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Release Info Tekla Structures 21.0

Release Info Tekla Structures 21.0 ............................................................................ 1

Tekla Online Services ................................................................................................. 1

Tekla User Assistance ....................................................................................... 2

Tekla Warehouse.............................................................................................. 5

General ..................................................................................................................... 7

New notebox .................................................................................................... 7

Compatibility..................................................................................................... 7

Compatibility of Tekla Structures ........................................................................ 8

Tekla Structures 32-bit version ........................................................................... 8

Copying personal settings to a new Tekla Structures version ................................ 9

License Construsoft-developments ................................................................... 10

Speed improvements in Tekla Structures 21.0. .................................................. 10

Tekla multi-user server versus Windows Server 2003......................................... 10

Model templates version updates ..................................................................... 11

Construsoft Extranet........................................................................................ 12

Hexagonal profiles added ................................................................................ 12

Bolt standards added....................................................................................... 12

TeklaTimer ..................................................................................................... 13

Tekla Model Sharing ....................................................................................... 15

Improvements as a result of the User Feedback Program ................................... 17

Semicolons as path separators in folder paths ................................................... 18

Construsoft Auto Surface Replacer ................................................................... 18

Interoperability ......................................................................................................... 19

Export to IFC .................................................................................................. 19

Modeling.................................................................................................................. 22

Modify the shape and the location of objects ..................................................... 22

Snapping in clip planes.................................................................................... 23

Displaying gridline labels ................................................................................. 25

Splitting polybeams ......................................................................................... 26

Clash check between bolts and bolted parts ...................................................... 26

Inquire information about rebar cross sections ................................................... 28

Lambert coordinate information in object information .......................................... 30

Invisible contact planes for concrete parts ......................................................... 31

Improvements in pour breaks ........................................................................... 31

Reference models ........................................................................................... 32

System components ................................................................................................. 38

Updating system component settings................................................................ 38

Finish added................................................................................................... 39

Tensioner (7) .................................................................................................. 40

Windbrace gusset plate (16) ............................................................................ 43

Stiffened end plate (27) and Partial stiff end plate (65)........................................ 44

Stub (28) and Seating (30) ............................................................................... 44

Wood wall (57)................................................................................................ 45

Numbering UDA (73) ....................................................................................... 46

Area filled with slab (61) and Area filled with slab (62) ........................................ 46

Footplate (1029) ............................................................................................. 47

Concrete foundation (1030).............................................................................. 49

Release Info Tekla Structures 21.0

Multiple stiffeners (1064).................................................................................. 49

Custom components ................................................................................................. 50

Adding and moving custom parts in models....................................................... 50

zinkgaten profielen (tabel)................................................................................ 51

Willems Ankers Cross coupler added................................................................ 52

Plugins .................................................................................................................... 54

Help improvements ......................................................................................... 54

Bearingblocks on slabs (m058) ........................................................................ 55

Macros .................................................................................................................... 56

New tool CS_Parts_From_Excel ...................................................................... 56

CS Flip........................................................................................................... 56

Deleted macros............................................................................................... 57

Checking settings............................................................................................ 58

Drawings ................................................................................................................. 59

Defining drawing-view properties ...................................................................... 59

Improvements in the Drawing List ..................................................................... 62

Information from the Drawing List in reports....................................................... 63

Improved drawing settings for roof elements...................................................... 64

Define units in labels ....................................................................................... 65

Hide lines behind the bolt nut ........................................................................... 66

Marking reinforcement bar groups .................................................................... 66

Files in Tekla Structures 21.0 .................................................................................... 68

Updating settings ............................................................................................ 68

Notities .................................................................................................................... 69

Tekla Online Services 1

Release Info Tekla

Structures 21.0

Tekla Online Services

You can now use Tekla Online Services. The following services are included:

You use Tekla Downloads to download Tekla Structures-versions, updates and

also Tekla BIMsight.

Tekla User Assistance provides centralized access where you can find all Tekla

Structures-related information.

You use Tekla Warehouse as a service for sharing content, for example embeds

or profiles. You can download these from the Tekla Warehouse and use them in

Tekla Structures.

Accessing To get access to the Tekla Online Services, you need a Tekla Account and a valid

maintenance contract. This Tekla Account is linked to your company and the

maintenance of your Tekla Structures license(s).

You must activate a main account, for this, go to https://account.tekla.com

If your account (as a main account) is activated, you can also invite your

colleagues and add them to the Tekla Online Services.

You get access to the Tekla Online Services via http://www.tekla.com, next click

the button Tekla websites. You can also log in via Tekla Structures, in that case,

you have direct access to all services:

See also Click here in case you have problems logging in to Tekla User Assistance.

https://teklastructures.support.tekla.com/problems-logging-tekla-user-assistance

2 Tekla Online Services

Tekla User Assistance

Tekla User Assistance (TUA) has been improved and expanded.

Tekla User Assistance provides centralized access where you can find all Tekla

Structures-related information.

The service is available via https://teklastructures.support.tekla.com and via the

button F1 in Tekla Structures.

Once you are logged in, select the desired language and the desired Tekla

Structures-version in the list boxes before you start searching content.

Besides the Tekla Structures Help, helpdesk-related subjects and videos, the

service also includes many specific subjects, added by Construsoft:

For example all training manuals are available per configuration. You can open the

books on a new tab page or search in the table of contents:

A lot of plugins, macros and tools include an extended Help-file in

which you find a lot of detailed information about the usage and the

possibilities.


The service also includes a powerful function for searching:

You can also save the link of a subject and browse to the subject again later on:


Opening Tekla User Assistance (TUA) by using button F1

When you open the Tekla User Assistance (TUA) via button F1 in Tekla Structures

and you click a link to open a pdf file for example, you can do next:

• Keep the Shift key pressed while clicking on a link: the pdf opens in the

Internet Explorer, next you can use the pdf:

• Keep the Ctrl key pressed while clicking on a link: the pdf opens in the

Internet Explorer and in a new tab page in the TUA. Next you can use

the pdf.

All in all you have two sources of information:

• Tekla User Assistance (TUA) for all Tekla Structures-

related information.

• Help for plugins, macros and tools for detailed information

about the usage and the possibilities.


Tekla Warehouse

With Tekla Structures 21.0, you can use Tekla Warehouse for collaboration, and for

storing and sharing Tekla Structures content.

Tekla Warehouse provides centralized access to a wide range of content that you

can use in your Tekla Structures model.

This can be custom components (such as embeds from Halfen or Peikko) or a set

of profiles you download from Tekla Warehouse and use in your model.

You can also add your content to Tekla Warehouse and publish this content for

everybody (online). You can also use the content for private use (local).

