Support articles
“Dashed” member representation in the model after creating a Polygon cut
Sometimes after creating a unique cut or connection on a solid part in a model, the part will become transparent with a dashed outline. This is known as a Solid error, and it occurs when cuts that are added to members fail.
Parts that have this representation are still accounted for in Tekla – they can be numbered and used in drawings and reports – but you cannot open and edit a drawing until the solid error has been corrected.
First, determine what is causing the Solid Error (i.e. a manual polygon cut, or a cut within a connection) to know what has to be edited or changed.
If the error
April 27, 2019
by Tekla Support US
Fixed drawing main view
In Tekla Structures, aside from using our drawing presets to determine view visibility you can set a direction in which a part's main view will always show in drawings by using one of its property’s UDAs in the model.
The Fixed drawing main view UDA controls the appearance of your drawings by allowing you to control and lock a defined orientation of part views from the model.
To know which orientation to choose from the drop down, you first need to look at the part and understand the direction of each of its faces.
The location of a part’s start and end handles determine its orientation
April 26, 2019
by Tekla Support US
Exclude Existing Material in USA Bill of Material
Question:
How can I exclude secondary material I mark as "Existing" from showing up in my Bill of Material for my assembly?
Answer:
If you have secondary parts marked as "Existing" in the model, you can exclude them from the BOM (Bill of material) by adding a rule that excludes items marked with that UDA.
The example I will use below is using the TypeA-Drg_BOM.tpl from the USA environment. If you open your assembly drawing that contains your assembly that has existing secondary parts, you can then double click on the BOM. By double-clicking on the BOM, you should be presented with an
April 23, 2019
by Tekla Support US
Installing/Uninstalling Tekla Structures Environments from Version 2019
What's new in 2019?
From Tekla Structures 2019 there has been a change to the environment folder structure and environment installers now contain .tsep installers. These changes are explained in Changes in Tekla Structures installation.
Installing Environments
From Tekla Structures 2019 Service Pack 1 when you install an environment you are given the choice whether to install TSEP files now or to let the TSEP files be installed next time you launch Tekla Structures. If you tick this box, all the TSEP files for this environment will be installed immediately.
If you do not tick this box
April 23, 2019
by Tekla Global Support
Drawing Number in Titleblock
Question:
We want to issue assembly drawings with a number setup like 1B1, 2B1, 3B1, etc... but we want the number of the drawing to be 1, 2, 3, etc... How do we accomplish this without using Multi Drawings?
Answer:
The easiest way to do this would be to use Multi Drawings to get the number setup but to not actually release the multi drawings. You would use them just to get the number schema you want (i.e. 1B1, 2B1, 3B1) but actually just issue assembly drawings.
Let's get started
The first thing is you want to number your model just as you always would. Meaning leave the prefix's and
April 17, 2019
by Tekla Support US
Copying fully detailed elements
Question: I have modelled and detailed a concrete beam. I'd like to copy the detailed elements across to another beam but it is at a different elevation and plane, is this possible?
Answer: Yes, you could use the Copy special > To another object command. You don't need to know the distance or level you are copying to, as it copies object to object. However, you have to select all the elements you want to copy seperately. An easier approach would be to completely detail the element and once you are happy with it, use the Select assemblies switch in conjunction with the Copy special >
April 17, 2019
by Trimble Solutions UK
Inserting logo into Drawing Template
Question: How do I insert a logo into a Drawing Template in Tekla Structures 2019?
Answer: The file structure has changed considerably in Tekla Structures 2019 compared to older versions. The following article explains how to set up your drawing template with your company logo in this version.
Solution
Save your logo
Save your company logo into the following location: C:\TeklaStructures\2019\Environments\UK\General\symbols
Edit the file location
Double click on any template in any drawing
Click on Edit template in Template Editortool in Tekla Structures that is used for creating and
April 17, 2019
by Trimble Solutions UK
Rotating a wall panel with openings
Question: When I rotate my wallplate that represents a structure such as a wall or roof panelIn 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 the openings I have in place for the windows disappear, what am I doing wrong?
Answer: It sounds as though all the points that define the openings weren't selected before rotating the wall layout. There are two ways in which we can rotate the wall and its openings, in the first example we will directly modify the wall layout using the line handle,
April 16, 2019
by Trimble Solutions UK
Using external or own organization Model Sharing license
Question:
How does Model Sharing decide, which model sharing license will be selected, when user signs in and if he is having model sharing license in two organizations: in his own organization as an employee and in another organization as an external user?
Answer:
Currently you cannot see which company's license is in use. But if user is an external user, then external company licenses are used first, and when they run out, then own organization licenses are used.
For example it doesn’t matter which company owns the model.
See alsoAdmin guideline to purchasing and managing Tekla Model
April 15, 2019
by Tekla Global Support
Manage a point cloud on a facade
1. Insert the point cloud
From the side panel, Link the point cloud with the option Location by: on Model origin
Note: point clouds move through the base point. It is not possible to move them like the reference models. It is sometimes necessary to use the automatically created Base Point option and readjust this Base Point by making a new connection, but not in this case.
2. Modify the grid on direct modification
3. Create views
Use dynamic modification to adjust mesh queues on mullions and facade offsets.
Next, create elevation and facade views.
4. Model a concrete wall
Model a panel
April 8, 2019
by Trimble Solutions France
How to turn a Tekla member into "Existing"
Question - How do I make a current part in Tekla an existing part?
