Units used with “format()” function in the Template Editor

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Tekla Structures

Environment

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Question:
How to know what units can be used with “format()” function in the Template Editor?
For example, if I want to get GetValue("PROFILE.WEIGHT_PER_UNIT_LENGTH") in lbf/ft.

Answer:
All available units are described in the valuefieldclasses.lst file (located under ..\TeklaStructures\<version>\bin\applications\Tekla\Tools\TplEd\settings).
For example:
Weight/length = kg/m, T/m, N/m, daN/m, kN/m, lbf/ft

One example of format function is to convert weight according to the XS_IMPERIAL advanced option value:

if GetValue("ADVANCED_OPTION.XS_IMPERIAL")=="TRUE" then
format(GetValue("WEIGHT"),"Weight","lbf", 0)
else
format(GetValue("WEIGHT"),"Weight","kg", 1)
endif