You can open Tekla Warehouse in Tekla Structures 21.0 via File > Open Tekla

Warehouse or click the icon.

When you open Tekla Warehouse for the first time, you login with your Tekla

account.

Tekla Warehouse includes many collections containing lots of content:

Tekla Warehouse also includes Tekla Structures collections, such as the collection

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You can also search for specific content, the content is divided per

category:

Only by Construsoft added content is supported in Tekla Warehouse.

See also For more information on Tekla Warehouse, open Tekla Warehouse and click

About.

General 7

General

New notebox

In this Release Info will use a type of notebox with a specific picture and a

clarification to indicate that this subject is about settings you might have saved in

earlier Tekla Structures versions. These could be files in your model templates

and/or ts folder. These files have to be updated in Tekla Structures 21.0:

Compatibility

Tekla Structures 21.0 is a main version and contains many new features and fixes.

Tekla Structures 21.0 is compatible with all previous versions.

In case you still open existing models created in an older version in Tekla

Structures 21.0, note the following issues:

• Plugins can be combined causing only Tekla plugins available.

• To avoid conversion problems, always open a model created with an

older version of Tekla Structures as a single-user model first.

• 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.

Clarification

Filename: Name of the file or extension.

You can open and edit existing models in Tekla Structures 21.0 but

we suggest that you complete any models you have started using

your current version.

When you save a model in Tekla Structures 21.0, you cannot open it

in older versions of Tekla Structures.

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Installing Tekla Structures setup creates a new subfolder for Tekla Structures 21.0.

You need Windows Administrator rights to install Tekla Structures 21.0. This

ensures that all Windows system folder *.dll files are updated.

Tekla Structures 21.0 uses .NET Framework 4.5.1, which will be installed on the

computer together with Tekla Structures if it is not already installed. .NET

Framework 4.5.1 can also be installed from Microsoft Download Center, click here.

License Tekla Structures 21.0 requires a new license.

Previous on FlexNet based Tekla Structures versions (12.0 until 20.1) also run on

the Tekla Structures 21.0 license.

A new entitlement can be requested by mail: [email protected].

License server A new License Administration Tool version 21.0 is available. There is no urgent

need to install License Administration Tool version 21.0. You can still use your

current version if you are already working with License Administration Tool version

20.1.

Release Notes You can find the Tekla Structures 21.0 Release Notes here.

Compatibility of Tekla Structures

Tekla Structures 21.0 is compatible with Windows 8 and Windows 7.

Tekla Structures 32-bit version

Due to the technology shift Tekla has decided to support the 32-bit version of Tekla

Structures until the end of year 2015. The 64-bit version of Tekla Structures

continues to be supported.

This means that products released by the end of 2015 will still be developed,

tested, documented and maintained against the 32-bit Windows operating system.

The existing 32-bit versions of Tekla Structures software will still continue to work

after the end of year 2015, but Tekla cannot guarantee that, for example, the

customer support teams have the means and tools to troubleshoot 32-bit specific

support requests.

Tekla recommends all users on 32-bit Windows to update their Tekla Structures

workstations to the 64-bit Windows operating system by the end of 2015.

Deactivating license(s):

NEVER click Cancel during activating or deactivating, due to this the

licenses might get lost and Tekla Structures will run anymore.

Activating/deactivating can sometimes take up to 10 minutes.

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General 9

Copying personal settings to a new Tekla Structures version

You can copy personal settings from a previous Tekla Structures version to Tekla

Structures 21.0 by using the Migration wizard. This wizard opens automatically

when you start Tekla Structures 21.0 for the first time.

In dialog box Tekla Structures Migration wizard you can select which Tekla

Structures version you want to copy your personal setting from and to which Tekla

Structures version you want to copy the setting to.

Next you can select the personal settings, such as the user settings file user.ini

and registry values (e.g. added toolbars) you want to copy.

You can skip copying if you don’t want to copy settings or if you want to copy other

Tekla Structures version settings than the Migration wizard suggests.

Toolbars Recreate toolbars in case that icons appear as a red cross in the bar when copying

these from an earlier version. Red crosses appear if the corresponding command

does not exist anymore.

You can start the Migration wizard manually by double-clicking the

file MigrationWizard.exe in the folder ..\Tekla

Structures\\nt\bin\applications\tekla\Mig

rations if you want to copy the settings later on.

10 General

License Construsoft-developments

Many Construsoft-developments (system components, plugins, tools and macros)

in Tekla Structures are secured by a license. The usage of these developments is

free for all Construsoft customers with a valid maintenance contract.

You need to request for a new code for each computer on which you want to use

the developments.

The by Construsoft provided code is for an unspecified period and is for all

available developments.

In case you start a development without a valid license, the following dialog

appears:

Follow the instructions in the dialog box for the desired license.

Speed improvements in Tekla Structures 21.0.

Tekla Structures 21.0 includes many speed improvements.

Starting Tekla

Structures

Starting Tekla Structures 21.0 is now much faster than Tekla Structures 20.x. In

previous versions, all plugins were loaded when starting Tekla Structures, in Tekla

Structures 21.0 the plugins are only loaded when using them. Tests turned out that

starting is now 3,5 times faster.

Model In Tekla Structures 21.0 many models have been tested regarding to speed issues.

This applied to a model including about 65.000 parts and in total over 600.000

objects for example. Also smaller model have been tested.

Opening the model is about 1,5 times faster, numbering the entire model (Tools >

Diagnose & Repair Model > Diagnose & Repair Numbering: All) is 1,2 times faster

and exporting the model to IFC is even 6 times faster!

Tekla multi-user server versus Windows Server 2003

The current version of multi-user server 2.301s will be the last version that is

supported on Windows Server 2003. Microsoft has announced that the support for

Windows Server 2003 is ending July 14, 2015. Because of this, Tekla will not

continue supporting multi-user server on Windows Server 2003 either.

As Windows Server 2003 will not be supported anymore, Tekla recommends that

all users on Windows Server 2003 upgrade their Tekla multi-user server

workstations to a newer Windows operating system by the July of 2015.

The supported operating systems are:

• Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8 and Microsoft Windows 8.1

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• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008

R2

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and Microsoft Windows Server 2012

R2

Tekla does not guarantee that the products released after 14th of July 2015 and

later will work correctly on Windows Server 2003 or that Tekla service teams will

have the tools for solving Windows Server 2003 related questions.

Model templates version updates

In case you have created model template in earlier versions, you must update

these to use them hassle-free in Tekla Structures 21.0. Do the following:

1. Open Tekla Structures 21.0

2. Create a new model using an existing model template

3. Give it the same name as in the previous Tekla Structures version

4. Open the 3D model view

5. Diagnose and Repair the model (Tools > Diagnose & Repair Model)

6. Save the model as model template (File > Save as Model Template)

7. Select the required databases, model subfolders, drawing templates and

report templates and click OK:

The *.bak, *.log and xs_user files should be removed automatically from the

model directory

8. Remove all *.db (environment database, options databases) files from the

model directory manually.

