Tekla Structures 2017i. Release notes. September Trimble Solutions Corporation

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1 Tekla Structures 2017i Release notes September Trimble Solutions Corporation

2 Contents 1 Tekla Structures 2017i release notes Spiral beams... 6 Spiral beams in the model...6 Spiral beams in drawings Modeling improvements Easier way to create views Direct modification improvements...12 New display settings for cast-in-place concrete parts...13 Improvements in pour management...14 Improvements in numbering Indicating the drawing main view face of non-concrete parts in the model...16 Increased polygon point limit Reinforcement improvements Rebar sets in curved structures Secondary guidelines of rebar sets improved...17 Rebar shape placing tool Improvements in Rebar shape catalog Direct table layout editing - Quick and easy way to edit table layouts...19 Direct layout editing vs layout editing through the old Layout dialog box...22 Disable template and table layout editing New tools for rebar dimensioning, marking and pull-out pictures Other drawing improvements Speed improvements Symbol with partial profile: Symbol length and location now adjustable Adjustable mark and text background...34 Mark rotation Level marks in GA drawings Placing improvements...36 Show/hide dimensions in graphical objects in drawings...37 Scale option in Text file properties Dashed hardware line scaling Create snapshots at drawing creation New warning message at section view creation New commands available in Project Viewer configuration Printing improvements Template Editor improvements New DWG/DXF drawing export Base point improvements New Excel export for reference model version changes IFC4 export and other IFC improvements IFC4 - New version of IFC standard...54 Improvements in IFC object conversion

3 1.12 Trimble Connector and other interoperability improvements...58 Trimble Connector improvements...59 Unitechnik (79) improvements...62 BVBS improvements...62 NC/DSTV improvements Tekla Model Sharing improvements Removing versions from shared models and reverting to previous model version Improvements in Tekla Model Sharing performance and speed Component improvements Spiral beams in custom components...65 Change the language of the dialog editor Concrete components...68 Other improvements New UDA types supported in the contextual toolbar Changes in advanced options New advanced options...69 Changed advanced options...72 Deleted advanced options New template attributes...73 New attributes for parts New documentation sections and other documentation improvements New and removed sections/pdf guides New workflow examples for Organizer...74 Instructions added for toggle groups Disclaimer

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5 1 Tekla Structures 2017i release notes Welcome to the Tekla Structures 2017i release notes! Check the links below for information on the many new features and improvements in this version: Spiral beams (page 6) Modeling improvements (page 11) Reinforcement improvements (page 16) New tools for rebar dimensioning, marking and pull-out pictures (page 24) Other drawing improvements (page 33) Template Editor improvements (page 39) New DWG/DXF drawing export (page 44) Base point improvements (page 48) New Excel export for reference model version changes (page 51) IFC4 export and other IFC improvements (page 54) Trimble Connector and other interoperability improvements (page 58) Tekla Model Sharing improvements (page 63) Component improvements (page 65) New UDA types supported in the contextual toolbar (page 69) Changes in advanced options (page 69) New template attributes (page 73) New documentation sections and other documentation improvements (page 73) Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 5

6 Tekla Structures 2017i fix list Also note this major new feature that was added between main releases in Tekla Structures 2017 SP 3: Direct table layout editing - Quick and easy way to edit table layouts (page 19). Compatibility We suggest that you complete any unfinished models using your current version of Tekla Structures. This version is not backwards compatible. When you create or save a model in Tekla Structures 2017i, you cannot open it in older versions due to database differences. Tekla Structures 2017i can only be installed on 64-bit Windows operating systems. See the hardware recommendations for more information. Tekla Structures 2017i requires Tekla Structures License Server To check which license server version to use with your current Tekla Structures version, see Which license server version to use. Administrator's release notes Advanced users should read the Tekla Structures administrator's release notes for information on how to apply the additional customizations available in this release. Localization release notes Environment-specific changes are explained in the Localization release notes. Tekla Open API release notes The Tekla Open API release notes are included in the Tekla Open API Startup Package, which you can download from Tekla Warehouse. 1.1 Spiral beams Tekla Structures 2017i introduces a new part type, spiral beam. Spiral beams in the model You can now create spiral beams using Tekla Structures. Spiral beams can be used to model spiral staircases, parking ramps, and complex architectural shapes, for example. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 6 Spiral beams

7 The new Spiral beam command is available both for steel and concrete: Follow the instructions on the status bar to create a spiral beam. You can modify the rotation angle, total rise, and twist angle in the side pane or on the contextual toolbar. 1. Rotation angle 2. Total rise 3. Twist angle at start 4. Twist angle at end For more information, see Create a steel spiral beam and Create a concrete spiral beam. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 7 Spiral beams

8 Spiral beams in drawings Spiral beams can be shown in drawings either folded or unfolded. In unfolded views, spiral beam is unfolded straight. In the example below, the Unfolded option is set to Yes and in view properties. Note that the part is cut in the view. In the following example, the Unfolded option is set to No: New dimensioning type and rotation angle in marks In view level dimensioning, a new Dimensioning type Spiral beam dimensions is now available. Using the new spiral beam rule editor, you can add straight dimensions, angle dimensions and radius dimensions to spiral beams. To apply the new dimensioning type, you need to select predefined dimension properties in the Dimensioning rule properties dialog box. If none of the available properties suit your needs, open a drawing, click Drawing --> Properties --> Dimension, and edit and save the needed dimension properties so that they are available for selecting in the spiral beam Dimensioning rule properties dialog box for the three Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 8 Spiral beams

9 dimension types. For more information about adding dimensions to spiral beams, see Dimension spiral beams. You can now add the rotation angle of the spiral beam in the spiral beam part mark. The rotation angle is defined in the spiral beam properties in the model. The example below shows a straight dimension and a part mark that contains the rotation angle information: Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 9 Spiral beams

10 The following example shows a radius dimension of a spiral beam: Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 10 Spiral beams

11 1.2 Modeling improvements Tekla Structures 2017i comes with many important improvements in view creation, direct modification, numbering, and pour management. Easier way to create views You can now create model views more easily on the work plane or on existing part planes. Use the new Create view on plane command and select the desired plane. Tekla Structures creates the view accordingly. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 11 Modeling improvements

12 Direct modification improvements The standard object dimensions and dimension lines are now hidden when direct modification is on, regardless of the XS_DISPLAY_DIMENSIONS_ WHEN_SELECTING_OBJECTS advanced option. Only the direct modification dimensions are shown. This makes it easier to know which dimensions can be edited. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 12 Modeling improvements

13 You can now modify the dimensions of model objects even more quickly. Click a dimension, type a new value, and then press Enter. The dimension changes immediately. The yellow arrow defines the direction in which the object is extended or shortened. You can change the direction by clicking the arrows. New display settings for cast-in-place concrete parts When the pour management functionality is enabled, you can view cast-inplace concrete structures in model views either as parts or as pour objects. In addition to selecting between parts and pour objects, you can now define how the cast-in-place concrete parts appear in model views. The Display dialog box now has a new setting Cast in place parts with two options: Merged Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 13 Modeling improvements

