Can drawing rotation

Tekla Structures

Not version-specific

Tekla Structures

Environment

Not environment-specific

Purpose and description

Use Can drawing rotation component to calculate the views rotation angle around the pipe axis of the short point as well as the rotation of the drawing views. Also a symbol can be placed to indicate the short point.

System requirements

Tekla Structures version: Not version specific
Environments: All

Installing Can drawing rotation

To install the extension:

Download the Can drawing rotation installer package from Tekla Warehouse. For more information see Downloading an application from Tekla Warehouse.
Install the file package.

Using Can drawing rotation

To use the application:

Open a Tekla model.
Click the Applications & components button

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in the side pane to open the Applications & components catalog.
Search for Can drawing rotation

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and then double-click to open it.
The Can drawing rotation dialog window will open.

Open a drawing.

Make the desired modifications and click the Rotate View button.

Application properties

View options

Field	Description	Default
Shallow point Orientation	Define the orientation of the point closest to the middle of a pipe in an end cut. The options are: Top – will position the short point of the starting end at the top of the drawing view; Button - will to position the short point of the starting end at the bottom of the drawing view.	Top
Part End	Define the orientation of the part ends. The options are: Auto. Start – will position the short point of the start point at the top/bottom of the drawing view; End - will position the short point of the end point at the top/bottom of the drawing view.	Start
Part Surface To check	Define whether to check for the inside of the tube or the outside of the tube (or both). Inner diameter - will check the inner diameter of the tube; Image Outer diameter - will check the outer diameter of the tube; Image Auto - will check both inner and outer diameter of the tube.	Auto

Field

Description

Default

Shallow point Orientation

Define the orientation of the point closest to the middle of a pipe in an end cut.
The options are:

Top – will position the short point of the starting end at the top of the drawing view;
Button - will to position the short point of the starting end at the bottom of the drawing view.

Top

Part End

Define the orientation of the part ends.
The options are:

Auto.
Start – will position the short point of the start point at the top/bottom of the drawing view;
End - will position the short point of the end point at the top/bottom of the drawing view.

Start

Part Surface To check

Define whether to check for the inside of the tube or the outside of the tube (or both).

Inner diameter - will check the inner diameter of the tube;

Outer diameter - will check the outer diameter of the tube;

Auto - will check both inner and outer diameter of the tube.

Auto

Symbol options

In Symbol options, you can change the Symbol file in use and the symbol you want to use, and load predefined symbol properties.

The appearance settings (height, color, etc.) of the symbol are read from the symbol properties file you load in Symbol attributes.

You can create and save symbol property files through Annotating > Properties > Symbols…. For example, you may create a special symbol properties file to change the color and height of the symbol, and load the saved properties in Symbol attributes.

Additional information

The component also works also for 'composite' cans (e.g. can assembly drawings)
Assumes the ‘main’ view is the Front view.