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 Use the Enter a numeric location toolbar to key in position coordinates you want to snap to. |
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To display the toolbar, initiate a command that requires you to pick positions, and then do one of the following: • Start entering the coordinates using the keyboard. • Click Tools > Enter a Numeric Location and select an option. To access additionaloptions, click Tools > Options > Shortcuts > Enter a Numeric Location. The following table explains the types of information you can enter. |
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After you enter the coordinates, press Enter or click OK to snap to the position. Snapping mode Tekla Structures has two snapping modes, relative and absolute. Use the variableXS_KEYIN_DEFAULT_MODE to indicate the default snapping mode. See also XS_KEYIN_ABSOLUTE_PREFIX Use the shortcut O (Tools > Ortho) to snap to positions in orthogonal directions on the work plane (0, 45, 90, 135, 180 degrees, etc.). To control orthogonal snapping, use the variables XS_SEMI_ORTHO_ANGLE andXS_USE_SEMI_ORTHO. For more information, see Appendix C, Variables, in the System Manual. |
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You can also track beyond the snap point, for example, 4000 units from the last point picked. | |||
Track in the opposite direction by entering a negative value, for example, -1000. | |||
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In this example, we create a beam using a grid line midpoint as a temporary reference point and tracking along an orthogonal direction (shown as green dashed line) for 500 units. Click OK,and Tekla Structures creates the beam along the magenta line. |
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If Visibility in components is not checked for the parts within the components, they arevisible when you create them. When you redraw the view window, they are no longer visible. To use Show component: 1. Click View > Representation > Show Component Content. 2. Click a component symbol or select an area. Use Show assembly to display the actual contents of a selected assembly, even if someobjects are hidden in a view: 1. Click a part. 2. Right-click a part. 3. Select Show assembly from the pop-up menu. Tekla Structures displays all parts, bolts, welds, cuts, fittings, and other details belonging to the assembly, even if they were hidden in the view properties. Lots are consignments of assemblies for transporting to site. You can use lot names and numbers in reports. To use lotting: Click Tools > Lotting to open Lotting dialog box. This displays the properties of existing lots. Lots can be changed. To create a lot: 1. Click Tools > Lotting to display the Lotting dialog box. Tekla Structures lists the existing lots. 2. Click Properties to display the Lot properties dialog box. |
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Creating a new sequence To create a new sequence: 1. Click Tools > Sequencer to display the Sequencer properties dialog box. 2. Enter the Sequence name. 3. Click OK or Apply. 4. Select the parts you want to include in the sequence. The first part gets the sequence number 1, the second, number 2, etc. 5. Finish adding parts to the sequence with the Interrupt or Esc key. The Sequencerproperties dialog box closes. To add parts to an existing sequence: 1. Click Tools > Sequencer to display the Sequencer properties dialog box. 2. Click the Sequence name. 3. Select the parts you want to add to the sequence. 4. Finish adding parts to the sequence with the Interrupt or Esc key. The Sequencerproperties dialog box closes. project status visualization Use the project status visualization tool to review the status of the objects in the model, in specific time frame, for example: • Display the erection schedule for groups of parts using colors. • Identify the parts that are scheduled to be fabricated during a specific time period. To create project status visualizations, you need predefined object representation settings which include object groups based on date rules. |
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Usage To use the project status visualization tool: 1. Click Tools > Project Status Visualization… to open the Project Status Visualizationdialog box. You have the following options: |
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2. Select the object representation settings from the list box. 3. Select the Review date. 4. Enter the time step. |
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5. In the Object group – representation dialog box, enter a name for the group, for example, “plan_same_or_before_review_date”. 6. Click Save as. 7. Modify the rule. This rule should include all objects that have the user-defined attributePlanned erection date earlier than or equal to the review date. • Select Object in the Category column. • Select Planned erection date in the Property column. • Select Earlier than or equal in the Condition column. • Click Select date… in the Value list box and select Review date in the Select datedialog box and click OK. 8. Save the object group and click Close. 9. In the Object representation dialog box, select Color by class for the new object groupin the Color list box and check that the row is set to Visible. |
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11. Click Save. Project status To use the object representation settings in the project status visualization tool: visualization 1. Click Tools > Project Status Visualization… to open the Project Status Visualization dialog box. 2. Modify the properties (the image below shows the Review date and other properties according to this example): |
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3. Click the step buttons to change the Review date and to view the changes in the model. The images below show how the objects are shown when you click the step button. The object group rule defines the visibility of the objects based to the time steps: |
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