XS_UPSIDE_DOWN_TEXT_ALLOWED

Tekla Structures
2022
Tekla Structures

XS_​UPSIDE_​DOWN_​TEXT_​ALLOWED

Category in Advanced options dialog box: Concrete detailing

Set this advanced option to TRUE to have the text reading direction indicate the part installation direction. If there are similar asymmetric parts with different orientation, some part marks may be placed upside down. When you set the advanced option to FALSE (default), none of the part marks are created upside down, so the text reading direction does not indicate the installation direction. If you set this advanced option to

  • CONCRETE, only concrete marks and texts are upside down
  • STEEL, only steel marks and texts are upside down
  • TIMBER, only timber marks and texts are upside down

You can also use combinations of values separated by a comma, for example, CONCRETE,STEEL.

Note:

You need to use uppercase in the value, because writing 'true' only affects free texts, whereas writing 'TRUE' affects both free texts and part marks.

Example of the mark orientation when the advanced option is set to TRUE.

This advanced option is role specific. When the type SYSTEM(ROLE) is in use, the default value is used. When the type MODEL(ROLE) or DRAWING(ROLE) is in use, you can change the value, which is then the same for all users in the current model.

For more information about indicating part orientation with marks, for example, see Indicate part orientation.

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