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, a change has been made in concrete layers. Previously, when the prefix or start numberfirst number of a numbering series

value of a layer was empty, the prefix or start number got the value of the cast unit from the General tab. Now the prefix or start number will get the value set in the advanced options XS_​CONCRETE_​PART_​NUMBERING_​PREFIX and XS_​CONCRETE_​PART_​NUMBERING_​START_NUMBER when the values are set to empty.

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, 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.

values are now set for the 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.

when it is the first layer.

In Reinforced concrete(1) concrete structure which contains reinforcement designed on the assumption that the concrete and reinforcement act together in resisting forces

(1) Reinforcement in reinforced concrete is usually steel bars, wires, or welded wire fabric. It may also be structural fiber of some other material.

(1) In Tekla Structures, reinforced concrete is modeled with reinforcement objects.

(2) cast unit type where the concrete is formed, poured, and cured in its final position

stair (95), the STAIR_WIDTH_TOTAL user-defined attributeobject 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.

is now calculated properly.

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 Floor layout, the Default gapany space between two objects

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

width now has an option to set the first and last gap to 0. Previously, the first and last gap had a default offset of half the default gap width.

Continuous beam reinforcement now works again.

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 Floor layout, you can now use Chinese characters in layer names.

Longitudinal reinforcement (70) now recognizes cuts in the concrete parts.

Meshes created by 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.

bars and Mesh bars by area are now created with the correct cataloguser interface for displaying or modifying information in categorized lists

For example, profile catalog and shape catalog are catalogs.

name.

Reinforcement 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.

array (91) now reinforces the entire slabplate that represents a concrete structure

In Tekla Structures, a slab is created by picking three or more points.

Slab may be part of a floor, for example.

area properly.

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.

panel reinforcement, the Minimum breaking distance has been improved to work in wall corners so that the value is checked both in the horizontal and vertical directions, and the cut is ignored only if both are smaller than the input value.
The default value (value used when the Minimum breaking distance value is empty) has been changed from 100 mm to 0 mm.

In Tekla Structures 2019 SP2, the direct modificationfunction that activates the mode where the model objects can be modified by using handles

Direct modification enables additional handles and modification options.

arrows for system components and extensions, such as 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.

bars, Floor layout tool, and Formwork placing tool, were broken. This has now been fixed.

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, if there are more than 12 UDAs on the 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.

tab in the Wall layout dialog box, an additional UDA(2) tab is now again created.

Double tee beam automated reinforcement layout (51)
Inverted tee beam - automated reinforcement layout (52)
Ledge beam - automated reinforcement layout (53)
Rectangular beam - automated reinforcement layout (54)
Ledge spandrel - automated reinforcement layout (55)
Rectangular spandrel - automated reinforcement layout (56)
Columns - automated reinforcement layout (57)
Reinforcement Strandreinforcement that represents a group of wires spun together

Layout (66)

You can now define on the Attributes tab that cuts are ignored in strand creation using the following settings: Create strand at voids, Cut strands at voids, Cover thickness, and Min. strands length.

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 opening: When copying an opening with direct modificationfunction that activates the mode where the model objects can be modified by using handles

Direct modification enables additional handles and modification options.

using the Ctrl button, fillers are now correctly copied along with the opening.

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.

bars: Direct modifications to rebars created by the Mesh bars component are no longer lost when the component is copied.

Sloping slabplate that represents a concrete structure

In Tekla Structures, a slab is created by picking three or more points.

Slab may be part of a floor, for example.

drainage now works correctly on slabs with recesses.

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 and Floor layout, when a user-defined attributeobject 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.

value on the 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.

/User defined tab is empty, the components now ignore these empty values. This lowers the risk of overwriting these UDAs.

In Ladder (S35), you can now offset rungs horizontally from the stringer center line using the new option on the Parameters 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 L splice (175) there was an incorrectly created chamfer on the L profile, which was causing problems with numberingprocess of assigning position numbers to parts, cast units, assemblies, or reinforcement

In Tekla Structures, the position numbers assigned in the numbering are shown in marks and templates, for example.

. This has now been fixed.

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

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

(20), the Bolt type for Brace bolts 1-3 is now correctly applied when using cross plates as the connection type.

In Haunchcomponent object that represents a wedge-like structure that strengthens a beam at its end

(40), previously, when using the upper bolt 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.

or lower bolt plate together with the bolting direction option, some bolts were not created correctly. 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.

to tube column (47), the bolt assemblyset of bolt elements that consists of a bolt, a stud, or a screw, and possibly the related washers and nuts

and bolt length increase options are now correctly applied for both secondary beams.

