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Tekla Structures

Release Notes

Product version 14.0

February 2008

© 2008 Tekla Corporation


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Contents

Contents

Introduction 1

Steel Detailing 3

General 3

New licensing system FLEXnet 3

New menu structure 4

Menu tooltips 5

Improvements in using multi-user models 5

Selecting objects using right-click 6

Controlling access to attribute files 7

Custom toolbar for the Options dialog box 7

Model templates 8

Fix list 9

Modeling 9

Drawings 27

Creating multiple drawings of the same object 27

Improvements in associativity and intelligent cloning 27Exaggerated dimensions 31

Dimensioning bolt position from neighbor part working points 34

New angle dimension type 36

Dimension unit formatting according to German conventions 37

Customizable line types in drawings 38

Changing the view scale 39

Symbol with partial profile - new part representation option 40

Improvements in grid labels 42

Defining a fixed size for detail boundaries 43Fixed placing of drawing views 44

Fixed placing of dragged drawing objects 45

Improvements in representation of view labels 45

Improvements in hidden object representation in drawing views 48

Creating surface treatment symbols 49

Removing change symbols 50

Scaling line weights while printing 51

.NET support for drawings 53

Fix list 53

Templates and Reports 55


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Fix list 55

Import and Export 56

Improvements in NC files 56

Improvements in Export Drawings dialog box 56

Fix list 57

Custom Components 58

Speed improvements 58

Fix list 58

Components 58

New components for pre-engineered buildings 58

Improvements in stair components 60

Connections 67

Details 69

Modeling tools 70

Cold rolled 71


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Placing of the base points of the reinforcing bar mark leader lines 117





New option in representation of reinforcing bars 124


Fix list 125


Fix list 127



Fix list 128

Custom Components 129Speed improvements 129

Fix list 129

Components 129

Precast stairs (65) 129

Corbel connection (14) 130

Details 132

Modeling tools 133

Reinforcement components 134

Reinforcement 137New reinforcing bar bending types 137

Fix list 140


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General Design 141

General 141

New licensing system FLEXnet 141

New menu structure 142

Menu tooltips 143Improvements in using multi-user models 143

Selecting objects using right-click 144

Controlling access to attribute files 145

Custom toolbar for the Options dialog box 145

Model templates 146

Fix list 147

Modeling 147

Detecting changes in reference models 147

Splitting plates and slabs 150Improvements in clash checking 152

Snapping to part center lines 152

New Copy and Move commands 153

Defining multiple cross section profiles 153

Querying part properties 157

Improvemements in flying through the model 158

Using parametric profile separators with multiple characters 159

Improvements in shortening 159

Improvements in tubular sections 159

Finding distant objects 160

Checking for duplicate objects 161

Fix list 162

Drawings 163

Creating multiple drawings of the same object 163

Improvements in associativity and intelligent cloning 164

Exaggerated dimensions 167

Dimension unit formatting according to German conventions 170

Dimensioning bolt position from neighbor part working points 171

New angle dimension type 173Improvements in reinforcement dimensions 174

Customizable line types in drawings 177

Better text placing in reinforcement pull-outs 178

Changing the view scale 179

Symbol with partial profile - new part representation option 179

Improvements in grid labels 182

Defining a fixed size for detail boundaries 182

Fixed placing of drawing views 183

Fixed placing of dragged drawing objects 184


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Placing of the base points of the reinforcing bar mark leader lines 186





New option in representation of reinforcing bars 193


Fix list 194


Fix list 196


Improvements in NC files 197


Fix list 198Reinforcement 199

New reinforcing bar bending types 199

Fix list 201

Analysis and Design 202

Analysis model geometry 202

Integrations to other software 202

Fix list 202

Project Management 205

Fix list 205


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Introduction

1 Introduction

Tekla Structures version 14.0 is a main release and contains many new features and fixes.

Compatibility Tekla Structures 14.0 is compatible with all previous versions. You can open and work with

existing models using Tekla Structures 14.0. Note the following issues:

• To avoid conversion problems, always open a model created with an older version of Tekla

Structures as a single-user model first.

• Updating drawings created with an older version of Tekla Structures in Tekla Structures

14.0 may cause problems. We recommend that you complete any drawings you have started

using your current version or recreate the drawings using Tekla Structures 14.0.

• 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, and the new version contains improvements requiring update,

Tekla Structures asks whether you want to update the component. 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 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.

We suggest that you complete any models you have started using your current version.

Installing Tekla Structures setup creates a new subfolder for Tekla Structures 14.0

You need Windows Administrator rights to install Tekla Structures 14.0. This ensures that all

Windows system folder *. dl l files are updated.

Once you save a model in Tekla Structures 14.0, you cannot open it in

previous versions of Tekla Structures.


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2 Steel Detailing

2.1 General

New l icensing system FLEXnet

Tekla Structures 14.0 includes a new licensing system called FLEXnet, provided by

Macrovision. The new licensing system does not affect the functioning or features of Tekla

Structures.

The main benefits of the new licensing system are:

• Hardware locks and password files are no longer needed.

• Updating and renewing of licenses is easier.

• Handling of licenses is more efficient. The licenses can be installed on a server in a local

area network. When users start Tekla Structures, it automatically obtains a license from the

server. When the user no longer needs the license, the license is returned to the license

server and it is available to another user.

• Users can be guaranteed access or denied access to certain Tekla Structures configurations.

You can create user groups with different access rights.

• When users leave the office and have no connection to the license server, they can borrow

licenses for a limited time for offline use. The borrowed license is reserved for the user until

it expires or it is returned.

• You do not have to install all of your licenses on the same server. You can, for example,

activate half of your licenses on a common server and the rest of the licenses locally on each

user's laptop. You can easily change the location of the licenses by returning the licenses to

Tekla and then activating themon another computer.

You cannot use your existing hardware locks, password files or floating

licenses with Tekla Structures 14.0.


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Installation

The installation process consists of the following phases:

1. Installing the FLEXnet license server

You can install the license server on one or more servers. For single users, Tekla Structures

and the license server can also be installed on the same computer.

2. Activating the licenses on the license server

During the activation, the license rights are transferred from Tekla to your company and the

licenses become enabled.

3. Configuring the license server

4. Pointing the license server to the Tekla Structures installation on each client computer

For technical support, please contact your local Tekla Structures helpdesk.

New menu structure

Tekla Structures 14.0 includes a new menu structure, both in the Model and Drawing

Editors.The new menu structure will benefit both new and existing users of Tekla Structures.

Changes in the

menu structure

The number of menus from 16 to 10 in the Modeling Editor, and from 9to 8 in the Drawing

Editor.

Benefits Benefits for new users:

• Logical, easy to use and learn structure.

• Easy to find related commands . There is no need to search through menus when you cannotremember the name of a particular command.

• Shorter learning curve.

Benefits for existing users:

• More logical menu structure that follows your work flow.

• Related commands are within the same menu structure. There is no need to search out

infrequently used commands .

• It is easier to discover new commands.

