Drawing objects

Tekla Structures
2018
Tekla Structures

Drawing objects

Drawing views may contain several types of objects. Some of them come from the model and represent something that will exist in the real building or will be closely related to it. Others are objects that represent information that is only relevant in the drawing, or add extra information to the information in the model. Drawings may include the following object types:

  • Building objects : parts, bolts, welds, chamfers, reinforcing bars, surface treatment, etc.

  • Associative annotation objects : dimensions, marks, associative notes.

  • Independent annotation objects : objects that are not linked to the model: text, .rtf files, symbols, links, hyperlinks, DWG/DXF files, and reference models. These objects become associative if they have associativity points, i.e. they are associated to building objects.

  • Sketch objects : graphical objects you create using the various sketching tools. These objects can be used for highlighting parts of the drawing (clouds, lines, rectangles, etc.), for example. These object are associative if they have associativity points, i.e. they are associated to building objects.

  1. Sketch objects: clouds and rectangles
  2. Dimensions
  3. Marks, associative notes
  4. Building objects
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