In Handrail 1 (74), slotted holes are now correctly applied to bolts.

In Welded column with stiffeners (128), the stiffenercomponent object that represents a structure that strengthens a steel beam or column

Stiffeners are usually plates.

Stiffeners are used to prevent web buckling at supports or concentrated loads.

welding angles are now correctly applied.

The countersunk bolts that have been added by using the Metsec components now use a single washer. All other bolts continue to use two washers.

In Column site weld splice (137), gussetcomponent object that represents a plate that connects braces to a beam, column, or base plate

plates and splice plates are now created when 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.

profile is a circular hollow section.

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), previously, when the shear tabcomponent object that represents a plate welded to the component main part and bolted to the web of the component secondary part

clashed with 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, both sides of the secondary part were coped. Now only that side where the shear tab is created is coped.

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 Full depth (184), Full depth S (185), Column with stiffeners (186) and Column with stiffeners (188), shear plates are now created correctly when there is a gapany space between two objects

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

specified between 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.

and 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.

web.

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

(20), the cut creation has been improved in cases when the gusset 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.

runs through 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 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.

(1047), in some situations, two anchors were previously added to the same assembly. This has now been fixed.

In Hollow brace wraparound gussetcomponent object that represents a plate that connects braces to a beam, column, or base plate

(59), the seal 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.

was not previously created when the weld length was set to be smaller than zero. This has now been fixed.

Seat type 5 (60) does not create an unwanted fittingadjustment of a part end

anymore.

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.

rails, when you set the bracket spacing to Maximum on the Brackets tab, the bracket spacing was not created correctly. This has now been fixed.

In Stiffeners (1034), the width and height of stiffeners is now correctly applied.

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.

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.

, when you used the W_Project_data property templatedefinition of object property layout for the property table in object browser

The property template is saved in an .xml file or in the Organizer database.

, the property values of one assembly row in Object Browsertool in Organizer used to inquire, view, and report model information based on selected model objects

were emptied when you exported the object propertiesproperties associated with an object type

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

to Excel. This has now been fixed.

IFC4 export: Welds are now exported into the phase you defined for them in the model instead of  the "Phase unknown" layer.

3D DWG export now works better with z coordinates.

Reference models: Models with reference models are now opened faster. You can now again change the visibility of locked reference models.

Reference models: Bolts are now shown correctly in reference models.

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.

Tekla Structures now contains DWG plug-in version 1.42.

IFC2x3 export: Curved rebars are now exported with more accurate geometry when you use the Surface geometry export type.

The SketchUp export did not work if the Tekla Structures model name contained special characters. This has now been fixed.

IFC2x3 export: The scaling of the 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 dialog box did not work with high resolution screens. This has now been fixed.

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 did not convert curved walls correctly in some cases. This has now been fixed.

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: Cut row in changes cannot be opened at some cases. This has now been fixed.

When manually importing a new profile through the Modify 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.

dialog box using the Replace option, all parts in the model could sometimes get unintentionally modified. Now all unaffected parts remain untouched after the import.

Reference models: Undo 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.

Show/Hide was not working. This has now been fixed.

IFC2x3 export: The 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.

to all faces of the part is now properly written to the 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.

model.

Point clouds do not flash anymore on mouse click in the DX renderingprocess of making the model object faces visible

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

mode.

DWG drawing export: It is now possible to record UI macros with the new drawing DWG export. Old macros are not compatible with the new export.

IFC4 export:  Tekla Structures crashed when you were using a large number of characters for the file name in the IFC4 export dialog box. This has now been fixed. If the the number of characters exceeds Microsoft Windows character limit the characters are removed from the file name.

IFC2x3 export: When creating IFC2x3 export files the applicationpart of Tekla Structures functionality that is developed in order to extend the capability of Tekla Structures but that is not included in the Tekla Structures installation

name "Tekla Structures Educational" was shown in the 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.

output header even though the license was Full. This has now been fixed.

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

: Template Editor now shows installed environments when it is started from Windows start menu.

Some report templates are now faster to solve.

Slotted 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.

symbols are now drawn correctly again.

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.

Level marks in drawings were sometimes giving wrong value. This has now been fixed.