The location of the model template is determined by the advanced option

XS_MODEL_TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY in Tools > Options > Advanced

options... > File Locations.

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Construsoft Extranet

On 29 May 2015 the Construsoft Extranet closes.

As we suggested earlier in this document, you can use the Tekla Online Services

to find all Tekla Structures-related information. You use Tekla Downloads to

download Tekla Structures-versions, updates and also Tekla BIMsight. For

uploading models to the Construsoft Helpdesk, go to the pull-down menu Help >

Contact Tekla Support in Tekla Structures. Possibly you can also upload your

model via services such as WeTransfer.

Hexagonal profiles added

A number of hexagonal profiles have been added in Tekla Structures 21.0. As we

explained in Release Info 20.0, for some specific diameters the width across flats

has changed, such as bolt standard 4014: the width across flats for M10, M12,

M14 and M22 differ from standard DIN931:

According to the norm, the anchors are not categorized so far, this means that our

nuts still have the same width across flats and heights in the baseplate component

as it is in the standard 934. In case that the standard requires categorized anchors,

the hexagonal profiles are already available and you already have the necessary

profile cross sections.

Bolt standards added

The following bolt standards including bolts, nuts and washers are added to Tekla

Structures 21.0:

M10 17 to 16 M14 22 to 21

M12 19 to 18 M22 32 to 34

Bolt standard

EN14399-4-10.9 High strength bolts (DIN6914)

EN14399-4-10.9-8% High strength bolts (DIN6914) with square taper washer

UNP

EN14399-4-10.9-14% High strength bolts (DIN6914) with square taper washer

IPE

4017-PA Hexagonal tapping bolt (DIN933)

10642-RVS Countersunk bolts (DIN7991) Stainless steel

10642-8.8-ELVZ Countersunk bolts (DIN7991) zinc plated

10642-8.8-BOUT Countersunk bolts (DIN7991) only bolts

10642-10.9 Countersunk bolts (DIN7991)

4014-8.8-WTD Hexagonal bolt with Wyli Tension Disc

Clarification

Filename: assdb.db and screwdb.db

General 13

TeklaTimer

Tekla Structures 21.0 now includes the TeklaTimer to track the progress of

projects. It automatically records the time that a model is open and that there has

been worked in the model or in the drawing(s) actual. The TeklaTimer is switched

on by default.

To open the Tekla Timer dialog box, double-click on the icon TeklaTimer 21.0 in

the hidden icons list:

The dialog box Tekla Timer... appears:

The dialog box shows the time that a model is open (Duration) and the time that

there has been worked in the model or in the drawing(s) actual (Modelling or

Drawing). The difference between Duration and (Modelling + Drawing) is the

time that the model is open but no actions have been done.

To hide the dialog box in the model, click the button Minimize:

The timer stops recording automatically in the model or in the drawing if you run no

commands for 1 minute. If you continue working, recording time also continues.

To open a chart in which the times are displayed, click the button Report in the

dialog box Tekla Timer...:

14 General

By pressing the button Add task in the dialog box Tekla Timer..., you can add a

new task (time record), for example for additional work:

When you click in the dialog box Report view on the button Summary, a summary

in an Excel-sheet is displayed:

General 15

This sheet in saved in the model folder in the folder timerecord:

Restart the Tekla

Timer

When you close (unintentional) dialog box Tekla Timer..., the timer is turned off

and no time recording will take place anymore.

To restart the TeklaTimer, double-click the file TeklaTimer.exe in the folder

..:\21.0\nt\bin\applications\Tekla\ApplicationStartup

Remove Tekla

Timer

If you want to remove the TeklaTimer definitive, close Tekla Structures 21.0 and

delete, in the Windows Explorer, the following files from the folder

ApplicationStartup in

.:\TeklaStructures\21.0\nt\bin\applications\Tekla\

Tekla Model Sharing

Tekla Structures 21.0 offers new additional software Tekla Model Sharing. Using

Tekla Model Sharing is restricted. Click here before starting with Tekla Model

Sharing. Tekla Model Sharing enables global collaborative modeling within a Tekla

Structures model: team members now have the freedom to work with the same

model at the same time in different locations and time zones:

New York

London

Singapore

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16 General

Benefit The main benefit of Tekla Model Sharing relative to the multi-user modus is the

data traffic. In the multi-user modus the entire workmodel is synchronized with the

mastermodel, in Tekla Model Sharing only changes are synchronized.

With Tekla Model Sharing you can invite other users to your shared model, join

someone else's shared model and share model changes

Tekla Model Sharing service

In Tekla Model Sharing each user has a local version of the model on their

computer or on a network drive, and the model data is shared and synchronized

over the Internet using a Microsoft Azure cloud service that is provided by Tekla.

When a model is shared, it is connected to the cloud-based sharing service. You

can then easily share your changes by writing out them to the sharing service.

When you want to update your model with the changes done by other users, you

do it by reading in the changes from the sharing service.

Even though the changes are shared over the Internet, you do not need to be

connected to the sharing service all the time. You need to be online only when you

want to write out or read in the changes. This enables the offline work if your

Internet connection is not always available.

You need to establish a connection to the Tekla Model Sharing service to perform

any model sharing actions and you also need a valid Tekla Account.

See also Click here for more detailed information about Tekla Model Sharing.

Click here for a video about how Tekla Model Sharing works.

Microsoft Azure

Kantoor 1 Kantoor 2

Lok Lok Lok Lok

Opslag voor

gedeelde

LAN LAN

Tekla Model

Tekla

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General 17

Improvements as a result of the User Feedback Program

Tekla Structures includes the Automatic User Feedback Program (Help >

Automatic User Feedback Program).

This program collects information about your usage of Tekla Structures and sends

it back Tekla. This information is collected is used for fixing issues in Tekla

Structures and also to improve the software. The program is set by default, if

desired you can switch off the program if you don’t want to participate in it

anymore:

According to the feedback program, many users wanted to check the welded

main- and secondary part after welding manually. This now runs automatically.

When you now weld parts manually, the colored parts indicate the main (red) and

the secondary part (yellow):

Previous Tekla Structures-versions Tekla Structures 21.0

18 General

According to the feedback program also users very often changed the

representation of concrete parts after reinforcing the part to check the created

reinforcement. This now also runs automatically:

In earlier Tekla Structures-versions the representation of the concrete part

remained the same. This resulted in not showing the reinforcement immediately.

