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5. Click Save to save the view properties.
6. Click OK to return to drawing properties.
7. Click Apply or OK.
8. Select the objects, or use an appropriate selection filter to select the objects you want to
create drawings from and select the entire model.
Activate only Select parts on the Select switches toolbar when selecting parts.
Otherwise selection could take a long time in large models.
9. Do one of the following:
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Click the desired drawing command on the Drawings & Reports menu.
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Click the corresponding toolbar command.
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If you selected individual objects, right-click and select the appropriate drawing
creation command from the pop-up menu.
If you press down Ctrl+Shift while you select the command from the pop-up menu,
Tekla Structures opens the created drawing.
10. Number the model if you are prompted to do so.
Tekla Structures creates the drawings. The created drawings are listed in the Drawing List. If
you already have a drawing with the same type and mark, Tekla Structures will not create a
new one.
To automatically open any drawing after the drawing has been created, hold down Ctrl
+Shift while you create the drawing.
See also Modifying drawing settings on page 307
Pours in drawings on page 225
Showing pours and pour breaks in drawings on page 228
Single-part, assembly and cast unit drawing properties on page 526
View properties in drawings on page 529
2.5 Creating multidrawings
You can create multidrawings of selected parts and of selected drawings. You can also create
empty multidrawings and copy or link views in them from other drawings.
If you create multidrawings from existing drawings, you can choose to include their
individual drawing layouts. If you want to have separate lists, tables, and call-offs for each
part or assembly, you should include the individual drawing layouts. You can also include lists
and tables for all parts or assemblies in the multidrawing.
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Before creating a multidrawing, check the original assembly or single-part drawing, and
clean it up, if necessary. Do not do the modifications in the multidrawing that links to the
original.
Before you start, you can set XS_MULTIDRAWING_REMOVE_VIEW_LABEL_GAP to
TRUE through Tools --> Options --> Advanced Options --> Drawing Properties to remove
extra space between drawing view labels and drawing views.
See also Multidrawings on page 45
XS_MULTIDRAWING_REMOVE_VIEW_LABEL_GAP
Modifying drawing settings on page 307
Creating empty multidrawings and linking or copying views on page 50
Creating multidrawings of the selected drawings on page 50
Creating multidrawings of the selected parts on page 51
Creating empty multidrawings and linking or copying views
You can create empty multidrawings in which you can link or copy views in other drawings
with or without layout.
To create an empty multidrawing and link views:
1. Click Drawings & Reports --> Create Multidrawing --> Empty Drawing .
2. Open the empty multidrawing from the Drawing List.
3. From the Drawing List, select the drawings that you want to link to the multidrawing.
4. Click Views --> Add Views from Other Drawing and select one of the copying or linking
commands.
The views are placed in the multidrawing.
5. Arrange the views if they are on top of each other.
When you update multidrawings, also the linked drawings are updated.
See also Creating multidrawings on page 49
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Creating multidrawings of the selected drawings
You can create multidrawings of the drawings you select. You can also keep the layout of the
selected drawing in the new multidrawing.
To create a multidrawing of selected drawings:
1. Select the drawings from the Drawing List.
2. Click Drawings & Reports --> Create Multidrawing and select one of the following
commands:
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Selected Drawings: Create multidrawings of the selected drawings without the
drawing layout.
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Selected Drawings with Layout: Create multidrawings of the selected drawings,
keeping the layout of each selected drawing.
See also Creating multidrawings on page 49
Creating multidrawings of the selected parts
Create single-part and assembly drawings of the parts that you select and place the drawings
in a multidrawing. You can also keep the layout of the selected single-part or assembly
drawings.
To create a multidrawing of selected parts:
1. Select the parts using appropriate selection filters.
2. Click Drawings & Reports --> Create Multidrawing and select one of the following
commands depending on the desired result:
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New Single-Part Drawings of Selected Parts: Create single-part drawings of the
selected parts and place the drawings in a multidrawing
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New Single-Part Drawings of Selected Parts with Layout: Create single-part
drawings of the selected part, keeping the layout of each drawing, and place the
drawings in a multidrawing.
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New Assembly Drawings of Selected Parts: Create assembly drawings of the
selected parts and place the drawings in a multidrawing.
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New Assembly Drawings of Selected Parts with Layout: Create assembly drawings
of the selected parts, keeping the layout of each drawing, and place the drawings in a
multidrawing.
See also Creating multidrawings on page 49
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