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Product version 12
June 2006
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Contents
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1.2
1.3
General .................................................................................................. 6
Improvements in installing Tekla Structures...................................... 6
Working with single-user and multi-user models................................ 7
Improvements in creating, opening, and saving models ..................... 7
Improvements in working with objects.inp file.................................. 10
Gradient background color in model views ..................................... 10
Icons in menus ............................................................................ 12
Templates and reports.................................................................. 12
Miscellaneous.............................................................................. 14
Modeling............................................................................................... 18
Nested assemblies....................................................................... 18
Grid line labels always visible........................................................ 23
Create, select, and modify single grid lines..................................... 24
Add surface treatment to the entire surface of a part ....................... 27
Selecting a profile ........................................................................ 28
Warping steel parts ...................................................................... 29
Points not created automatically at ends of parts ............................ 30
Object representation ................................................................... 33
Miscellaneous.............................................................................. 34
Drawings .............................................................................................. 35
Saving and freezing associative drawings ...................................... 35
Nested assemblies in drawings ..................................................... 36
Anchor bolt plan........................................................................... 38
Display large dimension values more clearly................................... 39
Improvements in level marks......................................................... 41
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1.5
1.6
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2.3
2.4
2.5
General ................................................................................................ 64
Improvements in installing Tekla Structures................................... 64
Working with single-user and multi-user models.............................. 65
Improvements in creating, opening, and saving models ................... 66
Improvements in working with objects.inp file.................................. 68
Gradient background color in model views ..................................... 69
Icons in menus ............................................................................ 71
Templates and reports.................................................................. 71
Miscellaneous.............................................................................. 73
Modeling............................................................................................... 77
Nested assemblies...................................................................... 77
Grid line labels always visible........................................................ 83
Create, select, and modify single grid lines..................................... 84
Add surface treatment to the entire surface of a part ....................... 88
Selecting a profile ........................................................................ 89
Points not created automatically at ends of parts ............................ 90
Object representation ................................................................... 93
Miscellaneous.............................................................................. 94
Drawings .............................................................................................. 96
Saving and freezing associative drawings ...................................... 96
Nested assemblies in drawings ..................................................... 97
Anchor bolt plan........................................................................... 98
Display large dimension values more clearly................................... 99
Improvements in level marks....................................................... 101
Define elevation level ................................................................. 102
Create plate side marks on dimension leader lines........................ 102
Improvements in section symbols ................................................ 103
Group identical objects on the same dimension line ...................... 106
Highlight changes in associative dimensions ................................ 108
Miscellaneous............................................................................ 109
Import and export ................................................................................ 113
Miscellaneous............................................................................ 113
Custom components ............................................................................ 114
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Compatibility
Tekla Structures 12.0 is compatible with all previous versions. You can open and
work with existing models using Tekla Structures 12.0. Note the following
issues:
We recommend that you always check that custom components created in older versions work correctly in the new version of Tekla
Structures.
When you open custom components made with an older version of Tekla
Structures in the Custom component editor, Tekla Structures asks whether
you want to update the component if the new version contains such improvements which require the update. If you do not update the component, it
works in the same manner as in the version where it was originally made,
but you do not gain the benefits of the new improvements.
If you choose to update the component, you need to check and sometimes
even recreate dimensions depending on the improvements. When you delete
a dimension and create a new one (even with the same name), also the equations containing the dimension need to be edited because the dependency
created by the equation is lost when a dimension is deleted. You can recreate
the dimensions and edit the equations easily in the Custom component editor.
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We suggest that you complete any models you have started using your current
version.
Once you save a model in Tekla Structures 12.0, you can no
longer open it in older versions of Tekla Structures.
Installing
Tekla Structures setup creates a new subfolder for Tekla Structures 12.0.
You need Windows Administrator rights to install Tekla Structures 12.0. This
ensures that all Windows system folder *.dll files are updated.
Topics
1.1
General (p. 6)
Modeling (p. 18)
Drawings (p. 35)
Import and export (p. 53)
Custom components (p. 54)
Components (p. 56)
General
When you install Tekla Structures from CD, the online help is automatically installed.
You can now install additional environments without having to reinstall Tekla Structures. Download the environment installation files
from the Extranet at https://extranet.tekla.com.
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It is now possible to open a any model in either single or multi-user mode. Select
the mode by selecting an option on the right-click popup menu in the Open dialog
box:
See also
Creating a new
model
Enter the location for the model in the Save in field, or accept the default location, which is the location entered when Tekla Structures was installed. (The
default location in the installation is C:\TeklaStructuresModels).
Click the Browse button to open the Browse For Folder dialog box, where you can
browse for a folder or create a new folder.
Use the Model Type field to define whether the model is a single-user or a multiuser model. For a multi-user model, enter the name of the server in the Server
name field.
Opening a model
To open a model, click File > Open. To browse for a model, click the Browse button to open the Browse For Folder dialog box. The information in the Designer
and Description columns comes from the Project properties dialog box.
1.
2.
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Enter the name of the server in the Server name field. Click OK.
2.
When you open or create a model, the Open and New dialog boxes now include a
list of the most recently used models.
Saving a model
with a different
name
To save a model with a different name, click File > Save as and enter a name in
the Model name field. Click OK.
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Defined by variable
Model
Project
XS_PROJECT
Firm
XS_FIRM
System
XS_SYSTEM
inp
XS_INP
The user-defined attributes it finds are added to the user interface. If the same
attribute name exists in more than one objects.inp files, Tekla Structures uses the
attribute from the first read file, according to the search order defined above.
