Taking screenshots in drawings

Below is an example of a snapshot.
If you have selected from the Drawing List a drawing that does not have a snapshot and
click Snapshots, an instructional view is displayed prompting you to open the drawing and
save it to create the snapshot.
3.11 Taking screenshots in drawings
A drawing screenshot is an image of a dialog box, view, or the entire Tekla Structures main
software window. By default, the screenshots are saved in the \screenshots folder
under the current model folder with the name snap_xx.png.
To print the screenshot after taking it, switch on Tools --> Screenshot --> Print
Screenshot . This works for all screenshot commands.
To take a screenshot, do any of the following:
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To
Do this
Take a screenshot of the Tekla Structures
main software window containing
everything shown in the window
Take a screenshot of an active dialog box
In an open drawing, click Tools --> Screenshot -->
Main Frame or press F9.
If you wish show more of the drawing and less of
the other window parts, enlarge the drawing
window before taking the screenshot.
Click a drawing dialog box and click Tools -->
Screenshot --> Dialog or press F10.
Take a screenshot of an open drawing with In an open drawing, click Tools --> Screenshot -->
window borders
View or press F11.
Take a screenshot of an open drawing
without window borders
In an open drawing, click Tools --> Screenshot -->
View without Borders or press F12.
Take a screenshot of a drawing with file
1. In an open drawing, click Tools --> Screenshot
name that you specify, in the location that
--> Custom .
you specify, and show the screenshot with
2. Do one of the following:
an associated viewer
• Select View to take a screenshot of the
active drawing with window borders
•
Select View without borders to take a
screenshot of the open drawing without
window borders.
3. Under the preselected Print to file option enter
a descriptive name for the screenshot in the File
name box.
You can also change the whole path. If you do
not want to do this, you can keep the default
values for the path and file name..
4. Click Show with associated viewer to show the
screenshot in an application that is by default
associated with this file type.
5. Click Capture.
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