14 Tekla Structures shows concrete parts as merged in the model if their cast unit type is cast in place, if they have the same material grade and pour phase number, and if they touch or overlap one another. When these criteria are met, Tekla Structures removes the outlines of the individual parts within each continuous concrete structure. Separated Tekla Structures shows concrete parts as individual parts and separated by their outlines. For more information, see View cast-in-place concrete structures. Improvements in pour management Pour unit calculation is now faster. When you click Calculate pour units on the Concrete tab, Tekla Structures now attaches objects to pour objects and creates pour units incrementally, which means that only the new and changed objects are re-calculated. Pour management has been improved in shared models and in multi-user models. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 14 Modeling improvements

15 You can now add pour breaks to phases, and then use the phases and the Copy special --> From another model command to copy pour breaks between models. When you do this, the copied pour breaks adapt to the target model, so remember to check the resulting pour geometry and pour breaks against the original model. When you create new pour breaks, they are not added to the current phase, by default. Improvements in numbering In the Numbering Setup dialog box, you can now select whether the assembly name affects the numbering. If you select the Assembly name check box, Tekla Structures compares the assembly names when numbering objects, and gives otherwise identical assemblies different numbers if they have different names. For more information, see Define what affects numbering and Adjust the numbering settings. You can now have the user-defined attribute Fixed drawing main view affect the numbering of non-concrete parts. This user-defined attribute defines which part face is shown in the main (front) view in drawings that have Coordinate system set to Fixed. If parts have different options selected for Fixed drawing main view, they can now get different assembly position numbers and different drawings. Use the advanced option XS_SET_FIXEDMAINVIEW_UDA_TO_AFFECT_ NUMBERING to define which material types have this feature. The allowed options are STEEL, TIMBER, and MISC. You can also combine the options by using a comma (,) as a separator. See also Changes in advanced options (page 69). Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 15 Modeling improvements

16 The position numbers are now kept better when there are conflicts in numbering. Indicating the drawing main view face of non-concrete parts in the model With the advanced option XS_SET_FIXEDMAINVIEW_UDA_TO_AFFECT_ NUMBERING set, you can now use the commands Set top-in-form face and Show top-in-form face also for non-concrete parts that have an option selected for the Fixed drawing main view user-defined attribute. The commands Set top-in-form face and Show top-in-form face are available on the Concrete tab under Cast unit. Note that you need to use the Parts rendered (Ctrl+4) rendering option when you use these commands. For more information, see Casting direction and Select the steel or timber part face that is shown... Increased polygon point limit You can now create plates, slabs, polybeams, and strip footings that contain more than 100 polygon points. The new maximum number of polygon points is 1000 for parts and bolt groups, and 999 for profile cross sections. 1.3 Reinforcement improvements Tekla Structures 2017i comes with many improvements in reinforcement. Rebar sets in curved structures Rebar sets can now have three guidelines. This makes it easier to create rebar sets for curved concrete structures. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 16 Reinforcement improvements

17 In curved beams, polybeams, strip footings, and wall panels, Tekla Structures automatically creates three guidelines for longitudinal rebar sets. For crossing rebar sets, Tekla Structures creates a polyline guideline with three points, and the midpoint has the Arc point chamfer. For more information, see Examples: Rebar sets in curved structures. Secondary guidelines of rebar sets improved To easily create secondary guidelines for a selected rebar set, you can now use the new button on the contextual toolbar: To define if a secondary guideline inherits its spacing properties from the primary guideline, select the secondary guideline and use the button on the contextual toolbar. Alternatively, you can set Inherit from primary to Yes or No in the secondary guideline properties in the property pane. By default, the secondary guidelines inherit the spacing properties from the primary guideline. Rebar shape placing tool Tekla Structures 2017i introduces a new tool for creating rebar sets. Rebar shape placing tool for rebar sets is similar to Reinforcing Bar Shape Catalog for reinforcing bar groups, with new useful functionality and improved usability. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 17 Reinforcement improvements

18 Rebar shape placing tool is available on the Concrete tab, under Rebar set. With Rebar shape placing tool you can reinforce both parts and pour objects using predefined bar shapes. The rebar sets you create may extend across single or multiple objects. You can easily select cross sections or object faces that you want to reinforce, and then, using a preview and direct modification, place rebar sets in the model. For more information, see Create a rebar set using Rebar shape placing tool. Improvements in Rebar shape catalog In Tekla Structures 2017i, the bar shape preview in the Reinforcing Bar Shape Catalog dialog box has been updated. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 18 Reinforcement improvements

19 For example: For more information, see Create a reinforcing bar group using Rebar shape catalog. 1.4 Direct table layout editing - Quick and easy way to edit table layouts Layout editor is a completely new way to edit your table layouts, where the table layout of a drawing can be edited directly on a drawing. In the layout editor mode, you can select which tables you want to include in the table layout and where to place the tables. You can also adjust the table scale, rotation and overlapping with views. Layout editor was added between main releases in Tekla Structures 2017 SP3 with the same features as described here. When the layout editor mode is active, you can see the drawing, but only edit the table layout. You cannot edit the drawing content, views or properties, and most of the commands on the ribbon are not available. Drawing content needs to be visible so that you can see how the layout items relate to other drawing content, at least in the current drawing. When you save a layout with a new name, no new files for the table layout are created. The layout is a part of the drawing layout file. If you need to edit the individual tables in your table layout, you can open and edit the tables in Template Editor. You can apply the modified table layout to one particular drawing or to multiple drawings at once. To open the Layout editor, on the drawing mode File menu, click Editors --> Layout editor. You can also open the Layout editor in any of the following ways: Select and right-click an existing table in a drawing and select Open Layout editor. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 19 Direct table layout editing - Quick and easy way to edit table layouts

20 Double-click an existing table and select Edit drawing layout. To edit a table, select Edit template in Template Editor. Note that this functionality might be disabled by your company settings. In the layout editor mode, the Layout editor pane is shown on the right. The Layout editor button on the right indicates that the Layout editor is active. In Layout editor, you can: Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 20 Direct table layout editing - Quick and easy way to edit table layouts

21 Show the table names on the tables: Show hidden tables: Search for available tables. Add new graphical Template Editor templates, key plans, and DWG/DXF files. Refresh the tables (templates) in a drawing in layout editor mode and in drawing mode. Adjust the table properties Scale, Rotation and Overlap with views (which was called Transparency in the old Tables dialog box). Select a table in the table layout by selecting a table in the Current tables list. When you select a table in the table layout, the table gets selected in the Current tables list. Move, re-anchor and rotate tables, and delete unnecessary tables. Anchor tables to a needed location and offset them from the anchoring point by moving them. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 21 Direct table layout editing - Quick and easy way to edit table layouts