Answer - You can access a part's User-defined attributes (UDAs) by highlighting and clicking on the member to view its properties. In the Property Pane click on the More tab, and in the UDA dialog go to the Parameters tab and choose the Existing option from the drop-down menu next to the Existing Member section. Click Modify. The existing part will change colors if using Standard Object Representation settings.
Note that this will only change the representation of parts in the model. If needed, the modification can be shown
April 6, 2019
by Tekla Support US
Add Embed To Cast Unit
When you have your cast unit in your model, change your selection tool to Select Assemblies.
With Select Assemblies activated, choose your desired embed and place it in the Cast Unit.
With Select Assemblies still activated, select the embed and then right click on the embed. From the right click menu, navigate down to the assembly option and choose Add as Sub-Assembly.
You to select the assembly that you want to add the sub-assembly to from the status bar on the bottom left.
The embed will now be part of the overall cast unit. To double check this, choose Select Components as your
April 4, 2019
by Tekla Support US
Create Deleted 3D view
Question:
I lost my 3d view, how do I get it back?
Answer:
If you happen to delete your 3d view you can easily create a new one.
First, navigate to the View tab > New view and, while holding Shift, click on Basic view.
You will now see two dialog boxes: View Properties and Create Basic View.
On the View Properties dialog box, Load the 3D View presets/ properties and hit Apply.
On the Create Basic View dialog, you must place the coordinates for your floor level: If you modeled at the default Coordinate 0 (zero) simply click Create. Otherwise, enter the floor level (example 100') and
April 4, 2019
by Tekla Support US
Convert SDS Model in Tekla
Question:
I need to take an SDS model and convert it to a native Tekla model, how can i do this?
Answer:
You will need to request an IFC from the SDS detailer. This IFC needs to be export as a Type EM11(IFC2X3, Coordination View 2.0) in order to prevent issues in the conversion process in Tekla.
Take the IFC received from the SDS detailer and add it as a reference model in Tekla. Then, use the Convert IFC Objects tool found under the Manage tab on the ribbon and convert the objects. For more information on this process see here.
April 3, 2019
by Tekla Support US
Cannot create Part Chamfers at once on two or more handles
In Tekla Structures, you can chamfer part corners and part edges by selecting a handle and double-clicking on it. Tekla also gives you the ability to select several handles at the same time and therefore chamfer more than one corner at once.
However, since version 2018 with the appearance of the Property pane, you could not chamfer corners at the same time from the Property Pane. This was a defect, TTSD-15866, and it is now fixed in 2019 SP1 and newer.
If updating is not an option, the workaround to add several chamfers simultaneously is to select all handles and then press Alt+Enter to open
April 2, 2019
by Tekla Support US
Model search toolbar
Question:
What is the use of Model search toolbar which is available in File menu > Settings > Toolbars list?
Answer:
You can use this tool bar to search by using name, profile, material, position number of model objects.
It is available in Tekla Structures 2019.
March 29, 2019
by Trimble Solutions India
How to get old drawing list ?
Question:
We are getting different drawing list dialog box (Ctrl+L) in Tekla Structures version 2018i.
It shows as "Document manager" instead of Drawing list.
How to get the old drawing list dialog?
Answer:
Document manager is enabled by default instead of drawing list from Tekla Strutures (TS) 2018i.
We introduced new advanced option XS_USE_OLD_DRAWING_LIST_DIALOG from the same version.
Set this advanced option to TRUE to use old drawing list dialog.
March 29, 2019
by Trimble Solutions India
How to get the old drawing export dialog box?
Question:
We are getting different drawing export dialog box in Tekla Structures version 2018.
How to get the old drawing export dialog?
Answer:
New drawing export option introduced in Tekla structures (TS) 2017i onwards.
We introduced new advanced option (ini file) XS_USE_OLD_DRAWING_EXPORT also from the same version.
Set this advanced option to TRUE to use old drawing export option.
March 29, 2019
by Trimble Solutions India
How to hide dimension change symbols in all the drawings in one go?
Question:
Is there any way to hide dimension change symbols temporarily in all the drawings in one go?
I want to keep the mark change symbols in all drawings and want to show the dimension change symbols later.
Answer:
Yes, it is possible.
Go to File > Settings > Advanced options > XS_HIGHLIGHT_ASSOCIATIVE_DIMENSION_CHANGES . Set it to FALSE.
Then, search for advanced option XS_HIGHLIGHT_MARK_CONTENT_CHANGES and set it to TRUE.
Next, reopen the drawings. All dimension change symbols should have disappeared but mark change symbols should remain visible in the drawings.
If you want to
March 29, 2019
by Trimble Solutions India
How to hide mark change symbols in all the drawings in one go?
Question:
Is there any way to hide mark change symbols temporarily in all the drawings in one go?
I want to keep the dimension change symbols in all drawings and want to show the mark change symbols later.
Answer:
Yes, it is possible.
Go to File > Settings > Advanced options > XS_HIGHLIGHT_MARK_CONTENT_CHANGES and set it to FALSE if it is set to true.
Next, search for Advanced options > XS_HIGHLIGHT_ASSOCIATIVE_DIMENSION_CHANGES and change it to TRUE.
Then, reopen the drawings. All mark change symbols have disappeared and dimension change symbols remain visible in the drawings.
March 29, 2019
by Trimble Solutions India