2018 SP10: New features and improvements

Tekla Structures
2018
Tekla Structures

Fixes

Defect number Development area Description
TSAC-2852 Concrete components Layout tools: The UDA files floorlayout.objects.inp and WallLayout.Udas.dat UDA files are now correctly read from the firm, project, and model folders.


 
TSAC-3513 Concrete components Anchor (10): The top and bottom offsets were incorrectly calculated for parts with complex parametric profiles and parts that have been cut. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3516 Concrete components Mesh bars: The bars now always have at least the minimum length set in the Mesh bars dialog box.
TSAC-3523 Concrete components Concrete console (111): Assembly type is now correctly loaded.
TSAC-3524 Concrete components Concrete beam-beam (112): The box used for defining the length of the first washer on the Anchors tab is now dimmed properly.
TSAC-3556 Concrete components Embedded anchors (8): Previously, only concrete parts have been taken into calculations when using the Assembly without steel parts option on the Placement tab. This has now been fixed and miscellaneous parts are also considered.
TSAC-3569 Concrete components Two sided seating with dowel (76): The drainage hole is now generated properly around custom parts.
TSAC-3595 Concrete components Concrete console (110): The cast unit numbering standard is now loaded and saved properly for all parts.
TSAC-3886 Concrete components Wall to wall connection can now be used on beams based on b×h.
TSAC-2359 Steel components In U.S. Base plate (1047), in some situations, two anchors were previously added to the same assembly. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3368 Steel components Splice type 1 (56): The Round web plate dimensions option on the Parameters tab now works correctly.
TSAC-3416 Steel components Column with stiffeners W (182), Column with stiffeners S (187) and JP floor beam gusset (11): Previously, the component disappeared when the same component was created near to it. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3446 Steel components Tube gusset (20): Previously, the gusset plate was not created correctly in some cases. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3530 Steel components Gusseted cross (62): The default bolt spacing for angle bolts is now the same both when you enter the number of bolts and when you do not enter the number of bolts.
TSAC-3531 Steel components Brace middle tubes and plate (144): Connection plates are now bolted to the gusset plate in the correct order.
TSAC-3536 Steel components Tube gusset (20): Previously, both above and below line welds were created as above line welds. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3670 Steel components Working with the Ship ladder (1) component is now must faster than before.
TSAC-3693 Steel components Brace corner tubes and plate (44): Connection plates are now bolted to the gusset plate in the correct order.
TSAC-3795 Steel components Create hole around part (92): Previously, the hole was incorrectly rotated in some cases. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-917 Steel components Angle profile box (1040): Upper stiffener thickness, width and height are now correctly applied.
TTSD-30725 Organizer In Organizer, project properties were not previously exported to Excel. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-31350 Organizer Previously, synchronization in Organizer was cancelled when the selection in the model was changed. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-17311 Import, export, interoperability IFC2x3 export: The export type Coordination view 2.0 did not always create correct geometry for contour plates with corner chamfers. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-19302 Import, export, interoperability

You cannot accidentally snap anymore to the reference model extrema bounding box.