22 Save your changes by overwriting the current table layout, or by creating a new table layout with a new name. When you save a new table layout it is saved inside the drawing layout, no new files are created. For more information about the Layout editor, see Edit the layout directly on a drawing. Direct layout editing vs layout editing through the old Layout dialog box The Layout editor is mainly meant for customizing existing table layouts directly, quickly and easily. The old drawing Layout dialog box and layout editing functionality is still available, and more advanced layout editing still needs to be done through the Layout dialog box. Note that: Fixed sizes and calculated sizes mapping is available through the old Layout dialog box only. View placement set-up: Margins and spaces can be set through the old Layout dialog box only. In Layout editor, you can only create new table layouts by modifying existing table layouts and saving them with a new name. You cannot create a drawing layout from scratch in Layout editor, you always need to have an existing layout to start with. However, you can edit a drawing layout that only has a name and no table layouts defined. You can create new layouts from scratch through the old Layout dialog box only. The image below compares the old table layout editing with the new Layout editor, and shows where you can find the old features in the new editor: Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 22 Direct table layout editing - Quick and easy way to edit table layouts

23 For more information about the old way of working with table layouts, see Create a new drawing layout, add table layouts and tables. Disable template and table layout editing By default, you are allowed to edit drawing templates and table layouts. It is possible to prevent the template and table layout editing by setting the advanced option XS_DISABLE_TEMPLATE_DOUBLE_CLICK to TRUE in thedrawing Properties category in the Advanced Options dialog box. When you do this: You cannot start editing templates or table layouts by double-clicking a template in a drawing. Instead, the Drawing properties dialog box will be displayed. You cannot start editing templates or table layout by right-clicking a template in a drawing and selecting the corresponding commands. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 23 Direct table layout editing - Quick and easy way to edit table layouts

24 1.5 New tools for rebar dimensioning, marking and pullout pictures With the new Rebar group dimensioning, Rebar group marking, Draw rebar pull-outs and Rebar pull-out picture and marking applications you can efficiently create quality reinforcement drawings according to the market requirements. These applications are located in the Applications section in the Applications & components catalog. Dimension rebars with Rebar group dimensioning application The Rebar group dimensioning application offers different styles for presenting rebar group dimension lines and dimension marks flexibly. For example, you can mark and dimension multiple stirrups at one go. On the Parameters tab, define the appearance and contents of the dimensions. You can also define the content of the stirrup dimension marks: Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 24 New tools for rebar dimensioning, marking and pull-out pictures

25 On the Extra marks tab, create an extra mark in front of or behind the dimension line: Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 25 New tools for rebar dimensioning, marking and pull-out pictures

26 On the Advanced settings tab, define the offsets, spaces and cc distances for the stirrup dimension marks: Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 26 New tools for rebar dimensioning, marking and pull-out pictures

27 On the Rebar lines tab, define the generation settings and the appearance of the leader lines belonging to the stirrup dimensions: For detailed instructions and examples, see Dimension rebars with Rebar group dimensioning application. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 27 New tools for rebar dimensioning, marking and pull-out pictures

28 Add reinforcement marks with Rebar group marking application The Rebar group marking application offers different styles to create marks to rebar groups and distribution areas flexibly. On the Geometry tab, define the shape and position of the rebar mark, and mark line and leader line settings: Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 28 New tools for rebar dimensioning, marking and pull-out pictures

29 On the Mark 1, Mark 2, and Mark 3 tabs, define the content for the rebar mark, such as the diameter, and the cc distances. You can have three separate marks with the desired content within one rebar mark: Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 29 New tools for rebar dimensioning, marking and pull-out pictures

30 On the Lines and symbols tab, define the generation settings and the layout of the lines and symbols of the rebar mark: For detailed instructions and examples, see Add reinforcement marks with Rebar group marking application. Draw rebar pull-outs with Draw rebar pull-outs application The Draw rebar pull-outs application creates exploded drawings of reinforcement by using the settings defined in the Rebar pull-out picture and marking application or in associative notes. The application can be used for creating pull-out pictures automatically for multiple rebars at one go. To Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 30 New tools for rebar dimensioning, marking and pull-out pictures

31 optimize flexible working with different types of drawings, use Draw rebar pull-outs together with Rebar pull-out picture and marking. This application creates rebar pull-out pictures based on the objects that you select. You can select: Reinforcement: Bending shapes are only created for the selected rebars. Parts: Bending shapes are created for rebars in the selected concrete part. Views: Bending shapes are created for rebars in the selected drawing view. A drawing from the Drawing List: Bending shapes are created for rebars in the selected drawings. For detailed instructions and examples, see Draw rebar pull-out pictures with Draw rebar pull-outs application. Draw rebar pull-out pictures with Rebar pull-out picture and marking application With the Rebar pull-out picture and marking application you can visualize rebars by using bending shapes. Bending shapes can be positioned both Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 31 New tools for rebar dimensioning, marking and pull-out pictures

32 inside and outside the concrete shape. You can also add marks to bending shapes containing information about the rebar. On the Rebar tab, define the representation and the location of the bending shape, and the hook directions: Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 32 New tools for rebar dimensioning, marking and pull-out pictures

33 On the Marks tab, define the content, appearance and the position of the marks associated with the bending shape: For detailed instructions and examples, see Draw rebar pull-out pictures with Rebar pull-out picture and marking application. 1.6 Other drawing improvements Tekla Structures 2017i comes with many important improvements in many features such as drawing speed, partial profile representation, adjustable mark and text background, mark rotation, GA plan view level marks, automatic snapshots, section view creation, spiral beam dimensioning and marks, and printing. Speed improvements Some drawing templates were very slow to open. Earlier, the cancelling message box at drawing opening just showed that objects were rendered. Now the message box also shows when tables are being updated, and you can cancel the opening faster. GA drawing cloning is now faster. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 33 Other drawing improvements

34 Cast unit drawings of big cast units that contain many small section and/or detail views are now faster to open. Symbol with partial profile: Symbol length and location now adjustable You can now adjust the length and location of the part symbol when you use the part representation option Symbol with partial profile in drawing part properties on drawing, view and object level: Adjust the length in the Length box. The default value is 1000 mm. Adjust the location in the Offset from middle point box. The default value is 0 mm. Example of using the default settings: Example after adjusting the length and the offset: Adjustable mark and text background You can now select whether to use opaque or transparent background in dimension marks associative notes drawing texts marks (for parts, bolts, neighbor parts, levels, connections, reinforcement, neighbor reinforcement, surface treatment, pour objects) The new setting Background mask is located in the properties dialog box of texts, marks and notes. The option Opaque hides the area of the drawing that is covered by the mark or text, whereas the option Transparent shows the drawing content in the mark or text background so that drawing linework is visible. The new setting is available for all drawing types in drawing, view, and object level properties. Example of a part mark set to Transparent: Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 34 Other drawing improvements

35 Example of a part mark set to Opaque: Limitation: The background mask does not work for weld marks. Mark rotation You can now rotate marks in all drawing types, on all property levels, using the new Rotation option in the mark properties dialog box. The new option is available for the following mark types: part marks Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 35 Other drawing improvements

36 neighbor part marks bolt marks surface treatment marks connection marks pour object marks associative notes Level marks in GA drawings In Tekla Structures 2017i, level marks in GA drawings show the real level of the part also in plane views (XY views). You can add a level mark without a leader line by selecting the new Leader line option None. Below is an example showing concrete stairs marked with level marks in a plane view. Leader line is set to None. Placing improvements Weld marks are now be placed inside the part area regardless of the protection settings. Bolts are now protected on single bolt accuracy instead of bolt group accuracy. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 36 Other drawing improvements

