Tekla Structures 2022 US environments Release Notes
1. General Settings
1.1 Environment initialization files
The following advanced options were added to or modified or removed from the initialization files:
env_US.ini
Added
To remove the uneditable GA Mark from outputting on plot file names, XS_DRAWING_PLOT_FILE_NAME_G=%%DRAWING_TITLE%%%%DRAWING_REVISION? - Rev %%%%REVISION_MARK%% was added. This overrides the non-localized default of %DRAWING_NAME.% - %DRAWING_TITLE%%DRAWING_REVISION? - Rev %%REVISION_MARK%
Removed
Steel Component settings were moved to General to be available in all roles. As a result the \Imperial\Steel\ComponentSettings\
and \Metric\Steel\ComponentSettings\
folders were removed from XS_USIMP_STEEL and XS_USMET_STEEL.
Role_Imperial_Steel_Detailing.ini & Role_Metric_Steel_Detailing.ini
Modified
XS_USE_OLD_DRAWING_CREATION_SETTINGS is now set to FALSE. This is necessary to implement the new drawing creation settings. For more information see section 2.5 Drawings. [TSLOC-5385]
1.2 Modeling
Filters
View and selection filters related to the master drawing catalog have been renamed and added as necessary for the new drawing creation settings. [TSLOC-5385]
1.3 Templates & Reports
Settings
Templates
The amount of characters that can be used in some value fields have been increased. [TSLOC-5743]
Reports
350 Material list by Assemblies.rpt
was removed as it was a duplication of350 Material list.rpt
[TSLOC-5925]950 Material list by Profile type.rpt
was removed after many years in the 900---Marked for Deletion--- section.
1.4 Miscellaneous
Hatch pattern settings (.htc) for automatic drawing hatches
The header comment sections for .htc comment sections have been updated to include additional information. [TSLOC-6049]
2. Steel Settings
Throughout the steel roles, many attribute set names were modified. When possible underscore characters _ were replaced by space characters. Some attribute sets were renamed to sort similar items together.
2.1 Parts
Steel Beam, Column, and Plate attribute set names were modified. When possible underscore characters _ were replaced by space characters. Some attribute sets were renamed to sort similar items together.
Steel Beam, Column, and Plate numbering prefixes were modified to avoid case clashing. See Consider Case for Numbering Prefixes. [TSLOC-5607]
Additional concrete Beam, Column, and footing attribute sets were added to assist in modeling reference items.
A new User-defined attribute has been created for marking bolts existing. [TSLOC-3602]
2.2 Components
Steel components attribute set names were modified. When possible underscore characters _ were replaced by space characters. Some attribute sets were renamed to sort similar items together.
Steel components numbering prefixes were modified to avoid case clashing. See Consider Case for Numbering Prefixes. [TSLOC-5607]
2.3 Drawings
Layouts
AssemblyDrawings.lay
has been updated. More tables have been marked overlap with views. This should reduce drawing views crowding to one side or not using the available drawing space for a template that is not visible.
Fabrication Drawings (Assembly & Single part)
New Drawing Creation Settings are implemented. Previously, the USA Environment Steel Role has been set (XS_USE_OLD_DRAWING_CREATION_SETTINGS=FALSE) to use the old drawing creation settings. [TSLOC-5385]
To upgrade previously customized predefined drawing settings (attribute sets) using the "old" drawing creation settings, see Convert Old Drawing Creation Settings To New Drawing Creation Settings.
Hatch pattern settings (.htc) for automatic drawing hatches
Updated general.htc, assembly.htc, and single.htc to use industry standard ANSI 32 for steel items. Automatic steel hatching updated to be light grey. [TSLOC-6048]