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Tekla StructuresRelease Notes

Product version 16.0December 2009

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Contents

Conventions used in this guide ........................................................................................................................... 3

1 Tekla Structures 16.0 Release Notes....................................................... 9

2 New Features and Improvements .......................................................... 11

2.1 Feature map ......................................................................................................................................... 11

2.2 General ................................................................................................................................................. 16

Windows® 7 compatible Tekla Structures ....................................................................................... 16

Changes in the installation of Tekla Structures................................................................................ 17

Improvements in FLEXnet licensing................................................................................................. 17

2.3 Modeling ............................................................................................................................................... 19

Improvements in Mini Toolbar.......................................................................................................... 19

Improvements in numbering............................................................................................................. 20

Clash Check Manager...................................................................................................................... 22

Improvements in snapping ............................................................................................................... 22

Improvements in welds .................................................................................................................... 25

Zooming to selected parts................................................................................................................ 27

Displaying the origin of reference models ........................................................................................ 28

Automatic view rotation center ......................................................................................................... 28

Reinforcement meshes with multiple bar diameters ....................................................................... 29

Improvements in bent meshes ......................................................................................................... 30

Improvements in filtering reinforcements ......................................................................................... 31

Improvements in reinforcing bar hooks ............................................................................................ 31

Improvements in conceptual reinforcements .................................................................................. 31

Improvements in reinforcing bar bending type recognition .............................................................. 32

Improved object visibility handling in Model Organizer .................................................................... 32

2.4 Drawings............................................................................................................................................... 33

Applying drawing object level settings on drawing and view level .................................................. 33

Example of applying object level settings in a general arrangement drawing ........................... 35

New filters in drawings .................................................................................................................... 38

New Mini Toolbar for modifying objects in drawings ........................................................................ 39

New symbol file browser .................................................................................................................. 39

New automatic view shortening symbols ......................................................................................... 39

Improvements in dimensions .......................................................................................................... 41

Improvement in moving drawing objects: objects visible while dragging ........................................ 44


Improvements in Master Drawing Catalog ...................................................................................... 44

Improvements in associativity ......................................................................................................... 45

Improvements in arcs in drawings.................................................................................................... 47

Improvements in welds .................................................................................................................... 47

Improvements in merging parts in cast unit drawings ..................................................................... 49

Improvement in details: more characters allowed in detail name ................................................... 51

Improvement in single-part drawing views in assembly drawings.................................................... 52

Improvement in intelligent update: adding dimensions for new parts ............................................. 52

Improvements in printing and exporting drawing view frames ......................................................... 52

Preventing drawing view update according to grid planes ............................................................... 52

Checking view frames after manual editing ..................................................................................... 52

Removing right-angled angle dimensions from cloned drawings..................................................... 53

Maximizing drawings when opened ................................................................................................. 53

Preventing recreation of drawings when a setting name changes................................................... 53

New tools for finalizing and editing drawings .................................................................................. 53

Product identifier in Tekla Structures drawings ............................................................................... 54

2.5 Templates and Reports ........................................................................................................................ 54

New content type HISTORY ........................................................................................................... 54

2.6 Import and Export ................................................................................................................................. 55

Improvements in IFC import and export........................................................................................... 55

Converting IFC objects into native Tekla Structures objects............................................................ 55

Improvements in Unitechnik export (79) .......................................................................................... 55

Improvements in drawing export ...................................................................................................... 57

2.7 Analysis and Design ............................................................................................................................. 57

Dynamic updating of the analysis model ......................................................................................... 57

Improvements in defining properties for analysis models, analysis parts, members, nodes and

rigid links .......................................................................................................................................... 58

Classifying analysis parts ................................................................................................................ 63

Improvements in defining the position of analysis objects .............................................................. 63

Creating rigid links ........................................................................................................................... 63

Creating nodes................................................................................................................................. 64

Displaying members in Analysis & Design applications................................................................... 65

Improvements in built-up sections.................................................................................................... 65

FEM import using Analysis & Design link......................................................................................... 65

2.8 Task Manager....................................................................................................................................... 66

Renewed Task Manager user interface ........................................................................................... 66

Order of objects in tasks .................................................................................................................. 68

Production rate for tasks .................................................................................................................. 68

Improvements in importing and exporting task information.............................................................. 69

Creating reports from task information............................................................................................. 69

2.9 Custom Components ............................................................................................................................ 69

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New value type Stud length ............................................................................................................. 69

New parametric property Parts with slotted holes ........................................................................... 70

2.10 System Components............................................................................................................................. 71

Ship Ladder (1)................................................................................................................................. 71

Opening Frame (1) ........................................................................................................................... 74

Gusset+ T (1) .................................................................................................................................. 75

Rectangle to circle (17) .................................................................................................................... 75

Unfold surface (21)........................................................................................................................... 76

Squeezed tube (103)........................................................................................................................ 77

Slab Reinforcement Tool (1) ............................................................................................................ 77

Hollow Core Opening Tool (1) .......................................................................................................... 78

Hollow Core Lifting Loops (1) ........................................................................................................... 79

Multiple Wire Size Mesh (1) ............................................................................................................. 80

Seam Applicator (1).......................................................................................................................... 81

Improvements in Haunch (40) and Cranked beam (41) ................................................................... 83

Improvements in Truss (S78) ........................................................................................................... 84

Improvements in Automated reinforcement layout - double tee beam (51) .................................... 85

Improvements in Corbel Reinforcement (81) .................................................................................. 87

3 Fixes ......................................................................................................... 89

3.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 89

3.2 General ................................................................................................................................................. 89

Fix list ............................................................................................................................................... 89

3.3 Modeling................................................................................................................................................ 91

Fix list ............................................................................................................................................... 91

3.4 Reinforcement....................................................................................................................................... 99

Fix list ............................................................................................................................................... 99

3.5 Drawings ............................................................................................................................................. 100

Fix list ............................................................................................................................................. 100

3.6 Templates and Reports....................................................................................................................... 113

Fix list ............................................................................................................................................. 113

3.7 Import and Export................................................................................................................................ 114

Fix list ............................................................................................................................................. 114

3.8 Analysis and Design............................................................................................................................ 117

Fix list ............................................................................................................................................. 117

3.9 Construction Management .................................................................................................................. 118

Fix list ............................................................................................................................................. 118

3.10 Custom Components .......................................................................................................................... 118

Fix list ............................................................................................................................................. 118


3.11 System Components .......................................................................................................................... 119

Fix list - general.............................................................................................................................. 119

Fix list - steel connections .............................................................................................................. 119

Fix list - steel details....................................................................................................................... 124

Fix list - steel modeling tools .......................................................................................................... 125

Fix list - precast concrete ............................................................................................................... 127

Fix list - reinforcement.................................................................................................................... 128

Fix list - cold rolled ......................................................................................................................... 132

TEKLA STRUCTURES 16 9Tekla Structures 16.0 Release Notes

1 Tekla Structures 16.0 Release Notes

Tekla Structures version 16.0 is a main version and contains many new features and fixes.

Compatibility Tekla Structures 16.0 is compatible with all previous versions. You can open and work with existing models using Tekla Structures 16.0. Note the following issues:

• To avoid conversion problems, always open a model created with an older version of Tekla Structures as a single-user model first.

• Updating drawings created with an older version of Tekla Structures in Tekla Structures 16.0 may cause problems. We recommend that you complete any drawings you have started using your current version or recreate the drawings using Tekla Structures 16.0.

• We recommend that you always check that custom components created in older versions work correctly in the new version of Tekla Structures.

When you open custom components made with an older version of Tekla Structures in the Custom component editor, and the new version contains improvements requiring update, Tekla Structures asks whether you want to update the component. If you do not update the component, it works in the same manner as in the version where it was originally made, but you do not gain the benefits of the improvements.

If you choose to update the component, you need to check and sometimes even recreate dimensions depending on the improvements. When you delete a dimension and create a new one (even with the same name), also the equations containing the dimension need to be edited, because the dependency created by the equation is lost when a dimension is deleted. You can recreate the dimensions and edit the equations easily in the Custom component editor.

We suggest that you complete any models you have started using your current version.

Installing Tekla Structures setup creates a new subfolder for Tekla Structures 16.0.

You need Windows Administrator rights to install Tekla Structures 16.0. This ensures that all Windows system folder *.dll files are updated.

Once you save a model in Tekla Structures 16.0, you cannot open it in previous versions of Tekla Structures.


Tekla Structures 16.0 Release Notes

TEKLA STRUCTURES 16 11New Features and Improvements

2 New Features and Improvements

2.1 Feature mapThis feature map lists all the new features in Tekla Structures 16.0 and the configurations they are available in. To navigate in the release notes, click the link in the New Feature column.

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Windows® 7 compatible Tekla Structures (p. 16)

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Changes in the installation of Tekla Structures (p. 17)

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Modeling

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Improvements in snapping (p. 22)

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Improvements in welds (p. 25)

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Zooming to selected parts (p. 27)

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Displaying the origin of reference models (p. 28)

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Automatic view rotation center (p. 28)

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Reinforcement meshes with multiple bar diameters (p. 29)

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Improvements in bent meshes (p. 30)

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Improvements in filtering reinforcements (p. 31)

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Improvements in reinforcing bar hooks (p. 31)

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Improvements in conceptual reinforcements (p. 31)

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Improvements in reinforcing bar bending type recognition (p. 32)

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Applying drawing object level settings on drawing and view level (p. 33)

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New filters in drawings (p. 38)

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New automatic view shortening symbols (p. 39)

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Improvements in dimensions (p. 41)

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Improvement in moving drawing objects: objects visible while dragging (p. 44)

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Improvements in Master Drawing Catalog (p. 44)

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Improvements in associativity (p. 45)

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Improvements in arcs in drawings (p. 47)

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Improvements in welds (p. 47)

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Improvement in details: more characters allowed in detail name (p. 51)

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Checking view frames after manual editing (p. 52)

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Removing right-angled angle dimensions from cloned drawings (p. 53)

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Preventing drawing view update according to grid planes (p. 52)

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Improvement in intelligent update: adding dimensions for new parts (p. 52)

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Maximizing drawings when opened (p. 53)

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Improvements in printing and exporting drawing view frames (p. 52)

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Preventing recreation of drawings when a setting name changes (p. 53)

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Improvement in single-part drawing views in assembly drawings (p. 52)

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Improvements in merging parts in cast unit drawings (p. 49)

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New tools for finalizing and editing drawings (p. 53)

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Product identifier in Tekla Structures drawings (p. 54)

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Templates and Reports

New content type HISTORY (p. 54)

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Import and Export

Improvements in IFC import and export (p. 55)

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Converting IFC objects into native Tekla Structures objects (p. 55)

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Improvements in Unitechnik export (79) (p. 55)

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Improvements in drawing export (p. 57)

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Analysis & Design

Dynamic updating of the analysis model (p. 57)

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Improvements in defining properties for analysis models, analysis parts, members, nodes and rigid links (p. 58)

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Classifying analysis parts (p. 63)

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Improvements in defining the position of analysis objects (p. 63)

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Creating nodes (p. 64)

Displaying members in Analysis & Design applications (p. 65)

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Improvements in built-up sections (p. 65)

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FEM import using Analysis & Design link (p. 65)

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Task Manager

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Order of objects in tasks (p. 68)

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Improvements in importing and exporting task information (p. 69)

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Creating reports from task information (p. 69)

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New value type Stud length (p. 69)

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New parametric property Parts with slotted holes (p. 70)

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Rectangle to circle (17) (p. 75)

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2.2 General

Windows® 7 compatible Tekla Structures

Tekla Structures 16.0 is compatible with Windows® 7, the newest Windows operating system.

Only software compatible with Windows® 7 has passed Microsoft-designed tests for compatibility and reliability on PCs running the Windows 7 operating system.

This means that Tekla Structures 16.0:

• Is tested for compatibility and reliability on Windows 7.

• Passed Microsoft designed tests to minimize the possibility of application errors, hangs, and reboots.

• Represents a commitment that the product will continue to work over the life of Windows 7.

• Meets the privacy standards set forth by the Anti-Spyware Coalition.

• Installs cleanly and reliably.

• Eliminates unnecessary reboots.

• Ensures compatibility with Windows 7, both with 32-bit and 64-bit editions.

Hollow Core Opening Tool (1) (p. 78)

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Multiple Wire Size Mesh (1) (p. 80)

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Seam Applicator (1) (p. 81) * * *

Improvements in Haunch (40) and Cranked beam (41) (p. 83)

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Changes in the installation of Tekla Structures

The following changes have been included in the Tekla Structures 16.0 installation:

• When you install Tekla Structures for the first time on a computer, it is installed in the Windows Program Files folder by default. If you have a previous version of Tekla Structures installed, the default location for the installation is the same as before.

• When Tekla Structures is installed in the Program Files folder, the location of the environment folders is:

• ..\ProgramData\Tekla Structures\16.0\ (Windows Vista)

• ..\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Tekla Structures (Windows XP)

• When Tekla Structures is installed in the Program Files folder, the location of the teklastructures.ini file is ..\Program Files\Tekla Structures\16.0\nt\bin.

• When Tekla Structures is installed in the Program Files folder, the location of the user.ini file is:

• ..\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Tekla Structures\<version>\UserSettings\ (Windows Vista)

• ..\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Tekla Structures\<version>\UserSettings\ (Windows XP)

• The Default environment is no longer installed by default.

The changes are related to Windows 7 certification.

For more information

Renewed Tekla Structures installation document in the Tekla Extranet at Tekla Structures > Product > Version downloads > 16.0.

Files and Folders

Improvements in FLEXnet licensing

Tekla Structures License Server

Tekla Structures License Server 1.14 is published with Tekla Structures 16.0.

Tekla Structures License Administration Tool

• Tekla Structures License Administration Tool 1.14 is published with Tekla Structures 16.0.

• The license server is now automatically notified when you activate, deactivate, or repair licenses. Previously, you had to use the ReRead License File functionality in LMTOOLS to manually notify the license server about the license changes.You can enable the automatic notification functionality when Tekla Structures License Administration Tool is started for the first time. You are asked whether you want to automatically notify the license server about the license changes. To enable the automatic notification functionality, select Yes.

If you later want to modify the notification settings, go to Actions > Notify Server.

• You can now check to which computer a license is borrowed, and the expiry date of the borrowed license. The Activated Licenses table has a new column Details that you can use for checking the license borrow information.

Do no use the automatic notification functionality if you are using some other FLEXnet license and license server administration tool, such as FLEXnet Manager.



If license borrow information is available, a button is displayed in the Details

column. The button is always displayed when the Borrowed column indicates that licenses have been borrowed.

If the Details column is empty, there is no borrow information available for that license in question.

The button is also displayed when a borrowed licence has expired. This means that a license has been borrowed but it has not been returned by the expiry date. When the expired license is returned, the information is removed from the license details list.

Also if you return a borrowed license before its expiry date, the license information is removed from the license details list.

See an example of License Details below:

Borrowed License Expiry Date is the expiry date of the borrowed license.

Host Machine is the name of the computer to which the license has been borrowed.

• A new colum Order ID has been added in the Entitled Licenses and Activated Licenses tables. The order ID is the same as in the EntitlementCertificate.html file. The order ID helps to identify which licenses are related to each other and which license needs to be returned before a new license can be activated.


Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool

Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool 1.14 is published with Tekla Structures 16.0.

2.3 Modeling

Improvements in Mini Toolbar

The following improvements have been made to the Mini Toolbar in Tekla Structures 16.0:

Improved position selection

• You can now control the position of objects more easily using a specific selection wheel in the Mini Toolbar. When you use the selection wheel, the object moves in the model accordingly. The position is set according to the global coordinate system.



Other improvements

• You can now use the Mini Toolbar also for grids and views.

• The commands on the Mini Toolbar for welds are now grouped in a more intuitive way.


Mini Toolbar

Customizing Mini Toolbar

Improvements in numbering

Tekla Structures 16.0 includes the following improvements in numbering:

Numbering selected series

You can number different areas of the model separately by using the new Number Series of Selected Objects command.

The command numbers all parts and assemblies that have same numbering series settings. The series is determined by the prefix and start number of the selected part. For example:

The Number Series of Selected Objects command allows you to:

• Selectively number the same types of parts but in different phases or cycles of detailing at different times

Part orientation

Position selection dial

Rotation angle knob

Angle

Plane offset

Depth offset


• Number different materials (such as concrete and steel), which are usually at different detailing and release cycles but in the same Tekla Structures model, with different numbering settings and at different times

Tekla Structures also uses this functionality when you open or create a drawing where one or more parts or assemblies require numbering. If you modify a part that has been used in many different assemblies, all the related assemblies will be numbered.

The new functionality saves you a lot of time especially when working on a large model, as you no longer need to number the entire model at once. Before you start numbering, we recommend that you plan the numbering series carefully, and split the model into smaller numbering series, for example by area or phase.

Diagnosing and repairing numbering

The Tools > Diagnose & Repair Model menu now contains two new commands for diagnosing and repairing numbering.

• Diagnose & Repair Numbering: All numbers all objects, including those that have not been modified.

• Diagnose & Repair Numbering: Series of Selected Objects numbers all parts that belong to the selected numbering series.

The basic functionality is the same for both of the commands: to find and correct numbering errors in the model. The operation can be performed for all objects or series of objects. For example, if you have two identical parts with a different position number, these commands assign both parts the smaller one of those two values. The same applies to assemblies. If you are working on a multi-user model and have not used the Synchronize with master model (save-numbering-save) option, you should use these commands to diagnose and repair the numbering of the model.

Numbering concrete parts

Concrete parts now get the numbering settings from the cast unit numbering series. This enables you to number individual concrete cast unit series, without having to number the entire model at once.

When you create new concrete parts, they are automatically numbered according to the cast unit numbering settings. For example, if the cast unit prefix is C and the start number is 1, concrete parts will get the part prefix Concrete_C-1.

This applies also to concrete components whose part position prefix is Concrete and start number is 1.

The new commands replace the old Number All Objects (Full numbering) command available in previous versions of Tekla Structures.

This functionality is not compatible with models created using a previous version of Tekla Structures.




Numbering the Model

Clash Check Manager

Tekla Structures 16.0 contains a new clash checking functionality, which helps you manage clash results better. Clash Check Manager provides the following improvements:

• Clashes are automatically classified according to their type.The available clash types are: Inside, Exact match, Cut through, Clash, and Complex clash.

• You can sort your clash check results.

• You can zoom to clashing objects in the model.

• You can change the status of the clashes.

• After removing or modifying objects, you can re-run clash check to see if the clash still exists.

