Standard files

Tekla Structures
2023
Tekla Structures

Standard files

Standard files are property files that Tekla Structures uses by default when you apply commands.

Standard properties are shown in the property pane of different model objects, such as beams, columns or plates, or in the dialog boxes of objects, such as drawing objects.

Standard files are named standard.*, where the symbol * is the file name extension. The file extension indicates the type of object that the properties in the standard file are used for. For example, the standard.clm file is used for the properties of steel columns.

User-defined attributes are saved with the standard files as *.more files. For example, the standard.clm.more file is used for user-defined attributes for steel columns.

How properties are loaded from standard files

  • In the property pane, the properties are loaded when you select the standard option in the upper part of the property pane. The properties are applied immediately.

    If the values that you loaded are different from the previous values, the property pane highlights the modified properties.

  • In dialog boxes, the properties are loaded when you select the standard option in the list next to the Load button, and click the Load button.

Tekla Structures reads the default standard files from the environment's system folder.

If you want to load the default property settings from the standard files that are saved in the attributes folder, go to Quick Launch and use the Load defaults command.

Save a set of standard files

You can save a set of standard files in the \attributes folder for the current model.

After saving the standard files, you can copy them to the project folder or the firm folder to set up Tekla Structures to suit the way you work.

  1. Go to Quick Launch and start typing save defaults.
  2. Select Save defaults from the list.

Tekla Structures saves the following list of standard and *.more files in the ..\TeklaStructuresModels\<model_name>\attributes folder:

File

Property

standard.bpl

standard.bpl.more

Bent plate properties

standard.clm

standard.clm.more

Steel column properties

standard.cpl

standard.cpl.more

Contour plate properties

standard.crs

standard.crs.more

Orthogonal beam properties

standard.dia

standard.dia.more

Twin profile properties

standard.fms

standard.fms.more

Plotting frames

standard.fpl

standard.fpl.more

Folded plate properties

standard.ipc

standard.ipc.more

Concrete item properties

standard.ips

standard.ips.more

Item properties

standard.ler

standard.ler.more

Layer properties

standard.mvi

standard.mvi.more

Model view properties

standard.num

standard.num.more

Numbering setup

standard.prf

standard.prf.more

Project properties

standard.prt

standard.prt.more

Steel beam properties

standard.scr

standard.scr.more

Bolt properties

standard.wld

standard.wld.more

Weld properties

You can now copy the standard files to the project folder or the firm folder.

Create user-defined standard files

You can create your own standard files.

Tekla Structures saves the user-defined standard files in the \attributes folder for the current model.

  1. Open the property pane or a dialog box for which you want to save the properties as a standard file.
  2. Modify the properties.
  3. Save the properties in one of these ways:
    • In the property pane: enter standard as the name , then click .
    • In a dialog box: in the box next to the Save as button, enter standard as the name , then click Save as.
Tekla Structures saves the standard file and the related *.more file in the current model’s \attributes folder. If a standard file with the same file name extension exists in the in the \attributes folder, Tekla Structures overwrites the previous file.

When you want to load the standard file, select it from the list of the property files in the property pane or in a dialog box.

Alternatively, to load the default property settings from the standard files that are saved in the attributes folder, go to Quick Launch and use the Load defaults command.

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