Mark properties

Option
Description
Either creates dimensions to parts and positions them either inside
or outside the grid depending on the part position and the setting
of the option Maximum number of outside dimensions.
You must use the Either option if you define the Maximum
number of outside dimensions, so that Tekla Structures can
position dimensions inside the grid when the maximum number of
dimensions is reached outside the grid.
Horizontal position
Left side positions all dimensions to horizontal parts to the left of
the grid.
Right side positions all dimensions to horizontal parts to the right
of the grid.
Distributed to both sides positions all dimensions to horizontal
parts to the grid nearest the part they are dimensioning.
Vertical position
Above positions all dimensions to vertical parts above the grid.
Below positions all dimensions to vertical parts below the grid.
Distributed to both sides positions all dimensions to vertical parts
to the grid nearest the part they are dimensioning.
See also
Automatic dimensioning of general arrangement drawings on page 446
Example: Part dimension positioning on page 452
Example: Limiting the number of outside dimensions on page 451
Example: Dimensioning parts partly outside the view on page 451
Example: Using maximum leader line length options on page 450
8.7 Mark properties
You can adjust the mark appearance and contents before creating a drawing and also in an
open drawing.
Click the links below to find out more:
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Mark appearance and merging properties on page 551
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Leader line types on page 553
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Positioning properties of view label, section and detail marks on page 554
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Mark appearance and merging properties on page 551
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Drawing weld mark properties on page 555
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Level mark properties on page 559
Drawing settings
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Mark properties
Mark appearance and merging properties
Use the General and Contents tabs in the Mark properties of different types of marks to
view and modify the settings affecting the mark content and appearance. For reinforcement
marks, the corresponding settings are located on the Contents and Appearance tabs.
Note that all the listed settings are not available for all marks.
Option
Description
Contents tab:
Frame around elements: Type and Color
Defines the element frame type and color for
one or several elements element. To select all
elements in the list to apply the same
modification to all of them, hold down Shift
and click the last element in the list.
Add frame allows you to add frames around
elements.
Font: Color, Height and Font
Defines the font type, color, and height used in
element texts in one or several elements. To
select all elements in the list to apply the same
modification to all of them, hold down Shift
and click the last element in the list.
Clicking Select gives more font choices.
Units: Unit and Format
Change the unit and format for the length,
height, spacing or diameter element that you
have selected from the Elements in mark list.
General or Appearance tab:
Visible
In one view creates marks in one view only.
In all views creates marks in all views.
In main parts
These options are for bolt marks.
In secondary parts
Visible displays bolt marks.
In sub-assembly main parts
Not visible does not display bolt marks.
In sub-assembly secondary parts
Visibility in view
distributed distributes the marks in the view.
Tekla Structures only creates marks that are not
visible in the other views.
always always creates marks in the view,
irrespective the settings in other views.
preferred acts as distributed, but the preferred
view has a higher priority.
Drawing settings
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Mark properties
Option
Description
Select preferred to one view only in a drawing.
If you set other views to distributed, the marks
are located only in the view that has the setting
Visibility in view set to preferred.
none creates no marks.
Parts out of view plane
This option is available only in view level
properties.
Visible displays marks outside of the view in the
drawing.
Not visible displays no marks outside the view.
Bolt size limit
This option is for bolt marks.
Filters standard-sized bolt marks out of
drawings. Tekla Structures does not display bolt
marks of the size you enter here.
There are several variables that affect the Bolt
size limit, see the See also list below.
Merge marks
This option is for part marks and surface
treatment marks.
On merges marks.
Frame around mark: Type and Color
Define the frame to be used around marks, and
the color of the frame.
Leader line: Type, Arrow and Use hidden lines Define the leader line type and line arrow type,
for hidden parts.
and select to hide leader lines for hidden parts.
Place
Placing: free allowsTekla Structures to search
for the first suitable location for the mark.
Placing: fixed allows you to place the mark in
any location.
When you use the option fixed, the mark stays
where it is even though you update the
drawing, whereas with free, Tekla Structures
tries to find the optimal place for the
annotation object.
Search margin is the distance within which
Tekla Structures searches for a space to place a
mark.
Drawing settings
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Mark properties
Option
Description
Minimal Distance is the minimum distance of
the mark from the part.
Quarter defines the areas Tekla Structures
searches for a space to place the mark.