• You can save clash check sessions and view them again later on.


Finding clashes using Clash Check Manager

Managing the list of clashes

Symbols used in clash checking

Changing the status of clashes

Changing the priority of clashes

Opening and saving clash check sessions

Improvements in snapping

Tekla Structures 16.0 includes the following improvements in snapping:


Snapping to a line • The new Snap to line snap switch allows you to snap to another line in the model.

This can be useful when creating objects that line up with an existing object or a grid line.

You can use this snap switch with any command that asks you to pick two or more points. Tekla Structures automatically picks both ends of the line. The yellow arrow symbol indicates the direction of the points. To switch direction, move the mouse pointer closer to the opposite end of the line.

Snapping to part extension lines

• You can now snap to part extension lines in 3D space. If the part is rotated, also the extension lines are rotated.

• The mouse pointer tries to stay on the line when moving along the part extension line. At first you must move the pointer close to the object to find the extension line, but when the line is found you can move the pointer further away while keeping the snap.

If you use the snap switch with a command that requires only one point to be picked, for example when creating a column, only the start point of the line is used to position the part.



Snapping in an orthogonal direction

• When picking multiple points, for example when you create a polybeam or a contour plate, you can snap in orthogonal directions relative to the two previously picked points. This is useful, for example, when you want to create a rectangular slab that is on the view plane but not along the x and y axes.

The color of the line and angle symbol changes to indicate that the snap is orthogonal to the previous points and not the work plane:


Snapping to extension lines

Snapping in orthogonal directions

Orthogonal to the work plane

Orthogonal to the two previously picked points


Improvements in welds

The Weld Properties dialog box has been renewed in Tekla Structures 16.0. The new dialog box has more options, and most of the properties can now be defined separately for Above line and Below line.

The changes include:

• New weld types

• New finish types

• New common weld properties

• Renewed terminology: stitch welds are now called intermittent welds

Steep-flanked single-V butt weld

Steep-flanked single-bevel butt weld

Edge weld

Surfacing weld

Fold joint

Inclined joint

Flush finished weld

Smooth blended weld face




Welds

Weld properties

Renewed terminology

More properties that can be defined separately for Above line and Below line

New common properties


Zooming to selected parts

As the models are getting larger and more complex, it might be difficult to see which objects are currently selected. In Tekla Structures 16.0, you can zoom the active view so that the selected objects are shown in the center of the view. This can be useful, for example, when you are viewing the clash check results or working with Task Manager and you are not sure which part is currently selected.

To zoom to selected parts, do one of the following:

• Click View > Zoom > Zoom Selected.

• Right-click and select Zoom > Zoom Selected from the pop-up menu.


Zooming the model



Displaying the origin of reference models

The origin of reference models is now displayed as a handle in the model. This means that you can for example move the reference model by using the handles.


Part position

Selecting handles

Reference models

Automatic view rotation center

In Tekla Structures 16.0, you have two alternative ways of setting the center of rotation.

• The conventional way is to press V and then pick a position in the view. To rotate the model around this view point, hold down Ctrl and click and drag with the middle mouse button.

• Alternatively, you can use the new Automatic Rotation Center functionality available in Tools > Options. If Automatic Rotation Center is switched on, when you hold down Ctrl and click and drag with the middle mouse button, the rotation center is automatically set at the location you clicked.

When you are using the conventional rotation method, you can temporarily activate Automatic Rotation Center by holding down Ctrl + Shift while you click and drag with the middle mouse button.



Rotating the model

Reinforcement meshes with multiple bar diameters

In Tekla Structures 16.0 the reinforcement mesh detailing has been improved. It is now possible to define multiple diameters for the bars in polygon, rectangle and bent reinforcement meshes. The diameters can be defined separately in both the longitudinal and the cross direction. Previously it was possible to define only one diameter for the bars in each direction.



Multiple diameters enable the creation of diameter patterns. The pattern is repeated along the mesh, if needed. The maximum bar diameter in the pattern is used to calculate the mesh position depending on the cover thickness and offsets.

For example, entering 40 2*20 as the diameters in the longitudinal and 8 40 2*20 in the cross direction results in the following patterns.

Pattern in longitudinal direction

Pattern in cross direction


Meshes

Improvements in bent meshes

• The first longitudinal bar can now be placed in a curved part of the cross bars. Previously the longitudinal bar needed to be placed in the first straight segment.

• It is now possible to set the start and the end offset greater than the length of the first segment. Reinforcing bars are resized along the defined position.


• If the start or the end offset type is set to Leg length, only the straight part of the reinforcing bars is resized.

• If the bent mesh geometry (combination of handles, bending radius and the maximum bar diameter) is not correct, the mesh is not created.

• When you modify a bent mesh by changing the dialog box values and the changes would result in a broken mesh with incorrect geometry, the mesh is not modified.

• When you modify a bent mesh by moving the handles, and the changes result in a broken mesh with incorrect geometry, a single red line is drawn between the handles. The red line can be selected and modified to correct the mesh geometry.

Improvements in filtering reinforcements

You can now filter reinforcing bars by their length. This is useful, for example, when checking the model for errors or when creating a report of reinforcing bars of a specific length.

For example, to check if the model contains reinforcing bars whose length exceeds 12 metres, you can filter out all reinforcing bars that are less than 12 metres long.


Filtering objects

Improvements in reinforcing bar hooks

You can define reinforcing bar hooks’ Angle, Radius and Length. For Angle you can enter a value between –180 and +180 degrees. However, you cannot enter a negative value for Radius or Length anymore. The Radius and Length fields do not accept negative values.

Improvements in conceptual reinforcements

Conceptual reinforcements can be created with the Steel Detailing and Engineering configurations. Conceptual reinforcements look similar to detailed reinforcements but do not include the option to assign control numbers (Steel Detailing) or perform numbering (Engineering).

Conceptual reinforcements that are created using components (such as Beam reinforcement (63)) can now be converted to detailed reinforcements only in configurations that allow reinforcement detailing (Full, Precast Concrete Detailing and Reinforced Concrete Detailing).

Previously when you modified a part which the reinforcement component belonged to, the reinforcement was converted to a detailed reinforcement even though the reinforcement was originally created in Steel Detailing or Engineering configuration and should therefore be conceptual.

SituationConceptual or detailed reinforcements

Reinforcement component created in Steel Detailing or Engineering configuration

conceptual reinforcements

Reinforcement component created in Full, Precast Concrete Detailing, or Reinforced Concrete Detailing configuration; the part is later modified in Steel Detailing or Engineering configuration

detailed reinforcements



Improvements in reinforcing bar bending type recognition

In Tekla Structures 16.0 the reinforcing bar bending type recognition has been improved.

Previously, you had to define an angle for some of the bending shapes to enable the correct bending type recognition. The angle was of an exact value, and there was no tolerance value for it.

With BendingAngleTolerance option in the rebar_config.inp file you can now set a tolerance value for the angle. Angles which differ from the set tolerance value less than the tolerance are recognized and lead to a correct bending shape.

Improved object visibility handling in Model Organizer

You can now easily handle the visibility of objects in the model by right-clicking a category in Model Organizer and selecting one of the following:

• Hide - hides all objects that belong to the selected category.

• Show Only Selected - shows only the objects that belong to the selected category.

• Redraw View - shows all objects.

Reinforcement component created in Steel Detailing or Engineering configuration; the part is modified in Full, Precast Concrete Detailing, or Reinforced Concrete Detailing configuration


Reinforcement component created in Steel Detailing or Engineering configuration; the reinforcements are modified in Steel Detailing or Engineering configuration


Reinforcement component created in Steel Detailing or Engineering configuration; the component is converted to detailed in Steel Detailing or Engineering configuration


Reinforcement component created in Steel Detailing or Engineering configuration; the component is converted to detailed in Full, Precast Concrete Detailing, or Reinforced Concrete Detailing configuration


SituationConceptual or detailed reinforcements

Enter the tolerance value as a radius, not as a degree. This applies to all bending shapes.



Organizing the model

2.4 Drawings

Applying drawing object level settings on drawing and view level

The new drawing properties dialog boxes introduce a new option for controlling the drawing object settings directly on the drawing and view level. Now setting up special representation for objects in drawings or views is easier than ever. Simply set up a drawing or view filter that selects the objects you want a special representation for, then create and save the object property settings to be used for the objects specified by the filter, and then combine these two into object level settings. For example, you may want to define that all columns in a drawing or drawing view are shown in a specific color.You also have the option of turning the object level settings on or off for the drawings or views you choose.



Previously, you could do the same by using drawing classifiers, which had no settings to adjust on the user interface, and you had to manually define combinations of drawing or view properties, filters, drawing object setting files and naming conventions to achieve the desired result.

The drawing object settings that you apply on the drawing or view level drawing properties dialog box override all the other drawing object settings defined in the drawing properties dialog boxes. Object level settings defined on the drawing level are inherited to the view level settings if there are no object level settings defined on view level. If you define view level object settings, they override the drawing level settings.

Before you can apply drawing object level settings, first create and save the necessary drawing or view filters and drawing object property files.

Creating and applying object level settings on drawing level

To create and apply the drawing object level settings on drawing level:

1. Click Drawings& Reports > Drawing Settings and select the type of the drawing.2. Click Edit settings.

3. In the Object level settings for drawing dialog box, add rows and select the filters to be used, the drawing object types and the drawing object property files to be used.

4. Enter a name for the object level settings and save using Save as.5. Click Cancel.

Now you have an object level settings file you can load in the drawing properties dialog box before creating the drawing or after creating it. To load the object level settings in an open drawing:

1. Double-click the drawing to open the drawing properties dialog box.2. Click Edit settings.3. Load the desired object level settings file.4. Click OK.5. Click Modify to apply the changes in the open drawing.

Creating and applying object level settings on view level

On view level, you can use object level settings, for example, for showing the different erection sections with different representation.

To create and apply object level settings on view level:

1. Open a drawing by double-clicking it on the Drawing List.


2. Double-click a view frame.3. Click Edit settings.4. In the Object level settings for view dialog box, add rows and select the filters to be used,

the drawing object types and the drawing object property files to be used. 5. Enter a name for the object level settings and save using Save as. 6. Click Cancel.

Now you have an object level settings file you can load in the view drawing properties dialog box to apply the object level settings on view level. To do this:

1. Open the drawing containing the view that you want to change.2. Double-click the view frame to open the drawing view properties dialog box3. Click Edit settings.4. Load the desired object level settings file.5. Click OK.6. Click Modify to apply the changes in the view.

Applying drawing object level settings through Master Drawing Catalog

You can apply drawing object level settings in the drawings that you create in Master Drawing Catalog for the saved settings type of master drawings:

1. Double-click the saved setting you want to use for creating drawings.2. Click Edit drawing properties.3. Click Edit settings.4. Select the filter to be used, the drawing object type and the drawing object property file to

be used.5. Click OK. 6. Click Save to save the changes in the saved settings file (property file)7. Click OK in the Master Drawing Properties dialog box.8. Create the drawing(s).

See also Example of applying object level settings in a general arrangement drawing (p. 35)

Drawing properties

Example of applying object level settings in a general arrangement drawingIn this example, we will set up different object level properties for various types of building objects, such as beams, columns and braces. Then we will make a drawing filter, save object level settings in a file and apply the new object level settings on drawing level.

Setting up the drawing filter

Parts are classified using new drawing filters. This example is using part names defined in the model, similarly as modeling filters. Do the following to set up the filters.

1. Click Drawings & Reports > Drawing Settings > General Arrangement Drawing.2. Click Filter in the drawing properties dialog box.3. Create filters by PartName for column, beam, and brace and save the settings using

Save as with different names, such as ts_column, ts_beam and ts_brace.



4. Click Cancel. Now you have created the required filters needed for selecting the desired parts.

Setting part representation

Set up the required property settings for beam, column and brace:

1. In the General Arrangement Drawing Properties dialog box, click Part:

• For columns, set Part representationto Exact on the Contents tab, set Visible lines to magenta on the Appearance tab, and save the settings with the name column using Save as.

• Save setting in the similar way for beams: Select Part representationOutline on the Contents tab, set Visible lines to green on the Appearance tab and save the settings with the name beam using Save as.

• For braces, set Part representation to Symbol with partial profile on the Contents tab, set Visible lines to blue on the Appearance tab and save the settings with the name brace using Save as.

2. Click Cancel. Now you have the required object property settings to be used when applying object level setting.


Creating detailed object level settings on drawing level

Here we will set up the object level settings using the saved filters and saved object property settings.

1. In the General Arrangement Drawing Properties dialog box, click Edit settings.

2. In the Object level settings for drawing dialog box, select the filters to be used, the drawing object types and the drawing object settings to be used:a Click Add row and select ts_column as Model object (Drawing filter), Part as

Drawing object type and column as Settings used.b Click Add row and select ts_beam as Model object (Drawing filter), Part as

Drawing object type and beam as Settings used.c Click Add row and select ts_brace as Model object (Drawing filter), Part as

Drawing object type and brace as Settings used.3. Save the object level settings as gatype1 using Save as.

The same object level settings can be used with other saved general arrangement properties, you do not need to create new ones.

Using the saved object level settings

By default when you create a general arrangement drawing of a 3D view using a default or preset drawing properties, object level setting are not applied, and Use detailed object level settings is set to No.

To apply the detailed object level settings on drawing level:

1. Create a general arrangement drawing.2. Open the created general arrangement drawing and double-click the drawing to open the

drawing properties.3. Click Edit settings. 4. Load object level settings, in this example gatype1, and click Load.5. Click OK.6. Click Modify to apply the changes in the drawing. 7. Confirm the object level changes by clicking Yes in the on Object level settings

changed! confirmation box.



See also Applying drawing object level settings on drawing and view level (p. 33)

New filters in drawings

Now the dialog boxes for filters are identical in the model and in the drawings. The new dialog boxes allow you to make more complex filters in the drawings.

Furthermore, the Filter button is now available for all drawing types using filters (Drawings & Reports > Drawing Settings > Assembly/Cast Unit/General Arrangement Drawing ).

See also Filtering in drawings


New Mini Toolbar for modifying objects in drawings

Also the Drawing Editor now has a Mini Toolbar,which allows you to quickly modify the most common properties of the objects in drawings.

Below is the Mini Toolbar for dimensions.

New symbol file browser

The new symbol browser makes changing the symbol file in use considerably easier than before. When you want to select a new symbol file, just click the Select... button in the Symbol Properties or Mark Content - Symbol dialog box and select a new file.

Symbol files are searched from folders listed in DXK_SYMBOLPATH, which is defined in initialization file teklastructures.ini.The order of folders in DXK_SYMBOLPATH does matter: If there are duplicate file names, the first one found is used.

See also Symbol Files browser

New automatic view shortening symbols

Tekla Structures can now show more clearly where the parts have been shortened in views with the new automatic view shortening symbols.

To show the shortening symbols in drawings, set the advanced options XS_DRAW_VERTICAL_VIEW_SHORTENING_SYMBOLS_TO_PARTS and XS_DRAW_HORIZONTAL_VIEW_SHORTENING_SYMBOLS_TO_PARTS to TRUE through Tools > Options > Advanced Options... > Drawing Properties.

You can control the appearance of the view shortening symbols using the following advanced options:

• XS_SHORTENING_SYMBOL_COLOR controls the color. Enter an integer value. Default is the same as the part color.



• XS_SHORTENING_SYMBOL_LINE_TYPE controls the line type. Enter an integer value. Default is a solid line.

• XS_SHORTENING_SYMBOL_WITH_ZIGZAG controls the line shape. If you do not want to use zigzag, set this advanced option to FALSE. TRUE is the default.

Below is an example of how the symbol is displayed.

Limitations View shortening symbols are not shown in general arrangement drawings.

See also XS_SHORTENING_SYMBOL_WITH_ZIGZAG

XS_SHORTENING_SYMBOL_LINE_TYPE

XS_SHORTENING_SYMBOL_COLOR

XS_DRAW_VERTICAL_VIEW_SHORTENING_SYMBOLS_TO_PARTS

XS_DRAW_HORIZONTAL_VIEW_SHORTENING_SYMBOLS_TO_PARTS

Shortening parts in views

Shortening parts


Improvements in dimensions

Rotating

• You can now rotate certain dimension tags 90 degrees. This is useful when absolute dimensions are used, for example. See examples below.

To set the rotation in a drawing, go to Dimension Properties > Marks and click the ... button next to the Tag that you want to rotate. The choices are Parallel to dimension line (no rotation, default) and Perpendicular to dimension line. Each tag has independent rotation setting, so you can rotate some tags and keep others unrotated.

This functionality is available only for left upper, left lower, right upper and right lower dimension tags. For middle dimension tag and prefix and postfix dimension marks, rotation is not available.



Formatting • The dimension tags now have the same formatting options available as other marks. You can set font and frame settings separately for any tag element. By default, the formatting follows the dimension settings, but you can now use special fonts and frames to emphasize certain elements.

Dual dimension tags

It is now possible to create dual dimension tags automatically in all types of drawings.

You can set the dual dimension tags in Tools > Options > Options... > Drawing dimensions.

You can select separately the drawing types for which to create the dual dimension. When Tekla Structures creates the drawing, it adds in the lower dimension tag in the selected unit and format, and puts the text DIMENSION in the middle dimension tag in the Dimension Properties dialog box.

To add dual dimensions manually:

Dual dimensions can be shown only in relative and US absolute dimensions, but not in absolute dimensions.


1. Go to Tools > Options > Options... > Drawing dimensions > Dimensions in tags, set the unit, format and precision, and activate the dual dimensions for the drawing types you want.

2. Click OK.3. Double-click a dimension in your drawing.4. Add text DIMENSION to any dimension tag.5. If you do not want to show dual dimensions in some dimensions, you can delete the text

DIMENSION manually from the tag.

Below is an example of dual dimensions using unit mm and format ###.

See also Adding tags to dimensions



Adding dual dimensions manually

Adding automatic dual dimensions

Improvement in moving drawing objects: objects visible while dragging

Moving objects is one of the most common tasks in drawings. Now you are able to see during object dragging what the end result will be. There is a cross in the middle of the cursor indicating the object that you are dragging.The magenta lines in the cursor make it easier to place the object in line with other objects. This will significantly reduce unnecessary editing.

Improvements in Master Drawing Catalog

In Tekla Structures 16.0, the Master Drawing Catalog has been improved further:

• The master drawing preview image window size is now larger than before. Also, if you resize the preview image, Tekla Structures remembers the new size next time you open the preview image.

