Create a layout line

Use the Layout line tool to create layout lines. Layout lines are created between layout points.

Before you start:

Create layout points in your model.
Ensure that the Select components selection switch is activated.

On the Manage tab, click Layout manager.
Click the Layout line button.

Tekla Structures opens the Layout line dialog and the Applications & components catalog in the side pane.
In the Layout line dialog, define the properties of the layout line:
1. Enter a name and a description for the layout line.
  
  If you do not enter a name, Layout manager adds a number as the name.
2. Enter the diameter of the layout line in the Size box.
  
  Layout manager uses the XS_IMPERIAL advanced option to determine the units. Set XS_IMPERIAL to TRUE to use imperial units.
3. Select a class for the layout line.
4. Enter a name for the part that the Layout line tool creates in the model.
5. Select a group from the Group Name list or create a new group by entering a name.
  
  These groups are the groups that are listed in Layout manager.
6. Click Apply.
Note that the Is Field Line property is not available for the lines that you are defining in the model. This property shows if a line is a field line that has been measured on the construction site and imported to Tekla Structures.
Select the first layout point.
Select the second layout point.

The start point and the end point cannot be in the same location.

The layout line is created, and it is added to the group that you selected in the Layout line dialog. To close the dialog, click OK.

Tip:

You can also add a layout line to a group in Layout manager. Select the line in the model, then right-click the group and select Add selected.

Tip:

To zoom to a layout line in the model, right-click the line in Layout manager and select Zoom selected.

You can highlight a layout line that you have selected in the model in Layout manager. First select a line in the model, then in Layout manager, click Highlight > Highlight selected model point. Select Redraw to remove the highlighting.