Use the Merging tab in the Cast Unit - Reinforcement Mark Properties dialog box to view
and modify the settings affecting the merging of the reinforcement marks in cast unit
drawings.
Option
Image
Identical marks in
same cast unit
Description
One leader line per row merges the marks and
creates one leader line for a row of reinforcing bars.
Parallel leader lines merges the marks and creates
parallel leader lines.
Leader lines to one point merges the marks and
draws all leader lines to one point.
No merge does not merge marks. Tekla Structures
creates an individual leader line for each mark.
If you select No merge, you still need to define the
mark content for the marks that Tekla Structures
automatically merges on the Merging tab.
Preferred merge
direction
Merge vertically merges the marks in the vertical
direction of the drawing.
Merge horizontally merges the marks in the
horizontal direction of the drawing.
See also Automatic mark settings on page 461
Adding automatic marks on page 462
Defining view labels and view label marks on page 352
Modifying section properties on page 138
XS_OMITTED_DIAMETER_TYPE
XS_OMITTED_BOLT_TYPE
XS_OMITTED_BOLT_ASSEMBLY_TYPE
Elements in merged reinforcement marks on page 565
Merging reinforcement marks automatically on page 474
Drawing settings
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Mark properties
Leader line types
You can use leader lines with text, symbols, associative notes and marks to make it clearer to
which item it is related to.
Option
Description
Texts
Symbols
Level marks
Revision marks
Part marks
Associative note
See also Adding associative notes on page 177
Adding part marks on page 175
Adding revision marks on page 192
Adding symbols in drawings on page 238
Adding text on page 186
Drawing settings
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Mark properties
Positioning properties of view label, section and detail marks
Use the Position tab in theMark Contents dialog box in view properties to set the
positioning options for view labels marks, section marks and detail marks.
Option
Description
Show on
For section marks.
Defines if the section marks are shown at both
ends of the cut line or at the left or right end.
Text position
Defines the position of the mark text in relation
to the line or in relation to the symbol or
symbol center line.
Horizontal offset sets the horizontal offset of
the mark text from the line.
Vertical offset sets the vertical offset of the
mark text from the line.
Text rotation
For section marks.
Defines the rotation of the mark text.
Alignment
For view label marks.
Defines if the view label mark is aligned to the
center, right, or left.
See also Defining view labels and view label marks on page 352
Modifying section properties on page 138
Drawing weld mark properties
In Weld Mark Properties dialog box you can view and modify the properties of a weld mark
that has been manually added in a drawing.
Option
Description
Prefix
a= design throat thickness, s= penetration throat thickness, or z= leg
length
Size
The size of the weld.
Type
The type of the weld.
Angle
The angle of weld preparation, bevels, or groove.
Tekla Structures displays the angle between the weld type symbol and
the fill type contour symbol.
Contour
The fill type contour of a weld can be:
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Drawing settings
None
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Mark properties
Option
Finish
Description
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Flush
•
Convex
•
Concave
Tekla Structures displays the finish symbol above the weld type symbol
in drawings. The options are:
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G (Grind)
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M (Machine)
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C (Chip)
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(Flush finished weld)
•
(Smooth blended weld face)
Length
The length of a regular weld depends on the length of the connection
between the welded parts. You can set the exact length of a polygon
weld by, for example, defining the start and end points of the weld.
Pitch
The center-to-center spacing of welds for non-continuous welds. Pitch
is shown in the weld mark if the value is greater than 0.0.
To create a non-continuous weld, define the center-to-center spacing
and the pitch of the welds. Tekla Structures calculates the distance
between the welds as the pitch minus the length of the weld.
By default, Tekla Structures uses the – character to separate weld
length and pitch, for example, 50–100. To change the separator to @,
for example, set the advanced option
XS_WELD_LENGTH_CC_SEPARATOR_CHAR to @.
Effective throat
The weld size used in weld strength calculation.
Root opening
The space between the welded parts.
Reference text
Additional information to appear in the weld symbol. For example,
information about the weld specification or process.
Edge/Around
Indicates whether only one edge or the entire perimeter of a face
should be welded.
A circle in the weld symbol in drawings indicates the Around option
has been used.
Workshop/Site
Indicates where the weld should be made.
Stitch weld
Set this option to Yes to create a staggered, intermittent weld.
Stitch welds are staggered on both sides of the welded part. Tekla
Structures shows the weld type symbols as staggered in weld symbols.
