Depending on the Tekla Structures configuration you are using, you can create either detailed or conceptual components.
You can create conceptual components in the Engineering , Rebar Detailing , and Construction Modeling configurations.
You can edit conceptual components and convert them to detailed components in the Full , Primary , Steel Detailing , or Precast Concrete Detailing configurations.
Modifying part properties, such as the size of the component main part, does not automatically convert a detailed component to a conceptual component, or vice versa. For example, if you use the Engineering configuration and modify the model, detailed components are not converted to conceptual components. However, when you modify a detailed component in the Rebar Detailing configuration, the component changes to a conceptual component.