Month: January 2012

The Sketching toolbar is embedded in the Cross section sketch editor. It contains thetools you need to define and save cross sections:   Sketching cross sections       To sketch a cross section: 1.    Click Modeling > Profiles > Define Cross Section in Sketch Editor…. Tekla Structuresopens the: •       Cross Section Sketch Editor View and Sketching toolbar •       Variables and Sketch Browser dialog boxes 2.     Use the following tools on the Sketching toolbar to sketch the outline of a crosssection, and … Read more

Snapping Tekla Structures includes many tools you can use alone or together with other tools to snap to specific locations. These tools are: •     Snap switches  •     Numeric snapping  •     Orthogonal snapping  •     Tracking  •     Temporary reference points See also Snapping examples  Numeric snapping Use the Enter a numeric location toolbar to key in position coordinates you want to snap to. TEKLA    To display the toolbar, initiate a … Read more

Numbering settings To open the Numbering Setup dialog box, click Drawings & Reports > Numbering > Numbering Settings…:   You can use various numbering options: Option Action if checked Renumber all Tekla Structures renumbers all parts. All information on previous numbers is lost. Reuse old numbers Tekla Structures reuses numbers assigned to parts that have subsequently been deleted. … Read more