Change the coordinate system

Tekla Structures
2019
Tekla Structures

Change the coordinate system

You change the angle from which objects are viewed, how the object is rotated, and how the dimensions in the drawing view are oriented.

The coordinate system defines:

  • The angle from which the part, assembly, or cast unit is viewed.

  • How the part, assembly, or cast unit is rotated.

  • The orientation of the dimensions in the drawing view.

To change the coordinate system:

  1. On the Drawings & reports tab, click Drawing properties and select the drawing type.
  2. Load the drawing properties that you want to change.
  3. Click View creation and go to the Attributes tab.

    The settings affect all views in a drawing.

  4. In Coordinate system , select one of the available coordinate systems:
    • local

      Tekla Structures uses the local coordinate system of the main part. The x axis of the part is parallel to the x axis of the drawing, and the start point (the end point created first) of the part is on the left. The start point is marked with yellow, and the end point created second is marked with pink.

    • model

      Tekla Structures uses the global coordinate system. The part has the same position in the drawing as it has in the model. This is one option when you want to show columns vertically. You can also use this option to display sloping parts in position. Tekla Structures cannot display horizontally skewed parts.

    • oriented

      Tekla Structures uses the local coordinate system of the main part, but the coordinate system is oriented so that the x axis of the part points to the right even if the part was created from right to left.

    • horizontal brace

      Tekla Structures automatically rotates the drawing views so that the front view is from the top of the model. This is used for skewed braces. It automatically rotates the front view around the x axis.

    • vertical brace

      Tekla Structures automatically rotates the drawing views so that the front view is in the same plane as the brace in the model. This is used for skewed braces. It automatically rotates the front view around the x axis.

    • For concrete parts, the option Fixed rotates the front view so that it shows the casting direction (the face that is top in form) of the concrete part, if it is defined in the model. For more information about the casting direction, see Casting direction

  5. To save the changes, click Save.
  6. Click OK and create the drawing.
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