The advanced option XS_USE_CROSS_FOR_OPENING_SYMBOL caused an applicationpart of Tekla Structures functionality that is developed in order to extend the capability of Tekla Structures but that is not included in the Tekla Structures installation

error with some drawings.

Leader lines of merged marks now work better with the Clone(performed by Tekla Structures) to create a new drawing by using a cloning template

Cloning aims at using the drawing properties, view properties, and object properties from the cloning template in a new drawing.

Drawings can be cloned from the current model or another model.

Cloned drawings need some manual checking.

selected command.

When copying views with layout from another drawing to the current drawing, the reports are no longer re-calculated for each view, but only once. Now copying views with layout works faster.

Hatch patterns containing a large number of lines where not correctly displayed in the printing or snapshot output. This has now been fixed.

The Clone(performed by Tekla Structures) to create a new drawing by using a cloning template

Cloning aims at using the drawing properties, view properties, and object properties from the cloning template in a new drawing.

Drawings can be cloned from the current model or another model.

Cloned drawings need some manual checking.

selected command in GA drawings now handles slightly better parts that exist in the target assemblies but not in the source.

Now you can select slightly more targets with the Clone(performed by Tekla Structures) to create a new drawing by using a cloning template

Cloning aims at using the drawing properties, view properties, and object properties from the cloning template in a new drawing.

Drawings can be cloned from the current model or another model.

Cloned drawings need some manual checking.

selected command  and still have a good cloning result.

Previously, setting the XS_BOLT_DUPLICATE_IGNORE to TRUE removed the bolts in duplicate holes from GA drawings. This has now been fixed.

The 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.

graphics were missing from the Grid linesingle line that visualizes a grid plane or a curved grid surface on a view plane

properties dialog box, which prevented the editing of individual grid lines. This has now been fixed.

The Clone(performed by Tekla Structures) to create a new drawing by using a cloning template

Cloning aims at using the drawing properties, view properties, and object properties from the cloning template in a new drawing.

Drawings can be cloned from the current model or another model.

Cloned drawings need some manual checking.

selected command now works slightly better when the target has less parts or assemblies than the selected source.

Change clouds in drawings now work better when they are placed directly to the drawing sheet instead of the drawing viewview that includes selected model objects or an area in the model, that is represented in a drawing

A drawing view is a container for model and drawing objects.

A drawing can include several drawing views, which usually are two-dimensional views, plane views, to the model.

Examples of drawing views in Tekla Structures include main views, section views, single-part views, and 3D views.

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Clipping non-solid imported items now works better in drawings.

Tekla Structures does not crash anymore when modifying a drawing even if the 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.

definitions are missing from the objects.inp.
The User-defined attributes dialog box is not available at all in the drawing dialog box  if UDAs are missing from the environment. Previously,clicking the panel caused an applicationpart of Tekla Structures functionality that is developed in order to extend the capability of Tekla Structures but that is not included in the Tekla Structures installation

error.

The reliability of the Clone(performed by Tekla Structures) to create a new drawing by using a cloning template

Cloning aims at using the drawing properties, view properties, and object properties from the cloning template in a new drawing.

Drawings can be cloned from the current model or another model.

Cloned drawings need some manual checking.

selected command has been improved in some cases where you make partially overlapping source and target selections.

Previously, the dimension associativitydrawing property that represents the linking of drawing objects to model objects so that the former are updated according to changes made to the latter in the modeling mode

In Tekla Structures, associativity only relates to one type of drawing objects, namely associative objects. These can be building objects and associative annotation objects.

In Tekla Structures, the term associativity has traditionally been used when referring to the linking of drawing objects to model objects. In other modeling contexts, however, the term associativity may refer to any kind of linking between model objects or parts of a model by using dependencies.

rules list sometimes showed empty lines. This has now been fixed.

Some objects are now drawn in lesser detail when zoomed out in drawings. This gives better performance when working in drawing modemode that is used for editing the appearance and content of drawings

Tekla Structures switches to the drawing mode when the user opens any drawing.

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Merged part markmark that includes a set of selected property elements related to a part

Part marks are used for identifying constructions, for giving information about welding, for giving information about assemblies to a workshop, for giving information about how parts should be connected to each other, and for creating bills of quantities, for example.

In the US, the term piece mark is used to refer to position number.

handling is now more robust, and merged marks are not split anymore.

Dragging rebar set rebar marks in a drawings now works also with curved rebars.

Master Drawing Catalogcatalog that is used for creating drawings by using master drawings

Master drawing catalog can be used for searching for master drawings usually in the current model and saving the search results.

can now be opened in Partner configuration again.