For more information on how to use the objects.inp file, see Adding properties.
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To set the colors for a gradient background, set the following variables in Tools >
Advanced options > Model view:
Enter the colors as RGB (Red Green Blue) values. The scale is from 0 to 1. For
example, 1.0 1.0 1.0 is white and 0.0 0.0 0.0 is black. To use the traditional single-color background, use the same value for all four variables. Close and reopen
the view to activate the changes.
To restore default values, clear the values in all four variables.
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Icons in menus
Menus now include the command icons, which makes it easier to locate icons on
toolbars:
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In Template Editor 3.20 or 3.30, add the value field MAIN_PART to PART
row.
2.
Drag the MAIN_PART field to the top of the search order in the Content
browser.
3.
4.
If the assembly contains more parts which are similar to the assembly main part,
use the template attribute SIMILAR_TO_MAIN_PART:
1.
2.
Drag the SIMILAR_TO_MAIN_PART field to the top of the sort order in the
Content browser.
3.
4.
5.
The attribute returns 1 if the position number of the given part is the same as
the position number of the main part in the assembly.
Miscellaneous fixes
You can now use the attribute MODEL_PATH in all content types to
find the path to the current model, for example C:\TeklaStructuresModels\New Model 1\.
You can now also use the attributes TITLE1, TITLE2 and TITLE3 in
template rows.
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Miscellaneous
New Features Tutorial
Tekla Structures 12.0 includes a New Features Tutorial, which presents features
released in Tekla Structures 11.1, 11.2, 11.3 and 12.0. Each feature contains a
description with pictures. Some features also include interactive video lessons
that show you how to use the new feature.
To access the New Features Tutorial, click Help > Learning Center > New Features
Tutorial.
Performance improvements
The following now work faster and use less memory:
Rollover highlight
The rollover highlight makes it easier to select objects, by highlighting each part
in yellow as the pointer moves over it. To switch this feature on, click Setup >
Rollover highlight.
To switch off the rollover highlight, click Setup and deselect Rollover highlight..You can also use the keyboard shortcut H to turn the rollover highlight on or
off.
Log file
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When you use the Tools > Show log file command to display the log
file, Tekla Structures now scrolls to the end of the file automatically.
Managing views
Selecting views
Selecting visible and named views is now easier in Tekla Structures 12.0. The
arrow buttons you use to open and close views in the Views dialog box are now
only active when you have selected a view.
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Creating views
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When you create a view using Views > Create view > Grid views, the grid is now
selected automatically if there is only one grid in the view. If there are several
grids, Tekla Structures prompts you to select a view:
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Bringing a view
on top
Now when you select a view in the Visible views list in the Views dialog box, the
selected view moves to the top. If you have selected multiple views, all selected
views will be moved up, with the first one on the list on top. Also, when you
select a view in the model, it is automatically selected in the Visible views list.
To re-display the warning messages, press Shift when the warning message
should appear, for example when you are copying or moving objects outside the
work area, and Tekla Structures displays the warning message again.
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1.2
Modeling
Nested assemblies
Description
You can now add sub-assemblies and parts to already existing assemblies. A
sub-assembly is an assembly that is added to another assembly to form a hierarchical assembly. We use the term nested assemblies to describe this type of
assembly.
Using nested assemblies is useful when you are modeling split trusses, brackets,
railings or pipe racks, for example.
A sub-assembly is treated in the same way as an assembly in Tekla Structures:
You can create a separate assembly drawing of a sub-assembly. For more information, see Nested assemblies in drawings (p. 36).
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Selecting
assemblies
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For more information on how to select assemblies, see How to select objects in
the Modeling manual.
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Assembly
properties
To view the properties of an assembly, select it, right click and select Properties...
from the pop-up menu.
You can also define user-defined attribute values for assemblies in the same dialog box.
Modifying
assemblies
The right-click pop-up menu also includes several new options, which you can
use to modify assemblies:
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These options are also on the main menu, under Detailing > Assembly.
You can modify assemblies by:
For more information on the different commands to use when working with
assemblies and cast-units, see Cast units and assemblies.
Numbering of
nested
assemblies
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Filter
For information about defining user-defined attributes for assemblies, see Userdefined attributes.
To modify the font used in grid labels, use the variables XS_DEFAULT_FONT and
XS_DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE in Tools > Advanced options > Model view.
You can now use special characters, such as umlauts, accents, and circumflexes,
as well as combined characters, such as e acute, in grid labels.
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2.
3.
4.
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Define the properties of the grid line in the Grid line properties dialog box. For
more information, see Grid properties in the Modeling manual.
If there are skewed grid lines in the model, setting the grid properties back to the
original settings is not possible. To revert to the original settings, delete the
skewed grid line first and then modify the settings.
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Selecting grids
and grid lines
For more information on creating, modifying and deleting single grid lines, see
Working with grids in the Modeling manual.
Checking the
location of grid
planes
You may sometimes need to check the location of grid planes for example to see
if parts are close enough to a magnetic grid plane that you have moved. To do
this:
1.
Go to Tools > Advanced options > Model view and set the variable
XS_GRID_PLANES_VISIBLE_WITH_USERPLANES to TRUE.
2.
3.
Click Display...
4.
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You can use copy and move commands on grids. For example, copy
an entire grid by selecting the grid and using the Edit > Copy > Translate... command.
