Modify master drawing properties
Each master drawing in the Master Drawing Catalog has its own properties:
- You can search for master drawings based on the master drawing name, description and keywords that you add.
- You can add a sample image for each master drawing (Change image... button).
- The sample image is also shown as a thumbnail in the thumbnail view of the Master Drawing Catalog.
- You can access drawing properties (Edit drawing properties... button) and you can, for example, apply object level settings.
Make sure to always add all important information for each master drawing in the Master Drawing Properties dialog box. This makes it a lot easier to find the master drawings you are looking for.
Modify saved settings properties
You can modify the name, description and keywords of saved settings in Master Drawing Catalog, and change its sample image.
Apply detailed object level settings in saved settings
You can apply drawing object level settings in the drawings that you create in Master Drawing Catalog for the saved settings type of master drawings. This way you can use the same saved settings for many drawings and only apply some specific object level settings at the point when you create the drawing, for example, use different kind of marks or change the reinforcement color.
To apply detailed object level settings in saved settings for a general arrangement drawing:
- In the Master Drawing Catalog, double-click the saved setting you want to use for creating drawings.
- In the Master Drawing Properties dialog box, click Edit drawing properties...
- Click the toggle button at the bottom to empty the check boxes.
- In the Drawing Properties dialog box, select only the Use detailed object level settings check box and ensure that the Yes button next to it is selected.
- Click Edit settings....
- Select the filter to be used, the drawing object type and the drawing object property file to be used.
- Click OK.
- Click Save on the top of the dialog box to save the changes in the saved settings file (property file).
- Click OK in the Master Drawing Properties dialog box.
- Create the drawings.
Modify properties and contents of wizard files
You can modify wizard files in the Master Drawing Catalog using a text editor. You can change the name, description, and keywords, and add a sample image.
Wizard file contents
Wizard files consist of the following entries. Notice the use of parentheses.
set_drawing_type(assembly)
This line defines the type of drawing the wizard creates. The drawing type appears in parentheses. The options are:
Option |
Creates |
---|---|
single |
single-part drawings |
assembly |
assembly drawings |
multi_single |
single-part multidrawings |
multi_single_with_layout |
single-part multidrawings with layout |
multi_assembly |
assembly multidrawings |
multi_assembly_with_layout |
assembly multidrawings with layout |
cast_unit |
cast unit drawings |
set_drawing_attributes(column)
This line tells Tekla Structures which drawing properties to use when creating the drawings. The name of the saved drawing properties appears in parentheses.
set_template_drawing
This line tells
Tekla Structures to use the defined drawing as a template when creating a new drawing. This line is used instead of the line
set_drawing_attributes
. The path and the name of the drawing template are given in parenthesis like in the following example:
set_template_drawing("C:\TSModels\AngleModel":"[A.2]")
set_filter(column_filter)
This line tells Tekla Structures which selection filter to use to select the parts from which to create drawings. The filter name appears in parentheses.
create_drawings()
Tekla Structures starts creating the drawings. This line should always appear immediately after the lines
set_drawing_type
,
set_drawing_attributes
and
set_filter
.
Modifying cloning template properties
You can modify the name, description and keywords of cloning templates in Master Drawing Catalog, and change its sample image.
Add sample and thumbnail images to master drawings
You can create sample or preview images of the drawings. You can add sample images for master drawings in Master Drawing Catalog. The same image is used as a thumbnail in the Master Drawing Catalog thumbnail list.
Before you can add a sample image or a preview image to a master drawing, you must have it somewhere ready.
Sample images are just samples, they are not real-time drawings, and they do not update when the drawing changes.
First create the image:
- Open the drawing you want to use.
- Clean up the drawing from unnecessary objects, for example, associativity symbols.
- On the Views tab, click .
The image is saved in the \drawings folder under the model folder in .png format with the same name as the drawing. You can see the name of the image on the status bar.
Then you can add the sample image in the master drawing properties: