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

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

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

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

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 vertically 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.

.

In Full depth S (185), 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.

is now correctly set as the bolt 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.

.

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.

In Tube splice (6), the creation of welds between the splice plates and the input parts has been improved.

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

(40), weld 7 is now created correctly in situations where the haunch is created as a profile.

Synchronization has been improved 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.

. Synchronizing Organizer with models that have assemblies containing a lot of subassemblies/parts is much faster than before.

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 synchronization performance has been improved.

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.

Reference models: The data handling of reference models sometimes failed, and the Temp.tmp file remained in .\DataStorage\ref folder. As a result, saving of a multi user model froze Tekla Structures and it needed to be closed from Task Managertool that enables the linking of temporal data to a model

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

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

.  Tekla Structures also froze in single user model. These have now been fixed.

Reference models: Conversion factors from metric to imperial have been added to 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.

reference models.

Reference models: Hovering with the mouse over a 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.

no longer highlights all reference model objects, only the pointed reference object, to improve the performance. Complete reference model is still selected as before, when clicked.

Reference models: Tekla Structures crashed when you pressed the Pick button in the Add model dialog box while hiding the existing reference files. This has now been fixed.

Reference models: Curved rebars are now visualized with better accuracy 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.

reference models.

Reference models: Reference models were not correctly cut by the view extrema in drawings. 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 sometimes misplaced cuts. 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.

TrimBIM file was not created for a SketchUp .skp file. This has now been fixed.

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.

object conversion update now keeps the user-created part cuts.

Assert when you inserted a DWG/DXF file with empty name. This has now been fixed.

Reference models: When DirectX renderingprocess of making the model object faces visible

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

was enabled, some lines in a DWG 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.

disappeared at certain zoom levels. 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 horizontal and vertical planes

In Tekla Structures, grids are used as an aid in locating objects in a model. The grid is shown on the view plane by dash-and-dot lines. It is also possible to show grids and grid line labels in drawings, and to modify grid properties in the drawings.

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.

layers did not work. This has now been fixed.

The FEM export got slower after each repeated export. This has now been fixed.

IFC2x3 export: The gridmodeling aid that represents a three-dimensional complex of horizontal and vertical planes

In Tekla Structures, grids are used as an aid in locating objects in a model. The grid is shown on the view plane by dash-and-dot lines. It is also possible to show grids and grid line labels in drawings, and to modify grid properties in the drawings.

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.

is now exported to the same location as the model when you use the Location by: 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.

option.

DWG drawing export: 2D DWG export now scales the exported file correctly also when US Imperial units are used in the model.

IFC4 export: Curved beambeam that follows the form of an arc

Steel curved beams can be created by picking three points, where a point between the start point and the end point defines the arc. Both steel and concrete curved beams can be created by adjusting radius in beam properties or by using polybeams.

with line cutcut that is defined by a cutting line

is now exported correctly in IFC4 Design Transfer View Export.

The pull-outsmall graphic in a reinforcement mark, table, or report template that shows the shape and dimensions of a reinforcing bar

attribute now displays the angle values in graphical fields in drawing templates.

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

: There is a new date format "dd-mm-yyyy" available in Template Editor.

The section marks are no longer referring to wrong views.

The update of the curved dimensions in drawings now works more reliably.

Change clouds are no longer shortened when views are shortened.

Automatically created radius dimensions were drawn the wrong way around. This has now been fixed.

Pull-outsmall graphic in a reinforcement mark, table, or report template that shows the shape and dimensions of a reinforcing bar

pictures in drawing templates now have correct leg lengths for rebar set tapered groups.

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 onward.

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 because a column name contained an invalid character '-'. 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 handles better associative notes that are not properly associated.

Merged marks cloned 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 no longer have unnecessary change clouds.

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 onward.

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

When a view is selected, and the selection is lost due to selecting in a rule in the dimensioning rules panel (which leads to selecting the related dimensions), that view selection is restored when the view properties dialog box is closed or the dimensioning rule is deselected. This makes it possible to modify the view after a dimensioning rule is selected and deleted.

Marks originated from view properties with template attributes now work more reliably.

Empty DWG files no longer cause an assert failure.

Previously, when you moved detail views to other drawings, the detail names sometimes changed. This has now been fixed.

Single-part views included in assembly drawings now have correct orientation.

Dragging dimension points no longer moves the whole dimension.

It is no longer possible to accidentally drag a template in a drawing when not editing the layout.

Sometimes 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.

inquire failed and did not provide all information. This has now been fixed.

