Beam end reinforcement (79) now creates bar 1 with the correct cover thickness when bar 5 is not created.

In Corbels and recesses (82), when the created part is inside the beam, the head slopes are created with fittings instead of line cuts.

In Box column base platecomponent object that represents a plate welded to a column base

Base plates are used to distribute the concentrated load of the column over a wider area.

(1066), you can now use custom componentcomponent that the user creates and uses for creating model objects whose composition the user can modify as a group

parts.

In Net hooks (1061), you can now use custom componentcomponent that the user creates and uses for creating model objects whose composition the user can modify as a group

parts.

In Stair base detail (1043), you can now use custom components.

Stairs (S71), Wooden steps pan (S72), Polybeampart of a certain shape that is created as a continuous chain of beams passing through points that the user picks

The segments of the polybeam are straight, but segment intersections can be curved. For example, a beam that follows a zigzag line is a polybeam.

pan (S73) and Z pan (S74) now create stairs correctly when the work planeplane that the user has chosen in a model and that is currently active for working on in a model view

Newly created, copied, or moved model objects comply with the work plane. For example, shifting the work plane to follow a sloped plane makes it easier to model sloped structures.

is changed.

In Muffe connection (26), you can now use custom componentcomponent that the user creates and uses for creating model objects whose composition the user can modify as a group

parts.

Some text values were converted to numbers when exported from Organizertool that is used for categorizing and managing model information, object properties and object property queries, and model object classification

Organizer consists of two tools, object browser and categories.

to Excel, which could lead to lost information. Now cell formats are set to text for text values.

In Task managertool that enables the linking of temporal data to a model

The task manager can be used to create, save, and manage tasks that are used to create a schedule.

Model objects can be added to the tasks. Organizer categories can be used to select the model objects that will be added to the tasks.

, it is now possible to add and use surface objects in tasks.

In Task managertool that enables the linking of temporal data to a model

The task manager can be used to create, save, and manage tasks that are used to create a schedule.

Model objects can be added to the tasks. Organizer categories can be used to select the model objects that will be added to the tasks.

, when creating a new task typetask information that reflects the category into which tasks can be classified in order to apply the same settings to all of them

Examples of task types in the task manager include formwork, reinforcement, pour, and cast-in-place.

in the Taskin the task manager, a representation of a piece of work that needs to be carried out in order to complete a project

types dialog box, the properties of the selected task type row are now copied to the new task row.

In Unitechnik export (79), you can now set the quality of the slabdate using the setting Quality of layer on the Data specification tab. The options are Material and UDAobject property created by the user in order to widen the range of predefined object properties

User-defined attributes are used when the predefined object properties are not sufficient but more properties are needed. For example, comment, locked, and erection status are user-defined attributes.

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In Unitechnik export (79), the structure of file for version UT 6.1.0. containing the CAGE block is now correct.

Shapes with nested instances that have exactly the same shape, but different orientation or point transformation, are now imported to Tekla Structures correctly.

During the conversion from DSTV to DXF using macrosaved series of actions that includes instructions for a program

Macros are located in the applications and components catalog. They are recorded or created manually and stored as .cs file in a folder defined with the advanced option XS_MACRO_DIRECTORY.

Macros can, for example, be used for creating drawings or reports.

Macros are sometimes used to run an application.

Convert_DSTV2DXF, the DWG viewer is no longer used. 

The conversion of profile plate(1) part that represents a flat structure

(1) In some contexts, for example in analysis, the term plate object may be used to refer to plates.

(2) plate that represents a steel structure

(2) Plate is mainly used as a connection piece or as a floor plate.

to contour platepart whose outline form the user defines by picking three or more points

The user can define the shape of the contour plate parallel to the work plane. The profile in use defines the thickness. The corners of the contour plate can be chamfered.

is now working correctly in the SDNF export.

In Unitechnik export (79), you can now select the type of SLABDATE weight using the new setting Production weight on the Data specification tab. The options are Part weight and Unit weight.