Changes in default

toolbars

The contents of the default toolbars for both the Model and Drawing Editor have been checked

based on user feedback received by Tekla and collected by the Automatic User Feedback

Program. Some new icons have been added to toolbars and some seldom used have been

removed.

Users of Steel Detailing configuration now have only steel-related icons visible by default. You

can have concrete-related icons visible easily if needed by clicking a button that opens the

concrete toolbar.

You can customize your toolbars by using the Customize dialog box.

You can also revert to the Tekla Structures version 13.0 toolbars by clicking Tools > Toolbars

> Version 13 Toolbars > All Default Toolbars.

Before setting up the license server, make sure you have read the Tekla

Structures FLEXnet Licensing User Guide PDF, which is available in

the . . . \ Tekl aSt r uctures\ Li cense folder.


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Menu tooltips

In addition to the conventional tooltips and the enhanced tooltips, there is now a new type of

tooltip available called the menu tooltip.

The menu tooltips provide the same functionality as the enhanced tooltips, but for menu

commands. The menu tooltips are displayed in a separate window, which you can drag and dropto any position on the screen:

To hide or display the menu tooltips, click Tools > Options > Menu Tooltips.

Improvements in using multi-user models

Version of the

server

The Active Mul ti -Users dialog box now displays also the version of the server you are running.

Clearing locks You can now clear the locks of objects from other users on the multi-user server. To do this,

right-click a user in the Active Mult i-Users dialog box and select Clear locks.


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Using this command removes all the locks the user has on objects. This means that if an

application error has occurred on the user’s computer, the locks on locked objects can be cleared.

To use this feature you need to define the action Al l owMul t i user Ki ck and give full

permissions to the users that may clear locks in the file pr i vi l eges. i np located in thefolder . . \ Tekl aSt r uct ures\ 14. 0\ envi r onment s\ *your _envi r onment \ i np.

When you are about to open a drawing, Tekla Structures displays a notification on the status of

the drawing. The options are:

• Someone is already editing it.

• Someone has already edited it (drawing has been saved to their computer, but not yet to the

server).

• The drawing has already been saved and there is a newer version available on the server.

Deleting

unnecessary

drawing files

Every time you update a drawing,Tekla Structures creates a new drawing (. dg) file in thedr awi ngs sub-folder of the model. After that, the previous drawing file is not used.

In previous versions, it has not been possible to get rid of these unnecessary drawing files in

multi-user mode. This is because during a multi-user session it is not possible to know whether

a file is going to be used by some other user logged to the model when someone exits the model.

To get rid of these files, you have had to log onto the model in single-user mode and exit the

model with saving.

Now in Tekla Structures 14.0 you can have the unnecessary drawing files deleted automatically

when the last user exits the model and saves the model. To do this, set the variable

XS_DELETE_UNNECESSARY_DRAWI NGS to TRUE in the gl obal _def aul t _env. i ni filelocated in the . . \ Tekl aSt r uct ures\ 14. 0\ envi r onment s\ count r y-i ndependent folder. For additional safety, drawing files that are less than seven days old arenot deleted.

Selecting objects using right-click

Now when you click a model or drawing object with the right mouse button, Tekla Structures

automatically selects the object and opens its pop-up menu. Previously you first had to select the

object, and then right-click to open the pop-up menu.

If you already have several objects selected and you right-click one of them, Tekla Structures

keeps the objects selected and opens the pop-up menu. If you right-click outside the selected

Locks for drawings are only used when a drawing is edited manually, not

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objects, Tekla Structures deselects them, selects the object you right-clicked, and opens its pop-

up menu. Right-clicking the plain view background also keeps the current selection.

To turn this feature on or off, click Tools > Options > Select on Right-Click . A check mark

next to Select on Right-Click indicates that the feature is active.

Controlling access to attribute files

You can now control access to attribute files by defining which attribute files are visible in the

user interface. The user interface becomes clearer, as the unnecessary attribute files are not

shown.

To do this, use the new variable XS_ATTRI BUTE_FI LE_EXCLUDE_LI ST in Tools > Options > Advanced Options... > File Locat ions .

Enter the file name or a part of the file name that you want to exclude from the user interface as

the value for the variable. If you enter many values, separate them using a semicolon (;). For

example, setting the variable to _eng; _det removes all the attribute files that include the string

_eng or _det in their name from the user interface.

Custom toolbar for the Options dialog box

You can now create a custom toolbar to access the tab pages of the Options dialog box more

easily. Each tab page has its own command on the custom toolbar, which means you have direct

access to any tab page of the dialog box.

To create a custom toolbar for the Options dialog box:

1. Click Tools > Customize...

2. On the Toolbars tab, click New....

A new toolbar with the name UserToolbar 1 appears in the toolbar tree. You can enter a

new name for the toolbar.

3. In the Category list box, select Options to display the available commands.

4. Select the commands and click the right arrow to add them to the new toolbar:

You can use Ctrl and Shift to control the selection also when you select

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5. Select the Visible checkbox to display the new toolbar in Tekla Structures.

6. Click Close.

Model templates

You can now use model templates as a basis when you create new models.

You can also assign a keyboard shortcut to any of the above commands.

Copy the command to the User menu to activate the shortcut.

For more information on assigning keyboard shortcuts, see Defining

shortcuts in the online help.


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Fix list

Initialization files • The first character was not found in path command in initialization files. For example, pat h

c: \ Tekl aSt r uct ures\ 13. 1\ nt \ bi n; . . . became

PATH=: \ Tekl aSt r uct ures\ 13. 1\ nt \ bi n; . . . This has now been fixed.

Speed

improvements

• Creating parts and using reference model objects is now considerably faster.

• All operations with large construction circles are now significantly faster to display in the

model. For example, selecting large construction circles, or redrawing views that contain

large construction circles is much faster than in previous versions.

• Tekla Structures 14.0 now works also on Windows x64, but only in the 32-bit mode. The

virtual memory address space is 4 GB. This means that you can create models that are twice

as big as before.

Multi-user

improvements

• The Active Mul ti -Users dialog box now keeps the current sort order even if you click

Refresh.

Server p rogram

settings

• The New dialog box now remembers also the port numbers of the multi-user servers that

you have used before.

Viewer

configuration

• The question Do you want to save the model before you exit? has been replaced with the

question Do you want to exit? in the Viewer configuration, because saving models with

this configuration is not possible.

Modeling

Detecting changes in reference modelsReference models are often updated, but the changes are rarely documented. In Tekla Structures

14.0 you can now easily see the changes between an old and a new reference model by using thenew commands in the Reference Object Propert ies dialog box.

You can choose to display one of the following:

• The new file

• The old file

• Unchanged objects

• Changed objects

• Deleted objects

• Inserted objects

For more information on creating model templates, see the Tekla Struc-

tures 14.0 Administrator’s Guide.

This fix relates to installing Tekla Structures and customizing the instal-

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To detect changes:

1. Select the reference model and double-click it to display the Reference Object dialog box.

2. Browse for the name of the old file by clicking the Browse... button next to the Old file

name field.

3. Select an option in the Show list box in the Change detection section. For example, select

Changed to see the changed objects in a reference model.

