Previously, in 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.

layout connector, the layer-specific attributes (framing case and offsets) in the Wall layout connector dialog box and the actual connection in the model did not match. This issue appeared when the connected primary wall layout had any surfaces other than the last layer.

In Sandwich and double 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.

, all foils and insulations that are split are now added to the cast unit as defined on the Parts tab.

In Embedded anchors (8), you can now define a rounding value for anchor distances on the Placement tab.

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.

layout elementation has several improvements:

• Weight in imperial settings now reads lbs correctly.
• Max weight now has a default of 10000kg when you do not enter any value.
• When there are no precast parts in the wall layout, the following error message is now shown: "Selected wall layout does not have any precast layers and therefore elementation is not possible."

In Electric box in 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.

(84), distance parameters now work properly with imperial units.

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.

layout: You can now use the Copy special - Mirror and Move special - Mirror commands to mirror wall layouts.

Previously, 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.

layout tools used the circular opening settings for rectangular openings if a circular opening was modified before creating the rectangular opening. This has now been changed.

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), you can now define the material of extra profiles on the Extra plates tab.

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

cross (60), the bolts were rotated incorrectly when the connection was used for twin profiles. This has now been fixed.

In Stiffened end platecomponent object that represents a plate welded perpendicular to the end of the component secondary part

(27) and Partial stiffened 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.

(65), the fittingadjustment of a part end

of the secondary part(1) part that exists in a building object and that is connected to the main part

(1) Secondary part can be an assembly secondary part or a cast unit secondary part.

(2) input part that the user selects after selecting the component main part when creating a component

(2) A component can have none, one or more component secondary parts.

was previously incorrectly created in some cases. This has now been fixed.

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

2 (82), the copes were previously created incorrectly causing problems with dimensioning in the drawings. This has now been fixed.

In Full depth (184), some cuts were previously not created correctly. This has now been fixed.

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

(11), slotted holes were previously applied incorrectly when using twin profiles as the secondary part(1) part that exists in a building object and that is connected to the main part

(1) Secondary part can be an assembly secondary part or a cast unit secondary part.

(2) input part that the user selects after selecting the component main part when creating a component

(2) A component can have none, one or more component secondary parts.

. This has now been fixed.

In Ladder (S35), in some geometrical conditions the hoops were previously created with solid errors. This has now been fixed.

In 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.

simple (146), clipping the secondary part(1) part that exists in a building object and that is connected to the main part

(1) Secondary part can be an assembly secondary part or a cast unit secondary part.

(2) input part that the user selects after selecting the component main part when creating a component

(2) A component can have none, one or more component secondary parts.

flange previously depended on the length of the secondary part. This has now been fixed.

In Railings (S77), top rail part cutcut that is defined by a cutting part

creation has been improved.

In H/V 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.

(64), previously there was the gapany space between two objects

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

or clash between the shear plate and 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.

. This has now been fixed.

In Rebar 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.

, holes are now created correctly for inclined reinforcing bars with part cuts in steel columns, beams, and contour plates.

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.

performance has now been improved in situations where you open an old model in an environment where a substantial number of property definitions has been changed.

When you export data to Excel and select the Export without column headers option, the Count column header is not added to the export anymore.

The profile mapping now works in the following way:

• Arbitrary profile mapping by name does not need to match the dimensions.
• Arbitrary profile mapping by name can be set to require dimensions to match by setting the new advanced option XS_CONVERSION_ARBITRARY_PROFILE_MAPPING_BY_NAME_MUST_MATCH_DIMENSIONS to TRUE. The default is FALSE.
• Parametric profilepredefined profile whose cross section dimensions the user can change by using parametric variables
  
  conversion by profile name mapping does not need to match the dimensions.
• Parametric profile conversion tries to find a corresponding library profile and if any profile does not match the parameters, the default parametric profile will be used.

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.

export: The export had sometimes wrong colors for some objects when exporting bigger amount of objects. This has now been fixed.

IFC4 export: A non-segmented profile is now used for polygon plates.

The bending radii of rebar hooks are now correctly exported to IFC4. Previously, the main rebar bending radii were applied to all bends including hook bends.

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 of steel contour plates uses the prefix defined for plates in Component settings (File > Settings > Options > Profile name > 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.

) as the prefix for native plates. You can use prefixes that are supported by your environment.

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: Some B-rep cuts were not created correctly, which caused slowness. This has now been fixed.

Reference models: Setting the visibility of reference modelmodel which the designer can use as an aid when building another model

A reference model is created in Tekla Structures or in other software and can be inserted to Tekla Structures. The reference model appears together with the model but it is not modified by Tekla Structures. The user can snap to reference model points.

