TEKLA STRUCTURES

SESSION 3
MODIFYING PARTS Copy Special CUTS&FITS Filters

Move Special •Cut Part with Line •Selectio

Linear
Linear • Cut part with Polygon n Filter
Rotate
Rotate • Cut Part with another part •View
Mirror
Mirror Fit Part End filter
To Another Plane
To Another
To Another Object
Plane
To Another
Object

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MODIFYING PARTS (MOVE SPECIAL)
linear,rotate ,mirror ,to another plane &to another object

• You can move objects linearly to a new position in the model.

• Select the objects you want to move.
• On the Edit tab, click Move special > Linear. The Move - Linear dialog box opens.
• Pick two points in the model, or enter the coordinates in the dX, dY, and dZ
boxes. ...
• Click Move.

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Copy special(linear,rotate ,mirror ,to another
plane &to another object)
Similarly u can also use copy special command

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 CUTS & FITS(LINE)
1.On the Edit tab, click Line cut.
2.Select the object that you want to cut

3.Pick the first point of the cutting line.

4.Pick the second point of the cutting line.

5.Pick the side that you want to remove

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 CUTS & FITS(POLYGON)
1. On the Edit tab, click Polygon cut.
2. Select the object that you want to cut.
3. Pick points to outline the polygon to be
used for cutting
4.Click the middle mouse button to close the
polygon and to cut the object

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 CUT PARTS WITH ANOTHER PARTS
•If you do not have a part to cut with, create a cutting part
and position it through the part you want to cut.Do not
place the cutting part so that the cut edges or vertices are
exactly at the same location as the edges or vertices of the
part to be cut. It may be unclear what should be cut away.

•On the Edit tab, click Part cut.

•Select the object that you want to cut

•Select the cutting part

Delete the cutting part.

a.Ensure that the Select cuts and added materials selection switch is off.
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FIT PARTS END
Fit part ends
•On the Edit tab, click Fit part end.
•Select the part that you want to adjust with a
fitting.
•Pick the first point of the fitting line.
•Pick the second point of the fitting line. The end
of the part is adjusted.

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FILTERS
Filters and selection switches are two ways of defining criteria
for displaying and selecting components in Tekla Structures.
Filters let you hide or show components based on their
properties, such as name, type, material, or user-defined
attributes.

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 VIEW FILTER
•Double-click the view to open
the View Properties dialog box.

•Click Object group.The Object

Group - View Filter dialog box
opens, showing the currently To apply view filter
active filter. -- View properties > View filter

•Click New filter to create a new

filter from scratch.

•Click Add row to add a new

filter rule.

•In the Category list, select an

object category.You have the
following options: