Creating and applying new dimensioning rule properties

Create new dimension rule properties and apply the properties in the drawing. This is phase 4 in the
workflow Creating automatic dimensions on view level .
If you are planning to use filters to select the parts that you want to dimension, you need to create
the drawing view filters first, for example, for selecting embeds, inner panels or outer panels.
To create new dimensioning rule properties and apply them in a new drawing:
Select a rule in the View Dimensioning Rules dialog box and click Edit rule. 1.
The Dimensioning Rule
Properties dialog box is displayed, and the property that you selected in the previous dialog box
is displayed in the upper-left corner. If you
selected Integrated dimensions as the Dimensioning type , the Dimensioning Properties dialog
box is displayed. In view-level dimensioning, this dialog box contains some options for
controlling dimension properties on view level.
Use Save as to save the dimensioning rule properties with a unique name. 2.
The dimensioning rule properties files are saved in .xml format
with the file name extension *.<DimensioningType>Xml in the \attributes folder under the
model folder. You can copy these files to your firm, project or system folders for shared usage in
other projects.
In the Dimensioning Rule Properties dialog box, select what to dimension, how to dimension, 3.
which objects to measure from, where to place the dimensions, and select the dimension
properties file that you want to use. Click the arrow button on the left to show more options in
the dialog box.
Click Save to save the dimensioning rule properties in the dimensioning rule properties file you 4.
defined in step 2 above.
Click Close to close the dialog box. 5.
In the View Dimensioning Rules dialog box, select the rule row and then select the dimension 6.
rule properties properties that you just created in the Properties column. Below, the properties
file that was just created, called shape_1 , is selected for a dimension rule Shape dimensions that
dimensions shapes.
You can save the list of rules using Save as. You can then load the list if you need the same rules 7.
in another view.
Click OK in the View Dimensioning Rules dialog box. 8.
Click Save in the View Properties dialog box. 9.
Click OK to return to the Drawing Properties dialog box. 10.
Click Save to save the drawing properties in the drawing properties file you created in phase 1. 11.
Click OK and create the cast unit drawing. You can still change the dimensioning settings in the 12.
views after creating the cast unit drawing: In the open drawing, double-click the drawing view
frame to open the view properties dialog box, click the Dimensioning button to go to the View
Dimensioning Rules dialog box, and select and then edit the dimensioning rules.
Note:
Even though the dimension lines are created and placed by default in the order that you define them
in the View Dimensioning Rules dialog box, Tekla Structures searches for the first suitable location
for the dimension lines according to the placement and protection settings. So the dimension
placement may not always follow the creation order. Check the result and adjust the location of the
dimension lines if necessary.