You can add dimension tags to dimensions. The dimension tags are fully associated to the objects that the dimension points to. Using tags, you can add additional information in the drawings about the building objects in the model, and have that information automatically updated with any changes made in the building objects.
To add dimension tags to a dimension:
1. Double-click the dimension.
2. Go to the Tags tab and select the locations where you want to add dimension tags.
You can add dimension tags above and below the dimension line to the left and right end of the line, to the dimension line ends, and in the middle of the dimension line below the line.
3. Click the ... buttons to go to the Tag Mark Properties dialog box.
You can also enter text directly in the A - G boxes.
4. Select the tag rotation. Each tag has an independent rotation setting, so you can rotate
some tags and leave others unrotated.
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Parallel to dimension line does not rotate the tag. This is the default value.•
Perpendicular to dimension line rotates the tag.5. Include the elements that you want in the dimension tag.
The available elements are the same as those of the part, bolt, reinforcement and surface treatment marks.
6. Select the element frame type and color and the text color, font, and height.
7. Click OK.
8. If you want to show the part count in the tag, set Include part count in the tag to Yes.
9. Use Exclude parts according to filter and select a predefined filter to remove some of
the automatically created tag content.
In addition to the user-selectable elements, some of the dimension tag content is automatically created based on the dimension end point locations. If you want to exclude unnecessary tag content for parts that are located in the same location as the
dimensioning point, create suitable drawing view filter.
10. Click Modify.
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Limitations
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Rotation is not available for the middle dimension tags.•
The dimension tags are automatically updated according to model changes, when youupdate the drawing. If you want to disable the automatic update, you can freeze the
drawing or set the advanced option XS_INTELLIGENT_DRAWING_ALLOWED to FALSE.
This advanced option affects all drawings.
See also Example: Removing dimension tag content (p. 88)
Example: Removing dimension tag content
Here you will remove some of the tag content that is automatically created based on the dimension end point location. The example below shows a tag that automatically contains the text "CORBEL". You will remove this text. First you need to create a drawing view filter.
You can move the end of the dimension line orthogonal to itself outside the part by dragging it from the handle. The dimension tags are moved together with the end of the line. This is useful when the tags would otherwise overlap part geometry or other objects, such as dimensions or marks.
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1. Open a drawing.
2. Double-click the view frame to open the View Properties dialog box.
3. Double-click Filter... to open the View Filter Properties dialog box.
4. Click Add row and create a filter according to the example below.
5. Enter concrete as the name of the filter in the box next to the Save as button and
click the button to save the filter.
6. Click Cancel to close the dialog box.
7. In the drawing, double-click the dimension that contains the content that you want to
remove.
The Dimension Properties dialog box is displayed.
8. Go to the Tags page.
9. In Exclude parts according to filter, select the concrete filter.
10. Click Modify.
Tekla Structures removes the text "CORBEL" from the dimension tag. The material type of corbel is concrete, and the concrete filter removes all concrete parts from the tag.
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17 Level marks
There are several options for level marks, for example, prefixes, postfixes, and units. To create level marks:
1. Double click the Add Level Mark button .
2. Type your text in the required boxes.
3. Select the Prefix for the positive level check box.
4. Modify the other Level mark properties as required.
5. Click OK.
6. In the drawing, pick the starting point for the leader line.
This is the point that will be dimensioned.
7. Pick a point to indicate the side on which Tekla Structures creates the mark.
8. Repeat steps 6-7 to add level marks elsewhere in the drawing.
18 Modifying elevation dimension
reference point (datum level)
Tekla Structures dimensions elevations relative to a datum level, which you can change. For example, if the elevation is 3610 mm, and you set the datum level to 200, the elevation changes to 3410 mm.
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To define the datum level:
1. In the drawing, click Drawing File > Drawing Properties... to open the drawing
properties dialog box.
2. Click View... to open the view properties dialog box.
3. Select Specified from the Datum point for elevations list.
4. Enter a value for the datum level in the Datum level box.
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LESSON 4
In this lesson, you will learn the following things:•
how to create cast unit drawings•
how to create multiple drawings of the same cast unit•
how to display surface treatments in drawings•
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19 Cast unit drawings
You can create cast unit drawings of concrete parts and cast-in embeds (steel parts or
assemblies added to a cast unit). Cast unit drawings also show the bolts and welds in steel parts. The volume and weight information of the cast unit remains accurate even if there are cuts inside the cast unit. Edge chamfers can also be shown, and depending on the selected part representation, edge chamfers also remove material.