Table layouts

Tekla Structures
2018
Tekla Structures

Table layouts

A table layout is a group of tables or templates included in a drawing of a certain type and size.

The layout defines:

  • Which tables are included in the drawing

  • Where the tables are located in the drawing

  • How much space Tekla Structures leaves between the drawing frame and views and between the drawing views

Table layouts define the background of the drawing, not the number or location of the drawing views to include.

You can use the same table layout with different drawing sizes, or give each drawing size its own table layout. For example, if the number of views changes in a drawing and Tekla Structures chooses a new drawing size, Tekla Structures may also choose another table layout automatically.

The examples below illustrate the relationship between the table layout and drawing views. The drawing views are blue, and the elements of the table layout are green.

Below is an example of a GA drawing layout.

  1. General arrangement drawing view
  2. Part list on assembly or cast unit level
  3. Revision table and title block

Below is an example of an assembly drawing layout.

  1. Margins between the drawing frame and the outermost views
  2. Spaces between the views
  3. Top view
  4. Front view
  5. Section views A-A and B-B
  6. Drawing frame
  7. Key plan
  8. Revision table
  9. Material list
  10. Drawing title block
  11. Table layout consists of several elements
  12. Fold marks
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