Create Surface macros

Tekla Structures
Not version-specific
Tekla Structures
Environment
United States (Imperial)
United States (Metric)

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Create Surface View

AVAILABLE IN: MODELING 

This macro creates a view to the surface of an object you select. When you run this macro, it will prompt you to select the surface of a part.

 

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After you select the desired surface... 

 

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...a new view looking at that surface is created.

For more information see Creating a surface view

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Create Surface View wEdge

AVAILABLE IN: MODELING

This macro creates a view to the surface of an object you select and aligns the work plane along the edge you select. When you run this macro, it will prompt you to select the surface of a part.

 

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After you select the desired surface... 

 

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...select the direction of the X axis...

 

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...a new view looking at that surface is created with the X axis in the direction we choose.

For more information see Creating a surface view along selected edge.


Starting in v21.1, the above Macro is available in all US Environment Roles

  • Cast In Place

  • Engineering

  • Precast Detailing

  • Steel Detailing

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