37 Show/hide dimensions in graphical objects in drawings Use the new Toggle graphical object dimensions command to hide the dimensions of the graphical objects in drawings: To turn the dimensions off and back on, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+d or find the command by name using the Quick Launch. By default, the dimensions are visible. When the dimensions are visible, a small d is displayed on the status bar: For more information about hiding and showing drawing objects, see Show or hide drawing objects. Scale option in Text file properties In the Text file properties dialog, the Scale settings tells how much the.rtf content should be scaled. If you define 1 as the scale, the letters will keep the same size as the letters in the original.rtf file. Dashed hardware line scaling Since Tekla Structures 2017, dashed hardware lines have not been scaled by pixels, and if they were drawn in a corner, they started with a line. It has not been possible to scale dashed hardware lines to make them easier to read on the screen. Dashed hardware lines are the first couple of lines in the line list: Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 37 Other drawing improvements

38 Now, these dashed hardware line types are again scaled by pixels by default, which means that they look the same in all zoom levels. By setting the new advanced option XS_SHOW_HARDWARE_DASHED_LINE_IN_PIXEL_SCALE to FALSE in the Drawing Properties category of the Advanced options dialog box you can activate the new functionality, where dashed hardware line scale is the same as in printed and exported drawings, and the dashed hardware lines work in the same way as the custom lines. The default value is TRUE. The functionality of the custom lines has not changed. Create snapshots at drawing creation You no longer need to open a drawing and save it to create a snapshot, now you can create a drawing snapshot automatically at drawing creation. Snapshots are created automatically when you have set the new advanced option XS_DRAWING_CREATE_SNAPSHOT_ON_DRAWING_CREATION to TRUE in the Drawing Properties category in the Advanced Options dialog box. The default values is FALSE. For more information about snapshots, see Create and view drawing snapshots. New warning message at section view creation In Tekla Structures 2017i, the following warning message is displayed if you try to create a section view, and you pick a point outside a view: You cannot create a section view from outside a view. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 38 Other drawing improvements

39 New commands available in Project Viewer configuration The commands Create section view, Create curved section view and Add level mark are now available in Project Viewer configuration drawings to help in studying the drawings. The changes that you make disappear when you close the drawing. You can use these commands through Quick Launch, and also create keyboard shortcuts for them. Printing improvements Print preview hidden by default The print preview is now disabled by default. You can display the print preview by clicking the preview area. Printing errors written in a log file All printing errors are now written to a log file in the model folder: \logs \DPMPrinter_<username>.log. New way to show corrupted images in printouts Corrupted image files in drawings are now replaced by a rectangle and cross placeholder in printouts. PDF file names Earlier, you could use invalid characters in PDF file names, which prevented them from printing. Now, any invalid characters are automatically replaced by underscores (_). Printing from large models The speed of drawing printing and PDF output is no longer affected by the size of the model, so printing is now faster with big models. 1.7 Template Editor improvements We have made some improvements in Template Editor to make it more versatile and flexible. Access external files in templates You can now access external files in templates. You need to create a text file containing the required data, which you can then access from a template. Include a space at the end of each line in the, otherwise the file will not be read. You might want to use this feature for company name changes, or to quickly add comments to items in a table, for example. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 39 Template Editor improvements

40 Value field rule allows you to define a file name and to pick a certain position inside a file. This feature can be used in row rules and in value field formulas. You can use ASCII files for the needed data. Tekla Structures searches for the files in the following search order: model, project, firm, and system. The format for reading files is the following: fvf ("<file_name>", "<key_value_of_row>", <column_number>) NOTE The external file should be located in the same folder as the template that it is referring to, or in one of the folders defined by the following variables: XS_PROJECT, XS_FIRM, XS_SYSTEM, or XS_PROFDB. If the file is in the model folder, it will also be read. Example of a valid data file: fvf Use this function to find a value in the external file. Parameters: file name, row, column number The following function gets the profile P20(200x1200) from the third column (3) in the external file hollowcore_slab_dim.dat. CopyField The CopyField command copies values from any location. This works only for single value rows, not for multiple row results. You can copy a value from: Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 40 Template Editor improvements

41 a row to another row a sub-row to an upper row an upper row to a sub-row a row to a header a row to a footer a header to a row a footer to a row a Sum field Value field formulas Value field formulas now have similar options as row rule formulas. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 41 Template Editor improvements

42 Support for multiple lines of text You can now enter multiple lines of text in the Text Properties dialog box. Support for multiple lines of values You can now enter multiple lines of values in the Name field in the Value Field Properties dialog box. You also need to enter the number of lines. The lines will be reserved even if you do not enter multiple lines. To get the end result to go to multiple lines press Enter at the end of the row. "Profile:" + "\n" + GetValue("PROFILE") If you do not press Enter, and if the value does not fit in one value field cell due to length limitations, the value continues to the next line if you have set the line count to more than 1 and the row height allows that. Organize data in columns You can now organize data in columns that start from top left, top right, bottom left or bottom right. These settings can be modified in the Row Properties dialog box. To use columns, select the Use columns check box, and then define the order: Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 42 Template Editor improvements

43 Content browser improvements You can now adjust the height of the Content browser pane located on the left side of the Template Editor main window. The Content browser pane can now only be docked to left or right. Earlier you could also dock it to top and bottom, which made it difficult to use. You can now change the width of the pane by undocking it, changing the width by dragging the borders, and then docking it again. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 43 Template Editor improvements

44 Refresh the work area The usability of moving graphical objects front or back is improved: when items are moved in Content browser, the changes are visible immediately. Earlier, the work area did not refresh properly. Sample templates You can now create a sample template, and save it for later use. Global settings including the templates are located in nt/tpled/ settings. To create a template of a template: 1. In Template Editor, select File --> New, and select a graphical template or a textual template. 2. Go to File --> Template --> Save, and give a name for your new sample template. More characters allowed in formulas and rules The character limitation in formulas and rules is now 4000 characters. Spaces are also counted as characters. Earlier the limitation was 2000 characters. For more information about Template Editor, see Template Editor User's Guide. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 44 New DWG/DXF drawing export

45 1.8 New DWG/DXF drawing export You can now export Tekla Structures drawings to 2D DWG and DXF format using the new DWG export. You can export several drawings at a time. The new DWG/DXF export is object based and not line based. In the new DWG export, if you export a part that is drawn using hidden line types, the result is a rectangular object drawn with a dashed line. In the old line-based DWG export, the result would be many separate short straight lines. Now hatches are also exported as hatch objects in CAD and not separate lines. In the new DWG/DXF export you can: easily set layers for different objects, and separate mark frames from mark text and leader lines, for example separate different parts from another by using filters use layers that have been predefined by standard CAD layer settings use base points and model coordinates embed images in the export file so that the images are no longer exported as links You can start the export from: the model File menu by clicking Export --> Drawings, and selecting the drawings from the displayed Drawing List the Drawing List by selecting the drawings that you want to export, rightclicking and selecting Export the drawing File menu when a drawing is open by clicking Export drawings Options tab: Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 45 New DWG/DXF drawing export

