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Create or generate drawings in batches

Tekla Structural Designer
2021
Tekla Structural Designer

Create or generate drawings in batches

To easily create multiple drawings of any particular variant , be they base plate details, punching check details, concrete member details, see the following instructions:

To place multiple drawings of a single variant, (base plate detail, punching check detail, concrete member detail etc.) on to one or more drawing sheets, see the following instructions:

Create a new batch drawing manually

  1. On the Draw tab, click Drawing Management...

    The Drawing Management dialog box opens.

  2. In the Available Styles list, select the desired drawing category.
  3. Click Add.

    A new drawing appears in the Available Drawings list.

  4. Name the new drawing.
  5. Click Content...

    The Drawing Content dialog box opens.

  6. Drag the items that you want to include in the drawing from the left column to the right column.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Click View Drawing...

Generate a new concrete beam or column detail drawing

  1. On the Draw tab, click Drawing Management...

    The Drawing Management dialog box opens.

  2. In the Drawing Variant list, select either Concrete Beam Detail or Concrete Column Detail.
  3. Click Generate.

    New drawings are created with automatically generated content. One drawing contains typical beams or columns, wheras additional drawings can contain any ungrouped beams or columns.

  4. If necessary, click the available drawings to rename them, and type a new name.
  5. Click View Drawing...
  6. Select the drawing you want to create from the available drawings list.
  7. Click View Drawing...
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