4. Click Display. Tekla Structures highlights the changed reference model objects.

5. Click Modify to stop detecting the changes.

Example In the following example you will see the how the changes are displayed in the reference model.

The old file:

You can detect changes in reference models that are of the following file

formats:

• IFC (. i f c)

• Cadmatic (. 3dd)

• WebViewer (. xml )• DWG (. dwg)


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The new file:

The Show option has been set to Changed in the Reference Object Properties dialog box:

The Show option has been set to Inserted in the Reference Object Properties dialog box:


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The Show option has been set to Deleted in the Reference Object Properties dialog box:

Other

improvements in

reference models

• You can now import also files of STEP (Standard for the Exchange of Product model data)

format as reference model into Tekla Structures.

Improvements in clash checkingThe following improvements have been made to clash checking in Tekla Structures 14.0:

• Clash checking now recognizes clashes with reference models. The IDs of the clashing

reference model objects are displayed in the clash check log in the List dialog box.

The following file types are supported:

• IFC

• DWG

• DGN

•

• Colliding parts are now highlighted in yellow already during clash checking.

• The clash check progress is displayed in the status bar. You can continue working during

the clash check.

• If you start clash checking while another clash check is still running, you can choose

whether to continue checking, restart the operation and check the currently selected parts,

or stop checking.

Clashes of objects that are only touching one another are not included in

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Checking for duplicate objectsWhen you copy or move objects, Tekla Structures checks for duplicate objects in the location

where you are about to copy or move the objects to. Tekla Structures also checks for duplicates

if you create new parts in the same location with an existing part.

If duplicates are found, you can choose whether to keep or delete the duplicate objects.

Use the variable XS_DUPLI CATE_ CHECK_LI MI T_FOR_COPY_AND_MOVE in Tools > Options...

> Advanced Options > Modeling Properties to define the maximum number of objects that can

be checked for duplicates while copying or moving objects.

If the selection contains too many objects, Tekla Structures does not check for duplicates. The

default value is 100.

Snapping to part center linesIn Tekla Structures 14.0 you can snap to part center lines in model views. This is very useful,

for example, when you model braces.

If you are working on a large model, running the clash check may some-

times be slow. In that case you can use the old clash checking function-

ality, which does not recognize clashes with reference models.

To revert to the old functionality, set the variable

XS_USE_NEW_CLASH_CHECK to FALSE inTools > Options > AdvancedOptions... > Modeling Properties. The default value is TRUE.

Tekla Structures considers two objects duplicates if they have the same

orientation and the same size of bounding box.

This functionality does not apply to objects that you copy by using a

modeling tool, such as the Array of Objects (29) component.


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When you want to snap to part center lines, ensure that:

• The Snap to geometry points / lines switch is active.

• The part center lines are visible.

To show part center lines in a model view:

1. Double-click the plain view background.

2. In the View Properties dialog box, click the Display... button.

3. In the Display dialog box, click the Advanced tab.

4. Select the Part center lines check box.

5. Click the Modify button.

6. Close the Display and View Properties dialog boxes.

For more information on snapping, see Snap switches and Snapping in the online help.

New Copy and Move commandsTekla Structures 14.0 includes the following new copy and move commands on the Edit menu:

• Copy Special > To Another Object

• Move Special > To Another Object

Use these commands to copy or move selected objects from an object to another, similar object.

This is useful, for example, when you detail previously modeled parts.

If you copy or move objects, such as components, reinforcement, surface treatments, or single

part welds, from a part they are attached to, they become adaptive to the part they are copied or

moved to. The parts to which you copy or move must have a shape similar to the parts from

which you copy or move, but they can have different dimensions, length, and rotation.

If you copy or move objects that are part of an assembly or cast unit, Tekla Structures tries tocopy the assembly structure as well.

Limitations • The parts between which you copy or move objects should have the same number of cross

section corners.

• You cannot copy or move objects between circular parts.

• If you copy or move reinforcement between parts, the reinforcement handles must be in part

corners.

Usage To copy or move objects from an object to another object:

1. Select the objects to copy or move.

2. Right-click and select Copy Special > To Another Object or Move Special > To Another

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3. Select the object to copy or move from (source object).

4. Select the object to copy or move to (destination object).

With the Copy command you can create multiple copies by selecting several objects to copy

to.

Querying assembly propertiesYou can now show assembly properties using a customized report template in the Inquire

Object dialog box.

To query assembly properties and show them using a customized template:

1. Use the Template Editor to modify the TS_Report _I nqui r e_Assembl y. rpt reporttemplate to suit your needs.

For more information on modifying templates, see the Template Editor (TplEd) online help.

2. In Tekla Structures, click Tools > Inqui re > Object, or press Shift+I.

3. Select the assembly whose properties you want to query.

Querying part propertiesYou can now show part properties using a customized report template in the Inquire Object

dialog box. The Inquire Object dialog box shows the customized content on the top, then the

standard content.


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To query part properties and show them using a customized template:

1. Use the Template Editor to modify the TS_Repor t _I nqui r e_Par t . r pt reporttemplate to suit your needs.

For more information on modifying templates, see the Template Editor (TplEd) online help.

2. In Tekla Structures, click Tools > Inqui re > Object , or press Shift+I.

3. Select the part whose properties you want to query.

Improvemements in flying through the modelFlying through the model has been renewed and improved in Tekla Structures 14.0 in several

ways:

• The flying is more stable than before.

• It is now easier to remain on a specific level when flying.

• The flying speed grows now exponentially when you are approaching the model from a

distance.

To fly through a model, you must have a rendered view open, with Projection set to

Perspective. See the online help for more infromation on how to change view properties. Use

the keyboard shortcut Shift+F to start flying though the model, or click View > Fly.

Pick the view to fly in.Tekla Structures displays an arrow symbol to indicate the flying direction.

You have the following options when flying:


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• To fly forward, move the mouse forward. To change the flying direction, move the mouse

to the desired direction.

• To change the camera angle, scroll with the mouse wheel.

• To change the level you are flying on and to go straight up or down, hold down the Ctrl key

and move the mouse forward to go up, and backwards to go down. Release the Ctrl key to

contínue flying on a level.

• To fly in the direction of the camera angle, hold down the Shift key and scroll forwards to

go down or backwards to go up.

• You can also pan while using the Fly command. To do this, activate the Fly command, and

use the middle mouse button to pan when needed.

Improvements in tubular sectionsThe number of segments Tekla Structures uses to display tubular sections in model views is now

calculated as a function of the diameter of each section and the allowed chord tolerance. This

makes the calculation more accurate. The number of segments is now always a multiple of four,

which ensures that also snapping is accurate.

Chord tolerance is the maximum difference between a straight segment used to display a

tubular section in model views and the actual tubular section:

Use the following variables in Tools > Options > Advanced Options... > Speed and Accuracy

to control the chord tolerance:

• XS_CHORD_TOLERANCE_SMALL_TUBE_SI ZE_LI MI T:

Use to define the limit that determines whether a tube is considered small when calculating

the chord tolerance. The value is compared to the diameter of the profile. Enter the value in

millimeters. The default value is 50. 0.

