In Rectangular column reinforcement (83), intermediate links do not clash with side bars anymore.

In Pad footingfooting that supports a single point of contact

Pad footing usually supports one column.

reinforcement (77), the rebar length is now correct when creating straight rebars.

Wallplate that represents a structure such as a wall or roof panel

In Tekla Structures, a panel is created by picking two or more points.

In cast-in-place concrete the term wall refers to a concept similar to panel.

to wall connection and Wall groove seam detail have been changed so that the part cutcut that is defined by a cutting part

made in case of asymmetric grooves is big enough to cut the whole wall part. Earlier, the cut part was too small when the width of (symmetric) grooves was smaller than ¼ of the thickness of the wall part.

In Holesmall hollow open throughout a part or assembly that is usually used for fastening parts with bolts or other such objects

Hole is created in the same way as bolts and hole properties are defined in the bolt properties.

generation (32), modifying the component by adding roundings to hole corners now works correctly.

In 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.

(1004), the leveling 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.

holesmall hollow open throughout a part or assembly that is usually used for fastening parts with bolts or other such objects

Hole is created in the same way as bolts and hole properties are defined in the bolt properties.

diameter no longer affects the position of cast plates.

Rail connection (70) now works correctly after using the Copy special - Rotate and Copy special - Mirror commands.

In Tube crossing (22), chamfered connection plates are now correctly positioned in all situations.

In Shear Pl simple (35), the top and bottom copecut in one component object or input part for receiving another component object or input part

cuts now work correctly for beams with different flange widths or thicknesses.

In 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.

(1042), weld number 2 is now created correctly in all situations.

In Tube gussetcomponent object that represents a plate that connects braces to a beam, column, or base plate

(20), the middle end platecomponent object that represents a plate welded perpendicular to the end of the component secondary part

is now positioned correctly with the correct thickness defined in the component dialog box. Welds are now also created correctly for the middle end 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.

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In Wraparound gussetcomponent object that represents a plate that connects braces to a beam, column, or base plate

(58), the erection clearanceset space between objects

In bolted connections, clearance is required for entering and tightening the bolts with an impact wrench. In addition to this, there may be a clearance for a fillet.

In welded connections, clearances are required in order to allow a welder to lay a correct weld.

Reinforcing bar clearance defines the minimum clearance or the allowed overlap for reinforcing bars when they are checked against other objects.

defined on the Gusset tab is now applied to all types of connection plates.

In Joining plates (14), Cranked beam (41), U.S. 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.

connection (71), Column with shear 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.

(131), End platecomponent object that represents a plate welded perpendicular to the end of the component secondary part

(144), Shear plate simple (146), Bolted gussetcomponent object that represents a plate that connects braces to a beam, column, or base plate

(196), Base plate (1042) and U.S. Base plate (1047), staggered bolt types are no longer mixed.

In Two sided clip anglecomponent object that represents a right angle that is made of a standard L-shaped profile and that connects parts

(143), it is now possible to define if the 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.

washers are placed symmetrically or asymmetrically.

In Stiffened 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.

(1014), the stiffeners are now created with the correct chamfer dimensions.

Stanchion double 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.

(87) now works reliably with an L profile as the main part(1) part that exists in a building object and that determines the position number for the assembly or cast unit and the direction of assembly or cast unit drawings

(1) Main part can be an assembly main part or a cast unit main part.

(2) input part that the user selects first when creating a component

(2) Connections and details always have a component main part.

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In 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.

(1042), the Delete option for bolts now works correctly.

In Two sided clip anglecomponent object that represents a right angle that is made of a standard L-shaped profile and that connects parts

(143), the bolt spacing gapany space between two objects

The term gap is used in its general sense in Tekla Structures.

now works correctly when using single side clip angles for secondary parts that have different web thicknesses.

In 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.

, one of the commands to view the categories in Object Browsertool in Organizer used to inquire, view, and report model information based on selected model objects

is now always selected.

Previously, you could deactivate the selected command by clicking it so that none of the commands was selected.

In 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.

, the latest object propertiesproperties associated with an object type

Usually a single object property includes a default value that the user can modify.

are now by default updated to Object Browsertool in Organizer used to inquire, view, and report model information based on selected model objects

for the export to Excel. The Update object properties from model option in the Export data to Excel dialog box is by default selected.

In the BVBS export, the total number of bars is now correct also when using the option Reinforcement of selected cast units and selecting multiple parts of a multi-part cast unit. Note that the total counts were correct if the cast unit only contained one part or the Select assemblies selection switch was used.

Standard U profiles with sloped flanges are now recognized in IFCfile format commonly used in BIM that facilitates software interoperability

IFC is an open specification developed by the IAI (International Alliance for Interoperability).

Model can be exported into an IFC file.

object conversion.

In BVBS export, the format of the exported files was not fully compatible with the BVBS convention in exported round or curved rebar groups.

In Export EliPLAN (68) you can now set a special tag for elements that have notchcut in one component object or input part for receiving another component object or input part

cuts using the new option Tag special elements.

The value fields are no longer dimmed in the user-defined attributes dialog box in drawings.

Multidrawingdrawing that gathers together several drawings on one sheet

The individual drawings in a multidrawing may be of any drawing type.

views no longer overlap with templates.

Drawing presentation and dimensioning plug-ins can now be loaded from the following pre-defined folders:

..common\extensions\custom\dimensioning
..common\extensions\custom\presentation

Earlier, custom properties were loaded from all folders and subfolders in ..common\extensions. This caused performance issues and loading failures when custom properties were used. Now the custom properties are loaded only from the extension folder ..common\extensions\custom\properties\.

This speeds up the loading process and solves loading problems caused by other software components in other extension folders. New functionality for loading custom properties can be switched off in startup ini files by defining the following advanced option:

set XS_ENABLE_FAST_CUSTOM_PROPERTY_LOADING=FALSE

When you do this, the loading of custom properties works as in previous versions.

In the Print drawings dialog box, the paper size now appears immediately when you have loaded a settings file.

In Tekla Model Sharingcloud service for collaboration and for storing and sharing a model

Tekla Model Sharing is one of the Tekla online services.

, reference object names are not shown in the read in changes list anymore. Previously, showing the names could cause read in to be very slow.

It is again possible to have contour plates which have a smaller than 1.5 mm distance between the corner points.

In Tekla Structures 2016 and 2016i, it was not possible to snap behind surface treatmentbuilding object that represents finishing of a part

The term surface treatment is used in concrete detailing. For concrete parts surface treatment includes surface mixes, tiles, and flat finishes, such as troweling and sandblasting.

The term surface finish is used in steel detailing. For steel parts surface finishes include fire-proofing and unpainted areas.

whose type was Tile Surface when using the shaded wireframe renderingprocess of making the model object faces visible

The rendered model object faces can be transparent or non-transparent

option.