Printing: Paper sizes were not updated correctly when loading model. This has now been fixed.

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.

now works correctly even if there are invalid paths in the XS 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.

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Drawings with custom plug-ins using lots of graphical objects, such as lines, or rectangles, have now slightly better performance.

Dimension post and prefix marks were incorrectly aligned. They are now again at the same y location as the dimension value text.

Position dimensions in anchor bolt plangeneral arrangement drawing that displays the anchor bolt layout

drawings were sometimes missing. This has now been fixed.

When a template has a pull-out picturesmall graphic in a reinforcement mark, table, or report template that shows the shape and dimensions of a reinforcing bar

for an individual rebar of a tapered rebar groupgroup of reinforcing bars that are side by side and have identical properties, except the possible variation in bar lengths

, the pull-out picture now shows the dimension lengths correctly as exact values.

The List hidden objects in templates option in drawings now works more reliably.

The tolerance for RD text in drawing dimensions has been adjusted so it no longer collides with the dimension text.

The drawing section marks no longer refer to wrong views.

Skewed or squashed symbols (with unequal height and width) containing arcs were drawn incorrectly in some cases. This has now been fixed.

The drawing_history.log now works correctly.

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.

dimensioning: In some situations, holes in cast units were recognized as recesses, and they were not dimensioned. 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: Previously, single bar rebar groups gave incorrect number values. This has now been fixed.

In dimensioning rule properties, the Dimension to setting for vertical dimensions is now read correctly from rule file.

In some cases shape dimension lines were not long enough. Now they extend to the actual dimension pointpoint that Tekla Structures or the user has used for dimensioning

location.

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, if some files related to a model had percent signs (%) in their names, sharing the model could fail. This has now been fixed.

Previously in Tekla Model Sharingcloud service for collaboration and for storing and sharing a model

Tekla Model Sharing is one of the Tekla Online services.

, weld lengths were sometimes not properly adjusted if welds ran at the edge of two touching beams, and the beam widths were separately changed in both the local model and in the 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.

. This has now been fixed.

The performance of 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.

synchronization has been improved in situations where the model history contains a lot of deleted objects.

Previously, some drawing versions did not work properly in Tekla Model Sharingcloud service for collaboration and for storing and sharing a model

Tekla Model Sharing is one of the Tekla Online services.

. This has now been fixed.

If a drawing 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.

has been modified remotely and deleted locally, the changes list now shows the status "Modified / Conflict" or "Deleted / Conflict" for the drawing when you read in. The mark and name of the drawing are now also shown correctly.

In shared models, for parametric sketched profiles with several properties, the profile geometries were calculated incorrectly after read in until model was saved and reopened. Now this has been fixed. The geometries are correct after read in. Note that all users of model need have this Service Pack in use when writing out and reading in to have the correct geometries.

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.

In rebar sets, when you were placing a splitterrebar set modifier that can be used to split and splice certain reinforcing bars in a rebar set

modifierline or polyline that can be used to locally modify reinforcing bars in a rebar set

Rebar set modifiers can be rebar set property modifiers, end detail modifiers, or splitters. Also rebar set secondary guidelines behave like rebar set modifiers.

Polyline modifiers may have corner chamfers. Each rebar set modifier only affects those rebar set reinforcing bars that its projection touches.

and tried to snap to mid points, snapping did not work correctly. 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.

Modifying multiple rebar set leg faces or guidelines through 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.

The Diagnose and repair numberingprocess of assigning position numbers to parts, cast units, assemblies, or reinforcement

In Tekla Structures, the position numbers assigned in the numbering are shown in marks and templates, for example.

: series of selected objects command now works correctly for rebar sets.

DirectX renderingprocess of making the model object faces visible

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

performance has been improved when visualizing bent rebars which have a large bending radius.

Rebar set bars are now correctly shown as selected in the model when 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.

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Earlier, the outermost rebar set bars split by splitters were put into the cover thickness area. This is not happening anymore since the splitters can now modify rebar set start and end offsets, if needed.

Previously, to make rebar sets visible when opening the custom component editortool that is used for modifying component that is created by a custom component, and for creating dependencies between component objects and other model objects

, you had to redraw the view. This has now been fixed.

Tekla Structures now checks for duplicates when creating rebar set modifiers and splitters.

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.