If you set this option to No, a non- staggered intermittent weld is
created. To show the pitch in a weld mark, set Pitch to a value greater
than 0.0.
Drawing settings
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Mark properties
Option
Placing
Description
Search margin is the farthest distance Tekla Structures uses when
searching for an empty space for the weld mark.
Minimal distance is the closest distance Tekla Structures uses to
search for an empty space for a weld mark.
Quarter defines the areas Tekla StructuresTekla Structures searches for
a space to place the weld marks.
Placing is the method used to place welds marks:
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Free lets Tekla Structures decide the location and direction of the
dimension based on the Direction settings.
•
Fixed allows you to place the weld at any point.
See also Adding weld marks on page 215
Model weld mark visibility and appearance properties in drawings
You can select which model weld marks are visible in drawings, the views where they are
shown and the content that is displayed in weld marks. In assembly drawings, you can define
the visibility of welds in sub-assemblies.
Use options in the Weld mark panel (or Welding Mark Properties dialog box in general
arrangement drawings) to set the visibility and contents of model weld marks. All of the
following options are not available in the object level dialog box in the drawing.
To set the automatic welding mark properties in single-part and assembly drawings:
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Click Drawings & Reports --> Drawing Settings and select a drawing type. Click View
creation, select the view and the properties that you want to change, and click View
properties. Then click Weld marks in the View Properties dialog box.
To set the automatic welding mark properties in general arrangement drawing:
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Click Drawings & Reports --> Drawing Settings and General Arrangement Drawing.
Then click Weld marks.
Option
Weld number
Description
Yes shows the weld number.
Tekla Structures assigns a number to each weld as the weld is
created. You can select whether to show or hide the weld number.
Visible in views
In one view shows the welds only in one view.
In all view shows the welds in all views.
Welds
Not visible displays no welds in the drawing.
Welds in sub-assemblies
Site weld visible displays only site welds in the drawing.
Drawing settings
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Mark properties
Option
Description
Workshop weld visible displays only workshop welds in the
drawing.
Both visible displays both site welds and workshop welds in the
drawing.
Weld size limit
Enter a weld size to filter welds of that size out of the drawing.
This is useful when you only want to show non-typical welds in a
drawing.
To set whether the weld size is an exact or minimum value, use
the advanced option XS_WELD_FILTER_TYPE.
To filter out a standard weld type, use the advanced option
XS_OMITTED_WELD_TYPE.
Above line, Below line and
Other
If there is no check mark in the Visible column next to the
following properties, the properties are not displayed in the weld
mark:
Prefix
Size
Type
Angle
Contour
Finish
Length
Pitch
Effective throat
Root opening
Reference text
Edge/Around
Workshop/Site
Place
Search margin is the distance within which Tekla Structures
searches for a space to place a mark.
Quarter defines the areas Tekla Structures searches for a space for
placing the level mark.
Minimal Distance is the minimum distance of the mark from the
part.
Text: Color
Sets the color of the text.
Text: Height
Sets the height of the text.
Text: Font
Sets the font of the text. Click Select to show more options.
Line: Type
Sets the type of the line.
Drawing settings
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Mark properties
Option
Description
Line: Color
Sets the color of the line.
See also Welds in drawings on page 203
Examples: Model welds in drawings on page 205
Modifying model weld mark visibility and appearance in a drawing on page 210
XS_WELD_FILTER_TYPE
XS_OMITTED_WELD_TYPE
Level mark properties
Use the options on the Level mark properties dialog box to view and modify the level mark
contents. To open the dialog box, click Annotating --> Properties --> Level Mark .
Option
Description
Prefix
Displays text before the mark.
Prefix for positive level
+ displays a + character in front of the value.
Visibility of numeric value
Defines if the numeric values are visible or
hidden.
Postfix
Displays text after the mark.
Precision
Defines the precision of the level mark
dimension.
Format
Defines the format of the level mark
dimension.
Use grouping
Defines whether to use different grouping
options to represent the level mark
dimensions.
Units
Defines the units used in level mark
dimensions. The available values are
automatic, mm, cm, m, foot - inch and
inch.
Placing
Search margin is the farthest distance Tekla
Structures uses when searching for an empty
space for the level mark.
Minimal distance is the closest distance
Tekla Structures uses to search for an empty
space for a level mark.
Quarter defines the areas Tekla Structures
searches for a space to place the level marks.
Drawing settings
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Mark properties