For example, an architectural model, a plant design model, or a heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) model can be a reference model.

gridmodeling aid that represents a three-dimensional complex of intersecting grid planes or intersecting grid planes and curved grid surfaces

The grid is defined by coordinates in 3D space. It is shown two-dimensionally on the view plane by dash-and-dot lines. A grid can be rectangular or radial.

It is possible to have more than one grid in a model. For example, a large-scale grid for the entire structure, and smaller grids for some detailed sections.

It is also possible to show grids and grid line labels in drawings, and to modify how they are shown in the drawings.

layers did not work. This has now been fixed.

Modifying a report in Template Editortool in Tekla Structures that is used for creating and modifying templates to be used in drawings and reports

was very slow. This has now been fixed and the performance of Template Editor has been improved.

A new representationthe way that the information included in a model is represented visually

option outline (ignore holes) has been added for meshes on the Meshreinforcement that represents a mesh of steel bars in two perpendicular directions

In Tekla Structures, the reinforcement mesh bars in one direction are called main bars and reinforcement mesh bars perpendicular to them are called crossing bars.

content tab in Reinforcement properties.
Additionally, the missing representation option single line with filled ends was added on the Mesh content tab.

Reference models: Assembly, cast unit, and single-part drawings: Previously, section symbols were created very far apart and view boundaries were too large if the model contained reference models, even when the reference models were not visible in the drawings. This has now been fixed.

It is no longer possible to open a drawing in Document Managertool that is used for listing and managing drawings and other types of documents

With the document manager the user can, for example, reorganize, update, freeze, lock, and delete drawings.

The user can also organize file documents, such as PDF, NC, and DWG files, and drawings, in document categories, and search documents and open drawings.

Document manager is replacing drawing list from the version 2018i onwards.

while direct editing one of its properties. Previously if that was done, any in-progress editing was lost. Now the edit is committed.

Document managertool that is used for listing and managing drawings and other types of documents

With the document manager the user can, for example, reorganize, update, freeze, lock, and delete drawings.

The user can also organize file documents, such as PDF, NC, and DWG files, and drawings, in document categories, and search documents and open drawings.

Document manager is replacing drawing list from the version 2018i onwards.

search box now supports 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.

recording and playback.

Previously, dragging drawing text from the ruler instead of the ruler handle could cause Tekla Structures to crash. This has now been fixed.

Rebar groupgroup of reinforcing bars that are side by side and have identical properties, except the possible variation in bar lengths

dimensioning: the dimension markpart of a dimension that displays the basic information about the building object measurements

A dimension mark can consist of a prefix, numerical value, and postfix.

and line to rebar are now correctly placed in a customized position.

Rebar groupgroup of reinforcing bars that are side by side and have identical properties, except the possible variation in bar lengths

dimensioning: Rebar groups are now dimensioned in polybeams.

In some situations, conflicts in the model could cause the error "Dbvirtual fatal error: internal consistency failure" in read in and restart of Tekla Structures. This has now been fixed.

Previously, when a multi-user modelmodel that is used for collaboration and that is opened in multi-user mode

was converted into 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.

, inserting an object could appear twice in the object history. This has now been fixed.

Previously, Tekla Structures crashed when you copied rebar set properties and other objects were selected along with the target rebar set. This has now been fixed.

In rebar sets, the leg faceplane that defines where the reinforcing bar legs are created in a rebar set

Tekla Structures creates rebar set leg faces at the reinforced faces of concrete parts or pour objects, or according to the points picked when creating a rebar set.

and the secondary guidelinerebar set guideline that can be used in addition to the rebar set primary guideline to modify the geometry, direction, and spacing of reinforcing bars in a rebar set

Rebar set secondary guidelines can be used to create curved reinforcing bars or to define a different spacing at the start and end of the rebar set reinforcing bars, for example.

selection was previously lost in the property panecontrol element in Tekla Structures user interface in the form of a side pane window

The property pane can be used to show and modify the properties of model objects.

The property pane can be customized by using the property pane editor.

after a modification. This has now been fixed.

Copying rebar set properties in the property panecontrol element in Tekla Structures user interface in the form of a side pane window

The property pane can be used to show and modify the properties of model objects.

The property pane can be customized by using the property pane editor.

now works correctly when you use area selectionmethod of selecting objects that are included in a certain rectangular area of a model

In addition to the selected area, selection switches and selection filters control which object types are selected.

to select the rebar sets to which you want to copy properties.