• XS_CHORD_TOLERANCE_FOR_TUBE_SEGMENTS:

Use to define the chord tolerance for round tubes larger than the limit set by the variable

XS_CHORD_TOLERANCE_SMALL_TUBE_SI ZE_LI MI T. Enter the value in millimeters. The

default value is 1. 0.

• XS_CHORD_TOLERANCE_FOR_SMALL_TUBE_SEGMENTS:

Use to define the chord tolerance for round tubes smaller than or equal to the limit set by

the variable XS_CHORD_TOLERANCE_SMALL_TUBE_SI ZE_LI MI T. Enter the value in

millimeters. The default value is 1. 0.

These variables are no longer in use in Tekla Structures 14.0:

Do not change the chord tolerance settings during a project. Changing

them automatically recreates the tubular sections in the model when you

restart Tekla Structures, resulting in slightly different part solids, which

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• XS_SMALL_TUBE_ROUND_SEGMENTS

• XS_ROUND_SEGMENTS

• XS_LARGE_TUBE_ROUND_SEGMENTS

Improvements in surface treatment functionality

The following improvements have been added to the surface treatment functionality in TeklaStructures 14.0:

• Associativity of parts has been improved. If you modify a part, but the basic part geometry

stays the same, surface treatment follows the part's size, form and position correctly.

• Modifying parts with multiple surface treatments is now remarkably faster.

Take these things into account when adding surface treatment to chamfered parts:

• Surface treatment does not work on sketched profiles with chamfers.

• Add surface treatment before chamfering the part. If surface treatment is applied to a

chamfered part, the surface treatment chamfer cannot be modified later on.

• The chamfers for the main part and surface treatment are separate. Modifying the main part

chamfer does not affect the surface treatment chamfer.

• The orientation of unsymmetric chamfers depends on the face where it was created (such as

top, bottom, left, or right). To change the orientation of an unsymmetric chamfer, you must

swap the chamfer's x and y values.

Improvements in welds

Tekla Structures 14.0 includes the following improvements in welds:Welding single

parts

You can now create welds also for single parts, without connecting parts. For example, you can

weld seams in tubular sections.

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1. Click Detailing > Weld > Create Weld to Part.

2. Select the part to weld.

3. Pick the points you want the weld to pass through.

4. To finish picking, click the middle mouse button or click Edit > Finish Polygon Input.

The welds of single parts are associative, so they move with the welded part. Welds extending

along the whole part length also adapt to the changes in part length.

Other weld

improvements

• Also polygon welds are now associative with the main part of the weld.

• Handles are now shown also for welds.

• Lengths of polygon welds are now correct. The weld lengths are calculated also for the new

single part welds.

Splitting plates and slabsYou can now split plates and slabs into several parts by using the Edit > Split command. For

example, you can divide an existing slab into two separate slabs whose thickness is different.

To split plates or slabs:

1. Click Edit > Split.

2. Pick the part to be split.

3. Pick positions to outline the polygon to be used for splitting.In the following example, the starting (1) and end (2) points are on the edge of the part:

To model tubular sections with visible seams, use the SPD profile.

Plates and slabs are always split by using a polygon.

When you pick the corner points of the polygon to be used for splitting,

make sure the starting and end points are:

• on the edge or outside of the part, and

• on the same side of the part.

If you split contour plates that have bolts, welds or surface treatments,

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4. Click the middle mouse button to close the polygon and to split the part.

Defining mul tiple cross section profi lesYou can now define profiles with multiple sketched cross sections using the Profile Editor. With

this new functionality you can:


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• Add any amount of sketched cross sections to a profile.

• Change the order of the cross sections in the profile.

• Remove cross sections from the profile.

• Modify the variables of the cross sections and the profile in the Variables dialog box.

• Save the created profile and use it as a parametric profile through the profile catalog.

• Import and export multiple cross section profiles.

The Profile Editor will be developed further in the future versions of Tekla Structures.

Defining profiles To start defining a profile with multiple sketched cross sections:

1. Sketch the cross sections you want to include in the profile using the Cross Section Sketch

Editor. See Sketching and using cross sections in the online help.

2. Click Modeling > Profiles > Define Profile with Variable Cross Section .

3. In the Define Profi le with Variable Cross Section dialog box, select the cross section you

want to use as the start and end cross section of the profile. (You can later change the order

of the cross sections in the profile.)

The Profile Edito r Cross Section View, the Profile Definition Browser , and the Variables

dialog box of the Profile Editor open.

Adding cross

sections

To add a cross section to the profile:

1. In the Profile Definition Browser , click Add.

2. In the Component Catalog, select Sketched profiles from the list box.

3. Double-click a cross section to add it to the profile.

Working with cross

sections

Use the Profile Definition Browser to work with the cross sections in the profile:

• All cross sections in a profile must have the same number of corner

points.

• If you want to give different values to the variables of a cross section

when you use the cross section in a profile, set Visibility to Show for

those variables in the Variables dialog box in the Cross SectionSketch Editor.


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• Use the Move up and Move down buttons to change the order of the cross sections in the

profile if needed.

• Click Remove to remove the selected cross section from the profile.

• Select a cross section to view it in the Profile Editor Cross Section View .

Working with

variables

Use the Variables dialog box in the Profile Editor to define:


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You can also use parameter variables and equations to define cross section dimensions. Click

the Add button to add a parameter variable.

Saving profiles To save a profile:

1. In the Profile Editor Cross Section View, click the Save profile icon .

2. Enter a name and click OK.

You cannot include numbers in the profile name, or use the name of a standard profile.

Tekla Structures saves the profile in the current model folder.

Importing and

exporting

Use the Component Catalog to import and export sketched profiles and cross sections. See

Importing and exporting sketches in the online help.

The relative location of each cross section in the profile (for example, start=0.00,

middle=0.5, end=1.00)How the cross sections are aligned in the horizontal and vertical direction (the

*.HorPos and *.VerPos variables)How much the cross sections are offset from the alignment (the *.HorOffset and

*.VerOffset variables)

Set Visibility to Show for the variables you want to give different

values when you use the profile in a model.


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Using profiles in

model

You can use a sketched, multiple cross section profile in the model like any other parametric

profile. The sketched profiles are under Others in the profile catalog in the Select Profile dialog

box:

Using parametric profile separators with multiple charactersYou can now use parametric profile separators that have multiple characters in addition to the

standard separators (*, X, - , / ).

Use the variable XS_USER_DEFI NED_PARAMETRI C_PROFI LE_SEPARATORS in Tools >

Options > Advanced Options... > Profiles to define additional separators that consist ofmultiple characters. Separate the values with commas, for example GA, ABC.


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Finding distant objectsSometimes using the Fit Work Area to Entire Model command resulted in a huge work area,

because the model contained some distant objects that were not easy to find. You can now use

the new Find Distant Objects command to locate these objects.

To find distant objects:

1. Click Tools > Diagnose & Repair Model > Find Distant Objects.

Tekla Structures displays a list of object IDs.