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Selecting surface
treatment
1.
2.
Remove surface
treatment
1.
2.
1.
2.
3.
Selecting a profile
The Select profile dialog box has been improved to make it easier to select a profile for a part or a component object.
Library and parametric profiles are not in separate lists any more, but
they are displayed in the same tree structure.
Only the relevant profiles for a steel object are displayed on the
Select profile dialog box.
For more information on selecting a profile and defining the material of profiles,
see Profile in the Modeling manual.
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Double-click the beam to open the Beam properties dialog box and go to the
Deforming tab.
2.
In the Start field, enter the angle of the beam at its start point, relative to the
part reference line.
3.
In the End field, enter the angle of the beam at its end point, relative to the
part reference line.
For example, to warp the beam 40 degrees at the start point, enter 40 in the
Start angle field and 0 in the End angle field.
4.
5.
Rotating by entering numeric values in the fields that define rotation in system
components still works in the same manner as before.
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You can use part handles and snapping to create and move parts. See the following examples.
Select handles
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2.
Hold down the Alt key and drag the pointer from left to right to select the
part. Tekla Structures displays the handles of the part. The handle at the end
that was the first point picked to create the part is yellow and the handle at
the other end is magenta.
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Move objects
By selecting handles you are able to, for example, move objects more easily.
1.
Select both of the objects by pressing the Ctrl key and picking the objects.
2.
Hold down the Alt key and drag the pointer from left to right to select both
parts again.
3.
Select the handle in the middle of the two objects and right-click.
4.
Select Move > Translate from the pop-up menu and enter coordinates to
move the two objects.
5.
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Snap to reference
points
To make it possible to pick part handles, activate the Snap to reference points
switch
on the Snap toolbar. As you move the pointer over a part handle,
the snap symbols appears. Left click to select the part handle.
Part reference
lines
When you pick two points to position a part, these points form the part reference
line, and handles appear at the line ends. You can snap to and pick these handles.
You can define the visibility of the part reference line in the Display dialog box.
To show the part reference line:
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1.
2.
3.
In the Advanced tab, check the box in Part reference line field.
4.
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Object representation
To create customized presentation of objects in Tekla Structures 12.0, use object
representation settings.
You can use the object representation settings in the following ways:
Modify the color of objects in the model view. The Object representation dialog box replaces the Colors dialog box, which was available in
previous versions.
To open the Object representation dialog box, click Setup > Object representation...:
For more information on how to use the object representation settings, see
Object representation settings and Object representation example in the
online help.
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Object groups are set of rules with which you group objects by selected properties and conditions. Use the object groups:
In Object representation dialog box to control the visibility and coloring of objects in all views.
For more information on object groups, see Object groups and Object group
rules in the online help.
Miscellaneous
Numbering
When you use the Clear numbers command, Tekla Structures now
displays a message after numbers have been cleared.
Views
If you try to open more than nine views, Tekla Structures now displays
a warning message.
Curved parts with profiles that had small values for size were displayed as straight lines in rendered views. This has been fixed.
Surface treatment
Lotting
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When you used the Lotting dialog box to create lots, Tekla Structures
displayed weight in kilograms, regardless of the unit set in Tools >
Units and decimals dialog box. This has been fixed.
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Sketching
Opening and closing the sketch editor sometimes took a long time in
large models. This has been fixed.
Numeric snapping
You can now start entering the coordinates in the Enter a numeric location dialog
box by pressing the decimal key on the numeric pad first.
1.3
Drawings
You can still open a general arrangement drawing, unfreeze it, and then re-open it
to automatically update the drawing with recent changes.
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2.
3.
Right-click and select Freeze > Off from the popup menu.
Previously when you updated an assembly, single-part or cast unit drawing without freezing the drawing, the drawing was re-created. Now the drawing is no
longer re-created. This means that you must know whether the changes should be
shown when you are updating the drawing.
To recreate the drawing:
See also
1.
2.
3.
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Marks
You can define the visibility, content, and appearance of marks for sub-assemblies in assembly drawings. You can also use part marks to display the assembly
hierarchy in general arrangement drawings. For more information, see Mark
content in the Drawing manual.
You can define the visiblity of bolts and welds separately for sub-assemblies in
the Bolt properties and Weld properties dialog box.
Dimensioning
You can also define the dimensioning properties for sub-assemblies in assembly
drawings. For more information, see Dimensioning nested assemblies in the
Drawing manual.
Sub-assemblies
in templates and
reports
With Tekla Structures you can produce templates and reports that show the hierarchical structure of nested assemblies. For more information, see Producing
reports on nested assemblies.
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You can automatically create anchor bolt plans in Tekla Structures 12.0. For
more information, see Creating anchor bolt plans in the Drawing manual.
You can create both enlarged views and detail views in anchor bolt plans. Tekla
Structures groups together identical detail views, so that they only appear once in
a drawing. If detail views are not included in a drawing, Tekla Structures displays
bolt sizes in the enlarged view.
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For information, see Create > Level mark in the online help.
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2.
3.
In complex drawings
In large-scale drawings, where it can be difficult to see which part a
leader line is pointing to.
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1.
Click Properties > Dimension... to open the Dimension properties dialog box.
2.
In the Plate side marks section of the Marks tab, set Type to Specified.
3.
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XS_SECTION_SYMBOL_LEFT_ARROW_SYMBOL
Modify the value for a different appearance, for example sections@0.
