How to export option type UDAs as text string to IFC?

Tekla Structures
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Tekla Structures
IFC export
UDA
string
Environment
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Question: We would like to export option type UDAs as text strings rather than integer values to IFC. Seems that string type option values can't be exported, even if I set property type as string in Property Set Definitions dialog box. Is it really so?

Answer: There is a workaround to this issue. You need to change the property type to Template attribute as well. Then the UDA options are exported as text.

See the pictures showing an example of common assembly UDA Execution Class property set and the result in Tekla BIMsight:

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