• In Edit Rules and Define Rules dialog boxes, a letter has been added after the master drawing name to indicate the type of the master drawing. (S) indicates saved settings, (T) cloning templates, and (R) rule sets. This makes it easier to select the correct master drawing if you have two master drawings of different type but with the same name, for example.

• You can now create drawings for all parts. First select a master drawing from the catalog, then click the arrow at the end of the Create drawings button, and click Create drawings for all parts.


• New shortcuts:

• Select all: Ctrl + A

• Create drawings for all parts: Alt + A

• Create drawings: Alt + C

• The Master Drawing Catalog now remembers search strings. When you start typing a string, it suggests previous strings starting with the same characters.

See also Creating drawings in Master Drawing Catalog

Improvements in associativity

Drawing views • Now the size and location of a drawing view can be associated also to a portion of a model part in cases where the parts are not completely inside the view. Previously, the view boundary was updated using only the parts that were completely inside the view. Views are now associative even though the view does not contain any part completely. This applies to all view types, but is best shown in detail views, as they are often used for showing a detail of a part. In the following example, the drawing is cloned from template. Cloned drawing has the same view showing the same detail in a different place and size.



• 3D views in assembly and cast unit drawings are now associative. The view size and drawing annotations are updated correctly. This applies also to cloned drawings.

• Drawings views that use Model coordinate systems are updated and cloned correctly.


Refreshing associativity

• Often improvements in cloning and associativity require that the associative rules have to be recreated. Previously this meant that you had to recreate the whole drawing. Now you can recreate associative rules for a drawing using the new Refresh Associativity command, instead of recreating the whole drawing. This command is very useful if you, for example, have a template drawing you have created using an older Tekla Structures version and want to utilize the better associativity of a newer Tekla Structures version.

You may want to add the Refresh Associativity command in the User menu through Tools > Customize.

Dimension grouping

• Now the number of objects in the dimension grouping tag is updated correctly.

• You can now define that Tekla Structures updates dimension grouping automatically by selecting the option Update grouping when model changes on the Dimension grouping tab page (Drawing Properties > Dimensioning).

See also Grouping identical objects to the same dimension line

Drawing associativity

Cloning drawings

Improvements in arcs in drawings

The following improvements have been included in Tekla Structures 16.0 for the representation and export of arcs in drawings:

• Curved and circular lines in drawings are now displayed so that the dashed lines are clear and continuous.

• Curved and circular lines are now exported to DWG as arcs, not as segments.

Improvements in welds

Dialog box changes

The Weld Properties dialog box in drawings has been renewed in Tekla Structures 16.0. The new dialog box has more options, and most of the properties can now be defined separately for Above line and Below line.

The changes include:

• New weld types

Ensure that the Snap to end points switch is enabled when snapping to arcs.

This functionality affects only parts, not reinforcing bars.

Steep-flanked single-V butt weld

Steep-flanked single-bevel butt weld



• New finish types:

• Renewed terminology: stitch welds are now called intermittent welds. The option is available for both Above line and Below line.

• Dialog contents have been moved around a bit. For example, Prefix is moved to the top, and Effective throat and Root opening are moved from the Other area to Above line and Below line.

Showing root openings in weld marks

You can now select whether zero root openings are shown in weld marks. Use the new advanced option XS_DRAW_ROOT_OPENING_EVEN_WHEN_ZERO to control the root opening information in weld marks.

Flush finished weld

Smooth blended weld face


The following example shows the result when the Root opening option is set to 0 in the Weld Mark Properties dialog box and XS_DRAW_ROOT_OPENING_EVEN_WHEN_ZERO is set to TRUE.

See also Welds in drawings

Improvements in merging parts in cast unit drawings

If you have adjacent parts in a cast unit, and the gap between these parts is less than the tolerance you specify using the new advanced option XS_DRAWING_SOLID_MERGE_TOLERANCE in Tools > Options > Advanced Options > Drawing View, Tekla Structures merges the parts in the cast unit drawing. The default value is 6.0 mm.

Tekla Structures removes hidden lines as follows:

• Edge segments are removed when necessary.

• Whole edges that get hidden during merging are removed.

• New edges are added in correct locations replacing the removed edges.

The following example shows the result of merging parts.



In the following example, unnecessary segments of curved parts that are one above another are removed.


Improvement in details: more characters allowed in detail name

Now you can enter a maximum of nine (9) characters in the Detail name box in the Detail Symbol Properties dialog box. Previously, the maximum was two characters.

Modifying detail properties



Improvement in single-part drawing views in assembly drawings

Tekla Structures16.0 has a new useful feature for anyone using the Include single parts > Single-part attributes option (Assembly Drawing Properties > Layout > Other). With the new advanced option XS_USE_EXISTING_SINGLE_PART_DRAWINGS_IN_ASSEMBLY_DRAWINGS you can specify whether to create new views or use views from existing single-part drawings in assembly drawings. If you have lots of similar parts in lots of different assembly drawings, you can create single-part drawings of these parts and edit them so that they include everything that you need. When a single-part view of the part is included in an assembly drawing, it is automatically copied from the original single-part drawing on the Drawing List, and all your editing comes in automatically. The included views are scaled according to the layout settings of the assembly drawing.

When you set the advanced option XS_USE_EXISTING_SINGLE_PART_DRAWINGS_IN_ASSEMBLY_DRAWINGS to TRUE through Tools > Options > Advanced Options... > Single-Part View in Assembly Drawing, the existing single-part drawing views will be used in assembly drawings. When you set it to FALSE, or if there is no existing view for a given part, a new view will be created according to the Include single parts setting. The default value is FALSE.

See also Including single-part views in assembly drawings

Improvement in intelligent update: adding dimensions for new parts

With the new advanced option XS_INTELLIGENT_UPDATE_ADD_DIMENSIONS in Tools > Options > Advanced Options... > Drawing Properties you can now define whether to add dimensions for new parts when updating intelligent drawings. When this advanced option is set to TRUE, Tekla Structures creates dimensions for new parts, bolts and reinforcing bars at drawing update. The default value is TRUE.

Improvements in printing and exporting drawing view frames

You can now include drawing view frames in printed and exported drawings. To do this:

1. Click Tools > Options > Advanced Options.2. Select Printing.3. Set XS_PLOT_VIEW_FRAMES to TRUE. FALSE is the default value.

Preventing drawing view update according to grid planes

Typically you may want the drawing views to follow a grid line. Then, for example, your Section on grid C drawing view would be up to date and still on grid line C even after the move. You can now prevent the updating of drawing views according to grid planes in general arrangement drawings. This can be helpful if the general arrangement drawings are updated incorrectly after you have modified the grid in the model. To prevent the update, set the advanced option XS_INTELLIGENCE_DO_NOT_ASSOCIATE_VIEWS_TO_GRIDS to TRUE in Tools > Options > Advanced Options... > Drawing View. FALSE is the default value.

Checking view frames after manual editing

The frames of drawing views were sometimes modified if you edited the drawing manually. You can now use a new advanced option XS_DRAWING_CHECK_VIEW_FRAME_AFTER_EDIT in Tools > Options > Advanced Options... > Drawing View to control the way the view frames are updated after you have edited the view contents manually. Use one of the following values:


• TRUE: After the view content has been edited manually, the offsets are stored for the view frame so that the size of the view frame is maintained during drawing update whenever possible. For example, if there is empty space inside the view frame after deleting a mark, the same empty space remains in the view also during drawing update. This is the default value.

• FALSE: The frame size of drawing views is checked only during drawing update. For example, if there is empty space inside view frame after deleting a mark, the frame size is made smaller when drawing is updated after model change.

• UPDATE : The frame will be adjusted immediately after you have edited the content manually. For example, if there is empty space inside view frame after deleting a mark, the frame size is immediately decreased.

Removing right-angled angle dimensions from cloned drawings

You can now remove right-angled angle dimensions from cloned drawings by setting the new advanced option XS_INTELLIGENCE_DELETE_RIGHT_ANGLE_DIMENSIONS to TRUE in Tools > Options > Advanced Options... > Drawing Properties. Now also zero dimensions are removed from cloned drawings. Note, that if the angle dimension was already 90, 180 or 270 degrees before the update, the dimension is not removed.

Maximizing drawings when opened

Tekla Structures now contains a new advanced option, which you can use to maximize drawings when you open them. To do this:

1. Click Tools > Options > Advanced Options.2. Select Drawing View.3. Set the advanced option XS_OPEN_DRAWINGS_MAXIMIZED to TRUE. FALSE is the

default value.

Preventing recreation of drawings when a setting name changes

You can now set the new advanced option XS_RECREATE_DRAWING_IF_SETTING_NAME_CHANGES in Tools > Options > Advanced Options... > Drawing Properties to FALSE to prevent Tekla Structures from recreating a drawing if only a setting name changes. The default is TRUE. Before, modifying any of the drawing title fields or name for several drawings originally done with different settings recreated some of the drawings.

New tools for finalizing and editing drawings

Tekla Structures 16.0 includes new tools that you can use when finalizing and editing drawings. You can, for example, align drawing objects, create fillets and chamfers, copy with offsets, and create moment connection symbols.

To access the drawing tools, click Tools > Macros... and select Drawing tools from the list.


Using drawing tools



Product identifier in Tekla Structures drawings

In recent years there has been some confusion between the product names of Tekla Structures, old Xsteel and other detailing systems. Xsteel was the original 3D steel modeling and detailing software developed and supplied by Tekla. It was replaced in 2004 with the launch of Tekla Structures - the 3D BIM solution for all materials and phases of construction design.

To make it clear with which software a project has been modeled and reinforce the Tekla Structures brand, we have added a Tekla Structures product identifier to the side of every drawing. The product identifier will help promote the image of our customers' companies as forward thinking companies that use the latest and most advanced technologies and techniques.

If you need to change the position of the product identifier or turn it off, use the advanced option XS_PRODUCT_IDENTIFIER in Tools > Options > Advanced Options... > Drawing View. Allowed values are DX and DY offset (for example, 0.50), FALSE, and TRUE.

2.5 Templates and Reports

New content type HISTORY

You can now use the new content type HISTORY to retrieve history information of the model. You can use this content type with PART, REBAR, CONNECTION and DRAWING rows.

The following template attributes can be used with this content type:

• TYPE: the type of the historical action, for example update or numbering.

• USER: the user who made the change.

• TIME: the time the change was made.

• COMMENT: the comment which was entered upon clicking Save.

• REVISION_CODE: the revision code which was entered upon clicking Save.


Content types


2.6 Import and Export

Improvements in IFC import and export

The following improvements have been included in IFC import and export in Tekla Structures 16.0:

• You can now export assembly definitions, bolt sets (including a bolt with required washers and nuts) and reinforcing bars to an IFC model. To do this, select Yes in Assemblies, Bolts and Reinforcing bars lists in the IFC Export dialog box.

• IFC export now supports type objects.

• IFC export now supports quantity entities (IfcQuantityArea, IfcQuantityLength, IfcQuantityVolume, IfcQuantityWeight).

• Importing and exporting IFC files is now faster. Also handling of large files has been improved.


IFC export

Converting IFC objects into native Tekla Structures objects

You can now convert the linear objects in an IFC reference model into native Tekla Structures objects by using a macro called IFCObjectConverter. You can also create reports to show the converted objects, check their material and profile, and view their mapping files.

Using the macro enhances the workflow and saves time: you can use the structural objects that have already been modeled by the architect, for example.


Converting IFC objects into native Tekla Structures objects

Improvements in Unitechnik export (79)

The Unitechnik export (79) component enables you to transfer model data to factory automation and ERP systems efficiently. You now have more control and flexibility in the export, as the following improvements have been included in Unitechnik export (79) in Tekla Structures 16.0:

New options on the Main tab

• You can define how the cast units are exported on the Main tab:

• By CU id: each cast unit has its own output file.

• By CU pos: identical cast units share an output file.

• There is a new option in the Export assemblies list:



• You can define the export code in the Def export code box.

• You can define how to export embedded parts that are outside the concrete element:

New options on the Unitechnik configuration tab

• You can specify the folder where the file is exported in Directory path box.

• You have two new options for file names:

• Proj_name.Cast_unit_pos.ID_user_extension

• Proj_number.Cast_unit_pos.ID_user_extension

With these options, the 10-character long ID number will be included in the file name.

New options on the TS configuration tab

You have more options to list classes, which helps to export the embeds in correct blocks. Use the Electric tubes classes, Opening embed classes and Opening cutout classes boxes for these purposes.

New tab Line attributes

Sometimes line attribute values that are exported in the Unitechnik files are not suitable for the situation in hand. For example, to preserve lightness in the model, you might have fewer chamfers in the model than there will be in the actual structure. For this reason, you might want to override some line attributes in the export so that the model stays light, but the exported Unitechnik files are correct. You can do this by using the options on the Line attributes tab.

New options on the Reinforcement tab

• You can export bent reinforcing bars by selecting Yes in the Bent rebars export list.

• You can define the Braced girder type.

New options on the Data specification tab

The different options for data specification are now organized more clearly under the blocks they relate to (HEADER, SLABDATE and MOUNTPART).


Exporting Unitechnik

Exports only the bounding box around the main part of the embedded block or embedded assembly.

Option Description

Exports all parts in the embed.

Exports only the embedded parts that are inside of the concrete element. Embedded parts that are outside the concrete element are ignored. If an embedded part is partly inside a concrete element, the exported geometry of the embedded part is changed to cut.

Same as the previous option, but only embedded parts with class specified in Cut outer only classes are taken into account.


Improvements in drawing export

When you export drawings, the editable lines in drawings are mapped, and may have a different appearance depending on the software you are exporting to. You can now use the new option Export custom lines as split lines on the Options tab in the Export Drawings dialog box to ensure that custom lines have the same appearance in the software you are exporting to and when printed.


Exporting drawings

2.7 Analysis and Design

Dynamic updating of the analysis model

The currently active analysis model is now updated automatically and the analysis model is redrawn when you make changes in the physical or the analysis model. For example, when you create a beam in the model, the analysis part for the beam is created automatically in the analysis model.

When an analysis model is active, the physical model is now represented in wireframe by default. This makes it easy to see the analysis model.

You can now create multiple analysis models of the same parts. For example, you can use the same parts for calculating both rigid and pinned support conditions.

See also Basics

Representation options



Improvements in defining properties for analysis models, analysis parts, members, nodes and rigid links

Numerous improvements have been made in the properties dialog boxes of analysis models, analysis parts, analysis members, nodes and rigid links.

Analysis model properties

The Analysis Model Properties dialog box has several new options on the Analysis model tab.

For more information on the options, see Analysis model properties.

Analysis part properties

In Tekla Structures 16.0 all analysis-related content has been moved from the part properties dialog boxes to new analysis part properties dialog boxes. This makes part properties dialog boxes clearer and facilitates your tasks as all analysis-related properties are now accessible in one dialog box.

You can define the analysis part properties within the active analysis model. This means that you can, for example, define the supports of members differently in each analysis model. The values defined in the analysis part properties dialog box are used when the analysis part is created in the analysis model.

To access the analysis part properties dialog box, select the part and right-click, and then select Properties... from the pop-up menu.


Analysis part position

You have more options for part positioning in the analysis model.



Rigid link properties

You can define properties for rigid links. You can, for example, define start and end releases for rigid links.

Analysis node properties

You can now define analysis node properties based on user-defined support conditions. You can define also the rotation of the support.


Analysis area edge properties

You can define analysis area edge properties for, for example, walls and slabs. To do this, double-click the handle on the edge of the wall or slab to display the Analysis area edge properties dialog box.


Classifying analysis parts

You can use the options available in the Class list on the Analysis tab in the analysis part properties dialog box for classifying of analysis parts.

This is useful especially for secondary parts: when they are classified as Secondary in the analysis part properties dialog box, Keep axis position always is off by default and the secondary parts snap to nearest nodes instead of part end nodes. This results in better analysis models.


Member analysis class

Analysis model properties

Improvements in defining the position of analysis objects

You can use handles to move analysis objects just like any other Tekla Structures objects.

You can use handles to define the position of bar nodes, area nodes and area edges if the automatic model creation does not produce the desired result. To do this:

1. Select the handle of the object and double-click to open the analysis object properties dialog box.

2. Go to the Attributes tab.3. Select Manual offset in the Offset mode list.4. Enter the required values in the Offset x, y and z boxes.5. Click OK.

You can also bind the position of the analysis object to given coordinates, or to the nearest grid line. To do this, use the available options in the Axis modifier X, Y and Z lists on the Position tab of the analysis part properties dialog box.

Creating rigid links

You can easily create rigid links between nodes by using the new menu command.

To do this:

1. Click Analysis > Create Rigid Link.2. Pick the start position for the rigid link.3. Pick the end position for the rigid link.




Rigid links

Create Rigid Link

Creating nodes

You can now create additional nodes by using the new menu command.

To do this:

1. Click Analysis > Create Node.2. Pick a location for the node.

See also Adding intermediate nodes


Displaying members in Analysis & Design applications

Tekla Structures Analysis & Design integration now supports both using split members and avoiding splitting where possible. For example, the column in the example below may be used as one member (bar) for some analysis applications, but as two members for others.

In Tekla Structures 16.0, you have the option to split the members into two, or to display them unsplit.

Improvements in built-up sections

The following improvements in built-up sections have been included in Tekla Structures 16.0:

• Analysis part now follows the centre of gravity of a built-up section when you have selected neutral axis for the main part.

• You can create an analysis part of a built-up section from physical parts that do not touch each other.

FEM import using Analysis & Design link

You can now import analysis members to Tekla Structures physical parts by using FEM import in Tekla Structures. This is possible when support for this has been implemented in the link you are using. Also the calculated forces are imported in Tekla Structures 16.0.

Now the parametric profiles with imperial units are handled correctly, part names are set, and members are combined in FEM import. Only the analysis engines that support FEM import are displayed as options.




FEM import

2.8 Task Manager

Renewed Task Manager user interface

Task Manager user interface has been renewed. The menus are now shown as icons. By default, the icon toolbars are located on both sides of the Task Manager window but you can drag them to the desired location.

Icon Description More information

Filter visible tasks Opens an area where you can filter the visible tasks.

Automatic selection in model When you select tasks in Task Manager, the tasks are also selected in the model.

Create task

Create subtask

Objects in task Here you can add and remove objects.

Move task up

Move task down

Decrease indent

Increase indent


You can edit task information, including task types, contractor information, and non-working periods, by right-clicking a task and selecting Task Information on the menu that appears. You can also mark the task as started or completed, and delete the task using this menu.