XS_SECTION_SYMBOL_RIGHT_ARROW_SYMBOL
Modify the value for a different appearance, for example sections@1.
If you do not set these variables, Tekla Structures uses the traditional style arrow
head symbol in the drawings.
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In the drawing, right-click and select Properties... from the pop-up menu to
open the drawing properties dialog box.
2.
group.
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The dimension line tag indicates the quantity of objects included in the dimension line. To define the symbol that is displayed between the quantity and the
automatic tag text, use the variable
XS_DIMENSION_GROUPING_COUNT_SEPARATOR in Tools > Advanced options >
Dimensioning: general. The default value is x.
To define what information to include in a dimension line tag:
1.
2.
3.
In Tags, replace the << Automatic >> value with the required text.
4.
Click Modify.
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Miscellaneous
New part mark leader line type
There is a new part mark leader line type, which allows you to align a part mark in
the center of the face of a part.
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Dimensions
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When you create a dimension with three or more points using the
Create > Dimension > Free command and end the command on the
same point as the previous dimension, the dimensions are now on the
same line.
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Drawing views
To rollback the Copy > Translate and Move > Translate command to
work as it did in Tekla Structures 11.1 and earlier, set the variable
XS_DRAWING_NO_SCALING_FOR_COPIED_OR_MOVED_OBJECTS to
TRUE.
With this variable set, when you copy or move drawing objects from one
drawing view to another, they change size according to the scale of the view.
Associativity
Now associative symbols are also created correctly for level marks.
When you changed the profile of a part, the hatch pattern did not
always adjust to fit the shape of the new profile. This has been fixed.
The y coordinate for assembly overall dimension was sometimes calculated incorrectly which caused associativity not to work. This has
been fixed.
Associativity works now correctly also when the start and end point
of a reference line are in the same location.
Intelligent cloning
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You can now define plot origin offset separately for each plotter in
the Plotter catalog dialog box.
Part marks
Merged part marks are now placed correctly when you change the part mark
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1.4
Miscellaneous
Location of the origin in DXF and DWG drawings
In Tekla Structures 12.0, when a view on a Tekla Structures drawing is moved
the origin for the Xref is calculated differently than before. This makes sharing
Tekla Structures drawings much easier: you no longer need to adjust the origin
when you export to DWG or DXF. In previous versions you sometimes had to
adjust the origin when the view had been moved during the modeling process.
Bolt holes in unwrapped round tubes are now ignored when you
export to an NC file.
IFC
Tekla Structures 12.0 supports the IFC 2X3 schema in IFC exports.
imports.
Web Viewer
If you try to publish a model as a web page with Web Viewer using
the Selected parts option in Publish as Web page dialog box without
selecting any parts, Tekla Structures displays a warning message does
not publish the model.
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DSTV
The DSTV file header was not correct when you used the variable
XS_USE_NEW_PLATE_DESIGNATION. This has been fixed.
1.5
Custom components
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Miscellaneous
Improvements in the usability of custom components
Now you only have to click the Modify button once in any custom
component dialog box to apply changes. In previous versions, you
sometimes had to click Modify repeatedly if a component had many
dependencies.
To define how many loops Tekla Structures makes to solve dependencies in
custom components, use the variable XS_CYCLIC_SOLVER_MAX_LOOPS in
Tools > Advanced options > Modeling properties. The default is 2.
Fixes
When you selected a custom seam, its handles were not displayed.
This has been fixed.
When you selected a nested custom detail, the handles of the custom
detail were not displayed. This has been fixed.
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Occasionally, adding a custom component in a skewed position generated an application error. This has been fixed.
Now when you reopen the Variables dialog box, all the equations are
shown even if the result of the equation cannot be calculated.
If the reference points you picked for a custom part were not at the
center of the bounding box, the custom part was not positioned correctly.
Now when you define a custom part, its coordinate system is in the center of
the bounding box. Offsets are calculated from the center of the bounding
box.
When you edit a custom part created in an earlier version of Tekla Structures, Tekla Structures asks if you want to use this new method of positioning custom parts. If you do, you will also need to open any nested custom
components in the custom part and select to use the new method.
1.6
Components
Miscellaneous
Component catalog
It was not possible to use the Paste command on the right-click popup menu in the thumbnail view of the component catalog. This has
been fixed.
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Connection lists now also list connection flags correctly for Excel
design also when the result is 4.
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Connections
Gusset plate connections
In gusset plate connections you can now define the distance of the first bolt for
brace2 and brace3.
You can now create a splice connection for a haunched built-up stub.
The lower flange is now aligned properly at the splice also when you
are not using a haunch.
The lower flange backing bar occasionally clashed with the diaphragm, column or panel part. This has been fixed.
The connection now also works with beams that are over 2000 mm
high.
When you do not specify a part mark series for the non-welded splice
plates, the default options are now taken from the Pos3: Loose parts
option in the Options dialog box.
The splice is now also created correctly when the primary beam is
haunched at the opposite end from the splice.
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There is a new option for the location of the splice gap: to fit the primary part.
When you use double shears with a hollow tube, the gap is now correctly offset to the outside.
Weld preparation angles are now read from the correct fields and cre-
ated correctly.
If the stiffener was thicker than the flange of the connecting beam,
there was a gap between the plate and the flange. This has been fixed.
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You now have the option to enlarge the slot made in the tube bracing.
The connection now takes the correct part prefixes from the Setup >
Options dialog box.
Details
Handrailing (1024)
The toe plate created could not be included in an assembly. This has been fixed.