46 You can pick another drawing from the list at the top. Click Refresh preview for the drawing preview. You can export drawings to DWG and DXF, and define the DWG version to be used in the export. By default, the files are exported to the \PlotFiles folder under the current model folder, but you can change the file location. You can define a specific prefix or suffix to be used in the file name. The DWG export supports the following drawing-specific advanced options, which you can use to modify the name of the exported file: XS_DRAWING_PLOT_FILE_NAME_A XS_DRAWING_PLOT_FILE_NAME_C XS_DRAWING_PLOT_FILE_NAME_G XS_DRAWING_PLOT_FILE_NAME_M XS_DRAWING_PLOT_FILE_NAME_W For more information about the values that you can give to these options, see Customize print output file names. Embed images inside the file embeds all images inside the export file. No extra image files are created in the export. Drawing as snapshot to CAD model space exports all included objects to the model space and paper space of a CAD file. Model and global coordinates and paper space switch in the layer settings will be ignored. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 46 New DWG/DXF drawing export

47 Define the scale for the exported DWG in the Scale box, which is only available if you have selected the Drawing as snapshot to CAD model space check box. For example, if you have a drawing between the coordinates 0,0 and 800, and you define a scale value 5, the resulting DWG is 5 times bigger, and the DWG is located between the coordinates 0,0 and In another example, if you have set the drawing view scale in Tekla Structures to 1:50 and wish to export the drawing in 1:1 scale, using export option scale value 50 will produce the desired result. If you set the advanced option XS_EXPORT_DRAWING_TRY_TO_KEEP_LOCATION to TRUE, Tekla Structures tries to keep the DWG origin in the same position as the drawing view origin. This can only be done in plan views and elevation views. If the drawing has more than one plan view or elevation view, Tekla Structures places the DWG origin in the bottom-left corner of the drawing frame. If you select Ungroup objects in blocks, graphical objects are exported as individual objects, not added to blocks. For example, a line, hatch and rectangle will be a DWG object line, hatch and rectangle, rather than a block. When this option is selected, the option Update Tekla Structures linework only is disabled. In Model space coordinates, select one of the following: Local: export to the 0 point in the CAD coordinate system Model: align Tekla Structures the 0 point with CAD 0 point and rotate the CAD coordinate system accordingly in X and Y coordinates Base point: match the selected base points with CAD 0 point, and rotate the CAD coordinate system accordingly Update Tekla Structures linework only updates the Tekla Structures drawing content and keeps other content that is created in a CAD software intact in the same file. Blocks (groups), created by Tekla Structures will be updated. This setting is shown if you have set the advanced option XS_DWG_EXPORT_UPDATE_TS_LINEWORK_OPTION to TRUE in the Export category in the Advanced Options dialog box. For more information and details about DWG export settings on the Options tab, see Export a drawing to 2D DWG/DXF. Layer rules tab: Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 47 New DWG/DXF drawing export

48 On the Layer rules tab, you can define explicitly the layers where different model and drawing objects, or parts of objects are exported to. For example, you can separate outline from fills and hatches. You can also define here whether the line color, style and weight will be used from Tekla Structures settings or from the specified DWG template layer settings. Note that Tekla Structures line weight, style and colors stay as you see them in the Tekla Structures drawing, and there is no functionality to modify them just for the DWG export. For more information and details about layer rules and options on the Layer rules tab, see Export a drawing to 2D DWG/DXF. 1.9 Base point improvements The base points were introduced already in Tekla Structures 2016i. The base point functionality has been improved further, and now you can set one base point to be the base point for the whole project, inquire base point values using template attributes, and use base points in drawings. Set the project base point You can set one base point to be the project base point in one of the following ways: Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 48 Base point improvements

49 Select a new project base point from the Location by list in the Project properties pane. This can be either a base point or the model origin. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 49 Base point improvements

50 In the Base point dialog box, select a new project base point from the list at the top and then select the Project base point check box at the bottom. Note that it is not recommended to change the project base point temporarily during a project. New template attributes for project base point values In Tekla Structures 2017i, there are new template attributes available for reporting the base point values: You can add the ending _PROJECT at the end of certain attributes to get the project base point value, or the ending_basepoint to get the current base point value. For a list of template attributes where you can use these endings, see Base point in reports and templates. The ending _PROJECT provides relative base point values and, if it is not set, relative model origin values. The ending _BASEPOINT provides values in the current base point. Base points in drawings You can now use base points in drawings: Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 50 Base point improvements

51 Base point data can be used in drawings on drawing and view level to set the coordinate system. The base point can be used instead of the datum offset. You can select the base in the Location by list on the Attributes 2 tab in view properties. When the base point is set, the level attributes and template attributes in marks attributes provide values in a specific base-point-defined coordinate system. When the base point is set on the drawing level, you can use attributes ending with _BASEPOINT in drawing templates New Excel export for reference model version changes When the reference model change management is active, you can now export the contents of the changes list into an Excel file. You can select if the exported Excel file contains all properties or changed properties only. The information is exported in the current language. To export the Excel file: In the Change detection section of the reference model side pane, click Export to Excel. After this, define the needed Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 51 New Excel export for reference model version changes

52 settings in the Export data to Excel dialog box. When you are ready, click Export. Template: Select a new Excel template for the export. Export without column headers: If you do not want to show the changes list column headers in the Excel sheet, select this option. Export details: Exports all property details. Property details are shown collapsed by default. When you open the collapsed details by clicking the plus (+) button, all details are listed under titles Name, Old value and New value. Changed details only : Only exports those property details that have changed between reference model versions. The changes list is exported to an Excel sheet. Objects that you filter out using comparison set filtering are not exported. The exported file contains the following columns: Status Name profile Material Type GUID Example of the exported Excel sheet when the Export details check box has not been selected. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 52 New Excel export for reference model version changes

53 Example of the exported Excel sheet when the Export details check box has been selected. If you include details in the export, all property details are listed, and the detail rows are by default collapsed. You can open the details by clicking the plus (+) button. Example of the exported Excel sheet when the Export details and Changed details only check boxes have been selected. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 53 New Excel export for reference model version changes

54 1.11 IFC4 export and other IFC improvements IFC4 - New version of IFC standard The new version of the IFC standard, IFC4, provides some advantages to the currently used IFC2x3 format when the new features are taken fully into use. While the IFC4 export and import are not certified yet, the IFC2x3 still provides better quality data transfer between different BIM tools. IFC4 was already available in Tekla Structures 2017 SP1, now there are some more options available in the dialog box, and the whole functionality has been developed further. Before you can start the IFC4 export in Tekla Structures, you need to set the advanced option XS_IFC4_EXPORT_PLEASE to TRUE in teklastructures.ini. To start the IFC4 export, on the File menu, click Export --> IFC4. IFC4 contains the following new and improved features compared to the IFC2x3 export: In the IFC4 export, there are two new export types available: The Reference view is intended to support the referencing workflow, and the exported files can be used as reference files, and viewed in a viewer. The Reference view export type is not meant to be used for conversion to native objects. The export type Reference view also exports cuts and openings. They are considered reference information, and that is why they are not shown in IFC file viewers. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 54 IFC4 export and other IFC improvements

