This Tekla Structures extension identifies drawing views that overlap with each other on drawing sheets, helping ensure proper drawing layout and preventing visual conflicts in your technical drawings.
The View On Top Of View Checker is a quality control utility for Tekla Structures that analyzes drawings to detect any views that overlap with other views on the same drawing sheet. When overlapping views are found, the tool generates a comprehensive CSV report with detailed information about the affected drawings and the specific views that are overlapping.
- Check for overlapping views on drawing sheets
- Multiple checking modes (All drawings, Selected drawings, or Active drawing)
- Detailed CSV report with drawing and overlapping view information
- Identifies both views in each overlapping pair for complete visibility
| Parameter |
Description |
| Mode |
Select which drawings to check:
- All: Check all drawings in the model
- Selected: Check only drawings selected in Document Manager
- Active: Check only the currently active drawing |
| CSV file path |
Path where the results will be saved (e.g., C:\Tekla\ViewOnTopOfViewCheck.csv) |
The generated CSV file contains the following columns:
- DrawingName - Name of the drawing containing overlapping views
- Mark - Drawing mark reference
- DrawingTitle1 - Primary drawing title
- DrawingTitle2 - Secondary drawing title
- DrawingTitle3 - Tertiary drawing title
- ViewName - Name of the first overlapping view
- OverlappingViewName - Name of the second overlapping view
- Success: "Checked X drawings. Found 0 overlapping view pairs."
- Partial Success: "Checked X drawings. Found Y overlapping view pairs."
- Error: Various error messages including:
- "CSV file path is empty. Please provide a valid path."
- Drawing update failures with specific drawing names listed
- Any issues encountered while saving the CSV file
- For large models, use the "Selected" mode to check only specific drawings of interest
- The extension will automatically attempt to update drawings that are not up to date
- Each overlapping pair is reported once in the CSV file
- Always provide a valid CSV file path to ensure results are properly saved
- Review the CSV output to identify which views need repositioning or resizing