Part and neighbor part properties in drawings

View, section view and detail view label mark elements
Here is a list of the elements specific to view, section view and detail view label marks:
Element
Description
View name/Section
name/Detail name
Adds the name of the view, section or the detail.
Scale
Adds the scale of the view.
Drawing name
Adds the name of the current drawing.
Source drawing name
Adds the name of the drawing where the view has originally been
created.
Source drawing name
when moved
Adds the name of the drawing where the view has originally been
created. This is shown only when the view has been moved from its
original drawing.
See also Mark elements on page 560
Defining view labels and view label marks on page 352
Mark appearance and merging properties on page 551
Positioning properties of view label, section and detail marks on page 554
8.9 Part and neighbor part properties in drawings
Use the options in Part properties or Neighbor part properties to view and modify the part
or neighbor part properties. In Neighbor part properties you can also control the visibility
and appearance of neighbor part bolts.
All part properties do not contain all of the settings listed below.
Content tab:
Option
Part representation
Description
Outline shows parts as solid objects.
Exact shows parts as solid objects. This choice also draws the
chamfers in the profile cross sections.
Symbol draws parts as lines.
Symbol with partial profile shows a partial profile of the part.
The length of the partial profile is fixed to 1000 mm.
Workshop form draws round tube profiles as wrap-around
templates.
Drawing settings
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Option
Description
Bounding box draws parts as boxes surrounding the actual
profiles.
Base box shows parts as boxes and uses the h and b values
from the profile catalog as box dimensions.
Symbol offset
Defines the distance of the end points of reference lines and
center lines from the end points of the object.
Inner contours
Shows the inner contours of a tube.
Hidden lines
If the Hidden lines check box is selected, Tekla Structures shows
hidden lines in secondary and neighbor parts.
If the Own hidden lines check box is selected, Tekla Structures
shows hidden lines in main parts.
Center line
Select whether you want to show center lines.
Select the Main part > Beam, Plate or Polygon check box to
show center lines in main parts.
Select the Secondary part > Beam, Plate or Polygon check box
to show center lines in secondary parts.
Reference lines
Select wether you want to show reference lines.
Select the Main part > Beam, Plate or Polygon check box to
show reference lines in main parts.
Select the Secondary part > Beam, Plate or Polygon check box
to show reference lines in secondary parts.
Additional marks
Bolt representation (neighbor
parts)
Select the following check boxes to show additional marks in
drawings:
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Orientation marks
•
Connecting side marks
•
Pop-marks
•
Edge chamfers
Select bolt representation. The options are Solid, Exact Solid,
Symbol, Symbol 2 , Symbol 3, DIN symbol, and User-defined
symbol.
DIN symbol corresponds to German standards (DIN). The only
DIN symbols you can control are:
Drawing settings
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Symbol 24 for normal workshop bolts
•
Symbol 25 for normal site bolts
•
Symbol 26 for front countersunk site bolts
•
Symbol 27 for back countersunk site bolts
•
Symbol 28 for front countersunk workshop bolts
•
Symbol 29 for back countersunk workshop bolts
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Option
•
Description
Symbol 30 for front countersunk holes
•
Symbol 31 for back countersunk holes
User-defined symbol is a symbol that has been created in
Symbol Editor.
Symbol content (neigbor parts) Select whether to include hole or axis in the symbol.
Neighbor parts have a Visibility tab:
Option
Neighbor parts
Description
None does not show neighbor parts.
Connected parts shows all parts connected to the model
object.
Connecting parts shows only the parts the model object is
connected to.
All components combines the Connected parts and the
Connecting parts options.
By extreme shows all parts within the boundaries of the main
and secondary part.
Main/Secondary parts
Main parts shows only neighbor parts that make the main part
of an assembly or a cast unit.
Secondary parts shows only neighbor parts that are secondary
parts of an assembly or a cast unit.
Both shows both main and secondary parts.
Skew parts
Yes shows skew parts as neighbor parts in the drawing, No does
not.
Bolts
Yes shows the bolts in the neighbor parts, No does not.
The Appearance tab is similar in all of the properties of all kinds of building objects (parts,
neighbor parts, bolts, welds, surface treatments, reinforcement, and meshes).
Option
Description
Visible lines
Sets the Color and Type of the visible lines.
Hidden lines, Center line
Sets the Color and Type of the hidden lines.
Sets the Color of the center lines.
Reference lines
Sets the Color and Type of the reference lines.
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.
Line: Color
Sets the Color of the line.
Drawing settings
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