55 For conversion purpose there is another export type Design transfer view. Design transfer view is intended for the handover workflow, meaning import for further editing. This requires the conversion of the IFC entities into native objects. One example is the takeover of the structural engineering model (or part of it) into the basis of the structural detail modeling. The IFC object conversion will be used for converting the IFC entities to Tekla Structures native objects. Typically. the import and conversion are only needed a couple of times, or even once only. The result may require some rework to accomplish a proper model. The dialog box has a new look and feel. All options are now on one page, not on several tabs. The basic functionality is the same as that of the IFC2x3 export. The Layer names as setting now supports also phases and attributes in addition to part names. You can export a default set of properties or a minimum set of properties: Default exports the default set of properties. Minimum exports the minimum set of properties required by the buildingsmart IFC standard. You can export flat wide beams as plates. You can also use locations from Organizer, which means that you use the spatial hierarchy created in Organizer in export. After the export an info dialog box is displayed. In this dialog box, you can open the folder where the exported IFC model is stored, and view the log file in a browser. The log file gives detailed information about the export process, exported entities, and errors during the export. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 55 IFC4 export and other IFC improvements

56 Limitations in IFC4 export The export is not certified by buildingsmart and may therefore have syntax and content issues. The user interface does not provide all the features included in the IFC2x3 export user interface. Rebars created by using the rebar set commands are not exported to IFC4. The Reference view is intended to be used for design coordination and for referencing workflow. Due to the API change, all the needed pieces of data may not be available and therefore the resulting IFC model may be incomplete. We do not recommend using IFC4 in production projects yet. Improvements in IFC object conversion New colors in IFC object conversion The IFC object conversion list now has more distinctive colors. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 56 IFC4 export and other IFC improvements

57 If there is an error in the conversion, the object is marked as lila on the conversion list and in the model view: Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 57 IFC4 export and other IFC improvements

58 Converted objects appear as blue on the conversion list and in the model view. When you reopen the conversion change management, the objects appear gray Trimble Connector and other interoperability improvements Trimble Connector now has a new markup functionality, and there are also some improvements in Unitechnic (79), NC and BVBS export. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 58 Trimble Connector and other interoperability improvements

59 Trimble Connector improvements New Trimble Connect ribbon tab and Quick Launch commands You can now use ribbon commands to launch Trimble Connect Desktop, Trimble Connect Web and Trimble Connect: Now you can also launch these applications using Quick Launch: You need to login using your Trimble Identity to open Trimble Connect Desktop, Trimble Connect Web or Trimble Connect. For more information and to log in, see When you launch Trimble Connect Web: Trimble Connect Web opens the Trimble Connect project attached to the Tekla Structures model. If you have attached a project, the project activity page is opened. If you have not attached a project,trimble Connect main page is displayed. When you launch Trimble Connect Desktop: Trimble Connect Desktop opens the desktop project attached to the current Tekla Structures model. If you have not attached a project, Trimble Connect Projects page is opened. If you have not installed Trimble Connect Desktop, the web page Trimble Connect Applications will be opened. There you can download Trimble Connect Desktop. When you launch Trimble Connect: Trimble Connect opens, and you can attach a project if you have not done that earlier. For more information about using Trimble Connect, see Trimble Connector. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 59 Trimble Connector and other interoperability improvements

60 New markups in Trimble Connector ToDo notes You can now create ToDo markups in Trimble Connect and show the markups in Tekla Structures and in Trimble Connect. To create a markup in your ToDo, open a Tekla Structures model and a Trimble Connect project, create the markups in the model, create a ToDo, select the related model objects from the model, and save the ToDo. For more information about creating the markups, see Create markups in ToDo notes. The markup toolbar contains the following buttons: removes all clip planes from all model views. removes all markups from the model. creates a measurement markup. In the model, pick two points and then a point to place the measurement. You can pick points, edges or part faces. creates a cloud markup. In the model, pick the cloud center and a position on the cloud edge. Tekla Structures creates the cloud perpendicular to the view plane defined by the center location you picked. creates a line markup. In the model, pick the start point and the end point. The arrow is created at the start point. creates a text markup consisting of text or UDA/Report attribute and a leader line. Type the text or a prefix in the markup text box, select a UDA or Report attribute from the list, pick the leader line start point, and then pick a location for the text. To add more UDA or Report attributes in your own attributes list, or add new attributes to the Text markup attribute options list so that they are available for selection, click the Maintain text markup attribute options Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 60 Trimble Connector and other interoperability improvements

61 button in the bottom-right corner. The Text markup attribute options dialog box is displayed: Here you can select the UDA or Report attributes that you want to add in markups, and add new attributes using the options at the top. To add an assembly attribute, remember to select the assembly check box. The plus (+) button adds the defined attribute in the list. creates a pencil or freehand markup. In the model, pick a start point, move the mouse pointer to create the shape that you want (do not hold down the left mouse button), and pick the end point. Tekla Structures creates the markup perpendicular to the view plane defined by the start point you picked. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 61 Trimble Connector and other interoperability improvements

62 Unitechnik (79) improvements You can now add spacer type information to the first layer of the reinforcement (Unitechnik reinforcement type 1). The spacer type is added to the respective spacer type block in the rodstock within the Unitechnik file. You can do this by using the Spacer type setting on the Reinforcement tab. The options are: Automatic: Calculates the spacer type automatically according to the cover thickness. The cover thickness is divided by 5 and rounded up to the nearest integer. For example, if the cover thickness is mm, the spacer type is 5, and if it is mm, the spacer type is 6. User defined spacer type: Enter the spacer type to be input in all first layer rebars. No: Leaves 0 as spacer type. You can now set the rotation of the mesh plane in the export file by using the new option Turned to pallet of the setting Export meshes as on the Reinforcement tab. When you select this option, all meshes will be individually rotated in line with the pallet axes. On the embeds tab, you can now specify embed Z coordinate positions to be set as Z = 0. Then all exported mountparts will be plotted on the level of the pallet. In the spec_assemblies_def.txt file, the special assembly symbol plotting for Z=0 is pallet, for Minimum to pallet bottom and for Start point middle. There are two more new settings on the embeds tab: Using All cutouts as corner symbols, you can export rectangular cutouts as 4 corner symbol mount parts. You can define the size of the symbol in the dialog box. Using Opening with corner symbols, you can specify classes of embeds for openings that will be exported with corner symbols instead of mount part symbols. BVBS improvements In BVBS export, any tapered groups where the bar legs have the same length are now exported as a normal group. If the length of the legs varies linearly or regularly, the bars are exported as stepped bars, regardless of the group type or spacing type. If you set the option Export stepped bars as separate items to Yes, stepped bars are exported as separate items with sub-item numbers. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 62 Trimble Connector and other interoperability improvements

