Drawing Export Scale Factor for DWG/DXF

Exporting Drawings to scale 

When exporting drawings to DWG/DXF you want to ensure that you have an accurate scale. To do this you would want to divide your current view scale by 25.4 and that would be your exporting scale. 

Example: Exporting a drawing to DWG with an accurate scale.

To export a drawing in Tekla to DWG/DXF you would want to start by opening the Document Manager (Go to Drawings & Reports > Drawing List/ Document Manager) and then open the drawing you want to export. From here you will want to Double click on the View Border of one of the views in the drawing, this will bring up the View Properties dialog. Here you can find out what scale is being used on that view in the drawing



Once you have identified the drawing scale you now can calculate the scale that the export needs to be set at. To do this (per the example above) you would divide 48 /25.4 which would equal 1.889764. Now that you know the scale you are ready to export your drawing to DWG/DXF.

Image When exporting a drawing to DWG/DXF you can only export the drawing based on one scale. If you have multiple views in a single drawing with different View Scales Tekla will not adjust to each scale. Only the scale that you calculate the export factor for will be accurate.

To export the drawing go back to the Document Manager and Right Click on the drawing that you want to export and click Export. From here a new dialog will appear.

In versions before 2018i, go to the Options tab where you can adjust the Drawing Scale. In newer versions, check the box Drawing as snapshot to CAD model space to activate the Scale input box.You will put the factor figured earlier and then click Export. 

Finally, a file will be created in the Plot Files folder for your use.