In Rebar shape managertool that is used for customizing the bending shapes of reinforcing bars

Rebar shape manager can be used for bending shapes only and not for any other reinforcing bar properties.

, the value of total length along center line (CLL) was not correct in case the bending radius values and angles were varying. This has now been fixed.

This fix also affects reports if the CLL value has been used for calculations.

In Rebar shape managertool that is used for customizing the bending shapes of reinforcing bars

Rebar shape manager can be used for bending shapes only and not for any other reinforcing bar properties.

, a new tolerance value, Curve tolerance, has been added to the Tolerances tab. This value is used for recognizing the arc in a rebar that has multiple sequential bendings.

If the deviation of the rebar leg from the arc is less than the tolerance, multiple bendings are combined to one (or two) bendings with the arc radius as the bending radius.

Pour resolving speed has been improved. When opening a model that contains pours, the initial pour resolving is now faster than before. This is especially noticeable when opening models containing a large number of pours.

Previously, a model with rebar sets could not be reopened after repairing the model if XS_DELETE_UNNECESSARY_INT_ARRAYS was set to TRUE. This has now been fixed.

Snapping to the nearest point now works when using the Ortho tool.

Previously, if a bent plate(1) part that is created from contour plates, or beams whose profile is a plate

(1) Bent plates can include conical or cylindrical sections.

(1) Curved beams, spiral beams, or deformed parts cannot be used for creating a bent plate.

(2) component object that represents an angle that is bent from a plate and that connects parts

had several edge chamfers, removing one of them caused others to disappear. This has now been fixed.

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.

handler toolbar now works better when saving multi-user models (save and model reopen). The toolbar now keeps the set work plane when saving the model.

When you create a concrete or a steel item, the Undo history dialog box now properly shows the correct command name. Previously, the dialog box listed Direct modificationfunction that activates the mode where the model objects can be modified by using handles

Direct modification enables additional handles and modification options.

as the last command.

Performance issues in user-defined sketched profileparametric user-defined profile created in the sketch editor

use have been fixed.

Previously, cross sections could sometimes get incorrectly renamed with a redundant extension " 2", when automatically renamed after importing profiles (for example, "A100 2 2", or "A100 2 2 2 2"). Now the deduplication numbers in cross sectiongeometrical form of a part sectioned perpendicular to its axis

names are incremented correctly (for example, "A100 3", "A100 4", and so on).

Weld position is now available on the contextual toolbarfloating toolbar that contains commands for modifying the most common object properties

The user can customize the contextual toolbar.

in the Construction modeling configuration.

Sometimes, it was not possible to open the Layout line dialog box by double-clicking the thumbnail image in the Applications & components cataloguser interface for displaying or modifying information in categorized lists

For example, profile catalog and shape catalog are catalogs.

. This has now been fixed.

In Automatic splicing tool, single bars now apply the first splice correctly.

In the Object groupmodel objects whose settings match the settings that the user has defined for a certain purpose

In Tekla Structures, an object group is defined by rules and conditions, for example, to control the transparency and coloring of model objects in the views. Object groups can also be used in filtering tools, for example in selection filter, to select all objects that match certain properties.

- 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.

dialog box, having spaces before or after the text in the Value field no longer causes the text to disappear.

Previously, when you maximized the Customize toolbars dialog box, the OK, Apply, Discard and Cancel buttons at the bottom of the dialog box were not visible. This has now been fixed.

The construction lineconstruction object that represents a line between two points

extension in the contextual toolbarfloating toolbar that contains commands for modifying the most common object properties

The user can customize the contextual toolbar.

now follows the unit settings.

Pressing Esc to cancel the renaming of a layout pointpoint that can be exported to a layout device

Layout point can be a reference point.

did not work correctly, because the original name was not restored. This has now been fixed.

Export Unitechnik (79): In some cases, rebars exported as mountparts were plotted with double lines. This has now been fixed.

Export Unitechnik (79): The SLABDATE rotation angle only setting has been renamed to With SLABDATE rotation angle, as it now rotates the element and also exports the rotation angle.

BVBS Export: The Advanced tab now contains new options for rounding rebar lengths for 2D bent bars. Mesh and 3D rebars are not affected.
To round the lengths, first select an option for the Round setting. The options are:
Yes - UseS the nearest rounding value.
Up - Rounds the lengths up.
Down - Rounds the lengths down.
The new option Round lengths to rounds the total rebar lengths in the corresponding BVBS field in the header block, and the available values are 1, 5, 10, and 25.
The new option Round leg lengths to rounds the leg lengths in the geometry block, and the available values are 1, 5, and 10.
1 is the default value for both options.