The Zoom to selected command in drawings was not working correctly in some cases. This has now been fixed.

Detailed object level settingsdrawing settings that affect the representation of selected drawing objects

Object level settings can be defined when creating a new drawing or when modifying an open drawing.

Object level settings can be use in a drawing or in a drawing view in order to change the representation of the chosen drawing objects.

were not applied if the name from the dialog box differed from file name for the given attribute.

Customizing the rebar position in drawings did not work correctly if there were several views on top of each other. This has now been fixed.

Drawing settingssettings that control what the drawing looks like and what it includes

Drawing settings can be defined in the modeling mode when creating a drawing, and they can be modified in the drawing mode.

The range of the objects and elements that drawing settings affect may vary.

for bolt marks with templates now create marks properly.

You are again able to create 2D Library details.

In earlier versions, if a drawing dimension was selected and then turned off in view dimension properties, the handle points remained visible. This has now been fixed.

In Layout editortool that enables editing the table layout directly on a drawing

In the layout editor, it is possible select which tables are included in the table layout and where they are placed. The table scale, and rotation and overlapping with drawing views can be adjusted.

, dragged drawing templates now keep their anchors more logically.

Dimension dragging now works properly again.

Sometimes there were asserts written in log file about placing marks even if the mark content was empty and the mark was not shown in the drawing at all. This has now been fixed.

Previously, when adding marks in drawings with applied settings, some properties were lost if the drawing was updated.
Now any new marks added with applied properties are kept during the update.

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

Removing dimension points from curved dimension could corrupt the whole dimension. This has now been fixed.

Manual weld marks are no longer deleted when modifying view settings in a drawing.

The new printing incorrectly displayed a watermark in drawings with the Educational stamp. The text Educational was also shown in the PDF properties for a drawing. This has now been fixed.

Locking an issued drawing caused the drawing to always change its status to "Issued drawing changed" in the drawing listlist of drawings that provides information about the drawings in a particular model and that is used for searching, managing, and printing the drawings

In the drawing list, the user can, for example, search, open, update, freeze, lock, and delete drawings. The drawing list can also be used to display the associations between the drawings and the parts in the model.

Drawing list is used in Tekla Structures until version 2018. See document manager.

, even though the drawing itself was not changed. Now, locking an unchanged issued drawing will not change the drawing status. Locking a drawing that was modified after issuing will, however, retain its "changed" status.
Reading in Issued sets locally locked to unlocked state, and reading in Lockto prevent unwanted action in a model or a drawing

It is possible to lock model objects, reference models, and drawings, for example.

sets locally Issued to not issued state.

In 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.

Pattern line editortool in Tekla Structures that is used for creating and modifying pattern lines

Pattern line editor can be used in a model or in an open drawing.

The created pattern lines are added to drawings with the pattern line command.

saves the default color correctly in the created .clp file, so the pattern linedrawing shape that consists of one or several blocks of elements and that may include symbols, lines, and spacings.

Pattern lines can be used to indicate cut lines, foundations, weld paths, or electrical wiring, for example.

color can be modified.

Shape dimensions are created so that they do not go through the object if possible.

Reference models: Previously in shared models, conflicts with reference models at read-in sometimes caused situations where reference objects could not be shown as invisible in the model viewview that is represented in the modeling mode

Model view is available also in the drawing mode and it is represented in its own window.

. This has now been fixed.

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

Tekla Model Sharing is one of the Tekla online services.

:
- If writing out 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.

fails, the model sharing log and the error log now show more details about the failure.
- Shared models can now be saved even if some of the saved files are locked by other applications, such as antivirus software.

The Replace option for importing profiles to the profile catalogcatalog that displays profiles and information on the profiles

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

in shared models now works correctly when cross sections in the original profile and the imported profile have identical names.

Previously, when a user of 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.

was assigned the Editor role and the user opened Tekla Structures with a configuration that did not support that role, the user was shown a message prompting to open Tekla Structures with an empty role (""). This has now been fixed so that the message more clearly states the required role.

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

Tekla Model Sharing is one of the Tekla online services.

, profile import has been improved as follows:

• Importing of .lis profiles which have double quotes followed by space in the names has been fixed.
• Importing of .lis profiles which have duplicated cross-section points has been fixed.
• Reliability of importing profile updates during read in has been improved.

The SharingConfiguration.xml file is no longer in required in Tekla Model Sharingcloud service for collaboration and for storing and sharing a model

Tekla Model Sharing is one of the Tekla online services.