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Double bevel cut weld preparation is now created correctly for each
side of the primary column and the angle of the lower bevel cut is
now taken from the correct field.
When you change bolts to anchor rods or anchor rods to bolts, the
bolts are now created and rotated correctly.
When you use the option Square cut corners (1-4) Tekla Structures
now cuts the correct corner of the base plate.
In the details, plate washers are now part of the anchor rods assembly.
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The detail includes new options to define the distance between the
beam and the plate for top, left, and right sides.
Stairs (S71)
We suggest that you always use the Stairs (S71) detail instead of Stairs (S82) to
create stairs in Tekla Structures.
The Stairs (S71) detail includes all the options available in Stairs (S82)
and also some additional options. It also includes fixes for deficiencies found in Stairs (S82).
You can now create steps using custom parts or seams with Stairs
(S71). This will enable you to model accurate stairs with grating, end
plates and bolts.
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Cold rolled
Fixes
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The Cold Rolled Overlap (1) component now also works correctly
when used with columns with a profile of WB900 or larger.
The Ayrshire Diagonal Tie - Column (81) component has been renamed
Ayrshire Diagonal Tie - Column/Rafter (81). The component now also
works correctly with rafters.
Now when you use the Metsec panel connection rail (31) component,
you no longer receive unnecessary file transfer warnings.
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Compatibility
Tekla Structures 12.0 is compatible with all previous versions. You can open and
work with existing models using Tekla Structures 12.0. Note the following
issues:
We recommend that you always check that custom components created in older versions work correctly in the new version of Tekla
Structures.
When you open custom components made with an older version of Tekla
Structures in the Custom component editor, Tekla Structures asks whether
you want to update the component if the new version contains such improvements which require the update. If you do not update the component, it
works in the same manner as in the version where it was originally made,
but you do not gain the benefits of the new improvements.
If you choose to update the component, you need to check and sometimes
even recreate dimensions depending on the improvements. When you delete
a dimension and create a new one (even with the same name), also the equations containing the dimension need to be edited because the dependency
created by the equation is lost when a dimension is deleted. You can recreate
the dimensions and edit the equations easily in the Custom component editor.
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We suggest that you complete any models you have started using your current
version.
Once you save a model in Tekla Structures 12.0, you can no
longer open it in older versions of Tekla Structures.
Installing
Tekla Structures setup creates a new subfolder for Tekla Structures 12.0.
You need Windows Administrator rights to install Tekla Structures 12.0. This
ensures that all Windows system folder *.dll files are updated.
Topics
2.1
General
This section describes the following new features and fixes:
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When you install Tekla Structures from CD, the online help is automatically installed.
You can now install additional environments without having to reinstall Tekla Structures. Download the environment installation files
from the Extranet at https://extranet.tekla.com.
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It is now possible to open a any model in either single or multi-user mode. Select
the mode by selecting an option on the right-click popup menu in the Open dialog
box:
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See also
Enter the location for the model in the Save in field, or accept the default location, which is the location entered when Tekla Structures was installed. (The
default location in the installation is C:\TeklaStructuresModels).
Click the Browse button to open the Browse For Folder dialog box, where you can
browse for a folder or create a new folder.
Use the Model Type field to define whether the model is a single-user or a multiuser model. For a multi-user model, enter the name of the server in the Server
name field.
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To open a model, click File > Open. To browse for a model, click the Browse button to open the Browse For Folder dialog box. The information in the Designer
and Description columns comes from the Project properties dialog box.
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3.
Enter the name of the server in the Server name field. Click OK.
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2.
When you open or create a model, the Open and New dialog boxes now include a
list of the most recently used models.
Saving a model
with a different
name
To save a model with a different name, click File > Save as and enter a name in
the Model name field. Click OK.
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Folder
Defined by variable
Model
Project
XS_PROJECT
Firm
XS_FIRM
System
XS_SYSTEM
inp
XS_INP
The user-defined attributes it finds are added to the user interface. If the same
attribute name exists in more than one objects.inp files, Tekla Structures uses the
attribute from the first read file, according to the search order defined above.
For more information on how to use the objects.inp file, see Adding properties.
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To set the colors for a gradient background, set the following variables in Tools >
Advanced options > Model view:
Enter the colors as RGB (Red Green Blue) values. The scale is from 0 to 1. For
example, 1.0 1.0 1.0 is white and 0.0 0.0 0.0 is black. To use the traditional single-color background, use the same value for all four variables. Close and reopen
the view to activate the changes.
To restore default values, clear the values in all four variables.
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Icons in menus
Menus now include the command icons, which makes it easier to locate icons on
toolbars:
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1.
2.
In Template Editor 3.20 or 3.30, add the value field MAIN_PART to PART
row.
Drag the MAIN_PART field to the top of the search order in the Content
browser.
3.
4.
If the assembly contains more parts which are similar to the assembly main part,
use the template attribute SIMILAR_TO_MAIN_PART:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The attribute returns 1 if the position number of the given part is the same as
the position number of the main part in the assembly.
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You can now use the attribute MODEL_PATH in all content types to
find the path to the current model, for example C:\TeklaStructuresModels\New Model 1\.
You can now also use the attributes TITLE1, TITLE2 and TITLE3 in
template rows.
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Miscellaneous
New Features Tutorial
Tekla Structures 12.0 includes a New Features Tutorial, which presents features
released in Tekla Structures 11.1, 11.2, 11.3 and 12.0. Each feature contains a
description with pictures. Some features also include interactive video lessons
that show you how to use the new feature.
