-click the grid or grid line. Ensure that you have the correct selection switch active: To modify grids, use the selection switch Select grid , and to modify grid lines, use Select grid line .
  • You can also open grid or grid line properties by selecting Grid or Grid line in the property pane object list.
  • You can also show grid or grid line properties through Quick Launch: Go to Quick Launch, type grid, and select Drawing grid properties or Drawing grid line properties in the list.

The following table describes all grid properties that are available on the drawing and view level, and in the property pane:

Option

Description

Save, load and search properties in property pane
  • To load existing properties, select the properties from the list.
  • To save the modified properties, click . You can also save the properties with another name.
  • To search for a property, start typing the property name.
Grid lines

Visibility (property pane)

Grid (drawing and view level)

Visible shows the grids.

Only grid labels visible shows only the grid label and a short section of the grid line.

Not visible does not show the grids. This option is only available on the drawing and view level.

Extension length

Define the distance between the end of the grid line and the label text. On the drawing and view level, there is a box for entering the value in the Text placing section.

Line color, Line type (property pane)

Color, Type (drawing and view level)

Define the grid line color and type.
Grid labels

Font color, Font, Font height, Frame type (property pane)

Color, Height, Font , Frame (drawing and view level)

Define the text color, font, font height, and frame type for the grid labels. To show more font options, click the ... button.

Placing (property pane)

Text placing (drawing and view level)

Select the locations where to show the grid labels by selecting the check boxes.

On the drawing and view level, you can enter the length of the grid line extension here.

Other ways to adjust grids in drawings

Additionally, XS_DRAWING_GRID_LABEL_FRAME_FIXED_WIDTH, XS_DRAWING_GRID_LABEL_FRAME_LINE_WIDTH_FACTOR, XS_GRID_TEXT_FONT, and XS_DEFAULT_FONT allow you to adjust the grid labels further. You can also customize grid labels.

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