You could use shortkeys Ctrl + 1 till Ctrl + 4 to affect the representation of parts (to

show the reinforcement).

Semicolons as path separators in folder paths

The following environment variables now support semicolon-separated lists of

folder paths.

• DAK_BMPPATH

• XS_INP

• XS_TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY

• XS_TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY_SYSTEM

Earlier they only supported a single folder path.

Example set

XS_TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY_SYSTEM=%XSDATADIR%\environments\netherlands\t

emplate\

---->

set

XS_TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY_SYSTEM=%XSDATADIR%\environments\netherlands\t

emplate\;L:\ts_21\template

Construsoft Auto Surface Replacer

More often Tekla Structures and TeklaBIMsight are used for discussing offers,

meetings, etc.. In Tekla Structures, a model is created (general) and is used for

estimating costs or to clarify the construction.

Principals often cooperate with architects and they got used to work with real

design drafts including shadowing effects in a surrounding with accompanying

reference objects such as cars, humans and trees.

For our customers, the demand for professional illustrations for sales- and

presentation purposes, more and more increases.

To display models realistic, SketchUp now includes the Construsoft Auto

Surface Replacer to adjust the representation of a SketchUp model (exported

form Tekla Structures) fast and easily so that it is represented realistic in

SketchUp.

See also Click here for a document including detailed information, click here for the

SketchUp installation file.

http://dl.construsoft.net/files/all/SketchUp/Construsoft_Auto_Surface_Replacer.ziphttp://extranet.construsoft.com/files/eng/TUA_Construsoft_Auto_Surface_Replacer_ENU.pdf

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Interoperability

Export to IFC

IFC export There are several improvements in IFC export in Tekla Structures 21.0:

• The performance of the IFC export has improved, and it is now much

faster to export to IFC.

• IFC output files and related log files are now saved by default to the \IFC

subfolder under the model folder.

• The Advanced tab of the Export to IFC dialog box has been organized

to three areas: Object types, Property sets and Other.

• The Use current view colors setting has been added on the Advanced

tab:

If you select Use current view colors, the exported objects have the colors that

you have defined using the color and transparency settings of Object groups

defined in the Object Representation dialog box.

In the Tekla

model

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In TeklaBIMsight

If you do not select Use current view colors, the exported objects use the color

of the classes that are set for the objects in the properties dialog box:

• The View button for viewing the entity type and property set specific

property set file has been moved to the Property sets area on the

Advanced tab.

• You can now to export default property sets (Property sets: Default) or a

minimum amount of property sets (Property sets: Minimum). The Mini-

mum option exports a minimum amount of property sets required by the

buildingSMART IFC standard.

• The Load bearing property has been added on the Parameters tab of

the user-defined attributes dialog box of a part: Set the Load bearing

property to Yes to define the user-defined attribute LOAD_BEARING for

the exported object. Yes is the default value. Set this property to No for

all non-load bearing objects.

• The Accuracy property has been added to the Property Set Defini-

tions dialog box. When you can adjust the accuracy, you are able to

optimize the IFC file size better.

Interoperability 21

• The Positive length and Count options have been added to the Prop-

erty Set Definitions dialog box as measurement types.

• You can now export assemblies and cast units also as IfcRailing,

IfcRamp, IfcRoof and IfcStair, in addition to IfcElementAssembly.

• The IfcPropertySetConfigurations_AISC.xml file now supports the

property sets and the properties defined in the Steel fabrication view

and they are now available in Tekla Structures. Due to the limitations in

Tekla Structures, some properties cannot be provided.

• It is now possible to add property set properties also to IfcDiscreteAc-

cessory type of objects for sub-parts, and IfcOpeningElement type of

objects for bolt holes.

IFC object

converter

A summary of conversion results has been added to the Convert IFC objects

dialog box that shows errors in the conversion:

22 Modeling

Modeling

Modify the shape and the location of objects

Since Tekla Structures 20.0 you can use the command Direct modification to

easily modify model objects by simply dragging handles, without using the object

properties dialog boxes.

When you select an object in a model view, Tekla Structures displays handles and

dimensions that are specific for that model object. You can change the direct

modification dimensions by dragging the dimension arrowheads or by using the

Enter a Numeric Location dialog box.

You can see the result of direct modification immediately so you can model more

efficiently.

You can move handles of a contour plate by dragging the reference point handles:

To switch the command Direct modification on and off, click the icon in the

toolbar Selecting, use the shortkey Ctrl + D or go to Tools > Options > Direct

Modification.

In Tekla Structures 21.0 you can now modify construction points, construction

lines, construction circles and construction planes using direct modification.

By dragging direct modification handles and dimension arrowheads you can

easily:

• Move construction objects

• Change the length and direction of construction lines

• Change the radius of construction circles

• Change the dimensions and rotation of construction planes

Modeling 23

The command Direct modification is switched on in Tekla Structures 21.0 by

default.

When you switch of the command, the setting is stored in the model folder in the

file xs_user.username. If you are logged in as administrator, the name of this file

will be xs_user.administrator.

This file contains several settings. By renaming this file in the model folder to

xs_user.default and copying it to the folder ts, these settings will be taken into

account when creating new models.

Snapping in clip planes

When you use clip planes in model views in Tekla Structures 21.0, you can now

snap to points and lines in the clipped cross sections of model objects. The snap

symbol is bluish gray.

The work plane is set and you can snap now to create a dimension line, for

example:

You can also model objects.

In reference models, you can only snap to the corner points, not along the lines.

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The following example shows how you can easily model objects on sloped parts:

Modeling 25

Displaying gridline labels

You can now use quotation marks (" ") when defining gridline labels. Due to this

you can leave specific labels empty if this is required or you can use a name for a

label that consists of two separate names. See the following examples:

26 Modeling

Splitting polybeams

In Tekla Structures 21.0 you can split polybeams in models. You can split

polybeams in the same way as straight and curved parts by using the Edit > Split

command.

Due to this, the macro CS_Split_Polybeam (Tools > Macros) is not available

anymore.

After splitting, we recommend that you check that the position and orientation

settings of the split polybeams re correct: components related to the split

polybeams are deleted as they also were deleted in macro CS_Split_Polybeam.

Clash check between bolts and bolted parts

You can have Tekla Structures 21.0 search models for clashes that occur between

a bolt and the bolted parts. To do this, modify the clash check settings before you

use the Clash Check Manager to find clashes:

1. Click Tools > Options > Options.

2. In the Options dialog box, go to the Clash check page.

3. In the Clash check between bolt and bolted part list, select Yes.

4. Click OK.

Tekla Structures will check the bolts against the real geometry of the bolted part

profiles including roundings, and using the real bolt dimensions.

Modeling 27

Clarification

Filename: standard.opt.

