Weld prep details

Tekla Structures
Not version-specific
Tekla Structures
Environment
Not environment-specific

Contents

Purpose and description
System requirements
Installing Weld prep details
Using Weld prep details
Cut box properties
Options
Additional information
 

Purpose and description

Use Weld prep details to create automatic section views and chamfer dimensions for parts containing edge chamfer.

System requirements

Tekla Structures version: Not version specific
Environments: All

Installing Weld prep details

To install the extension:

  1. Download the Weld Preparation Details installer package from Tekla Warehouse. For more information see Downloading an application from Tekla Warehouse.
  2. Install the file package.

Using Weld prep details

To use the extension:

  1. Open a Tekla model.
  2. Insert the Configuration file into the model.
  3. Open a single part drawing.
  4. Open Single-part drawing properties dialog and load the Weld prep details attribute file and click Modify.
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The section views and chamfer dimensions are created

 

 

 

 

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  1. To Edit the Weld prep details rules click on the Edit Rule button on Single-View Properties

 

 

 

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  1. The Weld prep details rule properties dialog opens
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7. Make the desired changes and close the dialog.

 

 

Cut box properties

 

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Field Description Default
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Create angular dimension along plate normal Checked
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Create linear dimension along plate normal Checked
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Define the depth of the view relative to the center of view. 100
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Create linear dimension along plate plane Checked
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Define the depth of the view relative to the center of view. 100
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Create angular dimension along angle cut Unchecked
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Define the depth size along the right and left side to the center of the view. 10
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Define the depth size along the right and left side to the center of the view. 10
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Define the relative size along the right and left side to the center of the view. 150
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Define the relative size along the right and left side to the center of the view. 150

 

 

Options

Field Description Default
Linear dimensioning attributes Define the linear dimension attribute.
The options vary from environment to environment.
standard
Angular dimensioning attributes Define the angular dimension attribute.
The options vary from environment to environment.
standard
Section cut direction Define the section cut direction.
The options are:
Auto;
Clockwise;
CounterClockwise;
Auto - Depends on the section position:
for horizontal sections the cut direction will be up;
for vertical sections the cut direction will be right

 

Additional information

To use the extension the new drawing creation settings needs to be enabled, XS_USE_OLD_DRAWING_CREATION_SETTINGS = FALSE  This can be done in the .ini files.
 

 

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