2. Select an object in the list.

3. Right-click and select a command from the pop-up menu.

You can, for example, inquire or delete the object.

Use the variable XS_DI STANT_OBJ ECT_FI NDER_TOLERANCE in Tools > Options > Advanced

Options ... > Model View to define the distance outside of which the object must be located for

it to be listed.

The distance is measured from the nearest part. Enter the value in meters. The default value is

100.

Follow these rules in naming:

• Use upper case letters in separator names.

• Do not enter digits, commas, or special characters in separator

names.

• Do not start separator names with a dash (-) or full stop (.).• Do not start separator names with an inch separator (", ', /) when

using imperial units.

You cannot use this command to find parts (such as beams, columns or

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Fix listSurface treatment • You can now save and load definition table values in the Surface Treatment Properties

dialog box.

• Chamfers with surface treatment are now bent in the correct direction. The chamfers for

surface treatments and normal parts now behave identically.

• If you change the part's rotation, surface treatment now follows the rotation correctly.• If you add surface treatment to a complex slab and then move a corner's handle, surface

treatment now follows the part face correctly.

Magnetic grid

planes

• Magnetic grid planes now work correctly. If you copy or move the grid, all the parts and

components located on the magnetic grid planes follow it.

Mirrored grids • If you mirrored a grid and then modified the copied grid labels, the copied grid was

incorrectly moved in the negative z direction. This has now been fixed.

Snapping • In previous versions, it was not possible to snap to the midpoint of the last polygon segment.

This has now been fixed.

Measuring un it • The measuring unit used in Tools > Measure now follows the length setting you can

configure in Tools > Options > Options... > Units and decimals .

Cuts • When you copied cuts on a twin profile, they were sometimes copied to the wrong half of

the twin profile. This has now been fixed.

Numbering • Clearing of part numbers now works also when the assemblies are selected.

• When you had numbered a standard part model using the option Check for standard parts,

the part prefixes from the standard part model were applied to the standard parts in the

actual model. This has now been fixed.

Reference models • If the work area did not contain the whole reference model, the reference model disappeared

when you saved the model in multi-user mode. This has now been fixed.

Assembl ies • It is no longer possible to use the Add to assembly commmand to add an assembly to itself.

• The Edit > Copy Special > To Another Planecommand works now also when the Select

assemblies switch is active.

Filtering • When you created a select filter, selected Apply, closed the Object group - select filter

dialog box and opened it again, you were not able to edit the filter value anymore. This has

now been fixed.

Bolt representation • You can now define the color of bolts in rendered views when you are using the bolt

representation option Fast .

To do this, use the new variable XS_VI EW_FAST_ BOLT_COLOR in Tools > Options >

Advanced Options... > Model View. Define the color using the RGB (Red Green Blue)

values. The scale is from 0 to 1. Use for example 0. 0 0. 0 0. 0 for black and 1. 0 1. 0

1. 0 for white.

Cross sections • Exporting a profile with a large number of cross sections caused an application error. This

has now been fixed.

Selecting objects • Now when you have selected a component, clicking on a part of that component keeps the

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2.2 Drawings

Creating mult iple drawings of the same object

You can create multiple drawings of the same single-part, cast-unit or assembly drawing in thedrawing properties dialog box.

Usage To create multiple drawings:

1. Open the drawing properties dialog box.

2. Adjust the drawing properties and change the name so that it refers to the type of drawing

you want to create, for example FRAME 3D. Do not touch the Sheet number .

3. Click Apply to keep the changes and leave the dialog box open.

4. Create a drawing of the object by selecting the appropriate command from the Drawings &

Reports menu.

5. In the drawing properties dialog box, adjust the drawing properties again and change the

name to match the type of the new drawing, for example FRAME FRONT. Change the sheet

number in the Sheet number text box to get another drawing of the same assembly with adifferent sheet number.

6. Click Apply and create a new drawing of the same object.

7. Continue making all the sheets you need in the same way as above.

Example An example how the Drawing List shows the multiple drawings:

Improvements in associativity and intelligent cloning

Dimensions • Dimensions are now created for new parts when you update the drawing.

• Linked dimensions stay linked in cloned drawings.

• Angle dimensions are associative also when there are no parallel planes for the vectors

defining the angle. In this case the angle is associated to the three picked points.

• The direction of the diagonal straight dimensions is updated according to the end points.

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General

arrangement

drawings

• Grid properties, such as the color or the label position, are also cloned.

Welds • Merged welds are now cloned.

Placing marks • Marks do not move to incorrect positions any longer during drawing update.

Cut symbols • Cut symbols are now adjusted correctly during drawing update. They follow the section

view size.

Placing views • When you update or clone a drawing, the views are automatically placed so that the relative

positions of the views are maintained when possible and the view layout that you have

defined is not lost. To accomplish this, set the variable

XS_I NTELLI GENT_ DRAWI NG_ALLOWED to TRUE in Tools > Options > Advanced

Options > Drawing Properties. Use advanced drawing property

XS_DRAWI NG_UPDATE_VI EW_PLACI NG to control how the view placing works:

If the views do not fit on the screen after scaling, Tekla Structures increases the sheet sizeusing the layout properties if autosizing is enabled (Layout > Drawing size > Size

definition mode > Autosize.

Loading drawing

templates through

AutoDrawings

You can now load drawing templates using the AutoDrawings dialog box. Each drawing

template can be from a different model.

1. In the AutoDrawings dialog box, select the drawing type and click Edit.

2. In a text editor, replace the string set _drawi ng_at t r i but e with a string

set _t empl at e_dr awi ng.

3. Enter a definition for set _t empl at e_dr awi ng. Give the model path and the name of the

drawing template, for example

set _t empl at e_dr awi ng( "C: \ TSModel s \ Angl eModel " : " [ A. 2] " ) and save the file.

Below is an example of how contents might look like.

set _drawi ng_t ype(assembl y)

set _t empl at e_dr awi ng( "C: \ TSModel s \ Angl eModel " : " [ A. 2] " )

set _f i l t er( beams)

cr eat e_drawi ngs( )

4. Click Create from all orCreate from selected. AutoDrawings creates new drawings using

the defined drawing as a template.

Loading drawing

templates in the

Clone Drawing

dialog box

The Clone Drawing dialog box has been improved. You can now load drawing templates from

other models.

Value Description

TRUE Updates the view placing. Does not affect the scale or the sheet size. Thisis the default value.

TRUE, SCALE Updates the view placing and scales the view if the view does not fit on

the sheet. Tekla Structures scales the views smaller using the scales in

layout properties.

TRUE, SHEET Updates the view and increases the sheet size if the view does not fit on

the sheet.

TRUE, SHEET,

SCALE

Updates the view, scales the view and increases the sheet size, if neces-

sary.

FALSE Does not update the view placing or change the view scale or sheet size.


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1. Select Other model.

2. Browse for the model and the click the Select template button to open the list of drawings

that the selected model has.

