You can insert reference models in a Tekla Structures model. You can use the reference models to overlay different
discipline models with your own model. These disciplines can be architect, plant engineer,
services engineer, or other structural disciplines.
Note the following:-
All characters below 256 are
allowed in a reference model file name: both ASCII (0 - 127) and extended ASCII
(128 - 255). If the file name contains unsupported characters, you will get a
warning message.
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Reference models should not be
inserted very far from the Tekla Structures model origin.
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Open a
Tekla Structures model where you want to insert a reference model.
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To insert the reference model,
go to the File menu, and select .
Selecting this command opens both the Reference Models pane and the Add model dialog box.
You can also open the Reference Models pane first by clicking the Reference Models button in the side pane , and then click the Add model button.
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In the
Add model dialog box, if you have any previously created reference model properties files, load the desired file by selecting the file from the properties file list at the top.
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In the
Add model dialog box, browse for the reference model file by clicking
Browse....
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Select a group for the model or enter the name of a new group.
If you do not enter a name for the group, the reference model is inserted in the
Default group.
You can also drag models to an existing group
and create new groups. If you create a new group, and do not add any
reference models in the group immediately, the group is saved for future
use.
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In
Location by, select one of the following options:
Model origin inserts the model relative to 0,0,0.
Work plane inserts the model relative to the current work plane coordinate system.
Base point:<name of base point> inserts the model relative to the base point by using coordinate system values
East coordinate,
North coordinate,
Elevation, and
Angle to North from the
base point definition in
Project properties.
If you are inserting a IFC2x3 reference model
that has a project location available, you can enable the project location
by setting the new model-specific advanced option XS_USE_PROJECT_LOCATION_IN_IFC2X3_IMPORT to TRUE
, and the
reference model is inserted in the project location, away from the Tekla Structures model origin.
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Select where you want to place
the reference model. You can enter coordinates in the Offset boxes or pick a position for the reference model origin.
The maximum number of decimals
for coordinates is 13.
Do not insert reference models
very far from the Tekla Structures model origin. When there is a
big offset, we recommend that you use Base point.
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Set the
Scale of the reference model if it is different from the one in the
Tekla Structures model.
Note that you need to set the scale for a DWG or a DXF file already in AutoCAD. When you define the measurement unit for a DWG or a DXF file and save the file in AutoCAD, the unit is recognized in
Tekla Structures, and the reference model is scaled correctly.
The maximum number of decimals for scale is 13.
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You can rotate the model around model Z axis by picking a location in the model or entering the desired value in the
Rotation box.
The maximum number of decimals for the rotation value is 7.
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Click More to show more details, and add the Code, Title, Phase and Description of the reference model.
By default, the title is the
same as the name of the inserted reference model. You may want to use the
name of the discipline or the company instead, for example. The code could
be a site number, project number, or accounting number. Write the
description according to the company conventions. The phase is the design
phase of the reference model (not the phase in the Tekla Structures model).
Below is an example of these
details when you inquire the reference model.
You can also modify all the
details after you have inserted the model.
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Click
Add model.
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If the
inserted reference model lies outside the work area and is not fully or at all
visible in the model view, Tekla Structures displays a warning message. Click Expand to extend the work area to see the reference model in the model view.
The reference model is
inserted in the current phase of the Tekla Structures model.
Note that for IFC reference models, the
elevation offset value is not read from the inserted reference model.
When a reference model is inserted or
updated, reference model data is copied to Tekla Structures model internal data storage located in the
<current model>\datastorage\ref folder. The reference model
is visible even if the original file is removed from its original location.
The reference model data in this folder should not be touched.
You can convert inserted IFC reference objects into native Tekla Structures objects.
If you cannot see the DWG reference model that you inserted, see "DWG reference file not visible" for
more information.
Note:
Do not insert the same
reference model to the Tekla Structures model several times. One person only should update
the reference model (click Refresh) to avoid duplicate object data.
When you want to update
the reference model, do not delete the old reference model from an openTekla Structures model and replace it with a new one, because then you
would lose the work done on reference objects in the old model. Use the change
detection functionality instead.