Mick Hodgson

USER MEETING 2019

Hints and Tips

Tekla Structures 2019 Drawing Line Thickness
§ There are 2 methods to control printed and on screen line thickness in Tekla drawings
§ Using the old print Dialog
§ Also controls the on screen (Press B key preview)

§ On screen preview is always controlled

§ by the old print dialog (plotdev.bin) regardless of new printer settings
Tekla Structures 2019 Drawing Line Thickness
§ There are 2 methods to control printed and on screen line thickness in Tekla drawings
§ Using the old print Dialog
§ Also controls the on screen (Press B key preview)

Select top Set thickness to

printer in list specific colour

Select Colour
Table

§ Set the line thickness in the printer settings

§ The first printer at the top of the list controls the line thickness to a specific colour
§ Thickness are set in 10’s
Tekla Structures 2019 Drawing Line Thickness
§ There are 2 methods to control printed and on screen
line thickness in Tekla drawings
§ Using the old print Dialog

§ Set the line thickness in the printer settings

§ The first printer at the top of the list controls
the line thickness to a specific colour
Tekla Structures 2019 Drawing Line Thickness
§ There are 2 methods to control printed
and on screen line thickness in Tekla
drawings
§ Using the new print Dialog

§ Line thickness for new dialog

are set in the new printer
interface and the old settings
have no effect on this

§ Thickness are set in 100’s

Tekla Structures 2019 Drawing Line Thickness
§ There are 2 methods to control printed
and on screen line thickness in Tekla
drawings
§ Using the new print Dialog

§ Line thickness for new dialog

are set in the new printer
interface and the old settings
have no effect on this
Tekla Structures 2019 Mark Merge Labelling
§ Merge common labels to one
header

§ Options for leader lines

§ Cleans up drawings
§ Simple to utilise and
automate
Tekla Structures 2019 Exaggerate Dimensions
§ Exaggerate Drawing
Dimensions
Drawing tool for individual /
Multiple manual exaggeration of
dimensions
Tekla Structures 2019 Exaggerate Dimensions
§ Exaggerate Drawing
Dimensions
Drawing tool for individual /
Multiple manual exaggeration of
dimensions
Tekla Structures 2019 Automate Exaggerate Dimensions
§ Exaggerate Drawing
Dimensions

Set up so drawings are

automatically exaggerated

Settings – exaggerate Factor

Drawings dimensions – Set up

Save as :-
 Tekla Structures 2019 Modify model objects from GA drawing extension
§ The Modify model objects from GA drawing
extension, allows you to work on 2D Drawings
and for those changes to alter the Tekla model.

Modify Drawing Objects

§ Column
§ Beam
§ Plate
§ Bolts
Modifiable Parameters
§ Profile
§ Offset
§ Rotation,
§ Material
§ Name
§ Class See Video
 Tekla Structures 2019 Curved Section Views

Curved section views

▪ Works both for spiral beam and cylindrical
section of bent plates
▪ Create unfolded views of spiral stair
assemblies