Modify parts belonging into this task

The selections you make in the model are linked to the task you have selected in the task list.

Scenario Here you can add and open scenarios. You can rename a scenario by clicking the name and entering a new name.

You can also import and export scenarios.

Order of tasks

Gantt chart timescale Here you can change the timescale of the Gantt chart.

View Here you can select the task list items that are visible and modify the Gantt chart settings, for example change the colors of Gantt chart symbols.

File Here you can find commands for printing.

Expand task hierarchies Expands the task hierarchies that are on the same level.

Hold down the Ctrl key to expand all hierarchies.

Collapse task hierarchies Collapses the task hierarchies that are on the same level.

Hold down the Ctrl key to collapse all hierarchies.

Milestone task

Lock/Unlock task

Imported task

Task linked to model

Icon Description More information



Order of objects in tasks

In Tekla Structures 16.0 it is now possible to control and save the order in which the objects are stored in tasks. Previously it has already been possible to link objects to tasks. The order can be, for example, the design or manufacturing order that steel fabricators and precast manufacturers can use to plan their lots.

You can define the order in the Task Information... > Manage Dates of Individual Objects dialog box.

Define the order of objects in one of the following ways:

• Drag the objects in the list manually to the desired order.

• Sort the object list according to the desired criteria, for example name, by clicking the column heading.

• Click the objects in the desired order in the model.

• Mix all of the above techniques.

When the objects are placed in tasks in the correct order, contractors can more easily define an optimal erection order for cast units and assemblies. Shipments to building sites are thus possible at exactly the right time and storage time at sites is reduced.

Defining the order is also useful when planning the work order and material flows of reinforcement management and the formwork of footings.


Defining the order of objects in tasks

Production rate for tasks

In Tekla Structures 16.0, you can define a production rate for tasks in Task Manager.

By defining a production rate, contractors can calculate the time needed to carry out the different tasks on the construction site. This helps in planning, for example, the amount of subcontracting resources needed.

Define a production rate in the Task Information... > Task Types dialog box. Assign a certain unit for a task type, for example, pieces, and estimate how many pieces per hour can be manufactured.

When you assign a task type with a production rate for a task, the production rate is shown in the Planned Production Rate column in the task list.

When you define the cast-in-place work order or work groups within a task, the Custom Inquiry tool is useful for planning the appropriate quantities for each group or lot.



Defining production rate for tasks

Improvements in importing and exporting task information

In Tekla Structures 16.0 you can now import schedules and calendar information from the Primavera software to Task Manager. The import format to Task Manager from Primavera is Primavera.xml.

You can modify the schedule and link objects to tasks in Task Manager, and export the schedule back to the Primavera software. The export format from Task Manager to Primavera is Microsoft Project.xml.


Imported task information

Customizing the calendar

Creating reports from task information

You can now create reports from the task information in Task Manager. Reports help you to track project progress. The reports can list

• tasks, their objects and the related information, such as start date, end date, and contractors.

• objects and the related task information, for example, to which tasks the objects belong.

To create a report from task information, go to Drawings & Reports > Create report... and select the Task Manager template from the report template list.

You can modify the existing Task Manager template or create a new template in Template Editor to customize the report for your own needs.

You can use the reports created from task information when making, for example, quantity lists of the materials needed in the different phases of a building project.


Creating a report

Viewing a report

Creating a template

2.9 Custom Components

New value type Stud length

A new value type Stud length has been added for studs. The new value type makes it easier to parametrize and use stud lengths with custom connections. The Stud length value type gives a list of stud lengths in the same way as the regular bolt properties dialog box. When you use custom connections, the stud length list is filled automatically according to the selected stud standard and size.

If you change the duration of the task, the production rate is changed.

If you change the production rate, the duration of the task is changed.

If you add or remove objects from a task, Task Manager shows the new duration of the task.



New parametric property Parts with slotted holes

A new parametric property Parts with slotted holes has been added for bolts in Custom component browser. You can now set equations for parts with slotted holes. Use the new Bitmask value type to set the parameter variable. The Bitmask value type works with zeros and ones only.


2.10 System Components

Ship Ladder (1)

Tekla Structures 16.0 includes a new modeling tool called Ship Ladder (1). You can use Ship Ladder (1) to create stairs, for example, for ships and oil platforms. Ship Ladder (1) can create four different type of stairs with stringers, steps, stanchions, handrails, and platform.

• Type 3 ship ladder with stringers, steps, stanchions, platform, and handrails with elbows and middle rails.



• Type 2 ship ladder with stringers, steps, stanchions, platform, and handrails with elbows and middle rails.


Before you start • Ship Ladder (1) uses catalog step profiles to define the step type on the Parts tab. To have an updated step profile list on the Parts tab, you need to run the Steps.exe program when you use the Ship Ladder (1) modeling tool for the first time in your environment, or when you change your Tekla Structures environment.

• If you use supporting beams, create two beams on different levels but on the same plane before creating the stairs.

Selection order 1. Pick a point to indicate the bottom level of the stairs.2. Pick a point to indicate the top level of the stairs.3. Click the middle mouse button to create the component.

If you are using supporting beams:

1. Create the beams.2. Go to the Picture tab and in the Detail A and Detail C fields select Connection A and

Connection C options respectively.3. Pick a point to indicate the bottom level of the stairs.4. Pick a point to indicate the top level of the stairs.5. Select the first beam.6. Select the second beam.7. Click the middle mouse button to create the component.

Picture tab Use the Picture tab to define the type of the stairs and the dimensions between the parts created.

Parts tab Use the Parts tab to define the profiles of the parts created.

Platform tab Use the Platform tab to define the platform offset and support properties.



Steps tab Use the Steps tab define the step spacing and offset properties.

Rails tab Use the Rails tab to define the handrail and middle rail properties and how the rails are connected to the stanchions.

Detail B tab Use the Detail B tab to define the bolt properties on a plate that connects stanchions to stringers.

Weldings tab Use the Weldings tab to define the welding properties.


Ship Ladder (1)

Opening Frame (1)

Tekla Structures 16.0 includes a new modeling tool called Opening Frame (1). You can use Openining Frame (1) to create an open frame for wall, roof, or floor openings. The frame is created between beams or columns.

Before you start Create two columns or beams.

Selection order 1. Select the main part.2. Select the secondary part.3. Pick the start point of the opening frame.4. Pick the end point of the opening frame.

Picture tab Use the Picture tab to control, for example, the frame position, offsets, and spacings.

Parts tab Use the Parts tab to define the part properties.

Connections tab Use the Connections tab to define the properties of connection components that are created between the parts.

Welds tab Use the Welds tab to control the properties of welds that are created between the parts.


Opening Frame (1)


Gusset+ T (1)

Tekla Structures 16.0 includes a new connection calledGusset+ T (1). It connects a beam or a brace to another beam by welding a T profile to the end of the beam and bolting this profile to a shear plate gusset on the main part. The main part is typically an H or I profile, and the secondary part is typically a square or round hollow profile, though channels and other profiles can also be used.

Rectangle to circle (17)

Tekla Structures 16.0 includes a new modeling tool called Rectangle to circle (17). You can use Rectangle to circle (17) to create a reducing piece between a rectangular and a circular profile. The reducing piece consists of multiple triangular plates.

Selection order 1. Select the main part (rectangular profile).2. Select the secondary part (circular profile).3. Click the middle mouse button to create the reducing piece.

You can create the reducing piece without existing profiles by picking three points at each end of the reducing piece. The picked points define the size of the reducing piece.

The picking order is the following: center point, horizontal distance, vertical distance. See the examples below.



Picture tab Use the Picture tab to define the offset for the reducing piece rectangular and circular ends, and the number of parts which the reducing piece consists of.

Parts tab Use the Parts tab to define the thickness of the triangular plates and the reducing piece position.

Parameters tab Use the Parameters tab to define the shape of the reducing piece ends if you have created it by picking the points, to increase or decrease the number of triangular plates, and to define whether the triangular plates are welded.

Unfold surface (21)

Tekla Structures 16.0 includes a new modeling tool called Unfold surface (21). You can use Unfold surface (21) to unfold welded plates. The unfolded plates are created to a location that you have defined. You can also create assembly drawings from the unfolded plates.

Use Unfold surface (21) to unfold triangular plates created with, for example, Triangles generation (19) modeling tool.

Limitations Do not use Unfold surface (21) to unfold polybeams.

Selection order 1. Select a location for the unfolded plate.2. Select a triangular plate.

The unfolded plate is created to a location you have defined.

If the weld size between the triangular plates is set to 0, Unfold surface (21) unfolds only one triangular plate, not all the welded triangular plates.


Plates tab Use the Plates tab to define the thickness of the unfolded plate and whether the properties of the triangular plate are exported to the unfolded plate.

Big plate tab Use the Big plate tab to define whether one plate is created or several plates are welded together, and the accuracy of the plates.

Parameters tab Use the Parameters tab to define the weld reference text in an assembly drawing.

Squeezed tube (103)

Tekla Structures 16.0 includes a new connection called Squeezed tube (103). You can use Squeezed tube (103) to create a squeezed part between two tubular profiles. The squeezed part can be either a tube that is squeezed at one end and then welded to a plate, or a reducing contour plate. It is also possible to define a connection where no squeezed tubes or contour plates are created, but the profiles are connected with cuts, fittings, and welds.

Selection order 1. Select the main part.2. Select the secondary part.

The squeezed part is created.

Picture tab Use the Picture tab to define the shape and dimensions of the squeezed part, and whether the profiles are connected with a squeezed part or with cuts, fittings, or welds.

Parts tab Use the Parts tab to define the thickness and width of the squeezed part end.

Parameters tab Use the Parameters tab to define whether the secondary part is welded to the main part, whether the secondary part, the squeezed part and the contour plate are handled as a single part, and how the squeezed part is flattened.

Slab Reinforcement Tool (1)

Tekla Structures 16.0 includes a new modeling tool called Slab Reinforcement Tool (1). You can use Slab Reinforcement Tool (1) to create reinforcements to irregularly shaped concrete slabs. The reinforcements are created as reinforcing bar groups. It is also possible to splice the reinforcing bars.



Before you start Create a slab.

Selection order 1. Select the main part (slab).2. Pick points to define the direction of the reinforcement bars.3. If the area to be reinforced is set to By polygon, pick the polygon points to define the

reinforced area.

Parameters tab Use the Parameters tab to control the reinforcement properties, cover thickness, and reinforcing bar spacing and area.

Advanced tab Use the Advanced tab to control the reinforcing bar end hooks, splicing, and opening properties.


Slab Reinforcement Tool (1)

Hollow Core Opening Tool (1)

Tekla Structures 16.0 includes a new modeling tool called Hollow Core Opening Tool (1). You can use Hollow Core Opening Tool (1) to create holes and recesses to hollow core slabs.

Hollow Core Opening Tool (1) works with single hollow core slabs, or with floors that are created with Modeling of floor bay (66) modeling tool.

Hollow Core Opening Tool calculates the location for the openings based on the given values and the slab profile data. If needed, you can use an external configuration file in XML format that provides different rules for the openings and the slab profile data.

You can define small and large openings. Small openings are placed in the middle of the hollow cores so that no webs are broken. Large openings break webs.


Before you start Create a hollow core slab.

Selection order 1. Select the main part (slab).2. Pick a position for the opening.

Parameters tab Use the Parameters tab to control the properties of the openings.


Hollow Core Opening Tool (1)

Hollow Core Lifting Loops (1)

Tekla Structures 16.0 includes a new modeling tool called Hollow Core Lifting Loops (1). You can use Hollow Core Lifting Loops to create lifters for hollow core slabs.

The Hollow Core Lifting Loops (1) works with single hollow core slabs, or with floors that are created with Modeling of floor bay (66) modeling tool.

You also need a lifting device. The lifting device can be created as a custom part, or it can be imported to the model. Alternatively, you can use an external configuration file in XML format to define the properties for the recess, the lifting device and the slab.



Before you start Create a hollow core slab and a lifting device.

Selection order 1. Select the main part (slab).

The lifters and hollow core fillings are created.

Basic settings tab Use the Basic settings tab to control the properties of the lifters.

Lifting device settings tab

Use the Lifting device settings tab to control the properties of the lifting devices.


Hollow Core Lifting Loops (1)

Multiple Wire Size Mesh (1)

Tekla Structures 16.0 includes a new modeling tool called Multiple Wire Size Mesh (1). You can use Multiple Wire Size Mesh (1) to create reinforcement meshes with multiple reinforcing bar sizes. The created reinforcement mesh is optimized for a mesh welding machine.

Multiple Wire Size Mesh (1) can be used for slabs and wall panels. The slabs and wall panels can be of any polygonal shape with any number of openings. The reinforcing bars in the mesh can be of different size, and the spacings between the bars can vary.


Before you start Create a polygon slab or a wall panel with any number of openings. Define the reinforcement zones with different area per length values in both the longitudinal and crossing directions. Each direction can be divided up to five zones.

Selection order 1. Select the main part (slab or wall panel).

The reinfocement mesh is created.

Mesh Parameters tab

Use the Mesh Parameters tab to control the mesh creation and cover thickness.

Longitudinal Wires tab

Use the Longitudinal Wires tab to control the mesh creation in longitudinal direction, and the reinforcement zones.

Crossing Wires tab

Use the Crossing Wires tab to control the mesh creation in crossing direction, and the reinforcement zones.

Attributes tab Use the Attributes tab to control the reinforcement properties.


Multiple Wire Size Mesh (1)

Seam Applicator (1)

Tekla Structures 16.0 includes a new modeling tool called Seam Applicator (1). You can use Seam Applicator (1) to create a seam between two double tee slabs, or between a double tee slab and a wall or a spandrel. The double tees can also be warped and/or chambered.

To be able to use the Seam Applicator (1) you need to have a custom seam. The custom seam can be created in the model, or it can be imported to the model.



Before you start Create a custom seam.

Selection order 1. Select the main part.2. Select the secondary part.

One of the selected parts must be a double tee slab and the other part can a double tee slab, a wall, or a spandrel.

Parameters tab Use the Parameters tab to control the properties of the seam.

If the seam cannot be created between the selected parts for some reason, a dummy beam is created instead. The beam indicates that the seam creation did not succeed.



Seam Applicator (1)

Improvements in Haunch (40) and Cranked beam (41)

Haunch (40) and Cranked beam (41) connections have been improved in Tekla Structures 16.0.

Haunch (40) includes the following improvements:

• You can now create diagonal stiffeners. The Diagonal stiffener option has been added on the Parameters tab.

• A new option for haunch cut, Cut at lower end haunch, has been added on the Haunch tab.

• You can now create separate upper and lower bolt plates on the Extra plate tab.

• Column stiffeners are now placed correctly.

• On the Haunch tab the Haunch parameters V now works correctly, and the Method to calculate V option has been renamed as Symmetrical cut for profile haunch.

• On the Haunch tab the Haunch parameters L4 now includes the beam flange thickness.

• The Name for Horizontal haunch plate is now PLATE instead of BEAM.

• The beam stiffener position was not correct with certain values in the d: field on the Haunch tab. This has now been fixed.

• On the Parameters tab the width of Additional stiffener, Rafter bottom stiffener and Compression stiffener now works correctly.

• Now the stiffener chamfer radius of the secondary part is equal to the stiffener chamfer radius of the main part.

• The top and bottom extension of the end plate did not work when the rotation angle was not 0. This has now been fixed.

Cranked beam (41) includes the following improvements:

• A new Chamfers tab has been added for the connection.

• You can now create separate bolt groups on the Bolts tab.



• You can now create column stiffeners. The Column stiffener option has been added on the Parts tab.

• You can now create a gap between the end plates on the Parameters tab.

• The haunch plates are now created inside of the column-beam frame. Previously, the plates were created outside the frame.

Improvements in Truss (S78)

Modeling tool Truss (S78) has been improved in Tekla Structures 16.0.

Truss (S78) includes the following improvements:

• If you used non-symmetrical profiles (for example, WQ) in the top chord, the profiles were not symmetrically positioned but the other chord was upside down. This has now been fixed, and the chords are positioned symmetrically.

• A new option that enables the creation of N-type truss has been added on the Parameters tab.

• You can now create a top chord that consists of only one beam. To join top chords into one beam, use the new option Continuous on the Picture tab.Note that the joined beams need to be on the same level, and you need to first delete possible fittings. If the top chord is bent, a polybeam is created.

• You can now split the bottom chord into two pieces and use a connection or welds to join the bottom chords in the same way as the top chords are joined. Define how the bottom chords are joined by selecting the suitable option. The options are Apex haunch (106), Joining plates (14), Welded, and Continuous. The bottom chord splitting point corresponds to the top chord apex point.

• You can select which part of the truss is set as the main part of an assembly. The options are Left Top Chord, Right Top Chord, Left Bottom Chord, Right Bottom Chord, None.

• If you use round tube profiles, you can now create the Round tube (23) connection between the diagonals or verticals and chords.


• It is now possible to create a non-symmetrical truss where the top chord apex is not in the middle of the chord.

• You can now set separate clearances for the diagonals at the top and bottom chords.


Truss (S78)

Improvements in Automated reinforcement layout - double tee beam (51)

Modeling tool Automated reinforcement layout - double tee beam (51) has been improved in Tekla Structures 16.0.

The following improvements are included:

• You can now define the depression spacing type to be Top of depression and define the location of the topmost strand on the Strand profile tab. Previously, the spacing type was always the exact location.

• On the Stem mesh tab you can now separately switch on or off the creation of two stem meshes, layer 1 and layer 2. You can also define the Mesh stem position at both ends, x1 and x2, of the stem.



• The mesh type now determines the mesh grade, size and bar spacing when it is selected from the mesh catalog. Previously, you had to define the mesh grade, size and bar spacing separately on the Stem mesh and Flange tabs.

• You can now create multiple sheets along the double tee beam on the Multiple sheets tab. You can define the mesh layout by defining the minimum overlapping length. Instead of one mesh, many overlapping meshes are created along the short and long side of the stem.

• On the Notch/Opening tab, you can control the creation of reinforcing bars around openings and notches in the horizontal and vertical direction. You can create more than one reinforcing bar row around the notches and openings.

• You can now create edge reinforcement for all openings on the Edge reinforcement tab.


Improvements in Corbel Reinforcement (81)

Modeling tool Corbel Reinforcement (81) has been improved in Tekla Structures 16.0.

