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Example - Create A New Rule Set and Drawings For All Parts

This document provides an example of creating a new rule set and drawings for all parts in Tekla Structures. It involves creating selection filters for beams, columns and plates, saving drawing properties as settings, and then using these to define a rule set that will automatically generate single-part and assembly drawings based on the names of model parts. The rule set is then used to create all the drawings for a simple model consisting of beams, columns, and plates.

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Example - Create A New Rule Set and Drawings For All Parts

This document provides an example of creating a new rule set and drawings for all parts in Tekla Structures. It involves creating selection filters for beams, columns and plates, saving drawing properties as settings, and then using these to define a rule set that will automatically generate single-part and assembly drawings based on the names of model parts. The rule set is then used to create all the drawings for a simple model consisting of beams, columns, and plates.

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Example - Create a new rule


set and drawings for all
parts
The following example will go through creating a basic rule set that will
create assembly and single part drawings based on the names of the
parts in the model.
The model used here is a very simple model consisting of two columns
with a beam in between, base plates and end plates. The parts are
named BEAM , COLUMN and PLATE.
Before setting up a rule set in the Master Drawing Catalog , you need
to have some saved settings (drawing properties) and some selection
filters that link the drawing properties to the parts in the model.

Create selection lters


You need to have filters that select the beams, columns and plates.

1. Click the selection filter button on the Selecting toolbar or


press Ctrl+G to open the Object Group - Selection filter dialog
box.
2. Click Add row and add a selection filter for the beams as shown
below, saving it as DRAWING_BEAM.

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3. In the same way, create selection filters for columns and plates,
saving them as DRAWING_COLUMN and DRAWING_PLATE.
The new filters are displayed in the selection filter list.

4. Close the Selection Filter dialog box by clicking Cancel.


The new filters will be saved in the model folder. If necessary, copy
them to the necessary folders, for example, to the firm or project
folders.

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Create saved settings (drawing


properties)
Next you need to modify the drawing properties and save them so that
they are displayed as saved settings in the Master Drawing Catalog.
The saved settings are created separately for single-part drawings and
assembly drawings.
1. On the Drawings & reports tab, click Drawing properties >
Assembly drawing and create properties for a beam and a
column drawing.
2. Give a descriptive name for the drawing in the Name box, for
example, BEAM for the beam properties and COLUMN for the
column properties.
3. Save the properties as DRAWING_BEAM and
DRAWING_COLUMN.
4. On the Drawings & reports tab, click Drawing properties >
Single-part drawing and create some single-part drawing
settings for a beam shaft, column shaft and plates.
5. Give a descriptive name for the drawing in the Name box, for
example, BEAM SHAFT for the beam shaft properties,
COLUMN SHAFT for the column shaft properties and PLATE
for the plate properties.
6. Save the settings as DRAWING_BEAM_SHAFT ,
DRAWING_PLATES and DRAWING_COLUMN_SHAFT.

Create a rule set


Now that you have created the necessary selection filters and saved
settings, you can create a rule set that automatically creates single-part
and assembly drawings for beams, columns and plates.
1. On the Drawings & reports tab, click Create drawings >
Master drawing catalog .

2. Click the Define rule set button on the toolbar.


3. In the Define Rules for Creating Drawings dialog box, select
the drawing types you want to create with the rule set and click
Next.
In this example, select Single-part drawings and Assembly
drawings.

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4. In the Define Rules - Single-part Drawings dialog box, click


Add group and select the filters and the corresponding
single-part drawing saved settings.
5. Under Object group select the three new filters, and under
Master drawing , select the three new saved settings.
The (S) after the master drawing name indicates that its type is
saved setting.

6. Click Next.
7. In the Define Rules - Assembly Drawings dialog box, click Add
group and select the filters and the corresponding assembly
drawing saved settings.
8. Under Object group select the two new filters, and under
Master drawing , select the two new saved settings.

9. Click Next.
10. Give the rule set a name ( Rule Set: Column+Beam+Plate ),
description and keywords.
11. Use Browse next to Preview image and add a sample image
for the master drawing.
12. Click Finish when you are done.

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Create all drawings using the rule


set
Now you can create drawings using the new rule set.
1. In the Master Drawing Catalog Search view, enter your search
criteria in the box next to the Search button and click the button.
In this example, column beam plate is entered. Tekla Structures
finds the newly created rule set.
2. Right-click the rule set and select Create drawings for all
parts.
Tekla Structures starts creating the drawings. When the drawings
have been created, the following message is displayed pointing to
the Drawing List icon on the toolbar: "6 drawings created. Open the
Drawing List to see the results". This is a correct amount of
drawings.
3. To check which drawings have been created, click the Drawing
List toolbar icon.

See also
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Example - Create a newsingle-part, assembly
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unit drawings using saved
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