Add surfaces to part faces and pour object faces

You can add surfaces to the faces of parts and pour objects. You can add surfaces to any face geometry, for example curved faces. You can use surfaces for calculating surface areas, such as formwork areas.

Surfaces are not shown in drawings.

Add a surface to a face

On the Edit tab, click Surfaces > Add surface to face.
Depending on whether you want to create the surface on a part or on a pour object, use a part view or a pour view.
To switch between part and pour views, click Pour view on the Concrete tab.
Select the part face or pour object face to which you want to add the surface.
Tekla Structures adds the surface using surface's current properties.
Current properties are the properties that are shown in the property pane. If you modify the properties, the modified properties become the current properties, and Tekla Structures uses them the next time you create an object of this type.

Modify surface properties

If the property pane is not open, double-click the surface to open the Surface properties.
Modify the properties as needed.
For example, you can define the surface type and whether you want the surface to be cut by the holes in the part or pour object.
Click Modify to apply the changes.
The modified properties become the new current properties. Tekla Structures uses the current properties the next time you create an object of this type.

See also

Add surface treatment to parts