Rotate parts in drawing views

Tekla Structures
2020
Tekla Structures

Rotate parts in drawing views

You can rotate a part, assembly, or cast unit in a drawing view around its local axes.

  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 Rotate coordinate system, specify the angle:
    • With the Around X, you can rotate in steps of 90 degrees (0, 90, 180, 270).

    • With the Around Y, you can rotate in steps of 180 degrees (0, 180).

    • With the Around Z, you can specify any angle.

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

Examples

Below there are some examples of rotating an object around the x axis:

  1. 0 degrees
  2. 90 degrees
  3. 180 degrees
  4. 270 degrees

Below is an example of rotating the same part 180 degrees around the y axis:

Below is an example of rotating the same part 30 degrees around the z axis:

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