Introduction to the Template Editor in Tekla Structures

In this video we are introduced to the textual reports you can create in the Template Editor. Learn how to create a simple BOM report, and how the output changes depending on settings like sorting and row rules.
For a sample of working in a graphical template, see our previous tips and tricks video for bringing a DWG file into the Template Editor to create a Title block: resources.tekla.com/youtube-u....

[@vishanthvpillai4740]

Simple video for reports template creation. Thanks

[@kevinandrew552]

This is a fantastic video, both in content and format. PLEASE do more of these "explain the thought-process behind the tool" style videos. Too often, it is difficult to grasp the overall philosophy of a tool just by punching buttons and even some "basic" videos assume certain knowledge that a new user may not have.

[@TrimbleTeklaDave]

Thanks Kevin! Will definitely keep this in mind for future videos.

[@anubanu4077]

Nice explanation, we can easily understand your concept

[@crankycoachman]

Good stuff Dave. This is of great value for the smaller detailing outfit that doesn't have the capacity for a full time developer/coder on staff and has forgotten all of the coding (well, if you can call Logo/Pascal/Basic coding) they learned decades ago.

[@TrimbleTeklaDave]

Thanks for watching, Lem. We'll try to keep coming up with content like this.

[@shaikheslamulhoque8611]

can i use some beam sections like hollow box & c channel with if condition in tekla template editor, what will be the correct code?

[@athulkrishnantk5715]

Thanks for the video. Really helpful.Interested to watch more videos related to template creation. Can you give the link of such video's.

[@TrimbleTeklaDave]

My Tips and Tricks playlist is here: ruclips.net/p/PLYbj2JlSfwmapeG7859jzVVcF461Ghxkq But I don't have a ton of template videos at this time.

[@46faruk25]

I can not edit my template. I make changes and save in the editor but it did not get modified. İs there a function to unlock?

[@ajinizar2971]

can we add page number in template editor with particular format like "page 1/1 , 1/2, 1/3" like that?

[@TrimbleTeklaDave]

It has been a while since I have tried to do this - so there may be some improvements in the latest version of the template editor that I am not aware of. In my experience, we can do the current page - you need a page header type row, with the "PAGE" attribute - but it was not possible to get the total number of pages in the same header row.

[@manichandra4583]

What is page break?
What to do if bom exceeds drawing size?

[@TrimbleTeklaDave]

A page break on a report forces a new sheet to be used, rather than continuing the output to the bottom of the page. If a BOM starts to get too long for a sheet, you might want to consider how the object is built in the model and start to make "sub assemblies" ruclips.net/video/_3izQLN-_J8/видео.html Or you can create a stacked BOM with the "use columns" option in the row. There is a sample of this in the US imperial environment. It would take another video to explain how that works.

[@MichaelPeterDalsgaard]

Is it possible to create a template that reports the dimensions of a plate? Even if that plate has been cut?

[@TrimbleTeklaDave]

Yes, when choosing your attributes there are 'gross' and 'net' length options.

[@goodall4200]

like it

[@debashisdash8808]

Is it possible to show a bolt piece mark in bill of material of shop drawing in tekla

[@TrimbleTeklaDave]

You can include bolt counts and quantities; however Tekla does not assign piece marks to bolts the way it does to parts. It may be possible to customize the bom using if/then statements to display a mark or code in place of the bolt size, but this would be quite a bit of work and too much to explain in a youtube comment. I would recommend you contact your local support team. www.tekla.com/contact/offices-and-resellers

[@selvarasu2313]

i want to information for tekla template editor.
how to edit on the inquire object below side are visible on history file pls help

[@TeklaSoftware]

Please reach out to your local Tekla helpdesk support team: www.tekla.com/contact/offices-and-resellers

[@fcc9281]

You reference another video, where can I find that

[@TrimbleTeklaDave]

Hi Cade - there is a direct link above in the description of the video, but it can be found in the full "tips and tricks" playlist, video #16: ruclips.net/p/PLYbj2JlSfwmapeG7859jzVVcF461Ghxkq

[@eshwargoudshapuram6243]

After creating template it does not appear in reports.. I tried both tha ceases 1.saved in model folders 2. Saved in default

[@TrimbleTeklaDave]

What is the file extension? The reports dialog box will only list reports created with a .rpt extension.