Previously, when you had selected all parts in a cast unit with the Alt key pressed and you had the Select components selection switchswitch used for controlling which object types can be selected

active, trying to deselect a custom componentcomponent that the user creates and uses for creating model objects whose composition the user can modify as a group

sub-assemblyassembly in a nested assembly that is subordinate to a parent assembly

in the cast unit by clicking the sub-assembly with the Ctrl button pressed could cause Tekla Structures to crash. This has now been fixed.

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

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

with the Save as command could cause problems when trying to open or save the model later. This has now been fixed.

Previously, when you modified 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.

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.

using US imperial units, the distances with feet and inches that included feet symbols and the inches having fractional values (a'-b.c") did not work correctly. This has now been fixed.

Previously, when you loaded a property fileobject type specific file that contains values of properties or settings used in the property pane or a dialog box

Property files are saved in the current model folder. The user can create and modify property files and copy them to the project or firm folders for future use.

User-defined attributes related to a specific object type are stored in a separate property file.

that did not contain the assembly numberingprocess of assigning position numbers to parts, cast units, assemblies, or reinforcement

In Tekla Structures, the position numbers assigned in the numbering are shown in marks and templates, for example.

value 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.

, Tekla Structures would crash. This has now been fixed.

Previously, profiles whose SUB_TYPE was defined without quotation marks in the .lis file could not be imported. This has now been fixed.

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

use have been fixed.

An issue that would have caused certain previously imported shapes in the shape catalogcatalog that displays information of item shapes

The shapes are downloaded from Tekla Warehouse, are created using existing geometry and parts in the model, or are modeled using software other than Tekla Structures, for example SketchUp.

to be incorrectly cleaned has been fixed in Tekla Structures. The affected shapes typically have had holes and have been imported to Tekla Structures using a version prior to Tekla Structures version 2018i, and then cleaned in version 2018i or newer using the Shape cleaner applicationpart of Tekla Structures functionality that is developed in order to extend the capability of Tekla Structures but that is not included in the Tekla Structures installation

. The incorrect result could be seen in the 3D viewview that displays objects three-dimensionally

3D view is one of the default views.

as missing faces on the cleaned shapes.

Deleting the latest used shape from the Shape catalogcatalog that displays information of item shapes

The shapes are downloaded from Tekla Warehouse, are created using existing geometry and parts in the model, or are modeled using software other than Tekla Structures, for example SketchUp.

does not prevent inserting the following items anymore.

When copying or moving 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

(or a stand-alone bent plateplate that is created by picking points and whose shape is conical or cylindrical

) using the Mirror command, the coordinate system of the part would sometimes jump to an incorrect location. This has been now fixed.

Previously, when holes were not modeled correctly (not going through any part), they were invisible, giving to a user no chance to fix the situation. This now has been fixed.

When defining the 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.

distance in imperial units 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.

, a number without a foot symbol but with an inch symbol ("a-b""), was not recognized correctly causing grid modification to be impossible. This has now been fixed.

When you renamed a grid line labelname of a grid line

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

The user can customize the contextual toolbar.

, the 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.

properties were not updated and the previous label returned when dragging the line. This has now been fixed.

Models created with Tekla Structures versions older than 2017 could get corrupted if they were saved while runtime IDs were disabled. Saving models will now fail if runtime IDs are disabled, which will prevent models from being corrupted for that reason.

Previously, the database size could become too large if you created and deleted multiple objects with UDAs. This has now been fixed. 

When you use direct modificationfunction that activates the mode where the model objects can be modified by using handles

Direct modification enables additional handles and modification options.

to add a new elevation grid linesingle line that visualizes a grid plane or a curved grid surface on a view plane

to a rectangular 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.

, the grid labelname of a grid line

is now shown correctly.

Direct modificationfunction that activates the mode where the model objects can be modified by using handles

Direct modification enables additional handles and modification options.

of elevation 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.

lines in radial grids now works for every orthogonalview projection that displays objects in right-angles projection

In orthogonal model view the size of the objects is the same despite of their distance to the viewing point and the zoom remains on part faces.

view that passes through the origin of the grid.

Selecting parts in large models is now much faster.

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.

When using online license with Stay signed in selected, changing to another configuration and restarting Tekla Structures does not show the selected configuration. This has now been fixed.

Tekla Structures Extension manager now displays a message box while scanning for installed extensions.

The DX renderingprocess of making the model object faces visible

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

now shows correctly the edges of double curved surfaces, especially visible in the wireframe rendering (Ctrl+1). Additionally, fillet edges are now shown in the same way as in OpenGL rendering.