To access the New Features Tutorial, click Help > Learning Center > New Features
Tutorial.
Performance improvements
The following now work faster and use less memory:
Rollover highlight
The rollover highlight makes it easier to select objects, by highlighting each part
in yellow as the pointer moves over it. To switch this feature on, click Setup >
Rollover highlight.
To switch off the rollover highlight, click Setup and deselect Rollover highlight..You can also use the keyboard shortcut H to turn the rollover highlight on or
off.
Log file
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When you use the Tools > Show log file command to display the log
file, Tekla Structures now scrolls to the end of the file automatically.
Managing views
Selecting views
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Selecting visible and named views is now easier in Tekla Structures 12.0. The
arrow buttons you use to open and close views in the Views dialog box are now
only active when you have selected a view.
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Creating views
When you create a view using Views > Create view > Grid views, the grid is now
selected automatically if there is only one grid in the view. If there are several
grids, Tekla Structures prompts you to select a view:
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Bringing a view
on top
Now when you select a view in the Visible views list in the Views dialog box, the
selected view moves to the top. If you have selected multiple views, all selected
views will be moved up, with the first one on the list on top. Also, when you
select a view in the model, it is automatically selected in the Visible views list.
To re-display the warning messages, press Shift when the warning message
should appear, for example when you are copying or moving objects outside the
work area, and Tekla Structures displays the warning message again.
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2.2
Modeling
Nested assemblies
Description
You can now add sub-assemblies and parts to already existing assemblies. A
sub-assembly is an assembly that is added to another assembly to form a hierarchical assembly. We use the term nested assemblies to describe this type of
assembly.
Using nested assemblies is useful when you are modeling split trusses, brackets,
railings or pipe racks, for example.
A sub-assembly is treated in the same way as an assembly in Tekla Structures:
You can create a separate assembly drawing of a sub-assembly. For more information, see Nested assemblies in drawings (p. 97).
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Selecting
assemblies
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For more information on how to select assemblies and cast-units, see How to
select objects in the Modeling manual.
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Assembly or cast
unit properties
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To view the properties of an assembly or cast-unit, select it, right click and select
Properties... from the pop-up menu.
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You can also define user-defined attribute values for assemblies and cast units in
the same dialog box.
Modifying
assemblies
The right-click pop-up menu also includes several new options, which you can
use to modify assemblies:
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These options are also on the main menu, under Detailing > Assembly or Cast unit.
You can modify assemblies by:
For more information on the different commands to use when working with
assemblies and cast-units, see Cast units and assemblies.
Numbering of
nested
assemblies
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For information about defining user-defined attributes for assemblies, see Userdefined attributes.
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To modify the font used in grid labels, use the variables XS_DEFAULT_FONT and
XS_DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE in Tools > Advanced options > Model view.
You can now use special characters, such as umlauts, accents, and circumflexes,
as well as combined characters, such as e acute, in grid labels.
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3.
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icon.
Define the properties of the grid line in the Grid line properties dialog box. For
more information, see Grid properties in the Modeling manual.
If there are skewed grid lines in the model, setting the grid properties back to the
original settings is not possible. To revert to the original settings, delete the
skewed grid line first and then modify the settings.
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Selecting grids
and grid lines
For more information on creating, modifying and deleting single grid lines, see
Working with grids in the Modeling manual.
Checking the
location of grid
planes
You may sometimes need to check the location of grid planes for example to see
if parts are close enough to a magnetic grid plane that you have moved. To do
this:
1.
Go to Tools > Advanced options > Model view and set the variable
XS_GRID_PLANES_VISIBLE_WITH_USERPLANES to TRUE.
2.
3.
Click Display...
4.
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You can use copy and move commands on grids. For example, copy
an entire grid by selecting the grid and using the Edit > Copy > Translate... command.
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Selecting surface
treatment
1.
2.
Remove surface
treatment
1.
2.
1.
2.
3.
Selecting a profile
The Select profile dialog box has been improved to make it easier to select a profile for a part or a component object.
Library and parametric profiles are not in separate lists any more, but
they are displayed in the same tree structure.
Only the relevant profiles for a concrete object are displayed on the
Select profile dialog box.
For more information on selecting a profile and defining the material of profiles,
see Profile in the Modeling manual.
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You can use part handles and snapping to create and move parts. See the following examples.
Select handles
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2.
Hold down the Alt key and drag the pointer from left to right to select the
part. Tekla Structures displays the handles of the part. The handle at the end
that was the first point picked to create the part is yellow and the handle at
the other end is magenta.
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Move objects
By selecting handles you are able to, for example, move objects more easily.
1.
Select both of the objects by pressing the Ctrl key and picking the objects.
2.
Hold down the Alt key and drag the pointer from left to right to select both
parts again.
3.
Select the handle in the middle of the two objects and right-click.
4.
Select Move > Translate from the pop-up menu and enter coordinates to
move the two objects.
5.
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Snap to reference
points
To make it possible to pick part handles, activate the Snap to reference points
switch
on the Snap toolbar. As you move the pointer over a part handle,
the snap symbols appears. Left click to select the part handle.
Part reference
lines
When you pick two points to position a part, these points form the part reference
line, and handles appear at the line ends. You can snap to and pick these handles.
You can define the visibility of the part reference line in the Display dialog box.
To show the part reference line:
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In the Advanced tab, check the box in Part reference line field.