Corbel Reinforcement (81) includes the following improvements:

• the corbel can now be chamfered

• you can add two sets of horizontal stirrups: one set for the straight part of the corbel and one set for the chamfered part of the corbel

• you can select whether the stirrups consist of either a bent single reinforcing bar, or two overlapping U bars that face each other

• transverse stirrups follow the shape of the corbel

• you can add diagonal stirrups



Example


Corbel reinforcement (81)

TEKLA STRUCTURES 16 89Fixes

3 Fixes

3.1 IntroductionThis section contains descriptions on the numerous fixes and improvements that have been included in Tekla Structures 16.0. Also fixes made for upgrade packages since Tekla Structures 15.0 are included.

The number after the description of the fix (for example TT12345) is the development item number of that particular fix. Your local Tekla office may have referred to this number when you have for example submitted a maintenance request.

3.2 General

Fix list

Speed improvements

• Modifying grids in large models is now faster.TT49422

• Creating unfolded drawings of polybeams is now faster.

TT49319

Migration Wizard • The Migration Wizard did not appear when you started Tekla Structures for the first time after installation. This has now been fixed.TT46917

• It is now possible to change the automatic selections in the Migration Wizard.

TT47340

Saving the model • In previous versions, when you saved a model using the Save As command, the environment of the original model might be changed as well. This has now been fixed.

TT49025


Fixes

Model size • If you set the advanced option XS_DELETE_UNNECESSARY_INT_ARRAYS to TRUE and then click Tools > Diagnose & Repair Model > Repair Model, also unnecessary double arrays are removed from the database. This reduces the model size in some cases but should be used with caution.

TT45033

Multi-user models

• Objects disappeared in a multi-user model when you did the following:

• You numbered all objects.

• You modified one of the objects.

• You used the Number Modified Objects command, but then clicked Cancel for the offered number.

• You used the Diagnose Model and Repair Model commands.

This has now been fixed.

TT46543

• Numbering no longer overrides changes in parts. This means that you can number a multi-user model without using the Synchronize with master model (save-numbering-save) option. This reduces the time needed for numbering remarkably in projects where each numbering series has a person who is responsible of numbering the objects in that numbering series.

Project properties

• Previously, sometimes when you changed the values in the Project Properties dialog box, the changes you made were not saved. This has now been fixed so that if this happens, you can correct the situation by using Tools > Diagnose & Repair Model.

TT45945

Object properties • Sometimes, when you modified object properties, the properties that were not selected using modify filter check boxes were also modified. This has now been fixed.

TT47142

Extra connections created

• In some special cases, modifying components left extra connections and polygon welds were placed in wrong locations. This has now been fixed.

TT49529

Dialog boxes • When you clicked the fields in the component or user-defined attribute dialog boxes, the corresponding check boxes automatically became selected, even though the value was not changed. This has now been fixed.

TT47439

Storing multiple backup files

• You can now store multiple versions of the backup copy of the model database. To do this, set the new advanced option XS_STORE_MULTIPLE_BAK_FILES to TRUE in Tools > Options > Advanced Options... > File Locations.

TT46522

Flat bars • The name of the fltprops file has been changed to fltprops.inp in the French environment.

TT38079

If the Synchronize with master model (save-numbering-save) option is not used, similar parts may receive different numbers. For this reason, leave the option empty only in the situation described above.


XS_CYCLIC_SOLVER_USE_ATTRIBUTE_LOOPS

• The XS_CYCLIC_SOLVER_USE_ATTRIBUTE_LOOPS advanced option has been removed from Tekla Structures 15.0 and later versions.

TT28694

3.3 Modeling

Fix list

Cuts in solid parts

• Previously cuts in solid parts failed sometimes, especially in cases where there were small angles between the cut and the part, such as cuts in pipes. Also cuts in hollow core parts were affected.

Now cuts in solid parts are created more robustly and there are less failures. Also solid error handling has been improved: Tekla Structures no longer displays internal error messages.

TT47090

Zooming the model

• You can now use the following shortcut when viewing items in logs and reports: Hold down Z and select a row that contains an ID number. Tekla Structures zooms to the corresponding objects in the active model view.

TT48430

Mini Toolbar • You can no longer modify component names using the Mini Toolbar.TT46625

• If you copied weld properties using the Mini Toolbar, the copied weld disappeared. This has now been fixed.TT46812

• The rotation angle of a column could not be changed using the Mini Toolbar. This has now been fixed.TT45885

• You can now customize the Mini Toolbar for assemblies and cast units. In the Customize Mini Toolbar dialog box, select assemblies in the Choose minitoolbar to customize list and then select the elements you want to include in the Mini Toolbar.TT46906

• You can now modify and create bolts with the Mini Toolbar also with the Engineering configuration.TT48596

• If you modified the surface treatment type more than once using the Mini Toolbar, the type did not change. This has now been fixed.

TT48497

Snapping • End point snaps work from very far away as in earlier Tekla Structures versions.

TT47508

This improvement makes snapping to even distances along the reference lines harder, but it works as intended when you select the Snap to nearest point selection switch.


Fixes

• Snapping to end points in T-profile parts now works correctly.TT48682

• When you drag and drop objects from 3D space to the view plane, snapping to positions at even distances is now switched off. In previous versions, this feature sometimes caused the picked point to fall of the plane.TT45570

• Snapping to positions at even distances now works correctly also on rotated view and work planes.TT45616

• When snapping in orthogonal directions, the picked point sometimes fell off the line if the line you had snapped to was not perpendicular to the snapping direction. This has now been fixed.TT45749

• Snapping to positions at even distances now works also when snapping to part extension lines with Drag and Drop switched on.TT45207

• It is now again possible to pick the center point of a construction circle from the edge of the circle.

TT497234972349723

Copying and moving objects

• Previously, when you unselected all the directions in the Move Special > Linear... or Copy Special > Linear... dialog box and then clicked Move or Copy, the x-direction was selected automatically. This has now been changed so that the none of the directions is automatically selected.TT46387

• Only selected objects are now copied when you are copying an object to another object.

TT49104

Selection and view filters

• You can now filter empty object property values. For example, you could filter out all parts whose part name equals <empty>. In previous versions, only user-defined attributes could be filtered with empty values.TT37518

• In addition to reinforcing bars, surface treatments, bolts and welds, now also fittings, cuts and chamfers follow the filtering of assemblies. These object types get the assembly properties from their parent assembly.TT48917

• Changing the view filter in the View Properties dialog caused the view to zoom out and return to the default rotation setting. This has now been fixed. To avoid changing the rotation, clear the Rotation around Z and Rotation around X check boxes; otherwise the current values will be applied when you click Modify.TT41052

• You can now hide grids from the view by using a rule in the Object Group - View Filter dialog box. To do this, use the following format:

• Set the Category to Object.

• Set the Property to Id number.

• Set the Condition to Does not equal.

• Select the grid from the model to get the value in the Value column.


• In addition to filtering assembly type and series, you can now also filter by assembly name.

TT47339

Measuring objects

• When you measure a distance between two points using the Measure > Distance command, the dimension is now drawn correctly in the model.

TT45431

Grids • Grids disappeared in wireframe views when you saved a model, reopened it and then redrew the view. This has now been fixed.

TT48862

Plates • In previous versions, it was not always possible to create a thin plate from the origin to the extremity and another thin plate from the same extremity to the same origin. This has now been fixed.

TT44292

Construction objects

• Construction circles created in plane views are now visible in all views.

TT43530

To combine rules so that, for example, only parts with the profile HEA600 are visible and the grid is not, the rules must be combined with And in the And/Or column.


Fixes

Polybeams • The polybeam bending radius from the inner surface of the part was not calculated correctly when the advanced option XS_UNFOLDING_DONT_USE_NEUTRAL_AXIS_FOR_RADIUS was set to TRUE. This has now been fixed.TT46325

• Unfolded polybeams were sometimes offset incorrectly. This has now been fixed.TT47453

• If you created spiral stairs using the dual curved polybeam profile and fully rounded chamfering in the rail, the polybeam profile disappeared. This has now been fixed.TT48747

• Polybeam curvature is now correctly calculated using the default curvature tolerance (2e-6).TT51814

• Fittings are now handled better as local operations for a polybeam. Plane cuts are global operations to a polybeam part, but fitting affects only locally one or two sections of a polybeam part near the part start or end. The first picked point of the fitting determines the end the fitting affects. The fitting is meant to cut near the part ends, not a large amount of material.

TT49855

Reinforcing bars • On plane offset was not correctly added to reinforcing bars when their input points were on the same line, or almost on the same line. With all offsets set to 0, only the first polygon point of the reinforcing bar was correct. If some of the offsets were not 0, the intermediate polygon points were correct but the first and last points did not have any offset. This has now been fixed.TT49908

• The positioning and geometry handling of straight reinforcing bars now works correctly.TT51062

• Dimensions D5 and D6 have been added to reinforcing bending type 26.

TT49156

Assemblies • Exploding a subassembly sometimes destroyed the assembly structure and caused invalid assembly IDs. This has now been fixed.

TT48887

Cast unit types • Previously, even when you defined that the cast unit type of a concrete slab was Cast in place, value Precast was used instead. This has now been fixed.

TT52062

Chamfers • The round outlines in chamfers of polybeams and cambered parts are now drawn with better accuracy.

When you camber a part, Tekla Structures calculates all the part vertices to be on a circle arc, but all span edges between two vertices are approximations of the arc. You can now use a new advanced option XS_MAX_DEVIATION_FOR_CURVED_PART_EDGES in Tools > Options > Advanced Options.. > Concrete Detailing to limit the maximum distance by which the edge can deviate from the arc. Define the value in millimeters. The default is 2.0 and the minimum value is 0.1.

TT48695

Welds • When you removed a part from an assembly and the part was welded to another part, Tekla Structures displayed a confirmation dialog even for site welds. This has now been fixed.

TT48377


Anchor rods • The calculated length of anchor rods is now correct when using unfolded_corner_ratios.inp.

TT48300

Inquiring object properties

• The Inquire Object dialog box did not always display the length of objects using the correct measuring unit. For example, the length might be incorrectly displayed in millimeters instead of inches. This has now been fixed.TT46555

• In the Custom Inquiry tool, the WEIGHT attribute returned the weight of a single rebar even when the whole reinforcing bar group was being selected. This has now been fixed.TT48543

• The user-defined property files (*.it) of the Custom Inquiry tool are now stored in the model's attributes folder, just like the other user-defined property files.

TT48224

Part labels • Part labels now support imperial units.

TT48308

Clash checking • The Clash Check tool did not always find all the clashes if the advanced option XS_USE_NEW_CLASH_CHECK was set to TRUE. This has now been fixed.TT44969

• Clash checking works as in earlier Tekla Structures versions by default so that clash checking is performed for normal solid accuracy. For high solid accuracy, you can set the advanced option XS_USE_EXACT_SOLID_FOR_CLASH_CHECK to TRUE. This advanced option is a model-specific setting.

• If no part was selected in the model, you could not run clash check for reinforcing bars or bolts. This has now been fixed.

TT49507

Object representation settings

• Active object representation settings were sometimes lost when the model was closed. This has now been fixed. If you modify the representation settings, make sure you save the changes before closing the model, otherwise the changes will be lost.TT36663

• When you changed the object representation for an object group to Color by

attribute, closing the Color by attribute dialog box by using the button did not open the list of possible representations anymore until you restarted Tekla Structures. This has now been fixed.

TT51441

Project status visualization

• Visualization of task types and task names did not always work correctly. This has now been fixed.

TT46987

Using high accuracy, that is, setting XS_USE_EXACT_SOLID_FOR_CLASH_CHECK to TRUE slows down the clash checking process and there is also a higher risk of solid errors.

TT48077


Fixes

Model Organizer • Sometimes when you moved a group of assemblies from one category to another, a message dialog box was displayed asking you to verify the moving. If Model Organizer was maximized and Stay on top of other applications was selected, the message dialog box was hidden behind Model Organizer. In this case, you had to close Tekla Structures. This has now been changed so that the message dialog box always appears on top of Model Organizer.

TT49238

Numbering the model

• The numbering history log file (numbering.history) now contains more information about overlapping numbering series.TT26050

• Fixed reinforcing bar numbering series are now listed separately in reports when full numbering is used. In previous versions, reinforcing bars were listed under Parts in reports.TT46365

• Family numbering now works correctly also with the comparison criteria Material and Name.TT48772

• The orientation of the reinforcement mesh no longer affects numbering. In previous versions, if two cast units contained identical reinforcement meshes whose orientation differed, the cast units were assigned different position numbers. This has now been fixed.TT46659

• Circular reinforcing bar groups that had similar custom hooks were incorrectly considered equal and therefore got similar position numbers, even when their radiuses were different. This has now been fixed.

TT49060

Reference models

• Tekla Structures 16.0 includes support for reference models in DWG 2010 format.

• Redrawing the view and fitting the work area are now considerably faster with 3D DWG reference models.TT45892

• DGN reference models were not always completely visible in the model. For example, a profile might be shown partly as wireframe. This has now been fixed.In previous versions of Tekla Structures:

In Tekla Structures 16.0:


TT46702

• There is now an icon for the Reference Model List.

TT41809

• Objects with thickness 0 caused solid operations to fail when using an XML model as a reference model. This has now been fixed.TT46154

• When inserted as an XML reference model, fitted double tee slabs were broken if they contained multiple identical points. This has now been fixed.TT45927

• Splitting very large reference models into reference model objects is now much faster than before. For models with more than 100,000 reference objects, the splitting is now done in five minutes, including redrawing the reference objects. The advanced option XS_USE_EXACT_EXTREMA_FOR_REFERENCE_MODELS must be set to FALSE, otherwise the splitting is still very slow.TT46732

• Globally Unique Identifiers (GUIDs) should be unique, but some programs are known to produce two or more objects with the same GUID causing the IFC files imported from that software to have limited functionality. The duplicate GUIDs are now listed in the main Tekla Structures log, so that the user has a possibility to correct the situation in the other software, or by editing the IFC file manually.

TT47477

Sketched cross sections

• When an existing sketch was edited in the cross section sketch editor and saved with the same name, the sketch was sometimes lost. This happened occasionally if a user had used part or connection position planes. This has now been fixed.TT45578

• The following value types have been removed from the cross section sketch editor variables: Text, Rebar grade, Rebar size, Rebar bending radius, and Component attribute file.TT46005

• When creating a fixed library profile from a sketched profile, an extra parametric profile was added to the profile catalog. The extra profile was created when the fixed profile name contained a number. This has now been fixed.TT42835

• The cross section sketch editor now has two separate commands for saving cross sections: Save sketch and Save sketch as.TT48395

• Sketched cross sections could not always be used in another model. This has now been fixed.TT47268, TT48738

• Sketched profiles are now correctly copied from another model, if the needed sketch definitions are first imported to the new model. However, if you are copying from an older version of Tekla Structures, you must first save the model in Tekla Structures 16.0 before copying any objects from that model.TT48895

• Sketched cross sections that were used in a custom component were not automatically exported along with the custom component, which meant that the imported custom component did not function properly in the model. This has now been fixed.

TT32522


Fixes

Profiles with variable cross sections

• Previously, it was not possible to create a profile with variable cross sections from sketches whose names include the same characters as defined as parametric profile separators. For example, US imperial X and * are default separators. This has now been fixed.TT45240

• Sketch parameters with value type chamfer or number are now visible for profiles with variable cross sections in the Profile Editor and they can be used as profile parameters. It is recommended to use user parameters for the chamfer type because all sections should have the same number of cross section points. In some cases the profile can be broken if different chamfer types are used in the same profile.TT44833

• Currently, it is not possible to create a library profile from a profile with variable cross sections. Previously, library profile creation was not prevented in all cases in the profile catalog and it seemed possible that the profile could be created. Now the possibility to create such a profile is prevented.TT46464

• The part positioning planes of the sketch are taken into account when positioning profiles with variable cross sections in the model. TT44544

• You can now import and export several profiles with variable cross sections into the same model.TT46590

• If you tried to rename a parameter variable with a name that was already in use, the name was automatically changed to P1, even if there already was a variable named P1. This has now been fixed.TT47687

• After adding a cross section to a profile, the previously sketched cross section appeared in the cross section sketch editor when creating a new sketch. This has now been fixed.TT47688

• If you first removed a sketched profile from the profile catalog, and then imported sketched profiles into the model, the profile catalog was unable to display profile information correctly. This has now been fixed.TT47814

• You no longer need to copy the *.lis file manually when exporting profiles with variable cross sections, as the *.lis file is now automatically included within the export file (*.uel).TT46422

• Imported profiles with variable cross sections did not function correctly when used in a model. This has now been fixed.

TT48062

Parametric profiles

• The area shown for a parametric profile was sometimes different in the Inquire Object dialog box and the reports. This has now been fixed.

TT45111

Web Viewer • The Web Viewer now shows the parts with variable cross section profiles in the correct position.

TT46907

User-defined attributes

• If the objects.inp file was stored in the model folder instead of the system folder, the size of the User-defined attributes dialog box of the project (File > Project Properties > User-defined attributes) was increased excessively. This has now been fixed.TT44971


• If a user-defined attribute was used in part labels, it might be displayed with an incorrect measuring unit. For example, the value might be incorrectly displayed in millimeters instead of inches. This has now been fixed.

TT37796

3.4 Reinforcement

Fix list

Reinforcing bars • Reinforcing bars that have no straight segments between two roundings are now displayed correctly in the model. TT45410

• For straight reinforcing bars containing end hooks, the dimension D1 is now calculated correctly also when the advanced option XS_REBAR_RECOGNITION_HOOKS_CONSIDERATION is set to FALSE.TT44275

• Tekla Structures now contains a new reinforcing bar input type named rebar_size.TT44895

• The dimensions of the following reinforcing bar bending types are now listed in a different order in reports: 44, 44_2, 45, 45_2, and 46.TT46533

• Tekla Structuresdid not always recognize the reinforcing bar bending type 67_2 correctly. This has now been fixed.TT42193

• A new reinforcing bar bending shape, 32_2, has been added to Tekla Structures.

TT42706

• The order of dimensions now begins from the longer leg of the reinforcing bar for reinforcing bar bending shapes 44, 44_2, 45, 45_2 and 46. The order of dimensions begins from the longer leg of the rebar. Leg dimensions D1 and D5 now have US style hooks and leg dimensionsD6 and D7 have European style hooks.TT46249, TT46250

• The minimum and maximum dimensions of bent reinforcing bars are now calculated correctly also when you have set the advanced option XS_REBAR_RECOGNITION_HOOKS_CONSIDERATION to TRUE.TT47325


Fixes

• In the Reinforcing Bar Properties dialog box, the maximum number of characters that you can enter in the Exact spacing values box has been increased from 120 to 1021.