RPC interface function xs_select_part was returning the wrong object typedescription of a group of objects that share common characteristics

The objects are grouped based on different characteristics in models and in drawings. Examples of model object types are beams and rebar sets. Examples of drawing object types are parts and marks.

in case of cut or add parts. This has now been fixed.

Modifying a system componentcomponent that is included in a Tekla Structures configuration and whose component objects and composition the user can modify within the limits of the component properties

previously produced a status bar message: Outdated component was updated to match the current component definition. Now the message is only displayed for modified and updated custom components.

Using the AutoDefaultspredefined properties that AutoConnection uses when creating connections

rule group Shear_Tabs no longer crashes Tekla Structures and Windows.

Previously, Layout Managertool that is used to import and export layout data between Tekla Structures and field layout devices

Layout manager enables the use of accurate model point and line data on the construction site.

could crash if you modified the properties of a base pointpoint in a model that is used to define a starting point in surveying and that is used as an anchor point in coordinate and height transformations

A Tekla Structures project can have several base points but only one of them can be the project base point.

Base points allow the use of another coordinate system needed for interoperability and collaboration. Base points can also be used in drawings, and in reports and templates. Model origin is the default base point in Tekla Structures.

Base points are also called control points.

that was assigned to groups in Layout Manager. This has now been fixed.

In Layout managertool that is used to import and export layout data between Tekla Structures and field layout devices

Layout manager enables the use of accurate model point and line data on the construction site.

, in some cases, it was not possible to delete points from a Layout manager group. This has now been fixed.

The performance of layout pointpoint that can be exported to a layout device

Layout point can be a reference point.

and layout line handling has been improved in Layout managertool that is used to import and export layout data between Tekla Structures and field layout devices

Layout manager enables the use of accurate model point and line data on the construction site.

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In Layout managertool that is used to import and export layout data between Tekla Structures and field layout devices

Layout manager enables the use of accurate model point and line data on the construction site.

, the layout points selected in the model were not properly highlighted in Layout manager when they belonged to different groups. This has now been fixed.

Sometimes, the layout pointpoint that can be exported to a layout device

Layout point can be a reference point.

classpart property that groups parts according to identifiers given by the user

The identifiers of classes are usually numbers. Classes can be used for defining the color of parts in the model, for example. Class does not influence the numbering of model objects.

color in the Layout point dialog box was not the basic class color of the parts. This has now been fixed.

Sometimes Tekla Structures crashed when opening or refreshing a view with polygon reinforcement meshes displayed with the Fast representationthe way that the information included in a model is represented visually

. This has now been fixed.

Selecting the profile and the material from the profile and material catalogs 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 creating parts.

Previously, in the Property pane editortool that is used for customizing the property pane and adding user-defined attributes to it

The property pane editor can be used, for example, to organize properties, to create groups of properties, and to create nested property groups.

, when you copied properties which did not include any properties that could be copied, such as the User-defined attributes button, Tekla Structures crashed. This has now been fixed.

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

The user can customize the contextual toolbar.

, you can now use feet and inch symbols in offset values.

The Selection filterfilter used for defining which object types can be selected

Selection filter chooses model objects or objects in drawings according to object properties.

Selection filters can be standard or user-defined.

For example, selection filters can be used to select parts for drawings or analysis.

list on the Selecting toolbar is now updated in real time when you modify the filters 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.

- Selection Filter dialog box.

The last used contextual toolbarfloating toolbar that contains commands for modifying the most common object properties

The user can customize the contextual toolbar.

profile is now correctly stored in the registry. Previously, it was overwritten when you started Tekla Structures again.

Reference models: Previously, there was sometimes a significant lag when zooming to 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.

objects while the Set view rotation point (V) command was active. This has now been improved.

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 shows an error message if a part profile is not available in the environment you are currently using. Previously, the property pane did not show any error if you selected a part whose profile did not exist in the environment.

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.

New concrete spiral beams now show the correct pour phasepart property that defines which cast-in-place concrete parts form a pour object

Pour phase can be used to prevent cast-in-place concrete parts from merging into one pour object.

number 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.

when the pour phase has been set for other previously created concrete spiral beams.

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

The user can customize the contextual toolbar.

is now available for items and concrete items in the model.

Polygon cutcut that is defined by a polygon

chamfer properties are now modified 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.

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It is now it is possible to modify multiple corner chamfers at the same time from 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.

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