63 NC/DSTV improvements You can now select whether to convert I profiles to T profiles when a flange is missing by using the new setting Convert I profile to T profile when flange is missing located on the Advanced Options tab. On the same tab, the new optionskip unnecessary points allows you to select whether to keep or skip the points that are almost collinear Tekla Model Sharing improvements Management Console for Tekla Model Sharing is a tool for company administrators to manage shared models. Administrators can now use Management Console to restore shared models by deleting the model versions that are causing problems. In addition, Tekla Model Sharing contains several performance and speed improvements. Removing versions from shared models and reverting to previous model version Management Console for Tekla Model Sharing provides a web-based access for administrators to manage all shared models in an organization. Using Management Console for Tekla Model Sharing requires a valid Trimble Identity with administrator rights. Locking a shared model for investigation and deleting model versions It may sometimes be necessary to lock a model for investigation to identity a model version that causes problems, and to find the last valid version. For example, a user may have accidentally deleted too many objects, and it needs to be investigated which version has these changes. Locking the model can save a lot of time and prevent further issues, as the users of the model cannot write out changes while the model is locked. The administrator can name one user as the lock owner who can investigate and identify the problem in the model. While the model is locked, the sharing commands in Tekla Structures are available as follows: The Read in and Write out buttons have yellow arrows. Only the lock owner can use these commands. On the File menu, the Read in, Write out, Create baseline and Users commands are available for the lock owner. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 63 Tekla Model Sharing improvements

64 In the Shared models dialog box, the Edit model, Manage users, and Remove model from cloud commands model are available for the lock owner. For other users the sharing commands are not available., and joining a particular When the lock owner finds the model version that causes problems, the administrator can delete the model version in Management Console for Tekla Model Sharing. If the model has newer versions, Management Console deletes these versions as well. After the versions have been deleted, the administrator unlocks the model. If a user of the shared model has already read in or written out any of the deleted versions, the Write out and Read in buttons have red arrows Reverting to a previous version for the user, and the user needs to rejoin the model. It is also possible to revert to an earlier version of the model without further investigating the model. The administrator can lock the model, delete the versions that are not needed or that contain errors, and then unlock the model. Improvements in Tekla Model Sharing performance and speed Selecting sharing service at start sharing and joining a model When the on-premises sharing service is enabled, you need to activate the service when you use Tekla Model Sharing for the first time. You can set up and use an on-premises service connection, or you can use the Tekla service. Tekla Structures remembers the service you selected so that the same service is used the next time you use Tekla Model Sharing, unless you select to use another service. This makes connecting to the service faster. The Tekla Model Sharing on-premises server requires a separate license and installation. Faster conflict resolution In Tekla Model Sharing, optimized model sharing conflict resolution is now always in use for components with many dependencies. The conflict solution that was available in previous Tekla Structures versions is not used in Tekla Structures 2017i anymore. Improved checking of incrementally shared databases The compatibility of incrementally shared databases is now checked when opening a shared model. If the database file versions do not match the Tekla Structures model (xslib.db1, environment.db, options_model.db, Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 64 Tekla Model Sharing improvements

65 options_drawings.db), Tekla Structures displays a warning message. The database files need to be replaced before sharing can be used. If Tekla Structures finds a matching backup file, it will be used. Otherwise, the warning message indicates the version (packet number) from which the files need to be copied. Improved performance for read in Tekla Model Sharing performance has been improved when reading in many packets in a model that contains a large number of files Component improvements Spiral beams in custom components You can now use spiral beams in custom components. The following object properties have been added to the Custom component browser: Rotation angle Total rise Twist angle at start Twist angle at end You can bind spiral beam handles to a plane. For example, you can bind the start point handle to the outer surface of a cylinder. When you increase the radius of the cylinder, the spiral beam's radius changes accordingly, so that the distance between the start point and cylinder stays the same. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 65 Component improvements

66 You can also link variables to the spiral beam object properties. For example: Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 66 Component improvements

67 For more information on spiral beams, see Create a steel spiral beam and Create a concrete spiral beam. Change the language of the dialog editor You can now change the language of the custom component dialog editor. Previously, the dialog editor user interface was always shown in English, regardless of the language you had selected. If you select the Auto option, the dialog editor automatically follows the language of the Tekla Structures user interface. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 67 Component improvements

68 Concrete components Wall layout Wall layout tools is a set of components that you can use for creating and modifying all common types of concrete walls, such as solid precast panels from single layers to double walls and sandwich walls, and different wall structures that are cast on the site. You can now use the Wall layout main component from the Concrete tab on the ribbon, click Panel --> Wall layout. Floor layout Floor Layout creates floors built of precast filigree and hollow core slabs. You can now use Floor Layout from the Concrete tab on the ribbon, click Slab --> Floor layout. On the Advanced tab, you can now set the minimum required width of a single neck on either side of the slab when there is a large opening in the slab. If either of the necks on the sides of the opening is smaller than the defined neck width, the neck is cut off completely. In addition, the total width of the necks must be bigger than the minimum slab middle zone neck width, otherwise the slab is split into two separate slabs (the width of the actual opening is the same as the width of the slab). The handling of the end nose has been improved so that if there are noses on both sides of the slab, these two end noses are checked separately and cut off if the width of the single nose gets smaller than the given minimum required nose width. Earlier the end noses were never cut off, no matter how narrow they were. Rebar end trimming Rebar end trimming has been changed so that now it is possible to modify the end covers of rebars that have end anchors created with Rebar end anchor. The Rebar end trimming dialog box now has two tabs: Rebar coupler and Rebar end anchor. On the new Rebar end anchor tab, you can define the end cover thickness and anchor offset gap at the bar end. By selecting Yes in the Get free gap from auto attribute file option, you can control the anchor Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 68 Component improvements

69 offset with the attribute tables (.anchor.csv) in column AnchorOffset. Give the bar size specific values at each row. If the anchor offset is not defined, the default value is the same as the anchor offset defined in the Rebar end anchor component. Other improvements You can now bind bent plate handles to a plane in custom components New UDA types supported in the contextual toolbar You can now add user-defined attributes (UDAs) whose type is Float or Integer to the contextual toolbar. Previously, only UDAs of the type String and Options were supported Changes in advanced options There are some changes in the advanced options in Tekla Structures version 2017i, they are listed below. New advanced options XS_IMPORT_DWG_TEXT_AS_POLYGON This advanced option can be used when adding DWG files to drawings. If you have problems with fonts in DWG files, set this advanced option to TRUE, and Tekla Structures will import fonts as polygons, instead of fonts. By default, the option is set to FALSE. This advanced option is user specific, and the setting is saved in options.bin under the user folder. XS_DWG_EXPORT_UPDATE_TS_LINEWORK_OPTION The setting Update Tekla Structures linework only is only shown in the Export drawings to DWG/DXF dialog box if you have set the new advanced option XS_DWG_EXPORT_UPDATE_TS_LINEWORK_OPTION to TRUE in the Export category in the Advanced Options dialog box. Update Tekla Structures linework only updates the Tekla Structures drawing content and keeps other content that is created in a CAD software intact at the same file. Blocks (groups), created by Tekla Structures will be updated. Note that you need to have the same drawing exported already, and the layer setup and the layer template must be the same as during the previous export. All CAD lines Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 69 New UDA types supported in the contextual toolbar

