Orientation settings

Option
Description
box. In the drawing level, this option is only available for
general arrangement drawings. On the view and object
level this option is available for all types of drawings.
Text placing
Sets the side to show the grid labels and the length of the
grid line extension (the distance between the end of the
grid line and the text).
Text: Color, Height, Font and Frame Defines the grid label text color, height, font and frame.
See also Automatic grid settings in drawings on page 491
Setting automatic grid properties on page 493
XS_DRAWING_GRID_LABEL_FRAME_FIXED_WIDTH
XS_DRAWING_GRID_LABEL_FRAME_LINE_WIDTH_FACTOR
XS_GRID_TEXT_FONT
8.20 Orientation settings
Use the Orientation marks page in the Options dialog box to define some orientation and
location settings.
Setting
Description
Project north
Defines which direction is north in the model. Enter
the value in degrees counter-clockwise from the
global x axis.
Part viewing direction
Defines which direction parts are viewed from in
drawings.
Beam skew limit
Tekla Structures uses limit angles to determine
whether a part is a beam or a column when creating
Column skew limit
Drawing settings
590
Orientation settings
Setting
Description
orientation marks. Tekla Structures treats parts
outside these limits as braces.
Parts skewed more than 80° are columns.
Parts skewed less than 10° are beams.
Preferred location for mark
Defines the location of part marks in drawings, to the
left or right end of the part.
Mark always to center of column
This setting only affects columns.
Yes places part marks in the center of columns in
plan views. To indicate part orientation, include
compass direction (Face direction) in the part mark
instead.
No places part marks on the same flange in general
arrangement and assembly drawings.
See also Displaying compass direction in part marks on page 499
Mark location on page 468
Drawing settings
591
Orientation settings