The Pop-marking options tab in the Pop-mark Settings dialog box now has a new setting Consider zero diameter holes as pop-marks that writes zero diameter bolt holes as pop-marks. If you do not select this setting, the bolt holes will be written as normal holes with diameter zero. If you select the setting Show pop-marks in the model, the pop-marks for the zero-diameter bolt holes will also be visible in the model.
In the example below, the new setting Consider zero diameter holes as pop-marks has not been selected on the left. The option has been selected on the right:

In the example below, the pop-marks of the zero-diameter holes are shown in the model:

In drawing re-creation, marks were not always created correctly. This has now been fixed.

 Application error sometimes occurred if you clicked the end point of a selected polyline when splitting it in a drawing. This has now been fixed.

The dwg/dxf files added in drawings now support AutoCAD control codes.

Previously, some reference models could not be set to visible in drawings after a view filterfilter used for defining which objects are displayed in a model view or drawing view

View filter chooses objects according to object properties. The user can filter objects according to their profile or material, for example.

was used. This has now been fixed.

Previously some unicode letters in RTF files where not supported, now they are shown correctly.

Now the Full name element also shows a value for studs.

Previously, when using a custom partcomponent for creating a part that cannot be created by using any existing part command or part profile

Typically, custom parts are used to create parts that have a complex composition. For example, castellated beams and sandwich panels are often created as custom parts.

in a shared modelmodel used for collaboration over the Tekla Model Sharing service

With a shared model, each user works with their own model and the changes are shared through Tekla Model Sharing. A shared model requires the use of a single-user model. The same model cannot be a shared model and a multi-user model.

, the custom part objects were not correctly updated in the local versions of the model after read in when the custom part was updated in the original model in which it was created. This has now been fixed.

Previously, imported custom components with images in the properties dialog stored the images outside the model folderfolder that is used for storing files associated with a model

Tekla Structures stores all files associated with a model in a folder it creates with the same name as the model database (.db1).

In multi-user mode all users access the same model folder.

. As a result, the images were not shown in the properties dialog when copied to another model or when sharing a model, and in a multi-user modelmodel that is used for collaboration and that is opened in multi-user mode

. This has now been fixed. The images are stored in the model folder.

Now you cannot detach a reinforcing bar groupgroup of reinforcing bars that are side by side and have identical properties, except the possible variation in bar lengths

from a locked object if you have not set XS_ALLOW_REINFORCING_LOCKED_PARTS to TRUE in a .ini file.

Selecting the Educational configuration when starting Tekla Structures and creating a new model caused a Tekla Model Sharingcloud service for collaboration and for storing and sharing a model

Tekla Model Sharing is one of the Tekla online services.

initialization failure and the system showed an error message (Sharing initialization failed). This has now been fixed.

Profiles now have their properties visible after they are replaced in the profile catalogcatalog that displays profiles and information on the profiles

In addition to the available profiles in the respective Tekla Structures environment, the user can add fixed or parametric user-defined profiles to the profile catalog. It is also possible to import profiles to the profile catalog.

. Previously, the properties were not displayed unless you re-opened the model.

In some cases, pour objects and cast-in-place parts were visible in model views even when the visibility of parts or pours was set off (the Parts check box was not selected in the Display dialog box). This has now been fixed.

The advanced optionssettings used to customize Tekla Structures for specific companies, standards, users, or user groups

In Tekla Structures, advanced options are settings that are used, for example, in a specific project or geographical area, or by a specific company.

In Tekla Structures, advanced options usually begin with the initials XS and are followed by the name of the function, for example XS_BACKGROUND_COLOR.

XS_FLAT_TOLERANCE and XS_FLAT_THICKNESS_TOLERANCE did not work in Tekla Structures 2016. This has now been fixed.

When importing .tsep extensions to Tekla Structures, the dialog box that lists the installed Tekla Structures versions now has the correct instructions to select the versions.