Slope triangle
Not version-specific
Tekla Structures
Environment
Not environment-specific
Slope triangle is a drawing tool which helps you to create a slope triangle diagram to indicate the slope of an inclined part in the drawing.
Component catalog icon
Slope triangle values can be represented in three ways:
How to locate
Slope triangle will be available in the component catalog when you open the drawing.Component catalog icon
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Usage
- Click the component catalog icon.
- Click on the sloped beam (or) slopped line (or) select interrupt for pick two points option.
- Pick the insertion point for the triangle.
Slope Triangle Dialog
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Sample output
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Text properties
You can change the text properties here:Image
Line properties
You can change the line properties here:Image
Base value types
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Slope triangle values can be represented in three ways:
Sl.No. | Option | Functionality | Sample slope triangle representation |
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| Standard (default): based on base value 1000 mm in metric and 1 in imperial. Remaing two values calculated proportionately. | Image
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2 | Image
| Actual measurement dimensions | Image
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| By providing user specified base value of the triangle: Remaining two values calculated proportionately | Image
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Size of the triangle
You can change the size of the triangle by entering a value in the textbox:Image