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Select the steel or timber part face that is shown in front drawing view

Tekla Structures 2021
2021
Tekla Structures

You can select which face of a steel or timber part is shown in the drawing main (front) view by using the user-defined attribute Fixed drawing main view.

The user-defined attribute Fixed drawing main view controls the drawing coordinate system for steel and timber parts. This UDA is only taken into account when you use the coordinate system Fixed in drawing properties. When the fixed coordinate system is used, the part is rotated so that the front view shows the part face that has been selected with the Fixed drawing main view UDA.

  1. In the model, double-click a steel or timber part to open part properties, and click the UDAs button.
  2. On the Parameters tab, click Fixed drawing main view, and select one of the options:
    • Top
    • Back
    • Bottom
    • Start
    • End
    • Front
  3. Click Drawings & reports > Drawing properties, and select assembly or single part drawing properties.
  4. Click View creation in the options tree, go to the Attributes tab, and set Coordinate system to Fixed.
  5. Click OK to activate the settings, and create the drawing using the current settings.
Note:

If you set the advanced option XS_SET_FIXEDMAINVIEW_UDA_TO_AFFECT_NUMBERING to STEEL, TIMBER or MISC, and if identical steel, timber or miscellaneous material parts have different options selected for Fixed drawing main view, they get different assembly position numbers.

If you have set this advanced option, the Top in form face command is now available also for non-concrete material in the model.

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