28 Modeling

To highlight a clash in the model, select a row in the list of clashes. The related

model objects are selected.

You can also use the arrow up and down-buttons on your keyboard to go through

the list of the clashes in the Clash Check Manager to select the related model

objects in Tekla Structures.

To zoom the active view so that the selected objects are shown in the center of the

view, double-click a row:

Inquire information about rebar cross sections

If you now inquire information about reinforcing bars or a reinforcing bar group,

also the information about the cross section of the bars is displayed.

1. Click Tools > Inquire > Object or click the icon.

2. Select the reinforcing bars or reinforcing bar groups.

Modeling 29

You can also use the command Custom Inquiry (Tool > Inquire > Custom Inquiry)

to inquire information about one or more reinforcing bars or reinforcing bar groups

in the dialog box Custom Inquiry.

You can open the dialog box Custom Inquiry and drag it to any random position.

Every time you select reinforcement in the model, the information about the

selected part is displayed.

To display the reinforcement properties, you do the following:

1. Click Tools > Inquire > Custom Inquiry.

Dialog box Custom Inquiry opens.

2. Load the setting Wapening and select one or more reinforcing bars or

reinforcing bar groups.

Tekla Structures displays the information about the reinforcement:

If you select multiple reinforcing bars or reinforcing bar groups, the dialog box

displays the information about the counted square millimeters of the cross sections

(also for different diameters):

30 Modeling

To manage the content of the displayed information, click Manage contents... in

the dialog box.

See also For more information about managing the content of the dialog box, see the Tekla

User Assistance (F1).

Lambert coordinate information in object information

When you inquire object information in the model, the dialog box Inquire Object

now also displays the information about the Lambert coordinates.

You can define the values for the Lambert coordinates referencepoint in the tab

page Lambert coordinates (via File > Project Properties):

Modeling 31

Invisible contact planes for concrete parts

If you now assemble precast concrete parts in Tekla Structures 21.0, the contact

planes of the parts will become invisible:

Improvements in pour breaks

Change the color of invalid pour breaks

Use the advanced option XS_INVALID_POUR_BREAK_COLOR to change the color

of invalid pour breaks in model views.

Enter number as the value using the class numbers in the part properties dialog

box to indicate the color. For example, if you set this advanced option to 6, Tekla

Structures will color all invalid pour breaks yellow.

See also Click here for a list containing all available colors and their corresponding classes.

https://teklastructures.support.tekla.com/210/en/mod_colors

32 Modeling

Change the color of pour breaks

Use the advanced option XS_POUR_BREAK_COLOR (Tools > Options >

Advanced options category Concrete Detailling) to change the color of pour

breaks in model views.

Enter number as the value using the class numbers in the part properties dialog

box to indicate the color. For example, if you set this advanced option to 6, Tekla

Structures will color all pour breaks yellow. The default value is 59. In the exported

IFC models, pour breaks are black.

Change the color of pour objects

Use the advanced option XS_POUR_OBJECT_COLOR to change the default color of

pour objects in model views. Enter number as the value using the class numbers in

the part properties dialog box to indicate the color. For example, if you set this

advanced option to 6, Tekla Structures will color all pour objects yellow. The default

value is 110.

In the exported models, pour objects have the default value (110) and color (pink).

See also Click here for more information about the improvements regarding to pour objects

and pour breaks.

Reference models

Tekla Structures 21.0 offers a completely new approach for handling the reference

model import: the new Reference Models list is located in the new side pane, and

the renewed reference model management is easier and simpler.

Adding a new reference model

You can add a new reference model by clicking the button Add model in the

Reference Models list.

You can load predefined import properties by entering or selecting the name of the

file in the box at the top.

You can browse for the reference model file or drag models from Windows

Explorer. It is possible to drag several models at a time.

https://teklastructures.support.tekla.com/210/en/rel_210_mod_improvements_in_pour_breaks

Modeling 33

You can add a model in a group in the Reference Models list when you import the

model, and also later change the model group by dragging the model to the

desired group, which you can create using the New group button. You can drag

several models at a time.

You can select whether to use Model coordinates or Workplane to place the

model. You can also define the coordinates for the origin in the X, Y, Z boxes or

pick the origin in the model and define the desired scale for the reference model

and rotate the model around model Z axis by entering the desired value in the

Rotation box.

You can save the reference model import properties in a properties file for later

use. Enter a name for the import properties in the box at the top and click Save.

The filename extension of a saved reference model import properties file is

.rmip.json.

You no longer need to subdivide the model when you import it, subdivision is

automatic. The following file formats do not support subdivision: .dgn, .prp,

.skp, .step and .iges.

You can add reference models in the following formats:

• dxf and dwg (AutoCAD)

• dgn and prp (MicroStation)

• 3dd (Cadmatic)

• ifc, ifczip and ifcxmlIFC (IFC files)

• tczip (Tekla Collaboration files)

• igs and iges (IGES files)

• stp and STEP (STEP files)

34 Modeling

• pdf (PDF files)

• skp (SketchUp files, supported format: SketchUp version 8 or older)

Viewing and modifying reference models

You can show the reference models included in a group by clicking the small arrow

icon in front of the group:

You can highlight the reference model in the 3D view by clicking the reference

model in the Reference Models list.

You can view the reference model details by double-clicking on the reference

model:

An eye icon is available for groups, reference models, layer list and individual

layers. Using the eye icon, you can hide groups, models and layers from the 3D

model.

The eye icon changes when a group, reference model or layer is hidden.

You can display the hidden objects (groups, reference models, layers) again by

clicking the eye icon in the list. If a group or the layer list contains both hidden and

visible objects, the eye icon for the group or for the layer list changes.

You can update all reference models by clicking the Refresh button at the top of

the Reference Models list. All models that are not up to date are reloaded.

If a reference model is not found, a warning sign is displayed. When you double-

click a reference model to open its details in the side pane, the Refresh button

becomes available for the individual model.

Modeling 35

You can lock a reference model by clicking the Lock button next to it in the

Reference Models list. When a model is locked, you can only modify its user-

defined attributes, nothing else. For example, you cannot move the model. The

Lock button becomes visible when you move the pointer over a model in the list.

Click the Lock button again to unlock the reference model.

You can delete a reference model by clicking the Delete button next to the Lock

button. The layers and groups can be deleted in the same way.

You can modify the reference model details by changing the data in the Reference

Models side pane sections and clicking the Modify button.

Click the button Reference Models to save the changes and return to the list

Reference Models. The following dialog box appears:

Click Keep changes to save the reference model setting in a propertyfile.

Reference model layers

You can open the list of layers by clicking the small arrow at the end of the Layers

row:

You can hide and show reference model layers using the eye icon on the Layers

row or on the title row of an individual layer.