, so the file has been removed from the installation folder.

Locked components are no longer automatically updated when you start sharing a model. Users can update the locked components manually by double-clicking the components and clicking Modify in the component properties dialog box.

The appearance of usernames in the history of shared models has been unified. The usernames are now shown in the domain\name format.

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.

, saving a copy of 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.

with the Save As option could erase the creation time and creator of model objects. This has now been fixed so that the creation time of model objects is the time that the copied model was saved, and the creator is the user that saved the model.

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.

is now updated correctly when selecting a 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 modifier may have corner chamfers. Each rebar set modifier only affects those rebar set reinforcing bars that its projection touches.

command on the Rebar set contextual tab on the ribbon, or on the contextual toolbarfloating toolbar that contains commands for modifying the most common object properties

The user can customize the contextual toolbar.

The term mini toolbar is used in Tekla Structures until version 21.1.

. Previously, the property pane occasionally showed the properties of the selected rebar set even if you selected a modifier command.

Previously, when creating property modifiers for rebar sets, the selected bars picking mode was not activated. 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.

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.

Previously, you could not select multiple rebar sets to be cut with the Part cutcut that is defined by a cutting part

command. This has now been fixed.

Rebar set bars are now correctly shown as selected in the model when selected in Task managertool that enables the linking of temporal data to a model

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

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

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Previously, if you used the Copy properties command 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.

to copy spacing zone properties to multiple rebar sets at the same time, new zones could be created with their properties all set to zero. This has now been fixed.

When copying properties of rebar sets, the first affected bar is now copied correctly.

The end detail modifierrebar set modifier that can be used to create hooks or threading for certain reinforcing bars in a rebar set

The rebar set end detail modifier affects the nearest end of the reinforcing bar.

hook type could not be changed in the contextual toolbarfloating toolbar that contains commands for modifying the most common object properties

The user can customize the contextual toolbar.

The term mini toolbar is used in Tekla Structures until version 21.1.

if the bending radius was non-standard. This has now been fixed.

Previously, the first / last leg length was incorrect when hooks were set to be ignored in shape recognition (XS_REBAR_RECOGNITION_HOOKS_CONSIDERATION=FALSE) and the hook angle was less than 90 degrees. This has now been fixed.

Previously, if you used a Rebar coupler or Rebar end anchor component with rebar sets and manually attached the rebar set bars to another part, the components remained attached to the original part. This has now been fixed. Now both the rebars set bars and the components are correctly attached to the other part.

Previously, a warning message was shown when you opened the user-defined attributes (UDAs) dialog box for a cast unit sub-assemblyassembly in a nested assembly that is subordinate to a parent assembly

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.

. This has now been fixed.

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

(1) Bent plates can be conical or cylindrical.

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.

Previously, changing the visibility of reference models caused conflicts in multi-user models. 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.

Saving the model with Save as could take a long time because Tekla Structures was recreating drawings. This has now been fixed.

Previously, when updating a bolt groupgroup of bolts that forms a connecting building object between an assembly main part and secondary parts

The number of bolts in a bolt group depends on the bolt group shape and the values of bolt distances.

using the old property dialog box, the bolt tolerance changed to 1.0. This has now been fixed.

The selected snap switchswitch used for controlling what kind of points Tekla Structures snaps to

The user needs to activate snap switches to be able to pick different points, for example, line ends and intersections.

Snap switches help the user to pick points in order to position model objects precisely without having to know the coordinates or create additional lines or points.

now works correctly when creating construction objects.

When using the Ortho tool, the snap symbol is now again shown as the snap to any position symbol.

Sometimes, when you created a new orthogonalview projection that displays objects in right-angles projection

In 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 to a radial grid planesingle horizontal or vertical plane of a grid

, for the radial grids that started from the negative angle elevation plane, the gridmodeling aid that represents a three-dimensional complex of horizontal and vertical planes

In Tekla Structures, grids are used as an aid in locating objects in a model. The grid is shown on the view plane by dash-and-dot lines. It is also possible to show grids and grid line labels in drawings, and to modify grid properties in the drawings.

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.

lines were too short and the elevation plane was smaller than needed. This has now been fixed.

When creating construction objects, it is no longer necessary to be very close to the desired points to be snapped.

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).

Previously, when you selected to keep duplicate objects, you had to redraw the view or the duplicate objects did not appear. This happened with all object types. Now this has been fixed.

Previously, you could enter an invalid shape name for an item 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.