3. Select a drawing template from the list.

4. Leave the list open and make the necessary selections in the Clone Drawing dialog box.

5. Clone the template drawing by clicking Clone selected.

Creating and

viewing preview

images of drawings

You can now take preview images of drawing templates. These screenshots are automatically

saved in the dr awi ngs folder as .png files. You can later browse through the preview imagesand quickly find the drawing template you are looking for.

1. Open the drawing of which you want to make a preview image.

2. Select Tools > Create Preview Image.

To view the preview images:

1. Open the Clone Drawing dialog box by selecting Drawings & Reports > Clone Drawing.

2. Select Other model and browse for the model.

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4. On the list, there is a small icon in thePreview

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Exaggerated dimensions

For narrow gaps between parts, thin plates, and other small dimensions it was sometimes unclear

what the dimension was indicating. Now you can show narrow dimensions more clearly using

the exaggerated dimensions.

To set the exaggeration:1. Go to Tools > Options > Options... > Drawing dimensions.

2. Use Exaggeration limit field to set the exaggaration limit value.All the dimensions that are narrower than the limit you set are exaggerad in the drawings.

3. Select Paper or Model as the exaggeration scaling method, and click OK.

If you select Paper , the exaggeration limit is multiplied by the view scale. For example, if

the scale is 1:10 and the limit is 10 mm, then all the dimensions smaller than 100 mm are

exaggerated.

If you select Model, and the scale is 1:10, all the dimensions smaller than 10 mm are

exaggerated regardless of the drawing scale.

4. In Dimensioning > Dimension Properties, go to Marks tab.

5. To enable the exaggeration, set Exaggeration to Specified.

6. Set the values for Direction, Origin, Width, Position and Height.

7. Click Apply.

When you have selected to show the dimensions as exaggerated, a dimension that is narrower

than the limit you set is exaggerated. If there are many exaggerated dimensions, they are re-

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You can contol the exaggerated dimensions also with the ExaggerateSelectedDimensions

macro. The macro exaggerates the dimensions you select.

Example An example of gusset plate dimensions which have not been exaggerated:

An example of gusset plate dimensions whose exaggeration direction has been set to Both:

Depending on whether you set the exaggeration for one dimension or the

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Dimensioning bolt position from neighbor part working points

You can now dimension the bolt position from the neighbor part working points in assembly

drawings.

To do this:

1. Double-click the drawing background to display the Assembly Drawing Propert ies dialog

box.

2. Click Dimensioning... .

3. On the Position dimensions tab, select Working points from the Position bolts to: list

box.


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Example

New angle dimension type

You can now use a new angle dimension type to create angle dimensions whose arc distance can

be modified and whose vertex is always at the angle vertex. With the current Degrees on side

angle dimension, the symbol is shrunk to a pre-set size, and when the symbol is dragged away

from the actual angle, the symbol has a leader line. The new angle dimension Degrees at angle

vertex does not use a leader line, and you can resize the angle dimension symbol.

To set the new angle dimension type:

1. Double-click the angle dimension to display the Dimension properties dialog box.

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3. Click Apply.

Example Current Degrees on side angle dimension symbol:

New Degrees at angle vertex angle dimension symbol:

Dimension unit formatting according to German conventions

In cast-unit and general arrangement drawings you can now format the units used in dimensions

according to German conventions. Everything under 100 cm is shown in centimeters, and

everything above 100 cm is shown in meters (millimeters are shown as superscript). Use the

variable XS_SUPERSCRI PT_ HEI GHT_FACTOR in Tools > Options > Advanced Options... >

Dimensioning: General to define the size of the superscript.

To set the dimension units:

1. In the Drawing Editor, click Dimensioning > Dimension Properties...


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2. Select cm / m in the Units: list box.

3. To get the millimeter precision, select 1/10 in thePrecision list box .

4. To be able to show the millimeters as superscript, select ###/##.### in the Format list box.

5. Click Apply.

Example

Customizable line types in drawings

You can now define your own line types to suit your project-specific needs. The possibility to

customize line types improves the clarity and readability of your drawings. Also the zooming

of line types is improved: now the line type itself is enlarged when zoomed.

You can define own line types, and use them wherever line type settings are available. The

customized line types are handled the same way as other line types. The customized line types

are defined in line type file format (. l i n). To customize line types, open Tekl aSt uct ures. l i n file in . . \ envi r onment s\ count r y- i ndependent \ i np.By default, the most widely used line types available in the file.


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Tekl aStr uct ures. l i n. i d file contains the names of the line types visible in the userinterface and the unique IDs assigned for each line type. The value of the ID must be greater than

10, for example:

CENTER, 1000

BORDER, 1002

DASHDOT, 1003

You can use Tekl aSt r uct ur es. l i n also for mapping the exported line types.

Examples of customizable line types are available wherever line types are available:

For more information on customizing your line types, see Customized line typesin the online

help.

Changing the view scale

When you change the drawing view scale, the dimensions now stay aligned.

Example An example of the original dimensions:

User-defined line types can not be mapped to other (user-defined) line

types in DWG export.

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Before, when you changed the drawing view scale, the dimensions did not stay on the same line

(figure on the left). This has been fixed, and the dimensions now stay aligned when you change

the view scale (figure on the right).

Symbol with partial profile - new part representation option

Symbol with partial

profile

You can now use the new part representation option to show a partial profile of the part.

To do this:

1. Double-click the part to display the Drawing part properties dialog box.

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Example An example of the Symbol with partial profile selection:

Below are some examples of how curved beams look like with different part representation

selections.

Selection Outline:

Selection Symbol:

You cannot change the length of the partial profile. The length is fixed to

1000 mm.


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Selection Symbol with partial profile:

Improvements in grid labels

Ad just ing the

thickness of the

grid label frame

You can adjust the line thickness of the grid label frame. You may want to emphasize the grid

label frames so that they are shown with a thicker line than the rest of the grid.

1. Go to Tools > Options > Advanced Options... > Drawing Properties

2. In XS_DRAWING_GRID_LABEL_FRAME_LINE_WIDTH_FACTOR, enter thefactor for the width of the grid label frame.


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Position of the grid

label

The grid labels are now placed so that the grid line touches the grid label frame and there is no

gap between the grid label frame and the grid line

Defining a fixed size for detail boundaries

You can now define a fixed size for the detail boundaries in detail views. The detail boundary

size can be defined for circle-shaped detail views. When the detail boundaries are of the same

size, the appearance of drawings is more consistent.

Use the new variable XS_DETAI L_BOUNDARY_RADI US in Tools > Options ... > Advanced

Options > Drawing Properties to set the detail boundary size. Enter a numeric value for the

radius in millimeters.

Each color has a certain line thickness. The thickness of the grid label

frame on the printed black-and-white drawings depends on the color that

has been defined for the grid label in the grid properties and on the value

of the XS_DRAWI NG_GRI D_LABEL_ FRAME_LI NE_WI DTH_FACTOR.


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Example

Fixed placing of drawing views

Now you can select whether to use Free or Fixed placing for drawing views. Fixed placing has

earlier been available for marks, welds, dimensions, and additional drawing objects.