The user-defined attributes that are specified for reference models in the

objects.inp file (located by default in the folder

..:\TeklaStructures\21.0\Environments\Common\inp) are listed in the User-defined

attributes list. Click the small arrow at the end of the User-defined attributes row

to open the list. Enter or select a value from a list.

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Detecting changes between reference models

You can check the changes between the old and the new reference model in Tekla

Structures by using the Change detection feature.

1. Open a model that contains a newer version of a reference model, and double-

click the reference model in the Reference Models list to open the details.

2. Go to the Change detection section and import a newer version of the same

reference model.

3. Click one or all of the options Changed , Inserted , Unchanged or Deleted and

then click Update view to show the changes in the model.

4. In the example below, one column has been deleted in the newer version of

the model, and it has been marked in red.

Modeling 37

Organizing models with the new Organizer

Tekla Structures includes the Organizer for managing model information and

classifying object properties.

1 = Object Browser

2 = Categories

You can use the Organizer for grouping model objects and classify them for

different purposes to instantly view the object properties from the model. The

Organizer consists of two tools:

Object Browser To instantly inquire and view the information (such as material, profiles, weights or

volumes) of one or more objects, phases, lots. You can determine the needed

information to be displayed. You can also export the inquired information to

Microsoft Excel.

Tekla Structures 21.0 includes the new setting Merkenposlijst:

Categories For classifying and grouping model objects for specific purposes. By using

categories, it is easy to track for example (to) heavy prefab- or steel elements, (to)

long reinforcing bars and trace the status information automatically. The

information in the Organizer is always up-to-date as you can synchronize it with

the model. In Categories you define building locations to automatically arrange

model objects and visualize the locations in the model.

See also Click here for more information about the Organizer.

https://teklastructures.support.tekla.com/nl/210/en/mod_organizer

38 System components

System components

Updating system component settings

Several system components from Construsoft are taken over by Tekla:

Concrete

segment

• Embedded anchors (8)

• Anchor (10)

• Wall wall teeth (12)

• Column - beam (14)

• Export Unitechnik (79)

• Parts at beam (82)

• Electric box in wall (84)

• Braced girder creation (88)

• Braced girder creation (89)

• Concrete console (110)

• Concrete console (111)

• Concrete beam - beam (112)

• Embed (1008)

• Precast found block (1028)

• Concrete foundation (1030)

Steel segment • Offshore (9)

• Column - 2 beam (14)

• Rectangle to circle (17)

• Triangles generation (19)

• Unfold surface (21)

• Generation of purlins (50)

• Squeezed tube bolted (102)

• Squeezed tube (103)

Due to this, the file extensions are changed so that all by Construsoft supplied

default settings now include the correct file extensions in Tekla Structures 21.0:

When you copy your personal settings from the mentioned system components

above, from an earlier Tekla Structures-version to Tekla Structures 21.0, you will

have to update these settings.

To update (rename) these file extensions fast and faultless to the new valid file

extensions, you can use the batch file

RenameConstrusoft2TeklaComponentAttributeSettings.bat.

System components 39

This file is located in the folder

..:\TeklaStructures\21.0\Environments\netherlands\system

Copy this batch file to the folder in which your personal settings are stored (the

folder ts, local on a workstation or somewhere on a server) and double-click on

the file: the file extensions are now renamed.

Next start Tekla Structures 21.0 and you will have the correct settings for the

mentioned system components.

Finish added

The following system components now include the option Finish:

• Bolted gusset (11)

• Joining plates (14)

• Stiffened end plate (27)

• Haunch (40)

• Cranked beam (41)

• Area filled with slabs (61)

• Area filled with slabs (62)

• Partial stiff end plate (65)

• Clip angle (141)

• Two sided end plate (142)

• Two sided clip angles (143)

• End plate detail (1002)

• Multiple stiffeners (1064)


Tensioner (7)

System component Tensioner (7) now includes the new tab page UDA to define

the user-defined attributes (additional information about the parts) for the plate and

the fork:

For the fork, there is also template gaffel_merk.tpl available in which the

mentioned user-defined attributes of the fork are displayed in the drawing. This

template only appears in drawings in which the name GAFFEL has been used for

the part.

The template is listed in the table layout gaffel as a part of the new single part

drawing setting willems_anker_gaffel.


The single part drawing of the fork looks as follows:

The fork is not dimensioned in the drawing because it concerns a purchase article!


The single part drawing setting willems_anker_gaffel makes the name of the fork

looks as follows:

This makes it easy to filter the forks in the drawing list.

Halfen System component Tensioner (7) now also includes a new list box with Halfen

plates. These plates are part of the DETAN Rod System from Halfen:


See also Click here for more information about the DETAN Rod System from Halfen.

Windbrace gusset plate (16)

Tekla Structures 21.0 now includes the new system component Windbrace

gusset plate (16) to model gusset plates including a specific slotted hole.

http://www.halfen.com/uk/780/products/tension-rod-system/detan-rod-system/introduction/


Stiffened end plate (27) and Partial stiff end plate (65)

System component Stiffened end plate (27) and Partial stiff end plate (65) now

include several new options to define the width of the stiffeners by setting offsets:

These system components also include the field Class.

Stub (28) and Seating (30)

In system component Stub (28) and Seating (30), the stiffeners are now

positioned correct and the system components are now affected by the advanced

option XS_STANDARD_STIFFENER_WIDTH_TOLERANCE.

This option defines the tolerance between the actual width and the default width of

the stiffeners, created by the system components.

The advanced option is set to 10 by default. This results in a width of 40, 50, 60,

etc. for the stiffeners so that automatically more identical stiffeners are generated

in the model.


Wood wall (57)

System component Wood wall (57) now includes several new options.

In tab Picture you can define more layers (3 on each side of the frame):

You can use the listboxes to define the parts you want to create.

Previously, a truss (column) was created at the end of the frame. This is now fixed

and a triangular frame is created:


Numbering UDA (73)

System component Numbering UDA (73) by which you can set the numbering of

parts has been deleted from Tekla Structures.

If this component was used, curved beams became straight and if there was

defined a finish in the profile properties, the information was deleted.

You can now use the tool CS_Write_Numbering_Results_Into_UDA (Tools >

Macros) for this.

This tool includes the same options as in system component Numbering UDA

(73) and includes a number of default settings:

See also Click the Help button in the dialog box of the tool for more detailed information

about how to use this tool and its possibilities.

Area filled with slab (61) and Area filled with slab (62)

System component Area filled with slab (61) and Area filled with slab (62) now

includes an option to create a specific recess.

