Tekla Structures 2022 US environments Release Notes

Tekla Structures
2022
Tekla Structures
Environment
United States (Imperial)
United States (Metric)


 

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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 of 350   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]

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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]

"Trimble no longer maintains the old functionality and dialog boxes. In practice, this means that new features… will not be available in the old dialog boxes."

(Source: XS_​USE_​OLD_​DRAWING_​CREATION_​SETTINGS Product guide)

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]

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