, which would change the item into a stick. This is now prevented. Instead, Tekla Structures instructs you to select a new shape.

Previously, Tekla Structures could crash when you created and opened a single-part drawingdrawing that shows fabrication information for one part and that is generally used at the workshop

when 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.

was open. This has now been fixed.

The Diagnose model command now adds a new line "Obsolete object modification rows found." if there are any rows to be removed in the model databasedatabase file that contains a model

Model database file has the extension .db1. In addition, other files, such as the corresponding numbering database .db2, are needed in order to obtain the functionality of the model database.

. Use the Repair model command to remove these rows. This can considerably reduce the database size if it had become too large as a result of creating and deleting multiple objects with UDAs.

Modifying bent plates has been changed so that you can now modify the connecting plates freely as long as they fit some bend.

When 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.

(with the save-numbering-save setting selected in the Numbering set up dialog box), unnamed temporary views disappeared when canceling the numbering. This has now been fixed.

When setting the location dimensions of items and custom parts, the small yellow arrows above the dimension value box are not shown anymore and the value you enter is now used as the dimension value.

Previously, in some environments, Tekla Structures could crash if you modified rebar groups by using 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.

. This has now been fixed.

Previously, static ID model conversion failed in some rare cases because of ID handling. This has now been fixed.

In 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 shape name list is now shown in alphabetical order.

In 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

, long directory names are now shown on multiple lines so that they are not clipped anymore.

Layout points now remain visible at all zoom levels, when previously they were reverted into sticks at zoom levels.

Previously, Tekla Structures could crash if an error occurred while reading the Applications & components cataloguser interface for displaying or modifying information in categorized lists

For example, profile catalog and shape catalog are catalogs.

settings file. This has now been fixed.

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.

now displays a dialog box that shows the progress of some commands.

In some cases, changing the group name in the Layout pointpoint that can be exported to a layout device

Layout point can be a reference point.

or Layout line dialog box could cause an error when clicking the Modify button. This has now been fixed.

In CMF Horizontal cladding support - column (33), you can now use the Gauge setting on the Parameters tab to change the gauge of the COJR strut created by this component.

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.

stopped working if you tried to create more than 255 groups, which is the maximum number of groups in Layout manager. This has now been fixed, and it is no longer possible to create more than 255 groups.

Previously, using 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.

 especially when working with large models could sometimes be very slow as some actions could take a long time. This has now been improved.

Previously, Tekla Structures was crashing when NC files were created with contour markinginformation written in an NC file that passes information to the NC machine on the layout and the parts that are welded or bolted together

Tekla Structures contour marking does not work on polybeams.

and then numbered. This has now been fixed.

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

In Tekla Structures, an object group is used on the one hand to control the transparency and coloring of model objects in the views and on the other in project management. 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.

Tooltips of user-defined commands are now correctly displayed on the ribbon.

The ribbon now displays the icon for a user-defined command when you select a custom image file as the icon. Previously, only the gallery icons worked.

When entering imperial values 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.

for rebar sets, the values for rounding and step tapering are now formatted correctly.

When filtering object types 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.

, the editor will now only allow you to make changes if you have an 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.

selected. Previously, trying to make changes with no object type selected caused Tekla Structures to crash.

Previously, when you modified a 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.

that did not affect 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.

by using 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.

, Tekla Structures still considered the model objectobject that is represented in a model

A model object is either created in a model or imported into it.

as needing renumbering. Now this does not happen anymore.

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 correctly when a new view is created using the part plane.

Objects now remain visible at all zoom levels. Previously, they disappeared from the view at some zoom levels.

Previously, when you clicked a selection or snap switchswitch used for controlling what kind of points Tekla Structures snaps to

The user needs to activate snap switches to be able to pick different points, for example, line ends and intersections.

Snap switches help the user to pick points in order to position model objects precisely without having to know the coordinates or create additional lines or points.

button, and then clicked another selection or snap switch button, the button you had clicked first also stayed selected for some time. This happened when a firm or project folderfolder that is used for storing Tekla Structures-related files customized for a particular project

was mapped to a network drive and the network connection was slow. Now this has 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.

The term mini toolbar is used in Tekla Structures until version 21.1.

now follows the unit settings.

You can now change the space between cut parts on the contextual toolbarfloating toolbar that contains commands for modifying the most common object properties

The user can customize the contextual toolbar.

The term mini toolbar is used in Tekla Structures until version 21.1.

in the 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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NC files: Skew cuts were not created well when were at a certain angle. This has now been fixed.