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Drawing Organizer: Overview

Written by Ilya Kornienko

Updated at July 17th, 2025

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Table of Contents

1. Purpose of the tool 2. User Interface overview.

1. Purpose of the tool

The ScaffPlan Drawing Organizer is designed to enhance the representation of scaffolding components on a drawing:

  • to display scaffolding component colours as per representation from the model view colours
  • apply colours to group of components per a selected view or multiple views selected at the same time
 

2. User Interface overview.

The tool is available in the drawing mode once a drawing has been created and opened and locatedunder the ScaffPlan tab:

 

To open the tool menu please click once on the tool icon.
 Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the interface:
 

No.

BUTTON

FUNCTIONALITY

Data Tab

The data table in the ScaffPlan Drawing Organizer consists of several structured columns and rows that allow users to manage scaffolding components and their visual representations within Tekla Structures drawings.

Breakdown of the Data Table:
Profile (Component Type & Name)

This column lists different scaffolding components, grouped into categories such as Access Deck Type, Access Ladder, Acrow Prop Extendable, etc.
Each category contains individual items with specific dimensions or variations.
Checkboxes allow users to select which items will be modified.
Preview of following properties set to a component:

Line Type

Defines the style of the lines used to represent the scaffolding component  (component contour) in the drawing (e.g., SolidLine).
Line Color

Displays and allows users to modify the colour of the lines representing the scaffolding component.
Fill Type

Specifies whether the component should have a fill representation (e.g., None, Solid).
Fill Color

Defines the colour of the fill when a fill type is applied.

Modify Selected profiles

The button opens Modify Selected profiles sub dialogue allowing to set following properties to a component or multiple components selected:

Line Type

Defines the style of the lines used to represent the scaffolding component  (component contour) in the drawing (e.g., SolidLine).

Line Colour

Displays and allows users to modify the colour of the lines (component contour) representing the scaffolding component.

From Model option brings selected components line (contour) colours from the model view onto the drawing view.

 

 

Section Line Type

Specifies whether the component cut section on a drawing should have a Section Line type.

 

Section Line Colour

Specifies whether the component cut section on a drawing should have a Section Line Colour.

 

Fill Type

Specifies whether the component should have a fill representation (e.g., None, Solid).


Fill Color

Defines the color of the fill when a fill type is applied.

From Model option brings selected components fill (hatch) colors from the model view onto the drawing view.

-  sets selected in the data grid component(s) representation and updates Line Type, Line Colour, Fill Type and Fill Colors of component(s) in the Data grid.

- gets data of a component selected in the data grid or in the model and updates the Modify selected profiles dialogue.

- closes the Modify selected profiles dialogue.

Component Selection and Data Grid Filtering

Filters Rows to Selected Scaffold components in the drawing: This button filters the data grid rows based on the currently selected objects in the drawing.

Selects Scaffold components in the Drawing from Selected Rows: This button selects scaffold components in the drawing based on the components of the selected rows in the data grid. To add elements to the current selection in the drawing, hold the Shift key while selecting.

Searches in Table: The search box allows to dynamically filter the table by entering characters. It will match any component whether it’s the entire name or just a few characters.

Resets Table: Clicking this button clears the search box and removes any filters applied to the table, including the filter set by the "Filter Rows to Selected Scaffold Items in Drawing" button.

 

Modification type affects what will be colorised - Selected view(s) or Selected Component(s).

Must be consciously set before clicking Modify to affect the whole view (if set to View) or just Component(s) in a selected view (is set to Objects). 

 

Prompts to click inside of a view to colorise components as set in the tool. 

The button allows to colorise only one view/multiple views being selected. Once multiple view/objects selected on a drawing allows to colorise all scaffold components on multiple views. Works together with option 4 Modification Type.

Gets data of a component colours and line types from a selected view and updated the Data grid accordingly.
Closes the tool. 
To save a current tool settings it is required to type name of the setting into the box and click Save button. To load previously saved settings please click on the box to drop down a list of setting s available then choose a desired setting. Once the setting clicked from the drop-down it will be automatically loaded, and dialogue boxes updated to values saved under the setting. 

 

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