70 that were added previously will stay in the file and only Tekla Structures content will get updated, unless editing was done in CAD blocks editor. The default value is FALSE. This setting is user specific, and it is saved in the options.bin under the user folder. Note that if you edit content of a block (CAD object), and then select the Update Tekla Structures linework only option, the whole block will be rewritten, and the changes made in CAD will not be kept. To keep the changes in CAD, you need to explode a block before editing it. For example, you may want to use this option if you have added drawing title blocks in the CAD after the first export of the drawing from Tekla Structures, and want to keep these tables as they are, and update only the objects that exported from Tekla Structures. For more information about the new DWG export, see Export a drawing to a 2D DWG or DXF file... XS_USE_OLD_DWG_EXPORT If you want to use the old DWG/DXF export, set the new advanced option XS_USE_OLD_DWG_EXPORT to TRUE in an.ini file. This advanced option is by default set to FALSE. For instructions on using the old export, see Export a drawing to 2D DWG or DXF (old export). XS_SET_FIXEDMAINVIEW_UDA_TO_AFFECT_NUMBERING The Show top-in-form face command is now available also for non-concrete material with the new advanced option XS_SET_FIXEDMAINVIEW_UDA_TO_AFFECT_NUMBERING. The allowed options are STEEL, TIMBER and MISC. You can also combine the options, use a comma (,) as a separator. To set which drawing view is used as the main (front) view, go to the userdefined properties of a part and select the Fixed drawing main view option that you want. The options are Top, Back, Bottom, Start, End and Front. This advanced option also affects numbering. If parts have different options selected for Fixed drawing main view, they get different assembly position numbers. This advanced option is located in the Numbering category in the Advanced Options. This advanced option is model specific and the setting is saved in the options database. For more information about the top-in-form functionality, see Show the top-inform face. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 70 Changes in advanced options

71 XS_DRAWING_CREATE_SNAPSHOT_ON_DRAWING_CREATION Set this new advanced option to TRUE in the Drawing Properties category in the Advanced Options dialog box to create a snapshot of a drawing at the same time that you create the drawing. If you set this option to TRUE, you no longer need to open a drawing to save it to create the snapshot. The default values is FALSE. This advanced option is model specific and the setting is saved in the options database. For more information about snapshots, see Create and view drawing snapshots. XS_ENABLE_FAST_CUSTOM_ PROPERTY_LOADING To switch off the functionality of loading custom properties from the extension folder..common\extensions\custom\properties\, set the new advanced option XS_ENABLE_FAST_CUSTOM_PROPERTY_LOADING to FALSE in a startup.ini file using the following command: set XS_ENABLE_FAST_CUSTOM_PROPERTY_LOADING=FALSE When you do this, the custom properties are loaded from all folders and subfolders in..common\extensions, and from the locations defined in XS_EXTENSION_DIRECTORY. This may cause performance issues and loading failures when custom properties are used. Loading custom properties from..common\extensions\custom \properties\ speeds up the loading process and solves loading problems caused by other software components in other extension folders. XS_SHOW_HARDWARE_DASHED_LINE_IN_PIXEL_SCALE Since Tekla Structures 2017, dashed hardware lines have not been scaled by pixels, and if they were drawn in a corner, they started with a line. It has not been possible to scale dashed hardware lines to make them easier to read on the screen. Dashed hardware lines are the first couple of lines in the line list: Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 71 Changes in advanced options

72 Now, these dashed hardware line types are again scaled by pixels by default, which means that they look the same in all zoom levels. By setting the new advanced option XS_SHOW_HARDWARE_DASHED_LINE_IN_PIXEL_SCALE to FALSE in the Drawing Properties category of the Advanced options dialog box you can activate the new functionality, where dash hardware line scale is the same as in printed and exported drawings, and the dashed hardware lines work in the same way as the custom lines. The default value is TRUE. The functionality of the custom lines has not changed. This advanced option is model specific and the setting is saved in the options database. Changed advanced options XS_DISABLE_TEMPLATE_DOUBLE_CLICK The functionality of this advanced option has changed, and it now affects rightclick as well. To prevent the template and table layout editing, set the advanced option XS_DISABLE_TEMPLATE_DOUBLE_CLICK to TRUE in the Drawing Properties category in the Advanced Options dialog box. When you do this: You cannot start editing templates or table layouts by double-clicking a template in a drawing. Instead, the Drawing properties dialog box will be displayed. You cannot start editing templates or table layout by right-clicking a template in a drawing and selecting the corresponding commands. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 72 Changes in advanced options

73 By default, this advanced option is set to FALSE, and you are allowed to edit drawing templates and table layouts. This advanced option is user specific and the setting is saved in options.bin under user folder. Restart Tekla Structures to activate the new value. Deleted advanced options XS_NC_DISABLE_PIECE_IDENTIFICATION_FIX The model-specific advanced option XS_NC_DISABLE_PIECE_IDENTIFICATION_FIX has been removed from Tekla Structures 2017 and upwards. When set to TRUE (default), this advanced option disabled the fix that was made in Tekla Structures 11.0 to DSTV format. The fix switched the places of phase and drawing identification in the DSTV file header to follow the DSTV standard better. With the new customizable NC file header, you can now customize and control the order in which information is displayed in a DSTV file. The advanced option is consequently no longer needed, and using it could cause a conflict with the user-defined order of the header information New template attributes New attributes for parts IS_BENT_PLATE The new IS_BENT_PLATE attribute tells whether an object is a bent plate. The attribute returns 1 if the object is a bent plate, otherwise it returns 0. IS_SPIRAL_BEAM The new IS_SPIRAL_BEAM attribute tells whether an object is a spiral beam. The attribute returns 1 if the object is a spiral beam, otherwise it returns New documentation sections and other documentation improvements In this version of the documentation, we have made changes in the organization of the sections and PDF guides. Further instructions on existing features have been added based on requests from our readers. Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 73 New template attributes

74 New and removed sections/pdf guides In this version of the documentation, we have collected topics related to customizing Tekla Structures as a new section (and PDF guide) called Customize Tekla Structures. The content is largely the same as could be found elsewhere before, but we hope it is now easier to find and access. There is also a new section (and PDF guide) for Planning tools, which contains the documentation for Organizer, Task Manager, Layout Manager etc. The Advanced modeling section (and PDF guide) has been removed, as all of the content can be now found under the other sections. New workflow examples for Organizer There are now two new workflow examples for Organizer: Example: Report areas based on object groups in Organizer, where property categories are used for reporting different area calculations for the selected object groups. Example: Calculate and report areas based on object type and project status in Organizer, where property categories are created based on the project status, and used for reporting the area calculations for the selected object groups. Instructions added for toggle groups Instructions on how to create toggle groups for custom component dialog boxes have now been added, as requested by many of our readers. A toggle group contains one or more check boxes without labels, for example to complement an image: Tekla Structures 2017i release notes 74 New documentation sections and other documentation improvements