For this, you can use the field Cutout Z gap in tab Plate geometry:


Both system components now also include the option Finish on tab 1st Layer:

Footplate (1029)

The layout in tab Bolts for system component Footplate (1029) has been

corrected:


Using Custom

parts

In tab page Anchor bolts you have a new option to use a Custom part, if required

with bolts or anchors.

When you select the new options Custom part, Bolts and custom part or

Anchors with custom comp. part, the fields for Partname component will

become visible automatically. Here you can define the custom components name

and the desired setting. You can also define the position:


Concrete foundation (1030)

System component Concrete foundation (1030) now includes a new listbox in

which you can define the dimensions for the bended bars:

Multiple stiffeners (1064)

System component Multiple stiffeners (1064) now only includes the settings

standard and multiple. In earlier Tekla Structures versions the component

included a huge number of settings.

These settings are not required anymore, system component Multiple stiffeners

(1064) is now affected by the advanced option

XS_STANDARD_STIFFENER_WIDTH_TOLERANCE. The advanced option is set to

10 by default. This means that the width of the created stiffeners is 40,50, 60, etc.

This means that there is no need for the old settings anymore.

Use the advanced option XS_STANDARD_STIFFENER_WIDTH_TOLERANCE to

define the tolerance between the actual and standard widths of stiffener plates by

Haunch (40), Stiffeners (1003) and Multiple stiffeners (1064).

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Custom components

Adding and moving custom parts in models

In Tekla Structures 21.0, you can use the command Direct modification to add

custom parts from the Component Catalog to the model, and to move and rotate

the existing custom parts in the model.

You must switch the command Direct modification on.

The custom parts that you add can have one or two input points. The custom parts

may be created in Tekla Structures, or imported or downloaded, for example, from

Tekla Warehouse.

In direct modification of custom parts, you can easily drag coordinate axes,

rotation handles, and location dimensions to new locations, and in that way modify

and fine-tune the location and rotation of custom parts.

Positioning a

lifting anchor

Rotating a gain

Custom components 51

zinkgaten profielen (tabel)

Besides custom component zinkgaten profielen you can also use custom

component zinkgaten profielen (tabel):

Custom component zinkgaten profielen (tabel) makes use of a table (the file

sinkholes.dat). The file is located in the folder:

..:\TeklaStructures\21.0\Environments\netherlands\profil

The table includes profiles (HEA-, HEB- and HEM) and the corresponding sinkhole

diameter and centre to centre distance.

The holes (and the corresponding diameter and and centre to centre distance) are

created on base of the selected profile.

If desired, you can extend or modify the content of the table.

Ø 14

HEA140

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Willems Ankers Cross coupler added

Tekla Structures 21.0 now includes custom component WA KRUISMOER to model

cross couplers in Tekla Structures. The component creates a cross coupler

between the tension rods:

Custom component WA KRUISMOER is available when creating a new model

based on model template Willems Anker:

Because of this, your new model will include some specific setting files and a list to

order the Tensioner parts. These files are not includes in the default installation!

The Component Catalog includes the group Willems Anker. Inhere you can find

custom component KRUISMOER and some more Willems Anker related

components:

Custom components 53

Custom component WA KRUISMOER makes use of a table on the background to

generate the correct cross coupler corresponding to the diameter of the used

tension rods.

The list Willems Anker is created for generating the list from the Tekla Structures

model to directly send it to Willems Anker as an offer/request or orderlist.

This list is modified to include cross couplers:

See also For more information about system component Tensioner (7), see the Help in the

component.

If you don’t make use of model template Willems Anker but you still

want to use custom component WA KRUISMOER, you can copy the

file WA KRUISMOER.uel, located in the folder:

..:\Environments\netherlands\model_templates\Willems Anker

to the model folder of the concerned model, or to the folder

..:\Environments\netherlands\components_sketches\

to use the custom component in new models. Next you can import

custom component WA KRUISMOER in the Component catalog.

You can of course copy the other desired files, such as the orderlist,

from the model template Willems Anker.

54 Plugins

Plugins

Help improvements

A large number of plugins, macros and tools now include an extended Help-file in

which you can find detailed information about the usage and the possibilities:

Plugins 55

Bearingblocks on slabs (m058)

Tekla Structures 21.0 includes a new plugin Bearingblocks on slabs (m058) to

model bearingblocks under hollow core slabs:

56 Macros

Macros

New tool CS_Parts_From_Excel

Tekla Structures 21.0 now includes the new tool CS_Parts_From_Excel to import

profiles from an Excel-file which is generated in software for analysis.

You can write the start and endpoints for profiles in the Excel-file and next import

the profiles in Tekla Structures by using this macro.

The most common analysis software programs, such as Rstab from Dlubal, are

able to generate such Excel-files including these profile points (and sections).

CS Flip

Tekla Structures includes the tool CS_Flip to modify the position, the direction and/

or the orientation for parts.

The tool has been improved in Tekla Structures 21.0 and you can now use the tool

for items as well.

Macros 57

Items You can use items in Tekla Structures to model objects that would be difficult to

model using basic Tekla Structures parts and commands, such as complex 3D

objects, for example anchors, clips or roofing tiles:

Items are similar to other parts in Tekla Structures, such as beams and columns.

The main difference between items and other types of parts is that a 3D shape

defines the geometry of an item, whereas a part has a 2D profile that is extruded to

create the length of the part.

Deleted macros

The macros CS_Assembly_sequencer and CS_Autosequencer, for assigning

control numbers, are deleted from Tekla Structures.

You can use macro CS_Sequence Tool for this, this macro includes many more

options.

See also Click on the button Help in the dialog box in the macro.

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Checking settings

The tools CS_Write_Numbering_Results_Into_UDA, CS_Phase_Copy_Tool

and CS_Fill_UDA_From_Excel are rewritten to make the corresponding Help-

files working.

Because of this, all settings had to be saved again:

Update your personal settings!

Filename tool CS_Write_Numbering_Results_Into_UDA:

*.CS_Write_Numbering_Results_Into_UDA_ML006.MainForm.xml

Filename tool CS_Phase_Copy_Tool:

*.PhaseCopyTool.Form1.xml

Filename tool CS_Fill_UDA_From_Excel:

*.CS_Fill_UDA_From_Excel.MainDialog.xml

Drawings 59

Drawings

Defining drawing-view properties

In Tekla Structures 21.0 you can define settings for objects in drawing views. It

concerns the way how objects in different drawing views are displayed or

dimensioned.

This functionality is switched on for all roles except for the role Steel Detailer. For

this role the functionality is switched off by default.

The functionality applies to single-part, assembly- and cast unit drawings, not to

GA drawings.