TT44877

Reinforcement meshes

• It is not possible to create bent meshes with one or zero longitudinal bars.TT39558

• The rebar offset information for rebar meshes is now saved correctly in the multiuser mode.TT49984

• The From plane offset now works correctly when opening Tekla Structures 14.1, or older, models with mirrored rebar meshes in later Tekla Structures versions.

TT49728

Cover thickness • If you set the reinforcing bar cover thickness (On plane or From plane) to zero, the reinforcing bar disappeared. This has now been fixed.

TT46368

Reinforcement properties

• Representations for reinforcement meshes and reinforcing bar groups are now updated immediately according to the active representation settings when their properties are changed.

TT46793

3.5 Drawings

Fix list

Leader lines • Calculating the end points of a leader line caused excessive memory usage. This has now been fixed.TT47059

• The handles of leader lines are now work correctly.TT46587

• Setting the advanced option XS_MARK_LEADER_LINE_POSITION_TYPE_FOR_RECTANGULAR_FRAME or XS_MARK_LEADER_LINE_POSITION_TYPE_FOR_NO_FRAME to 1, 2 or 3 now results in the desired leader line position.TT47452

• Leader line extensions work again correctly with XS_MARK_LEADER_LINE_EXTENSION_LENGTH.TT49447

• Sometimes when you updated a drawing, the other end of the leader line was not kept in the correct position. This has now been fixed.TT52397

• In some cases, when you moved a part mark and changed the leader line type, the leader line was not placed correctly. This has now been fixed.TT52339

• The handles of a hidden object are no longer visible in the drawing.TT47728


• The leader lines of bolt marks are now created correctly in plan views of general arrangement drawings.

TT48349

Polylines • The arrowhead of the polyline now points to the correct direction.

TT48876

Drawing titles • Now also additional drawing titles have modify check boxes in front of the title field.

TT28614

Reinforcement in drawings

• Reinforcing bar marks were sometimes placed outside the detail or section view boundaries. This has now been fixed.TT32551

• Reinforcing bar end symbols are now hidden when they are located behind a part or a reinforcing bar.TT47234

• The location of reinforcement pull-outs has been improved: the pull-outs are no longer located outside the view as they were in some specific cases.TT42586, TT46963

• Changing the value in the Mesh symbol size field in the reinforcement properties dialog box did not affect the drawing. This has now been fixed.TT44885

• Mesh outline presentation now has the correct protection area.TT45918

• Merged reinforcing bar marks and reinforcing bar marks with multiple leader lines are now placed nearer to the reinforcing bars.TT45188

• Merged reinforcing bar marks are now updated correctly when any reinforcing bar in the model changes. TT45514

• After you have moved a reinforcement mark by pressing the Shift key and dragging, and changed the leader line type of the mark so that the mark is parallel to the reinforcing bar, the leader line is shown correctly in the drawing.TT45873

• You can now drag merged reinforcement mark handles that have parallel leader lines also in situations where the mark is vertically between base points.TT46234

• Reinforcing bars are now visible when you create a general arrangement drawing from a cast unit view.TT45572

• Reinforcing bars are now drawn correctly in section views.TT45598


Fixes

• When you selected the bar in the middle of group option in the Visibility of reinforcing bars in group list in the Drawing reinforcement properties dialog box, the reinforcing bar was not shown in skew section views. This has now been fixed.TT44919

• When you selected One leader line per row in Cast Unit Drawing Properties > Reinforcement Mark Properties, assertion failed in some cases. This has now been fixed.TT49653

• The dimension shown for hooks over 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees in a pull-out picture was not correct. This has now been fixed.TT46796

• Reinforcement pull-outs are now copied correctly with the Get function.TT49454

• There is a new setting PulloutShowUSHookDims in the rebar_config.inp file. With this option you can control if the US/NA style of dimension will be shown for hooks over 90 degrees. See the picture for the difference between the "US/NA"(=A) and "european"(=B) hook dimension.

//PullOutShowUSHookDims: 0=show "european" hook dimension (=leg length), 1=show "US" hook dimension (=straight length)for hooks >90 degrees

PullOutShowUSHookDims=0

TT40810

• The dimensions (D1 .. D13) for bending type UNKNOWN(Y) are now fixed.TT46599

• A reinforcing bar was drawn incorrectly when the end of the reinforcing bar was not perpendicular to the view plane. This has now been fixed.TT44886

• The class of reinforcing bars is now shown correctly in reinforcement marks.TT47171

• The advanced options XS_REBAR_BEND_MAR_SYMBOL_MIN_SIZE and XS_REBAR_END_SYMBOR_MIN_SIZE now work correctly.TT46503


• When you create dimension marks by selecting a reinforcing bar, right-clicking and selecting Add Mark > Dimension Mark from the pop-up menu, the position number and other information in dimension marks is now related to the selected reinforcing bar.TT48441, TT51308

• Reinforcement meshes were drawn incorrectly: crossing bars were drawn using the value from the Longitudinal field, and vice versa. This has now been fixed.TT50733

• You can now add reinforcing bar target spacing values in reinforcement marks.TT47587

• Hooks are now drawn in the correct direction for tapered reinforcing bar groups. TT9730

• Reinforcement pull-outs are now displayed in marks when you move the view to an another drawing.

TT49295

Drawing revisions

• Drawing revisions are no longer lost when you modify objects in the model and renumber the modified objects.

TT37724

Detail views • You can now enter detail names that are up to 9 characters long in the Detail name box in the Detail symbol properties dialog box. TT42233

• Grids were sometimes not updated in the detail view, if the view was moved in a general arrangement drawing. Also the detail view was sometimes moved to a wrong location on the sheet. This has now been fixed.

TT51371

Single-part drawings

• Now when you right-click a neighbor part in a single-part drawing, a pop-up menu is displayed.TT43592

• When you created a bolt that went through two plates, defined the bolt as an oversized hole for the first plate and then created single-part drawings for both plates, the bolt was defined as an oversized hole in both drawings. This has now been fixed.

TT51537

Protection areas • The protection areas of objects with triangular frames have been improved.TT43884

• Protecting areas works now correctly for weld mark leader lines.TT50245, TT51238

• The angle value of a weld mark had too large a protection area, which covered some of the parts in the output. This has now been fixed.

TT49426

Showing part openings and recesses

• An application error occurred when you opened a drawing that included a hole or a recess with only 3 points and the recess symbol was a cross. This has now been fixed.

TT49768

Drawing views • Drawing views that are created from model views with parentheses in their names are now named correctly.TT44802

• Sometimes some views in assembly drawings were very long. This has now been fixed.


Fixes

TT48466

• In some cases when you updated a drawing, the dimensions were displayed in drawing views, but the representation of the part was missing. This has now been fixed.TT46828

• In some cases when you updated a drawing, the dimensions were displayed in drawing views, but the representation of the part was missing. This has now been fixed.TT46828

• When you updated a drawing, drawing views were sometimes moved if you had dragged the view frame manually.TT47606

• When marks are added to selected parts, the view frame is now updated when needed if XS_DRAWING_CHECK_VIEW_FRAME_AFTER_EDIT is not set to FALSE.TT51194

• The view frame is now checked according to XS_DRAWING_CHECK_VIEW_FRAME_AFTER_EDIT when applying the View > Arrange Drawing Objects (Freeplace) command.TT51968

• Bolts were not placed in the correct location in the reflected view. This has now been fixed.TT51530

• The drawing frame is now updated if an object is dragged while pressing the Shift key and XS_DRAWING_CHECK_VIEW_FRAME_AFTER_EDIT is set to UPDATE.TT51168

• The view orientation in detail view is now correct in updated and cloned drawings.TT50543

• View frames are not unnecessarily updated anymore when opening a drawing made with an older Tekla Structures version.TTT48734

• In some rare cases, updating a drawing caused incorrect view frames to appear. This has now been fixed.TT49524

• 3D views are now associative in assembly and cast unit drawings.

TT40170

Grids in drawings • The Undo command did not work correctly when the grid was dragged multiple times. This has now been fixed.TT48472

• Grid lines that run in the same direction are now updated correctly.

TT49280

Dimensioning • Dimensions that contain grouping tags are no longer removed as duplicates. TT45119

• When dimension grouping is updated due to changes in the model and new dimensions are created, the method used to place the new dimensions is now always free, even if the original dimensions were fixed.TT45146

• You can now group the dimension lines of reinforcing bar groups that are on different view depths in the drawing.TT12126


• The command Dimensioning > Add dimensions for all parts has been renamed to Dimensioning > Recreate Dimensions for All Parts.TT34798

• Modifying dimensioning properties of cast unit drawings now works correctly.

TT51209

Dimensions • Creating a general arrangement drawing with grid dimensions caused Tekla Structures to stall in some rare circumstances. This has now been fixed.TT45014

• Previously, extra dimensions were created for polybeams in assembly drawings. The dimensions are now displayed correctly.TT45880

• In some rare cases angle dimensions were not updated correctly when the model was changed. This has now been fixed.TT46231

• In some cases, dimensions were placed in the wrong order in single-part drawings. This has now been fixed.TT45919

• In some rare cases, Option 5 did not work correctly when defining dimensioning properties (Drawings & Reports > Drawing Settings > Assembly Drawing > Assembly drawing properties > Dimensioning > Combine dimensions). This has now been fixed.TT47503

• The content of dimension tags was sometimes taken from the secondary part of an embed instead of the main part. This has now been fixed.TT47053

• When you added or removed a dimension point, dimension grouping marks were placed in the dimension line and extension line intersection. This has now been fixed.TT47095

• Dimensions to grid lines were not always associative in XZ- and YZ-views. This has now been fixed.TT40426

• You can now change the type of automatically created angle dimensions to type Degrees at angle vertex.TT47564

• Tekla Structures can now automatically combine dimensions of secondary parts and embeds.TT45489

• Sometimes mark elements were repeated in dimension tags. This has now been fixed.TT48428

• RD marks disappeared when adding or removing dimension points. This has now been fixed.TT49520

• The Hide and Show commands work again for dimensions. TT49130

• The dimension text in combined dimensions, whose type is US absolute 2, is now placed correctly.TT51164

• Dimension lines of tapered reinforcing bar groups are now again perpendicular to the group.


Fixes

TT49230

• Profile information is no longer shown for cuts in dimension marks.TT48937

• Sometimes bolt dimensions were not updated, when the drawing was updated many times due to a model change. This has now been fixed.

TT51471

Weld marks • The protection area for site welds that are placed to the left side of the view is now correct.

TT48204

Anchor bolt plans • The detail views of anchor bolt plans were sometimes empty after you had updated a drawing. This has now been fixed.TT45163

• In some cases, detail views were duplicated if you rotated the main view and detail symbols were drawn in too large a scale. This has now been fixed.TT45841

• Creating large anchor bolt plans is now significantly faster.

TT46520

Bolt marks • Information on slot holes is now displayed in bolt marks in assembly drawings.TT41234

• Bolt marks are now again merged when the drawing is created.TT49851

• The leader lines of bolt marks were displayed as dotted, when you moved the bolt mark. This has now been fixed.TT48789

• Information on slot holes is now displayed in bolt marks in assembly drawings.TT41234

• Information on how to display decimals in marks for holes and longholes, and for bolt and hole diameters, is now read correctly from the file contentattributes_global.lst.

TT50341

TT46704

TT49726

Part marks • Part marks are now placed correctly inside the part when you have selected the leader line option that always places them inside and aligned to the part. TT45278

• You can now add extra space characters in part marks by using the < > element. You can also add extra space characters at the beginning and end of text elements.TT46219

• When you used the leader line option that places the mark along and in the middle of a part face, the mark became skewed if you first moved the mark and then updated the drawing. This has now been fixed.TT45577

• User-defined attributes now work correctly in part marks.TT45923

• The size of bolts in part marks is now converted correctly in the US imperial environment.TT46628, TT49726


• In some cases when the rebar group mark placing was to a leader line, the leader line was detached from the part mark. This has now been fixed.TT46163

• All part marks are now updated when you change the datum level of the view in the View Properties dialog box.TT41419

• In some rare cases part mark leader lines started from the origin after a drawing update. This has now been fixed.TT46846

• Oversized holes in marks are now displayed correctly in drawings.TT47646

• Decimals are no longer shown in sequence numbers in part marks.

TT49068

Merged marks • You can now move merged marks by dragging them to a new location while holding down the Shift key. TT29712

• User-defined attributes are now displayed correctly in merged marks.

TT47072

Section views • Section views are no longer rotated in cloned drawings.TT39744

• Previously, if there were no horizontal dimensions in a front view, the section symbols were displayed in the top view. This has now been fixed: section symbols are now displayed in the front view even if it has only vertical dimensions.TT46871

• The same labels were sometimes given to section views and similar section views were shown when you were using the advanced option XS_DRAWING_CUT_VIEW_COMPARISON_CRITERIA. This has now been fixed. Also, now section views whose orientation is opposite but that have similar content are no longer considered different.

To use more rigid rules when comparing section views with the advanced option XS_DRAWING_CUT_VIEW_COMPARISON_CRITERIA, use the new option EXACT in combination with the options EXTREMA or ORIENTATION .

TT47304

Drawing status • If you selected many drawings in a drawing list and changed their freeze, locked or issue status, the status was not changed until you reopened the drawing list. This has now been fixed.

TT4898

Multidrawings • Creating multidrawings when numbering was not up-to-date caused an application error. This has now been fixed.TT46873

• If you cancelled the creating of a multidrawing, empty multi-drawings were created. This has now been fixed.TT46873

• Text objects that were not associative were sometimes marked with the associative symbol in multidrawings. This has now been fixed.TT47887

• Sometimes only one drawing per sheet was created. This has now been fixed.


Fixes

TT49143

• Views in multidrawings now adapt to the size of their contents.

TT51338, TT50898

Multinumbering • If the advanced option XS_MULTI_NUMBERING_INCLUDE_ASSEMBLY_PARTS is set to TRUE, assembly parts are now included in multinumbering. In previous versions, single parts got multinumbers only if they were included in an assembly drawing.

TT41035

Drawing wizard • When you are using the drawing wizard, you can no longer create unfolded drawings of a part that is not a polybeam and that includes cut that has been made using a polybeam.

TT51214

Arranging drawing objects

• Incorrect Z values caused Tekla Structures to stall if you arranged drawing objects in 3D views. This has now been fixed.TT47180

• When you use the Arrange Drawing Objects > Ignore Current Locations command for a mark, note or associative note that has placing type Free, the leader line middle points that were added by the user are now removed. If the placing type is Fixed, the middle points are not affected.TT45650

• Dimension tags are now arranged correctly.

TT50792

Cloning • Sometimes when you cloned or updated drawings containing reinforcing bars, there was an application error. This has now been fixed.TT45836

• In some cases an application error occurred when you cloned a drawing and the source drawing included settings for the Drawing Classifier. TT46337

• When a drawing was cloned, the cloning symbol with leader lines could not be selected anymore. This has now been fixed.TT46124

• Cloning works now correctly also when you are using the advanced option XS_CAST_UNIT_POSITION_NUMBER_FORMAT_STRING.TT45803

• Messages about failed assertion were sometimes shown when you created drawings by cloning. This has now been fixed.TT44518

• Cloning drawings with large cast units with many reinforcing bar groups is now faster.TT47765

• Dimension points to cuts in subassemblies are now displayed in cloned drawings.TT46797

• When you cloned a drawing and the source drawing had shortened parts, the dimensions were not correct in the cloned drawing. This has now been fixed.TT47232

• Sometimes duplicate bolt dimensions were created in updated or cloned drawings. This has now been fixed.TT48963


• Cloning of assembly drawings that contain included single-part drawings has been improved.

TT51984

Editing drawings • You can now open the properties dialog box of the Draw Circle > By Three Points and Draw Arc commands by double-clicking the toolbar icon.

TT49297

Adding views from other drawings

• The Add Views from Other Drawing command now works correctly.

TT47566

Associativity • You can no longer copy associative notes.TT47859

• The protection area of associative notes was too big. This caused problems in printing so that for example part outlines were not drawn if they were inside the protection area. This was changed so that the protection area is now the same as for texts.TT44343

• The weight (lbs) in associative notes did not function correctly in the US imperial environment. This has now been fixed.TT46628

• When you are adding associative notes, the command now stays active until you interrupt it. You can add multiple notes.TT47820

• The associative symbol is now drawn also for welds.

TT50474

Templates in drawings

• Assembly drawings included duplicate templates in the following situation:

• You modified drawing settings, which caused the drawing to be recreated (for example, some view or dimensioning settings).

• The drawing included single-part drawing views.

TT46351

• You can now use the same image in several templates.

TT47839

XS_UPSIDE_DOWN_TEXT_ALLOWED

• The advanced option XS_UPSIDE_DOWN_TEXT_ALLOWED no longer affects pull-out texts.

TT44233

Ghost outline • Hidden reinforcing bars are no longer shown when you have cleared the Ghost outline option in Tools > Options > Ghost outline. This now functions in the same way as for other hidden objects.

TT44884

Snapping • It is now possible to snap to a curved edge of a profile.TT46750

• With snapping to extension lines selected, in some cases it was not possible to snap to any other points. This has now been fixed.TT47374

• Snapping to extension lines has been improved.TT45903


Fixes

• Tekla Structures snapped to the original location of a reference line even when you had set the advanced option XS_DRAWING_PART_REFERENCE_LINE_TYPE to DEFINITION_LINE or CORNER_REFERENCE_LINE. This has now been fixed.

TT47567

Hiding and showing objects

• The Hide from Drawing View and Hide from Drawing commands now work also for reference model objects.

TT47083

Drawing list • Updating or adding revisions, or issue flags, and updating user-defined attribute settings of a set of drawings in the drawing list is now faster.TT45704

• If there was a single-part drawing and a cast unit drawing with the same part position and cast unit position, wrong drawings were selected in the drawing list when you clicked the Model - By parts button.TT43955

• Using the drawing list is now faster also in cases where the model is located on a NAS drive or when the model is used through a slow network connection. TT47591

• Sorting user-defined attributes in the Drawing List now works correctly.

TT49527

Model templates • When you use a model template and you create the first drawing, Tekla Structures now creates the drawings folder if needed.