4.
Object representation
To create customized presentation of objects in Tekla Structures 12.0, use object
representation settings.
You can use the object representation settings in the following ways:
Modify the color of objects in the model view. The Object representation dialog box replaces the Colors dialog box, which was available in
previous versions.
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To open the Object representation dialog box, click Setup > Object representation...:
For more information on how to use the object representation settings, see
Object representation settings and Object representation example in the
online help.
Object groups are set of rules with which you group objects by selected properties and conditions. Use the object groups:
In Object representation dialog box to control the visibility and coloring of objects in all views.
For more information on object groups, see Object groups and Object group
rules in the online help.
Miscellaneous
Numbering
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When you use the Clear numbers command, Tekla Structures now
displays a message after numbers have been cleared.
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Views
If you try to open more than nine views, Tekla Structures now displays
a warning message.
Curved parts with profiles that had small values for size were displayed as straight lines in rendered views. This has been fixed.
Surface treatment
Lotting
When you used the Lotting dialog box to create lots, Tekla Structures
displayed weight in kilograms, regardless of the unit set in Tools >
Units and decimals dialog box. This has been fixed.
Sketching
Opening and closing the sketch editor sometimes took a long time in
large models. This has been fixed.
Numeric snapping
You can now start entering the coordinates in the Enter a numeric location dialog
box by pressing the decimal key on the numeric pad first.
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2.3
Drawings
You can still open a general arrangement drawing, unfreeze it, and then re-open it
to automatically update the drawing with recent changes.
To re-enable automatic updating in a frozen drawing:
1.
2.
3.
Right-click and select Freeze > Off from the popup menu.
Previously when you updated an assembly, single-part or cast unit drawing without freezing the drawing, the drawing was re-created. Now the drawing is no
longer re-created. This means that you must know whether the changes should be
shown when you are updating the drawing.
To recreate the drawing:
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1.
2.
3.
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Marks
You can define the visibility, content, and appearance of marks for sub-assemblies in assembly drawings. You can also use part marks to display the assembly
hierarchy in general arrangement drawings. For more information, see Mark
content in the Drawing manual.
You can now specify the part mark properties for the main and secondary parts of
sub-assemblies in cast unit drawings.
To do this:
1.
2.
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On the Content tab, select Sub-assembly main part or Sub-assembly secondary part depending on the part mark properties you want to define.
4.
5.
You can define the visiblity of bolts and welds separately for sub-assemblies in
the Bolt properties and Weld properties dialog box.
Dimensioning
You can also define the dimensioning properties for sub-assemblies in assembly
drawings. For more information, see Dimensioning nested assemblies in the
Drawing manual.
Sub-assemblies
in templates and
reports
With Tekla Structures you can produce templates and reports that show the hierarchical structure of nested assemblies. For more information, see Producing
reports on nested assemblies.
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You can automatically create anchor bolt plans in Tekla Structures 12.0. For
more information, see Creating anchor bolt plans in the Drawing manual.
You can create both enlarged views and detail views in anchor bolt plans. Tekla
Structures groups together identical detail views, so that they only appear once in
a drawing. If detail views are not included in a drawing, Tekla Structures displays
bolt sizes in the enlarged view.
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For information, see Create > Level mark in the online help.
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2.
3.
In complex drawings
In large-scale drawings, where it can be difficult to see which part a
leader line is pointing to.
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Click Properties > Dimension... to open the Dimension properties dialog box.
2.
In the Plate side marks section of the Marks tab, set Type to Specified.
3.
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XS_SECTION_SYMBOL_LEFT_ARROW_SYMBOL
Modify the value for a different appearance, for example sections@0.
XS_SECTION_SYMBOL_RIGHT_ARROW_SYMBOL
Modify the value for a different appearance, for example sections@1.
If you do not set these variables, Tekla Structures uses the traditional style arrow
head symbol in the drawings.
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In the drawing, right-click and select Properties... from the pop-up menu to
open the drawing properties dialog box.
2.
group.
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The dimension line tag indicates the quantity of objects included in the dimension line. To define the symbol that is displayed between the quantity and the
automatic tag text, use the variable
XS_DIMENSION_GROUPING_COUNT_SEPARATOR in Tools > Advanced options >
Dimensioning: general. The default value is x.
To define what information to include in a dimension line tag:
1.
2.
3.
In Tags, replace the << Automatic >> value with the required text.
4.
Click Modify.
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New part mark leader line type
There is a new part mark leader line type, which allows you to align a part mark in
the center of the face of a part.
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Dimensioning
Dimensions
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When you use the By reference point option in the Dimensioning properties dialog box, dimensions are now also associative to the middle
points of objects.
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When you create a dimension with three or more points using the
Create > Dimension > Free command and end the command on the
same point as the previous dimension, the dimensions are now on the
same line.
drawing.
Drawing views
To rollback the Copy > Translate and Move > Translate command to
work as it did in Tekla Structures 11.1 and earlier, set the variable
XS_DRAWING_NO_SCALING_FOR_COPIED_OR_MOVED_OBJECTS to
TRUE.
With this variable set, when you copy or move drawing objects from one
drawing view to another, they change size according to the scale of the view.
Updating drawings
In some occasions Tekla Structures did not add the P flag to a drawing
in the drawing list when a cast unit had been changed. (The P flag
indicated that parts have been changed.) This has been fixed.
Associativity
Now associative symbols are also created correctly for level marks.