Example A wall has been modelled and a cast unit drawing has been created with the

default setting wall, the drawing looks like this:

By defining settings for objects in different drawing views, the drawing can look like

this:

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By defining settings for objects in different drawing views, you are very flexible: you

can define where you want to dimension what, so where the dimension lines are

positioned, in which order they are created/positioned and which settings you want

to use for each dimension line. The same counts for the representation of parts.

Due to this, the single-part, assembly- and cast unit drawings properties dialog

boxes have been improved and renewed to easily find and modify settings:

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Steel Detailer When you make use of the role Steel Detailer and you want to use this

functionality in Tekla Structures 21.0, delete the text rem in the following two

indicated lines in the file role_Steel_Detailer.ini in the folder

..:\TeklaStructures\21.0\Environments\netherlands:

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Improvements in the Drawing List

The Drawing List now includes the column Locked by. This option is available in

the single- and multi-user modus and in Tekla Model Sharing.

The column shows who has locked the drawing(s). If the user is logged in with his

Tekla account, this name will be showed. If not, the username by wich is logged in

on the computer, is showed.

Use the buttons Lock - On and Lock - Off to lock and unlock drawings:

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Information from the Drawing List in reports

Yu can now use the following new attributes to display information from the

Drawing List in reports:

• CHANGES

• LOCKED_BY

• IS_LOCKED

• IS_FROZEN

• IS_ISSUED

The attributes CHANGES and LOCKED_BY are textfields.

The attributes IS_LOCKED, IS_FROZEN and IS_ISSUED show the value 0 if

nothing is entered and the value 1 if some has entered.

In the Drawing

List

In a list

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Improved drawing settings for roof elements

Tekla Structures 21.0 now includes improved drawing settings for roof elements

and a corresponding wizard:

Also a number of extra assembly drawing settings available to generate the roof

element drawings per zone, including corresponding the dimensioning settings:

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Define units in labels

In Tekla Structures 21.0 the file MarkDimensionFormat.dim has been modified to

represent the units in millimeters by default instead of meters.

Example The toplevel of the assembly (value field ASSEMBLY_TOP_LEVEL) is added to the

mark as user-defined attribute:

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Hide lines behind the bolt nut

You can use the advanced option XS_HIDDEN_USE_BOLT_PLANES (Tools >

Options > Advanced Options > Drawing Properties) to hide or show lines

behind the bolt nut in drawings.

The advanced option is set to TRUE by default so that the lines are hidden.

Set the advanced option to FALSE to show the lines (with Exact part

representation).

Marking reinforcement bar groups

You can use macro CS Rebar Group Dimension (m042) for marking and

dimensioning (multiple) rebar groups:

The macro includes a new option to consider rebar groups with irregular centre to

centre distances not as groups:

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To use the macro, you first must add the macro to a new or existing toolbar in the

Model Editor in Tekla Structures via Tools > Customize:

In the Model

Editor

In the Drawing

Editor

Next, open a cast unit- or GA drawing and select the rebar group(s) to be marked.

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Files in Tekla Structures 21.0

Updating settings

As you know, you can "cut and paste" all personal settings (saved by default in the

model folder) from the model folder to the folder ts.

Because of this, your personal settings are only located in the folder ts and they

are available in all models after restarting Tekla Structures. This goes for all files

except the file dim_planes_table.txt.

During the installation of a new Tekla Structures-version, all folders except the

folder ts are updated by Construsoft. Construsoft always includes the most actual

files in these folders per version.

Our advice is not to modify these by Construsoft updated folders (such as the

folders profil and system) but only in the folder ts.

You can check the date of the files to find out if these files were supplied by

Construsoft or if the files were creates or modified by yourself. Construsoft always

uses a specific date and time for the supplied files!

So files which have been supplied by Construsoft in previous versions and who

were copied to the folder ts can be deleted.

You must check and update the files in the folder ts by yourself for the new

version, because settings can differ per version, e.g. when new fields or User

Defined Attributes are added!

Version Date Version Date

8.1 3-2-2003 14.0 25-4-2008

8.3 6-8-2003 14.1 14-10-2008

9.1 30-12-2003 15.0 2-3-2009

10.0 30-3-2004 16.0 23-3-2010

10.1 31-8-2004 16.1 6-1-2010

10.2 3-11-2004 17.0 10-2-2011

11.0 26-5-2005 18.0 6-3-2012

11.1 26-9-2005 18.1 10-9-2012

11.2 20-12-2005 19.0 12-3-2013

11.3 12-5-2006 19.1 10-9-2013

12.0 31-8-2006 20.0 7-3-2014

12.1 19-2-2007 20.1 10-9-2014

13.0 10-4-2007 21.0 10-3-2015

13.1 3-12-2007

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Notities

70 Notities

Release Info Tekla Structures 21.0Tekla Online ServicesTekla User AssistanceTekla Warehouse

GeneralNew noteboxCompatibilityCompatibility of Tekla StructuresTekla Structures 32-bit versionCopying personal settings to a new Tekla Structures versionLicense Construsoft-developmentsSpeed improvements in Tekla Structures 21.0.Tekla multi-user server versus Windows Server 2003Model templates version updatesConstrusoft ExtranetHexagonal profiles addedBolt standards addedTeklaTimerTekla Model SharingImprovements as a result of the User Feedback ProgramSemicolons as path separators in folder pathsConstrusoft Auto Surface Replacer

InteroperabilityExport to IFC

ModelingModify the shape and the location of objectsSnapping in clip planesDisplaying gridline labelsSplitting polybeamsClash check between bolts and bolted partsInquire information about rebar cross sectionsLambert coordinate information in object informationInvisible contact planes for concrete partsImprovements in pour breaksReference models

System componentsUpdating system component settingsFinish addedTensioner (7)Windbrace gusset plate (16)Stiffened end plate (27) and Partial stiff end plate (65)Stub (28) and Seating (30)Wood wall (57)Numbering UDA (73)Area filled with slab (61) and Area filled with slab (62)Footplate (1029)Concrete foundation (1030)Multiple stiffeners (1064)

Custom componentsAdding and moving custom parts in modelszinkgaten profielen (tabel)Willems Ankers Cross coupler added

PluginsHelp improvementsBearingblocks on slabs (m058)

MacrosNew tool CS_Parts_From_ExcelCS FlipDeleted macrosChecking settings

DrawingsDefining drawing-view propertiesImprovements in the Drawing ListInformation from the Drawing List in reportsImproved drawing settings for roof elementsDefine units in labelsHide lines behind the bolt nutMarking reinforcement bar groups

Files in Tekla Structures 21.0Updating settings

Notities

Documents

Release Info Tekla Structures 21 - dl.construsoft.netdl.construsoft.net/files/en/ReleaseInfo21.0_enu.pdfConstrusoft Netherlands with lots of useful custom components and profiles