TT45787

Drawing objects • Extension snapping to a circle now works correctly.TT45902

• You can now set the advanced option XS_ARC_WIDTH_OF_CLOUD to a smaller value than 10, which means that you can draw clouds with smaller arcs. Also, you no longer need to restart Tekla Structures when you change the value for the change to take effect.TT48572

• Changing the value of the advanced option XS_ARC_WIDTH_OF_CLOUD did not have an effect outside drawing views. This has now been fixed.TT48295

• Moving texts, notes or welds with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + M no longer leaves a copy of the drawing object in the view it was moved from.TT51268

• You can now copy and paste weld symbols that have been created manually in drawings.TT50758

• Crossing selection now works correctly for drawing objects.TT47075

• The pop-up menu now works correctly when you have two welds and a part selected in the drawing editor.TT15950

• You can now move grid line labels by using the drag-and-drop feature also in 64-bit Tekla Structures.TT47469

• Moving and dragging associative notes now works better.TT51522


• In some cases, when you created a cloud and had both Snap to object extension lines and Snap to intersection points switches selected, editing the drawing became very slow. This has now been fixed.TT51872

TT51378

• Change clouds were not drawn for angle dimensions with triangle presentation. This has now been fixed.

TT50955

Change symbols • Change clouds were not drawn for angle dimensions with triangle presentation. This has now been fixed.

TT50955

Font names • There was an application error when long names for fonts were used. This has now been fixed.

TT50825

Part representation

• The reference lines of a part are now visible when you use the Symbol option for part representation.TT42234

• The default value of the XS_DRAWING_PART_REFERENCE_LINE_TYPE advanced option is now PART_POINT_LINE.

TT45611

Deleting unnecessary drawing files

• After modifying the drawings and exiting the multi-user model, if you had ignored the Delete unnecessary drawings? dialog box and tried to exit the model twice, your *.db1 file might have been reduced significantly or replaced with a *.db1.tmp file. This has now been fixed.

TT46849

Drawing Classifier

• There were problems if a drawing was created with an older version of Tekla Structures and you opened it with a newer version, and the classifier settings used in the model were missing.TT45680

• The Drawing Classifier did not always work correctly when you created drawings with Master Drawing Catalog. This has now been fixed.

TT47048

Master Drawing Catalog

• Previously, a drawing could not be used as a cloning template in the Master Drawing Catalog if the drawing mark contained "-" in its position number. This has now been fixed.

TT52058

Hidden lines • The hidden lines were not shown correctly when you defined them in Drawing surface treatment properties. This has now been fixed.TT47661

• Sometimes inner contours of tubes were not shown in a drawing even if they were set to visible in the drawing properties. This has now been fixed.

TT47127

Templates in marks

• Marks that include text and frames in templates are now displayed correctly also if the mark is rotated.

TT46937


Fixes


• When you modified the values in the user-defined attributes dialog box of a drawing and then saved the drawing settings, the user-defined attribute values were not saved. This has now been fixed.

TT48021

Dimension planes

• You can now use either a file path or a file name as a value for the advanced option XS_PART_DIMENSION_PLANES_TABLE. If the value is a file path, the dimension planes table file is opened from the given path. If the value is a file name, Tekla Structures searches for the file in the model, project, firm and profile folders (in this order).

TT38285

XS_DXF_TEXT_WIDTH_FACTOR

• The default value for the advanced option XS_DXF_TEXT_WIDTH_FACTOR is now 1.0.

TT48583

Filtering • The Select from drawing... option is no longer available in the Object group - Selection filter dialog box in the modeling mode.TT49579

• You can again select bolt groups when you are using the Select from drawing... option in the Selection filter dialog box.

TT49583

View label mark• The button now unchecks all check boxes and the Get button fills the dialog

box with the properties of the currently selected view in the view label mark contents dialog box.

TT49157

Updating marks • The Annotating > Update Marks > All Part Marks command no longer updates associative marks when the drawing is frozen.

TT48558

Printing • Line weights are now handled correctly in printing.

TT50236

Orientation marks • If a cast unit drawing contained more than one front views, the orientation mark sometimes referred to the wrong view. Now the orientation mark always points to the primary front view.

TT49241

Weld numbering • Weld numbers are no longer shown in manually added welds.

TT51074

Assembly drawings

• Sometimes, duplicate labels were given to different sections, when using XS_DRAWING_CUT_VIEW_COMPARISON_CRITERIA. This happened especially if there were many section views in the drawing. This has now been fixed.

TT51291

Including existing single part drawings to assembly drawings

• When you create an assembly drawing that contains views from an existing single-part drawing, Tekla Structures arranges the included views. If the position of the included views is not fixed, Tekla Structures arranges the views in a best possible way in the assembly drawing so that the views do not overlap. If the position of all the included views is fixed, their position in relation to each other is not changed. Using a combination of free and fixed views is not recommended, because it may result in unexpected placing of views.


When an assembly drawing with included views is updated, Tekla Structures does not rearrange the views. The views maintain the same relative positions as in the single-part drawing.

TT51263

Selectingobjects

• You can now select plug-ins by using the new Select plugins switch.

3.6 Templates and Reports

Fix list

XS_ATTRIBUTE_FILE_EXCLUDE_LIST

• You can now use the advanced option XS_ATTRIBUTE_FILE_EXCLUDE_LIST in Tools > Options > Advanced Options... > File Locations to hide certain reports in the Create report dialog box. For example, setting the variable to Part_;ts_Report_Inquire_ hides all the reports that have those strings in their name.

TT46086TT46086TT46086

SCALE1...5 • When you use the template attributes SCALE1...5, the different scales of drawing views are now displayed in the correct order.

TT46222

IsLast() function • The IsLast() function did not always work correctly in row rules. This has now been fixed.

TT45692

AREA_PROJECTION_**_NET template attributes

• When you selected objects using area selection with assembly selection on, and tried to create a report of the selected objects, there was an application error as AREA_PROJECTION_**_NET template attributes had incorrect values. This has now been fixed so that Tekla Structures continues running.

TT46597

Reference object reporting

• Reference object reporting was very slow if the advanced option XS_INCLUDE_DWG_ATTRIBUTES_IN_REPORTS_AND_INQUIRE was set to TRUE. This has now been fixed.

TT46737

Tapered reinforcing bar reporting

• The minimum and maximum length of the tapered reinforcing bar group were not correctly calculated when the first and/or last reinforcing bars were not created to the group. This has now been fixed.

TT46321

HTML reports • The & symbol used in project information caused HTML report creation to fail. This has now been fixed.

TT32672


• When creating reports, if user-defined attributes had not been defined for a part, the values of some other part were shown in the reports. This has now been fixed.

TT51699


Fixes

LENGTH_MAX and LENGTH_MIN

• Template attributes LENGTH_MAX and LENGTH_MIN now show correct lengths also for circular reinforcing bars.

TT45294

IS_CONCEPTUAL • You can now use the new template attribute IS_CONCEPTUAL to check whether the reinforcement is conceptual. The attribute returns TRUE if the reinforcement is conceptual, otherwise it returns FALSE.

TT46667

Summing of rows • Summing of value fields works now also for hidden rows.

TT47323

ASSEMBLY_START_NUMBER and PART_START_NUMBER

• You can now use the new template attributes ASSEMBLY_START_NUMBER and PART_START_NUMBER to report assembly start number and part start number.

TT42081

Formula Contents dialog box

• Using the formula GetValue(Height)* GetValue(Length) in the Formula Contents dialog box caused an application error in the Template Editor. This has now been fixed.

TT49235

64-bit Windows and Template Editor

• Missing attributes in the contentattributes_global.lst and/or contentattributes_userdefined.lst files caused an application error in Template Editor when using 64-bit Windows. This has now been fixed.

TT49170

Dynamic row width

• Dynamic row width in templates now works correctly also when you are using multiple columns.

TT50952

StepOut rule • In some cases, templates did not produce reports correctly as the StepOut rule did not work. When you change this rule to StepOver, the report is produced correctly.

TT33966

CopyField function

• When creating some reports, using the CopyField function caused an application error. TThis has now been fixed.

TT49262

Sorting in Template Editor

• Using the Sorting and drawing order arrows in Template Editor caused an application error. This has now been fixed.

TT51119

3.7 Import and Export

Fix list

SmartPlant 3D • You can now find up-to-date information on SmartPlant 3D interoperability on the Tekla Extranet at https://extranet.tekla.com/BC/tekla-structures-en/self_learning/q-a/Pages/SmartPlant3DinteroperabilityandCIS2.aspx.

Exporting drawings

• The contents in marks no longer overlap in exported drawings.


TT44730, TT46937

• When you exported a template containing several images to DWG format, only one of the images was exported correctly. This has now been fixed so that all the images in the template are imported correctly.TT47098

• Curved radial dimensions with small bulges are now exported correctly.TT47782

• The Use advanced line type and layer conversion option now works correctly: you no longer need to restart Tekla Structures and export the drawings again to have the correct result when you use this option.TT48844

• Exporting drawings with Japanese fonts in DWG format caused an application error in some cases. This has now been fixed.TT48643

• Templates in part marks are no longer duplicated on top of each other in DWG/DXF export.

TT52223

NC files • The sharp edges of plates are now drawn correctly in NC files.TT44010

• The bending radius value is now written correctly for the bent profile in DSTV file's KA block.TT37005

• Setting the advanced option XS_DSTV_NO_SAWING_ANGLES_FOR_PLATES_NEEDED to TRUE now removes the skew cut angles in the NC file.TT44520

• DSTV files for flats were created incorrectly, the flats were rotated by 90 degrees. This has now been fixed.TT50416, TT50706

• If you had defined the inner corner shape to use drilled holes in the NC File Settings, the holes were not created if there were no other bolt holes in the beam. This has now been fixed.TT50548

• The assembly position is now always included as a prefix in hardstamps in DSTV files of secondary parts when the advanced option XS_SECONDARY_PART_HARDSTAMP is set to TRUE.TT39842

• NC files are now named correctly for secondary parts. TT49161

• Using drilling option 3 or 4 for the internal corners of the notches caused an application error if the notch was in the web and there were other holes in the web. This has now been fixed.TT48966

• NC files of short parts are now correct.TT50641

• Inner corners shape 4 now locates drill holes correctly.TT50989


Fixes

• You can now use the new advanced option XS_DSTV_USE_REAL_DIMENSIONS_IN_HEADER to have bounding box values of the height and width written to the profile header. To do this, set the advanced option to TRUE in the teklastructures.ini file.TT21252

• You can now use the new inner corner shape option 4 to add a drilled hole tangentially to the inner corner. The hole radius is the same as the value in the Radius field. Holes are written as a seprate BO-block to the NC file.

TT44766

IFC import and export

• Exporting warped and cambered members now functions correctly.TT47087

• Bolts were not exported correctly if created with a negative cut length. This has now been fixed.TT47043

• IfcBuildingElementPart entities are now exported correctly.TT48646

• Importing graphics that have a grid placement now works correctly.

TT48608

SDNF • You can now export and import polygon and circular holes in plates in SDNF version 3.0.

TT12855

FEM Export • Exporting FEM in DSTV format is now successful also when all coordinates of an eccentricity are zero.

TT46131

DGN Export • The design area of the DGN file is limited. Exporting graphics out of the bounds of the design area of the DGN file will cause data overflow and loss of data. Now if you try to do so, Tekla Structures displays a warning that instructs how to export into the bounds of the design area of the DGN file.

TT47263

EliPlan export • When exporting wall elements, user-defined attributes were not exported correctly if the wall element type was set to WALL. This has now been fixed.

TT51623

Unitechnik Export

• The double wall element thickness and the gap value now function correctly.

TT49514

S-Frame import • In some occasions S-Frame import caused an application error. This has now been fixed.

TT48987


3.8 Analysis and Design

Fix list

Analysis part dialog boxes

• The check boxes on Start releases and End releases tabs now work logically: when you switch the Support condition check box on or off, the check boxes under it are not changed.

TT42475

Analysis properties for connections

• Setting analysis properties for connections with multiple secondary parts now works correctly.

Loads in seismic analysis

• Previously, node loads of all load groups were included in the seismic mass. Also, the seismic load factor did not work for nodal loads. This has now been fixed.

TT42537

Units • The units are now displayed correctly on the Design - Steel and Design - Concrete tabs in the Analysis Model Properties dialog box.

TT46911

Better support of built-up sections

• Support for built-up sections has been improved:

• If a built-up profile was created from a twin profile by defining the other part as the main part of the built-up, built-up creation failed because of a conflict with twin profile detection. This has now been fixed.

• Combining multiple plates to a built-up section now works correctly also when the plate has been defined as a sub-part.

• Combination now works also if there is a small gap between the parts.

• Neutral axis position is now calculated accurately.

• Accurate neutral axis is now used to calculate the eccentricity also when you are using the member axis location option Reference axis (eccentricity by neutral axis).

• Basic curved built-ups now work correctly.

• You can force an I section to a built-up by setting the analysis profile as I*.

TT44891

Mapping profiles • Profile name mapping file is now taken into account when getting the analysis results.

TT51293

Seismic analysis types

• You now have two new seismic analysis types available in the Type list on the Seismic tab of the Analysis Model Properties dialog box: IBC2006 (ZIP) and IBC2006 (Latitude).

TT45321

Area loads • Members with analysis class Truss-Compression only and Truss-Tension only are now handled correctly when distributing loads. No loads can be applied on these, except at the start or end node.

Set the Member end release method by connection option on the Analysis model tab in the Analysis Model Properties dialog box to Yes to use the Analysis profile or Analysis profile length values from the connection properties dialog box.

TT42987


Fixes

TT45633

3.9 Construction Management

Fix list

Task Manager • In some rare cases, there was an application error in Task Manager when importing tasks. This has now been fixed.

TT46964

Task completeness

• The Completeness property of tasks is now a number (percentage) instead of a string in object group representation rules. This means that visualizations based on completeness are now easier to create.

TT48123

TT49087

Selecting order of tasks in the model

• When you closed the Task information dialog box in Task Manager while selecting the order of tasks in the model, there was an application error. This has now been fixed.

TT48413

Editing filtered tasks

• Previously, when you tried to edit filtered tasks, the task filter returned to the Show all view automatically. This has now been fixed.

TT48749

Editing planned date and planned duration

• Previously, there was an application error when you edited the planned duration and pressed Enter, or when you clicked the empty area in the Gantt Chart and tried to edit the planned date. These have now been fixed.

TT48914

3.10 Custom Components

Fix list

Polygon welds • Custom components that contain polygon welds and are created with Tekla Structures version 13.1 or earlier, can now be used in version 13.1 and later versions of Tekla Structures.

TT48853

Parametric modeling

• You can now access the part radius via Custom component browser and Model Browser. The part radius becomes visible in the custom component dialog box if you create a parameter variable for the radius, and in the custom component browser link the parameter to the radius.

TT26202

• It is now possible to bind handles to fitting planes when you select Cut planes as the plane type.


TT42802

• If you select a distance in the model, the distance is now highlighted in the Variables dialog box.TT42852

• A warning dialog box is displayed if you create a cyclic dependency in the custom component editor. The object name is shown in the system log’s cycle detection message.TT42608

• Reference distances are now displayed in orange. Previously Tekla Structures displayed reference distances in magenta.TT42851

• Previously, it was possible that a custom component reappered in the model even if you had deleted it. If you now select all component objects for deletion, the custom component is deleted.

TT48037

Custom component editor

• Previously, exiting the custom component editor was slow even if you did not save the changes. This has now been fixed.

TT50056

3.11 System Components

Fix list - general

Conceptual components

• You can now edit conceptual components in Full, Steel Detailing and Precast Concrete Detailing configurations.

TT44526

Incorrect weld sizes

• Previously the size of the weld preparation was 0.8 mm larger than the size you entered on the Welds tab. The 0.8 mm tolerance has now been removed, and the welds are of the size you define.

TT47746

Fix list - steel connections

Seating cap plate (2)

• You can now enter a width and height for the lower cap plate, upper cap plate and end plate on the Parts tab.

TT47945

Tube splice (6) • On the Picture tab, the fields for the connection plate cut depth and the clearance between connection plates are now in the correct locations.


Fixes

TT49857

Notched seating (9)

• Bolts were not created correctly when you had defined main or secondary stiffeners. This has now been fixed.

TT50563

Purlin connection (11)

• The bent plate is now created also when the secondary part is an I profile. Also all bolts are now created correctly.

TT22693

Bolted gusset (11)

• Previously, when the gusset plate went through the main part, the cut-out and plate adjustment were missing. This has now been fixed.

TT17949

Stiffener seating (12)

• You can now select in which members the slotted holes are created.

TT50574

Joining plates (14)

• The Part tab has been corrected to include three fitting plates.TT52021

• Previously, even if you defined that the distance between the upper edge of the end plate and the upper edge of the beam was the same for both the main and the secondary beam, the end plates were not on the same level. This has now been fixed.

TT52066

Tube gusset (20) • The shape of the gusset plate is now correct also when the main part of the connection has welded stiffeners.TT46285

• The angle of the gusset plate is now correct also if you have not defined an angle parameter.

TT46279

Round tube (23) • When used with a polybeam, the part cut created by the component is now aligned with the polybeam correctly.

TT48795

Stiffened end plate (27)

• When you change the value for the gap between the inner flange side and stiffener, Tekla Structures no longer creates a gap between the stiffener and the end plate.

TT49253

Welded tee (32) • You now have a new option Slots in on the Bolts tab, which you can use to define which parts get slots (Default, No, Beam, Tee or Both).


TT30613

Seating cap (37) • The offset of the primary end plate was not correct when the secondary part was sloped. This has now been fixed.TT51786

• When you defined on the Parameters tab that the gap between the end plate and the primary part or the end plate and the secondary part was something else than 0, the plate and the part clashed. This has now been fixed.TT51787

• Previously, even if you defined that the cap plates should not be offset, the plates were offset. The plates were also created incorrectly when the height was defined. This has now been fixed.

TT51591

Column splice (42) and Splice connection (77)

• The lifting hole is now created only to the web plates, not to column or beam web.

TT33456

Wraparound gusset (58)

• You can now define the length and width for the filler plate on the Brace conn tab.

TT29575

Hollow brace wraparound gusset (59)

• In some rare cases, if a non-existent profile had been defined to the upper and lower clip angle, the connection was not created. This has now been fixed so that the connection checks if any profile has been defined for the connection before setting a valid profile for the upper and lower clip angle.

TT51871

Wraparound gusset cross (60)

• In some cases, the Wraparound gusset cross (60) could not be created in the US metric environment. This has now been fixed.

TT49000

Gusseted cross (62)

• You can now enter the filler plate length and width by using the new fields on the Brace conn tab.

TT29576

Rail connection (70)

• You can now define extra length for bolts on the Sbolts tab. Also the Slots in option now works correctly.

