Creating singlepart assembly or cast unit drawings

8. If you want to open the created drawings, select Open drawing.
9. Click Create.
Tekla Structures creates the drawings and adds them in the Drawing List.
See also Modifying drawing settings on page 307
General arrangement drawings on page 26
Creating general arrangement drawings using saved settings in Master Drawing Catalog on
page 58
Creating views
General arrangement drawing properties on page 523
Pours in drawings on page 225
2.4 Creating single-part, assembly, or cast unit drawings
Cast units have the cast unit type part property setting in the model - they are set either
Cast in place or Precast. It is important to use the correct cast unit type, because some
functionalities, for example numbering, are based on the cast unit type. In the Cast in Place
configuration, you can create cast unit drawings of cast-in-place cast units only.
To create single-part, assembly, or cast unit drawings:
1. Click Drawings & Reports --> Drawing Settings and select the drawing type.
2. In the drawing properties dialog box, load the appropriate predefined drawing properties
(saved settings).
Always load predefined properties when you are creating a drawing. When you need to
modify drawing properties, save the changes to a new properties file when necessary.
Ensure that for cast unit drawings, you use a property file that contains the desired Cast
unit creation method:
•
By cast unit position: A drawing will be created from each cast unit. If there are
identical cast units, one of them will serve as the base cast unit for the drawing. This
is the most common method for creating cast unit drawings.
•
By cast unit ID: Each part in the model includes a unique ID number. You can create
drawings by using cast unit ID numbers. The ID number determines the marking of
the drawing. You can create several drawings from identical cast units.
3. Click View creation, select the view and the properties that you want to change, and
click View properties.
If you do not have any views defined yet, first add the views and then select the view
properties for the views.
4. If needed, modify the view properties including view, building object, dimensioning and
mark settings and apply detailed object-level settings.
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Creating single-part, assembly, or cast unit drawings