Fixed placing is useful, for example, when you create single-part views for parts in an assembly,

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Fixed placing of dragged drawing objects

Now you can set dimensions, marks, associative notes, texts, and views to have fixed placing

when you drag them away from their original locations.

When you set the new variables XS_CHANGE_DRAGGED_DI MENSI ONS_TO_FI XED,

XS_CHANGE_DRAGGED_MARKS_TO_FI XED, XS_CHANGE_DRAGGED_NOTES_TO_FI XED,XS_CHANGE_DRAGGED_TEXTS_TO_FI XED and XS_CHANGE_DRAGGED_VI EWS_TO_FI XED to

TRUE in Tools > Options > Advanced Options... > Drawing Properties, the dragged drawing

objects use fixed placing routine instead of free placing

Improvements in representation of view labels

There are several improvements to the view labels.

Defining the lengthof the view label

line

You can now define the length of the view label line. To define the lenght:

1. Double-click the border around a drawing view to open the View Properties dialog box.

2. Go to the Label tab.

3. Select Minimum or Custom as the Line lenght.

If you select Minimum, the view label line is the length of the label text. If you select

Custom, give the desired lenght of the view label line.


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4. Click Modify.

Al igning the vi ew

label contents

You can align the contents of a view label according to your requirements. To align the contents:



3. Select the view label text that you want to align, and click the ... button next to text field to

open the Mark Contents dialog box.

4. Go to the Position tab.

5. Select the alignment from the Al ignment drop down list.


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6. Click Modify.

Al igning the vi ew

label

You can select whether to align the view label center to the view frame or center to the view

restriction box. To select the alignment:



3. On the Label position group box, select Center by view frame or Center by view

restriction box as the horizontal position of the view label.

4. Click Modify.

Example

View label aligned center to view frame

View label aligned center to restriction

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Improvements in hidden object representation in drawing views

The representation of hidden objects in drawings and drawing views has been improved.

Previously when you hid a part from a drawing or a drawing view, the hidden lines behind the

part were not updated to visible lines. Now the object representation of those hidden lines is

updated, meaning that they become visible.

Example For example, if you have a wall panel which is supported by a steel frame, and you hide the wall

panel, the previously hidden objects behind the wall become automatically visible. The object

visibility is rechecked every time you hide or show objects in a drawing. This means that the

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Creating sur face treatment symbols

You can now create surface treatment symbols that are oriented according to the surface

treatment in a drawing view. You can do this in cast unit drawings. The surface symbols are

created in the middle point of the surface treatment.

To do this, use the new AddSurfaceSymbols

macro:1. Open the drawing where you want the surface treatment symbols to appear:

• Click Drawings & Reports > Drawing List...

• Select the drawing in the Drawing Li st dialog box and click Open.

2. Click Tools > Macros...

3. In the Macros dialog box, select AddSurfaceSymbols and click Run .

4. In the Create surface symbols dialog box, select the desired elements fom the Available

elements list, and click Add.

If the macro is missing from the list, copy the macro from . . \ envi -r onment s\ count r y- i ndependent \ macr os folder to your localenvironment macros folder (defined with the variable

XS_MACRO_DI RECTORY).


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5. Select whether to create the symbols for all views or for the selected view in Create

symbols for .

If you want to create the symbols for a specific view, select first the view in the drawing

and then select Selected views.

6. Set the font properties in the Font section.

7. Click Create. Tekla Structures creates the symbols in the drawing.

Removing change symbols

You can now remove change symbols in a drawing with the macro RemoveChangeClouds.

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Change Symbol and Remove Associative Note Change Symbol are run. As a result mark

change symbols, associative note change symbols, and dimension change symbols are removed

in the drawing, and you do not have to run each command separately.

To remove change symbols:

1. Open the drawing where you want to remove the change symbols.

• Click Drawings & Reports > Drawing List....• Select the drawing in the Drawing Li st dialog box and click Open.

2. Click Tools > Macros....

3. In the Macros dialog box, select RemoveChangeClouds and click Run.

Tekla Structures removes the change symbols.

Scaling line weights while printing Now when you print a drawing to a smaller paper size, the line weights are scaled accordingly.

This means that no lines are drawn too thickly and the drawings are more readable.

Example Original drawing line weights:


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Earlier, when you scaled the drawing by 0.2 in the Print Drawings dialog box, the result was the

following because the printed line weight did not scale according to the changed paper size:

Now, when you scale the drawing by 0.2, the line weights are scaled, which makes the scaled

drawing more readable:


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.NET support for drawings

Tekla Structures 14.0 includes .NET support for drawings. You can use the following objects

and commands:

• Drawing

• Insert (General Arrangement drawing only)

• Enumerate and select (Drawing list)

• View

• Insert by restriction box

• Insert by given part list

• Enumerate and select

• Graphic objects

• Insert• Enumerate and select

• Text

• Insert


• Straight dimension

• Insert


Fix list

Curved section

views

• Many fixes have been made to curved section views. They now work correctly.

Part representation • The Symbol part representation option works now correctly for curved beams and

polybeams.

Drawing views • The drawing view boundaries are now considered when placing marks for reinforcing bar

groups with multiple leader lines. If only a part of the reinforcing bar group is shown, only

the visible reinforcing bars of the reinforcing bar group get leader lines.


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• Drawing views with elevation dimensions that you had added manually in the drawing were

extended to zero level when you modified a part in the model and updated the drawing. This

has now been fixed.

Dimensions • If the font of angle dimension text was changed to a more solid one, the changed font

overlapped the degree symbol. This has been fixed, and the degree symbol now displays

properly in angle dimensions.

• When you updated a drawing, also some dimensions that did not need to be updated were

modified in certain rare occasions. This has now been fixed.

Moving level marks

in horizontal

direction

• You can now move level marks in horizontal direction.

To do this:

1. Select the level mark.

2. Drag the level mark horizontally to a new location while pressing down the Shift key.

Color of the

dimension

invalidity change

symbol circle

• You can now define the color of the dimension point invalidity symbol circles. The symbol

is shown for invalid dimension points when Check Dimension Point Validity is selected.

Use the variable XS_DI MENSI ON_POI NT_CI RCLE_COLOR in Tools > Options > Advance

Options... > Dimensioning: General to set the color.

Reinforcement

improvements

• If a reinforcing bar was defined with three points so that the start and end points were the

same, the reinforcing bar was not visible in drawings. This has now been fixed.

• Adjust Reinforcing Bars command did not work correctly in case of tapered reinforcing

bars. This has now been fixed.

• Reinforcement mesh was drawn incorrectly if you had selected outline as its

representation. This has now been fixed.

• Reinforcing bars were drawn incorrectly in section views if you had selected filled line as

their representation. This has now been fixed.

• Reinforcing bar ends were drawn incorrectly if you had selected double lines as the

representation of the bars. This has now been fixed.

• Using the Leader lines to one point option in Identical marks in same cast uni t list box

in the Merged reinforcement mark properties dialog box now results in the desired

outcome.

• Reinforcement mark which was along a reinforcing bar in a group was rotated in a cloneddrawing. This has now been fixed.