TT39210

U.S. Base plate connection (71)

• You now have a new option Slots in on the Bolts tab, which you can use to define which parts get slots (Plates, Beam, Both or No).TT44803

• Stiffeners are now created correctly on top of the base plate.

TT49434

Splice connection (77)

• The connection now uses fittings to shorten the beam.TT31573

• Bolts are now placed correctly on the flange plate, when you have selected to use the cross stitch bolts option.


Fixes

TT49321

Tower 1 diagonal (87)

• Creating additional bolts no longer causes an application error.

TT49053

Eaves haunch (102)

• Welded parts now get correct Welded to primary position numbers when no value is entered in the part properties dialog box.

TT51054

Shear plate (103) • When you tried to attach the Shear plate connection to a part and there was another similar part within 241 mm distance, the shear plate was attached to this similar part. This has now been fixed.

TT40336

Windbrace connection (110), Bent gusset (140), L splice (175), Parallel L profiles (176), Leg - 1 Diagonal (178)

• If you have created the gauge_lines.dat file in the current model folder, some components now use this file instead of the file in the system folder.

TT49181

Two-sided end plate (115)

• You can now define the part position number also for the second end plate by using the new Pos_no field on the Parameters tab.

TT44796

Welded beam to beam (123)

• If you did not define a gap on the Picture tab, the weld size definition created a gap between the main and the secondary part. This has now been fixed.TT25406

• The bottom flange weld preparation angle now uses the value defined for it.

TT52246

Round joining plates (124)

• You can now define the Plate type for the connecting plates on the Parameters tab.

TT19294

Welded column with stiffeners (128)

• Stiffeners were not placed correctly if the secondary beam was sloped. This has now been fixed so that the stiffeners are parallel with the secondary beam.TT46011

• The offset of the stiffener offset is now correct also when the beam is shorter than 1000 mm.

TT49114

Column with shear plate (131)

• The top and bottom stiffeners are now positioned correctly.TT45871

• Previously, the shear plate created in the connection clashed with the column when the secondary part was skewed. This has now been fixed.TT23094

• The gap between the near side stiffeners and the flange of the beam was created using the far side stiffener value when the near side stiffener gap was not defined. This has now been fixed.

TT51006

Bolted moment connection (134)

• The flange plate is now created correctly.

TT50715


Column site weld splice (137)

• Defining values for the position numbers for the upper and lower diaphragms works now correctly.

TT49115

Clip angle (141) • The top haunch plate is now created correctly.TT47230

• When the secondary sloping beam is connected to the top of the main column, the vertical distance to the first bolt hole is now exactly what you have entered.

TT49810

Two-sided end plate (142), End plate 144)

• You can now define the Cut length on the Bolts tab.

TT46220

Two-sided clip angle (143)

• You can now create slotted holes for the top or bottom seat angle by using the new Create slots list on the BoxPBolts tab. Also the location of the slotted holes in the seat angle is now correct.TT42687

• When you used the component to create single angle connections, slots that were supposed to be created in the angle were created in the main beam instead. This has now been fixed.TT49279

• You can now control the stiffener seat angles on the Angle box tab. On the BoxPBolts and BoxSBolts tabs there are now controls for top and bottom bolt groups.TT43140

• Deleting bolts from both sides of the connection did not function correctly in L-profiles. This has now been fixed.

TT26218

End plate (144) • In some cases using certain bolt settings caused an application error. This has now been fixed.TT49251

• When you changed the bolting direction, the bolts were not placed correctly. This has now been fixed.

TT50869

Bent plate (151) • You can now define the flange notch depth on the Top Notch tab in the Force Depth field. Previously, when you had selected Force Flange Cope on the Top Notch tab and entered a forcing distance, this distance was not correct in the model. This has now been fixed.TT42509

• Staggered bolt option now works correctly for both sides of the bent plate.

TT42510

• Previously, when you created a knife connection and a weld, an extra weld was created using setting 1 in the Welds dialog box. This has now been changed so that an extra weld uses setting 2 in the Welds dialog box. If you have defined that an extra weld is not needed, the extra weld is not created.

TT33450

Full depth (184) • The parts in the connection no longer clash when the secondary part is shorter than the main part.


Fixes

TT49067

• The options for dimensions for the vertical bolt group position now work in the South-East Asia environment.

TT49339

Full depth S (185) • Previously, when you entered a value to create a gap between the inner side of the upper flange and the connection plate, a gap was not created. Instead, the upper side of the connection plate, that is, the distance from the bolt to the plate edge was moved. This has now been fixed.TT48625

• Entering a value for the gap between the stiffener plate and the main beam flange caused a solid error. This has now been fixed.TT49837

• The gap between the shear tab bottom edge and the main part bottom flange is now created correctly according to the entered value so that if no value is entered, a gap is not created.TT49841

• Previously, when the secondary beam was sloped, the connection was not created correctly. This has now been fixed.TT49909

• When you created two shear tabs, the tabs had different sizes. This has now been fixed.TT50062

• In some rare cases, when you tried to apply the Full depth S connection on a beam-to-column intersection, there was an application error or the connection was no created. This has now been fixed.

TT50921

Column with stiffeners (186) (188)

• Stiffener was not placed correctly when the secondary part was sloped. This has now been fixed.

TT51705

Bent plate (190) • Bent plates are now created with the correct default value if only one bolt is created.

TT47300

Bolted gusset (196)

• Sometimes the connection went through the end plate connecting the two beams together. This has now been fixed.

TT48642

Tapered beam to tapered column (197)

• The lower flange is now split into two parts when you apply the component between a rafter and a column.

TT30071

Fix list - steel details

Base plate (1004) • The Pos_No field on the Parts tab works again for leveling plates.

TT44553

Stiffened base plate (1014)

• The additional beam and the leveling plate collided when you selected the No stiffeners on flanges option. The position of the additional beam has now been corrected.

TT51258


Handrailing (1024)

• Previously, when the stair incline was increased, the stanchion base plate was offset from the stanchion. This has now been fixed.

TT51407

Stiffeners (1034) • Stiffeners (1034) has now the Picture tab. The tab includes information that was previously on the Options tab.

• The button for material catalog is now visible on the Options tab.

TT43808

Stair base detail (1039)

• You can again define the material on the Parts tab.

TT46380

Base plate (1042) • You can again define the name for the plate on the Parts tab.

TT43815

Twin profile (1046)

• You can now define also the assembly prefix and number for the plate on the Parts tab.

TT40482

U.S. Base plate (1047)

• External bolts and anchor rods are now removed successfully when Eliminate external bolts on the Parameters tab is set to Yes.TT46508

• Two similar anchor rods received different numbers in the US Imperial environment. This has now been fixed.TT49656

• When a corner cut was added to the base plate, the direction of an anchor bolt was changed. This has now been fixed.

TT49872

Multiple Stiffeners (1064)

• If you tried to create more than 100 stiffeners, there was an application error. This has now been fixed.TT49442

• Stiffeners are now created at the both ends of a beam.

• The Stiffener tab has been updated and it includes more options for chamfering.

TT43808

Fix list - steel modeling tools

Tube components • The help file is now opened when you click the Help... button in Tube-Chamfer (1), Tube-CrossingSaddle (1), Tube-MitreSaddle+Hole (1), Tube-Saddle+Hole (1) and Tube-SlottedHole (1).

TT47579

Tube-MitreSaddle+Hole (1), Tube-Saddle+Hole (1)

• The root opening values are now modeled correctly.

TT47550

Built up box (S6) • You can now select whether to connect the lacing and batten plates to a column using Welded gusset (10) or Bolted gusset (11), or to bolt the plates directly to the columns as previously.

TT46491


Fixes

Ladder (S35) • When you created a short caged ladder with three hoops instead of four, a double set of polybeam points was created for the middle hoop. This has now been fixed so that the duplicated points are not created.

TT45766

Tower Generation Macro (S43), Tower diagonal (S66), Auto position (S67), Batten plates (S85)

• If you have created the gauge_lines.dat file in the current model folder, components S43, S66, S67 and S85 now use this file instead of the file in the system folder.

TT49181

Helicoidal stairs (S59)

• Helicoidal stairs are now created at the point picked by the user, in accordance with the current work plane.

TT49042

Cage Ladder (S60)

• When you created two points vertically one above the other, there was an application error when you selected these points in any order. This has now been fixed.

TT46554

Export data to EliPlan file (68)

• Material and bar records were missing information on quantity, number of bars, shape code and length. This has now been fixed.TT46511

• The drawing revision status was not exported to the EliPlan file. This has now been fixed.

TT46608

Stairs (S71) • There was a default part prefix mark for the angle when creating brackets. The default has now been removed.

TT51018

Polybeam pan (S73)

• When you create the Polybeam pan (S73), the status bar now displays the instruction messages.TT45832

• When you change the bolt head direction, you can now change the bolted parts and parts to be bolted according to your needs.

TT22784

Z Pan (S74) • The tread profile and bracket are now created correctly when the create assembly option on the Stair setup tab is set to All.

TT46781

Stanchions (S76) • Stanchions are now placed in the correct position when added to stringers created using Stairs (S71).

TT46585

Railings (S77) • The Railings (S77) modeling tool could not be created and an error message was displayed if you did not select the correct parts. This has now been fixed.TT46583

• The spacing of vertical rails was not created correctly when the handrail was sloped. This has now been fixed.TT51109

• The stanchion was cut or a hole was created even though no rail was created or connecting to it. This has now been fixed.TT44325


• Vertical rails were not included, when you created an assembly to the first stanchion. This has now been fixed.

TT51729

Composite brace (S79)

• The length of the first and the last brace is now defined as cut length (the maximum length of the interior) instead of gross length. You can also adjust the length of the intermediate brace.

TT47296

Bridging macro (S80)

• When you used the Bridging macro (S80) for parts with DHS Purlin profiles, a gap was created between the parts. This has now been fixed so that a gap is not created.

TT32467

Handrail bolted joint (S81)

• In some cases, when you tried to create the handrail and pressed the middle mouse button, there was an error and the handrail was not created. This has now been fixed.

TT50621

Multiple beam railing (S84)

• The part numbering and rotation now function correctly when you create a handrail.

TT46307

PEB Tapered Section (S94)

• The total height of a straight PEB member is now exactly as defined.

TT46947

Fix list - precast concrete

Corbel connection (14)

• The end shape fitting for the L beam now works correctly.TT48776

• The corbel connection is now created correctly also in cases where the rotation of the secondary part is set to Front or Back.TT10944

• The bending radius of the reinforcing bar now changes correctly according the size of the reinforcing bar. The grade selection in the profile catalog is now based on the size of the reinforcing bar.TT5289

• You can now enter a class on the Reinforcing bar tab.

TT47766

Hole generation (32)

• When you created a hole with a profile, the profile was rotated 90 degrees. This has now been fixed.

TT44589

Hole Generation (32), Polygon Hole Generation (33)

• You can now enter a name for the cut part.

TT45090

Concrete var beam (S52)

• When creating Concrete var beam, it is now possible to use 0 mm distance for the thick end.TT46623

• The fields for controlling the slope degree of the concrete beam have been removed from the Picture tab.

TT47018


Fixes

Precast stairs (65)

• Anti-skid is now created on the last step at the foot of the stairs.TT46824

• The total stringer height was not correct when an inner radius or a chamfer had been defined. This has now been fixed.TT46821

• The thickness of the stairbody was not correct with curved chamfers. This has now been fixed.TT46822

• The width of sloped stringers is now correct.TT46826

• In sloped stringers, the top part of the stringer now has the same sloped angle as the rest of the stringer.

TT46829

Seating with dowel (75)

• It is now possible to add double anchor bolts on the Corbel tab.

TT40576

Two sided seating with dowel (76)

• It is now possible to add double anchor bolts on the Left beam and Right beam tabs.

TT40576

Lifting Anchor (80)

• When you create several lifting anchors, the cuts are now copied to all embeds.

TT45584

Fix list - reinforcement

Reinforcement components inside warped parts

• Reinforcement components, for example, Inverted tee beam (52), inside a warped part now update correctly when a system connection modifies the part.

TT47061

Slab bars (18) • If the diameter of the primary and secondary reinforcing bars were different, the radius of the secondary bar was incorrect. This has now been fixed.TT40407

• If you set the cover thickness to 50 and then changed the end to have a hook, the cover was incorrect by half the bar diameter. This has now been fixed.TT40407

• When there were cuts in both edges of a panel, a mesh was not created. This has now been fixed.TT51466

• When meshes are created in slab reinforcement, cover thickness is taken into account if there is a hole in the slab.TT44901, TT46019, TT46283

• The bar length adjustment for top bars works now correctly.TT47373

• You can now select the grade for both top and bottom bars.You can now select the spacing type: either By exact spacings or Number of bars.

TT17470

• In the US imperial environment, secondary reinforcing bars now use a default value for grade and size if these have not been defined.


TT49696

Edge and Corner Reinforcement (62)

• Previously the U bar reinforcements clashed. This has now been fixed.

TT47354

Beam reinforcement (63)

• The option Additional Stirrup Spacing Type option on the Stirrup spacing tab has been renamed to Ledge stirrup spacing type.

TT49308

Wall panel (64) • When there is an opening in the wall, longitudinal bars and transverse bars within the tolerance value are now split.

TT35395

Stirrup reinforcement (67)

• It is now possible to define 7 zones for stirrups on the Stirrup spacing tab.TT46487

• It is now possible to bundle the reinforcing bars, and new options for bundling have been added to the Stirrup spacing tab. Stirrup bundling consists of two bars that are side by side, and the distance between the two bundled bars is as small as possible. If wanted, the distance between the bars is the same as the Actual diameter in rebar_database.inp file. To use the Actual diameter, set the advanced option XS_USE_ONLY_NOMINAL_REBAR_DIAMETER to FALSE.TT46480

• You can now define on the Stirrup spacing tab the minimum hole size that affects the reinforcement creation in holes. If the size of the hole is smaller than the defined value, the reinforcements are created to the hole. The default value for the hole size is 100 mm.TT46494

• Stirrup shape has a new option Spiral on the Parameters tab. When you select the Spiral option, you can also give the number of rounds in the coil. When you enter a positive value for the Number of rounds and leave some of the Space fields empty on the Stirrup spacing tab, Stirrup reinforcement (67) recalculates the number of stirrups to be a multiple of the value you have entered in Number of rounds field.

TT42830

Longitudinal reinforcement (70)

• When using the Longitudinal reinforcement (70), it is now possible to create hooks on the Hooks tab.TT49226

• Reinforcing bar groups are now used instead of individual reinforcing bars.

TT42727

Strip footing reinforcement (75)

• Right main bars are now created also when you define the value to be zero.TT12698

• The main bars are now created correctly.TT47943

• If you created the reinforcement using three top bars and the first bend type option, the stirrups were not created correctly. This has now been fixed.TT47383

• The stirrups are now created correctly with correctly placed bar end handles. TT47351

• There are now five new bend types on the Stirrup tab.


Fixes

TT19385

• Partially overlapping segments in single reinforcing bars are now placed correctly.TT12664

• Previously, it was not possible to control the bending direction of stirrup rotation. This has now been changed. You can define the bending direction so that overlapping can be placed on any side of the stirrup.TT47377

• You can now select whether hooks are created for split reinforcing bars.

TT50261

Pad footing (77) • Lacer bars are now created correctly also in situations where the bigger dimension is first.TT14900

• When you have set the Bar direction option to parallel with shorter dimension on the Primary bar tab, the bars are now located at the bottom.TT23426

• The distance between the bar and the edge is now calculated correctly also in cases where no lacer bar is created.TT24841

• The primary and secondary bars are now adjusted to the largest lacer bar.TT48739

• The cover thickness was not correct when there were no lacer bars. This has now been fixed.

TT52036

Round column reinforcement (82) and Rectangular column reinforcement (83)

• A new field to define the bending radius of the main bars has been added.

TT33741

Rectangular column reinforcement (83)

• You can now place the side bars asymmetrically.TT42883

• It is now possible to create two stirrups in Group 5 on the Stirrups tab when the distance is less than 60 mm.


TT46802

• You can now move stirrups outside the top and the bottom of a column.TT14744

• Previously no stirrups were created if the column cross section was chamfered. This has now been fixed, and the stirrups are created when edge chamfers are created at the column cross section.TT14808

• New options to define the bar creation have been added to the Parameters tab. It is now possible to create the bars non-symmetrically. You can also define the corner bar bending direction.TT18929

• The corner bars are now created correctly.TT48091

• A new field to define the concrete cover value has been added to the Top and Bottom tabs. You can use also negative values in defining the concrete cover values.

TT24902

• Three new options to define the intermediate link shape have been added to the Intermediate links tab.

TT43475


Fixes

• The stirrups were sometimes placed in an incorrect order, or they were overlapping. This has now been fixed.

TT44561

Starter bars for pillar (86) and Starter bars for footing (87)

• You can again create circular stirrups with these components.

TT44558

Reinforcement mesh array in area (89)

• Meshes are now successfully created to a sketched double tee slab.TT46490

• Selecting the longitudinal offset option on the Overlapping tab caused missing meshes. This has now been fixed.

TT46470

• The cover thickness was incorrect if you switched the top and bottom bars. This has now been fixed.TT47680

• The default value for cover thickness is now 25 mm.

TT47950

Rebar in beam (90)

• If you leave the Serie field blank on the Advanced tab, the prefix will now be empty.

TT36426

Border rebar (92) • When you reinforced a slab using Border rebar (92), clashing reinforcing bars were created in the corners. This has now been fixed.

TT49044

Fix list - cold rolled

Cold rolled overlap (1)

• Placing of the cleat with the U profile now works correctly also with the ZZ profile.

TT46363

Cold rolled sleeved (2)

• You can now use the new options on the Cleat tab to create a stiffener plate in the center of cleat.


TT46492

• The distance between the rafter and the first line of bolts was not created correctly. This has now been fixed.

TT51061

Generation of profiles (9)

• You can now use imperial units on the Parameters tab.

TT46158

METL-CON Shearplate to hip (8)

• There is now a separate Bolts tab for defining the bolt settings.

TT40092

METL-CON Panel Joint at Mid-Span (21), METL-CON Autoform Two Sided (22), METL-CON Multichannel Base plate (1004)

• File transfer succeeded even if the actual autoform part of the autoform had been deleted. This has now been corrected so that if the autoform has been deleted, file transfer does not succeed.

TT50734

METL-CON Cold rolled sleeved (28)

• When you applied Force Sleeve Holes, holes were always created on both sides of the connection. This has now been fixed so that holes are only created if there is a section on that side of the connection.

TT42633