Add tags to dimensions

Tekla Structures
2020
Tekla Structures

Add tags to dimensions

Tags allow you to display the properties and other related information of the associated building objects in single dimensions and dimension sets. In addition to the elements, you can include part count, or select a filter that removes the desired default content from the tag.

You can define the contents of the dimension tags of building object dimensions in the Dimension Properties dialog box on the Tags tab. During the tag creation process, all building object categories are checked for content availability, and the properties in the first found category that has content are read and displayed in the tag. If you do not want to display tag contents for some building objects, you can create an appropriate exclusion filter for this building object type. This means that you can display properties related to any associated object regardless of its type and order in the hierarchy.

The reading order of building object content categories:

  1. Surface treatment

  2. Bolt

  3. Rebar

  4. Part/Pour object
Limitations:
  • Rotation is not available for the middle dimension tags.

  • The dimension tags are automatically updated according to model changes, when you update the drawing. If you want to disable the automatic update, you can freeze the drawing or set the advanced option XS_​INTELLIGENT_​DRAWING_​ALLOWED to FALSE. This advanced option affects all drawings.

Add tags to dimensions

  1. Double-click the dimension.
  2. Go to the Tags tab and select the locations where you want to add dimension tags.

    You can add dimension tags above and below the dimension line to the left and right end of the line, to the dimension line ends, and in the middle of the dimension line below the line.

  3. Click the ... buttons to go to tag mark properties.

    You can also enter text directly in the A - G boxes.

  4. Select the tag rotation. Each tag has an independent rotation setting, so you can rotate some tags and leave others unrotated.
    • Parallel to dimension line does not rotate the tag. This is the default value.

    • Perpendicular to dimension line rotates the tag.

  5. Select the tag content type.
  6. Include the desired elements in the dimension tag.

    The available elements are the same as those of the part, pour object, bolt, reinforcement and surface treatment marks.

  7. Select the element frame type and color and the text color, font, and height.
  8. Click OK.
  9. If you want to show the part count in the tag, select the desired tag positions in Include part count in the tag.
  10. Use Exclude parts according to filter and select a predefined filter to remove some of the automatically created tag content.

    In addition to the user-selectable elements, some of the dimension tag content is automatically created based on the dimension end point locations. If you want to exclude unnecessary tag content for parts that are located in the same location as the dimensioning point, create suitable drawing view filter.

  11. If you are adding tags to curved dimensions, you can select the tag type in Curved Dimension Tag Type.
  12. Click Modify.

Example: How to filter out dimension tag content

In this example, you will remove from a dimension tag some content that is added in the tag automatically based on the dimension end point locations. First you will create a drawing view filter that you will use for removing the content.

The example below shows a tag that automatically contains the text "CORBEL". You will remove this text.

  1. Open a drawing.
  2. Double-click the view frame to open View Properties.
  3. Click Filter.
  4. Click Add row and create a filter according to the example below so that you select Template as the category, and MATERIAL_TYPE as the property, and enter CONCRETE as the value.

  5. Enter concrete as the name of the filter in the box next to the Save button and click the button to save the filter.
  6. In the drawing, double-click the dimension that contains the content that you want to remove.
  7. In Dimension Properties , go to the Tags page.
  8. In Exclude parts according to filter, select the concrete filter.
  9. Click Modify.

    Tekla Structures removes the text "CORBEL" from the dimension tag. The material type of corbel is concrete, and the concrete filter removes all concrete parts from the tag.

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