Customize drawing grid labels
In GA drawings, you can customize drawing grid labels by including extra text and symbols in the labels. You can define the label text, offsets and offset prefixes in the grid user-defined attributes in the model and show the grid label text in drawings. You can also defined the prefixes in an open drawing. You can use a combination of traditional grid labels and custom labels, or only use custom labels.
Before you can customize grid labels, you need to modify the user-defined grid properties in the model, and also other grid properties, depending on your needs. You can also choose to modify the prefix text in the drawing.
Modify grid model properties
Customize drawing grid labels
Tekla Structures customizes the grid labels and label texts according to the modifications that you made in the grid UDAs in the model, and in Advanced grid label properties in the drawing.
Note that if you get duplicate grid labels (traditional and custom), double-click the drawing grid and clear the check boxes of double grid labels in grid properties.
In the example below, the following properties were defined in the grid properties and grid user-defined attributes in the model:
Labels: Z = Floor1 Floor2 Floor3
Grid label text = Text
Prefix offset in Z = Prefix Z
Offset in Z = 1000.00
In Advanced grid label properties, was selected as the Frame type.
Customize a grid label on a single grid line
Modify custom grid labels
You can modify the custom grid labels by selecting the grid labels.
- Ensure that you have the Select grid selection switch active .
- In an open drawing, on the Annotations tab, hold down Shift and Grid labels .
- Only select the check box of the grid label that you want to customize.
- Define the properties for the custom grid label.
- Click Modify and select the grid label.
Customize grid labels only at one end of a grid line
You can have regular and customized labels at different ends of a grid line.
Add different customized grid labels on horizontal and vertical grid lines
You can use different customized labels in horizontal and vertical grid line labels.
Use model grid coordinates and prefix as text on grid axis in a drawing
Limitations
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The grid lines are not refreshed automatically.
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If you have hidden grid lines or otherwise modified them, you need to click Modify in Advanced grid label properties to refresh the grid labels.
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If you drag grid line handles, the custom grid labels are not moved together with the handle, until you click Modify in Advanced grid label properties.
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Advanced grid labels are not supported in multidrawings, key plans or in cloning, or when moving views to another drawing.
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Not all frame types are allowed for all axises.