Improvements in analysis and design

Tekla Structures
2018i
Tekla Structures

Improvements in analysis and design

Tekla Structures 2018i comes with important improvements in analysis model visualization, warning messages, and load groups.

Visualization improvements

When you move the mouse pointer over analysis parts, each analysis part is now highlighted using a darker shade of the color of the analysis part. Also, the analysis nodes that belong to the highlighted analysis part are now highlighted, so you no longer need to inquire nodes to get this information.

When you select an analysis part, it is now highlighted in magenta.

When you move the mouse pointer over a node, the related analysis parts are now highlighted in dark purple.

The color, size, and appearance of an analysis node now indicate the status of the node more clearly. For example, the nodes that connect analysis parts are light aquamarine, the nodes that do not connect analysis parts are yellow, and the unconnected nodes are red.

The rigid links are now red.

Analysis model warnings improved

The error and warning messages related to analysis model creation have been improved. The messages now provide more detailed and clearly structured information. Also, new messages have been added.

In the analysis model warning list and log file, you can now select rows related to analysis parts, bars, and nodes, loads, positions, and physical parts to highlight and select the corresponding object in the model. Individual analysis members cannot be selected. Previously, you could only select physical parts.

For more information about analysis model warnings, see Check warnings about an analysis model.

More load groups

The maximum number of load groups in an analysis model and in the Load combinations dialog box has been increased from 50 to 99.

For more information about load groups, see Group loads together and Create or modify a load group.

Other improvements and fixes

  • Curved beams are now exported correctly to Tekla Structural Designer. Select the Use curved member option for either of the following settings:
    • Curved beams on the Analysis model tab in the Analysis Model Properties dialog box
    • Curved beam mode on the Bar attributes tab in the Beam Analysis Properties dialog box
  • When you use Tekla Structural Designer as the analysis application, the options in the Use rigid links list in the analysis model properties are now:
    • Enabled for concrete parts
    • Disabled for concrete parts, with keep axis: Default
    • Disabled for concrete parts, with keep axis: No

    The rigid links are automatically disabled for steel parts.

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