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b. To update the cut lines of selected parts, select the parts.
5. Click Create.
When you do this, Tekla Structures removes all previously created cut lines, and creates new
ones that are up-to-date.
Deleting cut lines
To delete cut lines:
1. Click Tools --> Macros...
2. In the Macros dialog box, select Drawing tools and click Run.
3. Click Create cut lines
in the Drawing tools toolbar.
4. Do one of the following:
a. To delete the cut lines of all parts in the view, select the view.
b. To delete the cut lines of selected parts, select the parts.
5. Click Delete.
4.18 Colors in drawings
You have three basic color modes for line colors in drawings. The color modes are Black and
White, Gray Scale, and Color. By default, drawings are black and white.
In addition to the three basic color modes, you can have a black background and colored
lines in drawings (advanced option XS_BLACK_DRAWING_BACKGROUND).
Colors and gray The table below shows the colors available in Tekla Structures, and how the different colors
shades are shown in black and white drawings and in grayscale drawings. The corresponding pen
numbers referring to the line weights used in the printed drawings are also listed.
Name
Pen
Tekla Structures color Black and white
Gray scale
Lightness
Invisible
9
Invisible
Black
7
0%
Red
1
0%
Green
3
0%
Blue
5
0%
Cyan
4
0%
Yellow
2
0%
Magenta
6
0%
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Name
Pen
Tekla Structures color Black and white
Gray scale
Lightness
Brown
15
30%
Dark green
110
50%
Dark blue
141
70%
Blue-green
111
90%
Orange
31
100% white
Gray
8
60%
Special
-
-
See also Changing drawing color on page 262
Specifying and using special color on page 264
Pen numbers in Color Table on page 265
Colors and line weights in printing on page 303
Changing drawing color
You can change the color of the drawings.
To change the drawing color:
1. Open a drawing.
2. Click Tools --> Options --> Drawing Color Mode , and select Black and White, Gray
Scale or Color.
You can toggle between the color modes by pressing B on the keyboard.
You can change the background color to black using the advanced option
XS_BLACK_DRAWING_BACKGROUND. If the background is black, use Color
as color mode.
Example Below is an example of a color drawing.
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In grayscale mode, the colors from 1 to 7 (black, red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta) are
shown in black, and the colors from 8 to 14 (brown, dark green, dark blue, blue-green,
orange, gray) are shown in different shades of gray. Below is an example of a gray scale
drawing.
Below is an example of a black-and-white drawing.
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See also XS_BLACK_DRAWING_BACKGROUND
Colors in drawings on page 261
Specifying and using special color
You can define a special color that is not converted to black when printed. This color will be
printed as color or grayscale, depending on the selected printer settings. The special color is
defined using RGB (Red Green Blue) values in a scale of 0 to 255. The special color is applied
on parts as a hatch.
You can specify a special color for a building object before creating a drawing, and use it in
the final drawing for shape or a building object.
To define and use a special color in a final drawing:
1. Click Tools --> Options --> Advanced Options... --> Hatching .
2. Define the color using the following advanced options:
•
XS_HATCH_SPECIAL_COLOR_R
•
XS_HATCH_SPECIAL_COLOR_G
•
XS_HATCH_SPECIAL_COLOR_B
The default value for all of the above advanced options is 230.
The smaller the values are, the darker the shade.
3. Click OK or Apply.
4. Open a drawing.
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5. Double-click a drawing object to open the properties dialog box. For example, click a
building object or a rectangle.
6. Select a fill type.
7. Select the Special fill color.
8. Click Modify.
See also
Colors in drawings on page 261
Colors and line weights in printing on page 303
Pen numbers in Color Table
Pen numbers in the Color Table dialog box refer to the line weights used in the printed
drawing. By default, pen number 0 corresponds to a line weight of 0.1 mm. The final line
weight in a printed drawing is the default pen thickness multiplied by the pen number. For
example, pen number 25 will give a line weight of 2.5 mm.
•
The line thicknesses displayed on the screen are taken from the first printer instance on
the Printer instances list in the Printer Catalog. When you print a drawing, the line
thickness is taken from the printer instance you use for printing.
•
In color drawings, the lines are shown with different thicknesses if the setting Tools -->
Options --> Use Printer Linewidths is selected.
•
In black and white drawings, Tekla Structures shows the black lines on the screen using
pen number thickness defined for the color in the Color Table.
•
You can change the default pen thickness using the advanced option
XS_BASE_LINE_WIDTH.
See also XS_BASE_LINE_WIDTH
Changing the pen numbers for colors (line weight) on page 265
Colors in drawings on page 261
Changing the pen numbers for colors (line weight)
You can change the pen numbers for the colors to show and print lines with different
thicknesses.
To change the pen numbers:
1. Open a drawing.
2. Click Drawing File --> Print Drawings and go to the Line thickness tab.
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