Old degree symbol New degree symbol

You can also move the level mark using the command Edit > Move >

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• Reinforcement marks for reinforcement meshes are now placed correctly when you use the

Arrange Drawing Objects command.

Cast unit drawings • Tekla Structures could not handle several drawings created from the same cast unit. For

example, after numbering, the drawings got unnecessarily marked not up-to-date, and

drawing titles and revisions were lost. This has now been fixed.

Part marks • Part marks whose Placing is set to fixed are no longer moved when the drawing is updated.

• When updating a drawing, the part mark did not always follow the part if the part had been

moved in the model. This has now been fixed.

General

arrangement

drawings

• When you had a curved section view in a drawing and you closed and saved the drawing

and then re-opened it, the curved section view had changed into a section view. This has

now been fixed.

Customizing

toolbars

• You can now add the Flip outside dimensions icon on your customized toolbar in

the Drawing Editor.

For more information on how to customize toolbars, see Creating a user-defined toolbar

in the online help.

Multi-drawings • Merged weld marks were placed outside the drawing view in a multi-drawing. This has now

been fixed.

Changing the

direction of running

dimensions

• Now you can also change the direction of running dimensions of single-part drawings in the

Single - dimensioning properties dialog box. This makes it possible to set the zero point

to the end of a member rather than to the start.

Hatching • Automatic hatch scaling and custom hacth scaling did not work properly. This has now been

fixed. You can adjust hatch scaling settings using the options on the Fill tab in the Drawing

part properties dialog box.

• The Keep ratio of x and y setting on the Fill tab in the drawing part properties dialog box

now works correctly.

Key plans • It is no longer possible to select and modify a part from the key plan view.

Improvements in

dialog boxes

• The Save as field in dialog boxes did not accept names with spaces. This has now been

fixed.

Au toDrawing • The AutoDrawing command is no longer available in Standard Design configuration.

Log files • Unnecessary error messages (GR GET PART MODEL I D: Par t not f ound) are no longer

printed into the log file during drawing creation or cloning.

2.3 Templates and Reports

Fix list

Summing values • The Sum values across all r ows function works now correctly also in subrows.

AREA_PROJECTIO

N

• In some cases, when you opened drawings or templates containing AREA_PROJ ECTI ON

template attributes for projected area (such as AREA_PROJ ECTI ON_XY_GROSS), the

memory usage increased considerably and an application error occurred.

Reinforcing bar

angles

• Reinforcing bar angles are no longer rounded in reports produced from

r ebar_conf i g. i np file.


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2.4 Import and Export

Improvements in NC files

Tekla Structures 14.0 introduces the following improvements in NC files:

Defining the

number of parts for

selected parts only

You can now use the new variable XS_DSTV_NUMBER_OF_ PARTS_BY_SELECTI ON in Tools >

Options > Advanced Options... > CNC to define the number of parts in the header of an NC

file by the parts that have been selected in the model.

When you have set the variable to TRUE, and selected the Create for selected parts option in

the NC Files dialog box,the number of parts in the header of the NC file matches the number of

selected parts.

New variables The following new variables have been added to Tools > Options > Advanced Options... >

CNCto replace the functionality of the variable XS_KALTENBACH which has been removed:

• XS_DSTV_CREATE_AK_BLOCK_FOR_ALL_PLATES: Set to TRUE to create AK blocks in

DSTV files also for rectangular plates.

• XS_DSTV_NO_SAWI NG_ANGLES_ FOR_PLATES_ NEEDED: Set to TRUE to have the sawing

angles written to the DSTV file header for plates.

• XS_DSTV_PLATE_PROFI LE_ WI TH_WI DTH: Set to TRUE to have both the plate thickness

and the plate profile width written in the DSTV file header and to FALSE to have only the

plate thickness written in the DSTV file header.

New option fo r

drilling

You can now use a new option in the NC File Settings dialog box to drill a hole to the inner

corner of the notch.

Improvements in Export Drawings dialog boxThe Export drawings dialog box is easier to use, as the different options are now located on

three tabs:

• Export file: Use to include information such as Name and Type of the file that is exported.

• Layer options: Use to define the properties related to layers: for example, to specify which

layers different drawing objects belong to.

• Options: Use to define other properties, for example Scale.


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For more information see Exporting drawings in the online help.

Fix list

SDNF Impor t • Parts which were rotated and had offsets were not imported correctly. This has now been

fixed.

• Handles of the part were not located correctly when the mirroring option in SDNF format

had been used. This has now been fixed.

• SDNF import did not detect the member change correctly if the member was rotated and

connecting point was not on the neutral axis.

• The option Apply cuts and fittings in the Import CAD dialog box now works correctly.

• SDNF import set two beams into same location. This has now been fixed.

SDNF Export • Plates were exported sometimes into wrong part planes in cases where the plate contained

an inner corner in the start or end point of the plate. This has now been fixed.

CIS/2 Impor t • CIS/2 import did not work in Tekla Structures 13.1. This has now been fixed.

IFC Expor t • Tekla Structures now supports the following new entities:

• IfcWallStandardCase: used for all upstraight walls.

• IfcWall: used for all other walls.

• The layer name now includes also the phase number in IFC export. The format used is

TS__. For example, phase A number 203 becomes

TS_203_phaseA.

• Column profiles were not always written correctly in IFC export. This has now been

fixed.

• Placement errors occurred in IFC export. This has now been fixed.

• Members were not fitted correctly, when you used the AUTO export type. This has now

been fixed.

• The number of written objects (every even hundred) and the total amount of objects are now

displayed in the application window so that you can see how the export is progressing.

• The color is now written correctly to all parts in IFC export.

Pop-marks • If one of the pop-marks that you wanted to create fell within the edge distance you gave, no

pop-mark was created, or it was created in an incorrect position. For example for a stiffener,

you may have had to give an edge distance of 0, which caused the pop-mark to be created

incorrectly on the edge of the beam. This has now been fixed.


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DSTV • DSTV files of models that include plates in skewed positions are now correct.

2.5 Custom Components

Speed improvements

The parameters, distances and equations of custom components are now used from the

component definition in the library database instead of the model database. This makes the

model size smaller, and using of the custom components considerably faster.

Fix list

Custom component

input files

• The custom component input files are now located in the

. . \ Tekl aSt r uct ur esModel s\ Test Model \ Cust omComponent Di al ogFi l es folder. The files were previously stored directly under the model folder. If you want touse a custom component from a model saved in Tekla Structures 14.0 in an earlier version

of Tekla Structures, copy the input file of the custom component directly under the model

folder.

Custom component

names

• The number of characters you can use in custom component names is now 79.

Magnetic planes • If a point was on a magnetic plane and also bound with a distance variable, the binding to

the magnetic plane did not work correctly. This has now been fixed.

2.6 Components

New components for pre-engineered buildings

Tekla Structures 14.0 includes new components that can be used for pre-engineered buildings

(PEB). They can be used to create welded frames.

PEB Knee Joint

(S93)

This new component creates connections to the frame corner.


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PEB Tapered

Section (S94)

This new component create

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