Casting direction
2019
Tekla Structures
Casting direction
To indicate the casting direction of a concrete part, you can define which part face you want to face upwards in the casting form. The top-in-form face is displayed in the front view of a drawing.
To enable this feature for non-concrete parts as well, and to indicate in the model the part face that is shown in the drawing main (front) view, use the advanced option XS_SET_FIXEDMAINVIEW_UDA_TO_AFFECT_NUMBERING.
The casting direction affects the numbering of parts. If you define the casting direction for parts that differ only by their modeling direction, they get different position numbers. This is because the modeling direction affects the top-in-form face of the parts. By default, the casting direction of the parts is undefined, which means the modeling direction does not affect numbering.
Note:
In drawings, use the Fixed coordinate system to show the top-in-form face in the front view.
Example
In the following example, each cast unit gets a different position number, because the top-in-form setting and the orientation of the panels is different. The red arrow indicates the modeling direction.
In the following example, the cast units get the same position number, because their top-in-form setting has not been defined. The red arrow indicates the modeling direction.