When you changed the profile of a part, the hatch pattern did not
always adjust to fit the shape of the new profile. This has been fixed.
The y coordinate for assembly overall dimension was sometimes calculated incorrectly which caused associativity not to work. This has
been fixed.
Associativity works now correctly also when the start and end point
of a reference line are in the same location.
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Intelligent cloning
You can now define plot origin offset separately for each plotter in
the Plotter catalog dialog box.
Part marks
Merged part marks are now placed correctly when you change the part mark
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2.4
Miscellaneous
Location of the origin in DXF and DWG drawings
In Tekla Structures 12.0, when a view on a Tekla Structures drawing is moved
the origin for the Xref is calculated differently than before. This makes sharing
Tekla Structures drawings much easier: you no longer need to adjust the origin
when you export to DWG or DXF. In previous versions you sometimes had to
adjust the origin when the view had been moved during the modeling process.
Web Viewer
If you try to publish a model as a web page with Web Viewer using
the Selected parts option in Publish as Web page dialog box without
selecting any parts, Tekla Structures displays a warning message does
not publish the model.
DSTV
The DSTV file header was not correct when you used the variable
XS_USE_NEW_PLATE_DESIGNATION. This has been fixed.
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2.5
Custom components
Miscellaneous
Improvements in the usability of custom components
Now you only have to click the Modify button once in any custom
component dialog box to apply changes. In previous versions, you
sometimes had to click Modify repeatedly if a component had many
dependencies.
To define how many loops Tekla Structures makes to solve dependencies in
custom components, use the variable XS_CYCLIC_SOLVER_MAX_LOOPS in
Tools > Advanced options > Modeling properties. The default is 2.
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Fixes
When you selected a custom seam, its handles were not displayed.
This has been fixed.
When you selected a nested custom detail, the handles of the custom
detail were not displayed. This has been fixed.
Occasionally, adding a custom component in a skewed position generated an application error. This has been fixed.
Now when you reopen the Variables dialog box, all the equations are
shown even if the result of the equation cannot be calculated.
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If the reference points you picked for a custom part were not at the
center of the bounding box, the custom part was not positioned correctly.
Now when you define a custom part, its coordinate system is in the center of
the bounding box. Offsets are calculated from the center of the bounding
box.
When you edit a custom part created in an earlier version of Tekla Structures, Tekla Structures asks if you want to use this new method of positioning custom parts. If you do, you will also need to open any nested custom
components in the custom part and select to use the new method.
2.6
Components
New components
Tekla Structures 12.0 includes the following new components:
Component
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Icon
Description
3D cut (10)
Anchor (10)
Connects two concrete parts, for example two walls or a column to a wall.
Concrete beam-beam
(112)
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Icon
Description
Concrete foundation
(1030)
Inbedded (1008)
Miscellaneous
Component catalog
It was not possible to use the Paste command on the right-click popup menu in the thumbnail view of the component catalog. This has
been fixed.
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Details
Handrailing (1024)
The toe plate created could not be included in an assembly. This has been fixed.
Double bevel cut weld preparation is now created correctly for each
side of the primary column and the angle of the lower bevel cut is
now taken from the correct field.
When you change bolts to anchor rods or anchor rods to bolts, the
bolts are now created and rotated correctly.
When you use the option Square cut corners (1-4) Tekla Structures
now cuts the correct corner of the base plate.
In the details, plate washers are now part of the anchor rods assembly.
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The detail includes new options to define the distance between the
beam and the plate for top, left, and right sides.
Stairs (S71)
We suggest that you always use the Stairs (S71) detail instead of Stairs (S82) to
create stairs in Tekla Structures.
The Stairs (S71) detail includes all the options available in Stairs (S82)
and also some additional options. It also includes fixes for deficiencies found in Stairs (S82).
You can now create steps using custom parts or seams with Stairs
(S71). This will enable you to model accurate stairs with grating, end
plates and bolts.
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Reinforcement
Miscellaneous
Slab bars (18)
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You can now add reinforcing bars outside the slab by entering negative values in Cover thickness on sides options.
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You can now use also an IFC analysis model format as an analysis
engine. This utilizes the new Analysis & Design interface.
The analysis engine installations are now separate from the full
installation of Tekla Structures, including the STAAD.Pro installation. You must run the analysis engine installations separately.
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Fixes
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When you are using the Analysis tab in the dialog box of a component
to define the analysis profile settings, you can now access the different options even when you have selected No in Use analysis
restraints.
You can now use multiplication in the values for Buckling length or
Length factor for Buckling options in the Design tab of the part properties dialog box.
Area load was not distributed correctly for beams also with varying
pressure and in some geometric circumstances. This has been fixed.
If the model changes after you use the Optimize command, Tekla
Structures now marks the analysis results correctly as not up to date.
You can now create a simpler analysis model of slabs and panels,
where cuts and holes are not considered. To do this, select Yes in the
option Simple plate on the Analysis tab of the attributes dialog box.
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When you create an analysis model of slabs and panels, you can now
define offsets for individual vertices of the slabs and panels. The offsets are defined as user-defined attributes on the Analysis offsets tab
in the attributes dialog box.
After you have run the analysis or created an analysis model, use the Inquire
> Object command to query the vertices. The vertex indices and their coordinates are listed in the Inquire object dialog box. To define the offset for an
individual vertex, enter the offset distances as X Y Z (in current length units,
values separated by spaces) in the appropriate field, according to the index
of the vertex.
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