Shorten or lengthen parts

Tekla Structures
2018
Tekla Structures

Shorten or lengthen parts

You can use the shortening functionality in the model to make the part longer or shorter in the drawing than in the model. You can shorten and lengthen parts also in drawing views.

Lengthening can be useful for adding length to concrete precast parts in the cast condition while the model stays in the erected state. The most common use for this is to account for pre-stressing elastic shortening, where the part actually shrinks a fraction of an inch after casting and after the strands are cut.

To Click the links below to find out more
Shorten parts in the model, and in drawings, decrease the true length of the part Shorten a part in the model
Lengthen parts in the model, and in drawings, increase the true length of the part Lengthen a part in the model
Shorten parts in drawing views at locations where there is nothing important in the part Shorten parts in drawing views
Stretch shortened drawing views to fill up empty areas of the drawing Lengthen shortened parts in drawing views
Shorten parts in the selected view in an open drawing Shorten parts view by view
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