TTSD-22549 Import, export, interoperability DWG export: When exporting a drawing to DWG, part hatch pattern HSTON3E0 looked wrong if the scale was not the same in X and Y directions. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-28033 Import, export, interoperability IFC export: The grids were exported incorrectly if you used a base point in the export. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-28894 Import, export, interoperability IFC export: The export had sometimes wrong colors for some objects when exporting bigger amount of objects. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-28999 Import, export, interoperability DWG export: The export now handles base point offsets better.
TTSD-29283 Import, export, interoperability IFC export: Holes for bolts going through both faces of hollow section now exported to IFC more consistently, affecting also STEP and IGES exports done with Multi Converter extension.
TTSD-29882 Import, export, interoperability DWG export: When exporting a drawing in US imperial environment, the preview window width was sometimes not enough to show the whole drawing. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-29904 Import, export, interoperability DWG drawing export: Drawing DWG export now handles better situations where views are copied from another drawing with layouts.
TTSD-30257 Import, export, interoperability DWG export: Drawing DWG export now handles better views that have cut settings on but with no actual cuts.
TTSD-30742 Import, export, interoperability The handling of IFC reference models has been improved.
TTSD-30924 Import, export, interoperability DWG export: The export is now more reliable when plotting pull-out pictures in templates.
TTSD-31129 Import, export, interoperability IFC2x3 export: The property set mapping double accuracy type is now working correctly, and the size of the export file is reduced.
TTSD-31430 Import, export, interoperability DWG export: The export is now more robust when the Educational license is in use.
TTSD-32669 Import, export, interoperability The extra slowness of IFC change management has now been removed.
TTSD-32858 Import, export, interoperability Trimble Connector: Previously in Trimble Connector, the Refresh button in the ToDo view did not synchronize data from Trimble Connect. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-33077 Import, export, interoperability The .stp reference model insert speed has been improved.
TTSD-33216 Import, export, interoperability Trimble Connector: You can assign ToDos to all users in the Trimble Connect project properly again.
TTSD-3166 Templates and reports There are new template attributes available for reporting the base point values:
- You can add the ending _PROJECT at the end of certain attributes to get the project base point value, or the ending _BASEPOINT to get the current base point value. 
- The ending _PROJECT provides relative base point values and, if it is not set, relative model origin values.
- The ending _BASEPOINT provides values in the current base point.
TTSD-32425 Templates and reports Creating reports of very large cast units could cause a crash. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-18347 Drawings Weld marks in drawings that had the size hidden in the weld mark properties were not drawn correctly. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-20488 Drawings Previously, dragging drawing text from the ruler instead of the ruler handle could cause Tekla Structures to crash. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-22036 Drawings Template width was spread according to the total text length in a multi-line text object, because line breaks were ignored when length is calculated. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-25278 Drawings A new advanced option XS_DRAW_REBAR_SELF_INTERSECTING_LEGS_WITH_OFFSET has been added. When set to TRUE, this advanced option displays rebars in drawings with overlap in all representations. The option filled line already showed the overlap earlier. The default value is FALSE. Note that FALSE has no impact on the filled line representation.
TTSD-26477 Drawings The rebar dimension line now works better for those rebar groups that do not have a planar shape, such as a 3D shape.
TTSD-2741 Drawings "ą" diacritics could not be used in drawing text window - using shortcut for this letter selected entire text. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-27794 Drawings Part marks with the Fittings (NS/FS) element can now be merged more reliably.
TTSD-30043, TTSD-31893 Drawings In some cases, opening and recess symbols in drawings could cause a crash. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-31166 Drawings Opening general arrangement drawings that were created in Tekla Structures versions older than 2017 is now faster.
TTSD-31869 Drawings Moving text with leader lines does not crash Tekla Structures anymore.
TTSD-32338 Drawings In some cases, a file missing from the environment could cause a crash. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-32487 Drawings Tekla Structures crashed when you opened some specific drawings. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-32524 Drawings Curved dimensions in drawings can now be drawn with short extension lines. Earlier, the Short extension line setting in dimension properties did not work for curved dimensions.
TTSD-30323 Tekla Model Sharing In Tekla Model Sharing, object locks have now been reinforced, so that users in different organizations can no longer accidentally unlock each others' objects or modify the privileges.inp file.
TSAC-1783 Reinforcement Previously, the curve width/height of a curved bar with hooks was not correct in Rebar shape manager (and reports, if used). This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3344 Reinforcement In Rebar shape manager, the rule operand REVERSED was not previously available for curved/circular bars, and therefore it could not be used in shape definitions. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3345 Reinforcement In Rebar shape manager, some extra leg/bending rule operands were previously occasionally shown with short curved bars. These obsolete operands are not shown anymore.
TSAC-3428 Reinforcement Rebar shape manager has been changed so that a bar that contains multiple sequential bends forming a circular arc (according curve tolerance) is converted to an arc only when the bending angles are smaller than ~34 degrees. In practice, a 10-sided polygonal stirrup will never be converted to a circular arc but if the stirrup contains 11 or more sides, it may be converted to a circular arc if it fulfills the curve tolerance value.
TTSD-15678 Reinforcement The threading visualization used in rebar sets is now also available for reinforcing bar groups and single reinforcing bars.
TTSD-7959, TTSD-31577 Reinforcement Split rebar groups are now mirrored correctly.
TTSD-8028, TTSD-8098 Reinforcement Tapered (or tapered ridge, tapered curved) rebar groups with excess exact spacing values are now mirrored correctly.
TTSD-8097 Reinforcement Previously, when direct modification was used to create exact spacings and a zero/negative end offset for a rebar group, the rebar group was not mirrored correctly. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-16351 Modeling Previously, pour breaks did not work in some cases when the parts forming the pour were very slightly tilted. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-27826 Modeling In some cases, for example, when the plane of a part face or an opening face ran through an opening in the part and its pour break plane, the pour break was not created or it became invalid. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-29098 Modeling When using a main part UDA value in the assembly or cast unit position, Tekla Structures erroneously showed the default value of the UDA. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-31395 Modeling Certain types of pour breaks now work on slabs with recesses.
TTSD-33288 Modeling Previously, pour breaks did not work in some cases where the parts forming the pour overlapped and shared a face. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-33373 Modeling The contents of an assembly are now shown correctly when using the Assembly > Show assembly command.
TTSD-5272 Modeling Pour breaks now work more reliably in cases where the parts forming a pour object partially touch each other.
TTSD-30763 Analysis and design Previously, moving an analysis node did not create the correct result when multiple parts were connected to the node. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-33171 Analysis and design When you modified a property in the Analysis model properties dialog box and clicked OK, and then used the Undo command, the modified property still stayed in the Analysis model properties dialog box. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-27133 Tools and components The Shape value type is now available in the custom component editor. You can use it to open the shape catalog from the custom component dialog box.
You can use the new value type in existing custom components that include items by editing the components.
TTSD-28885 User interface Previously, the work plane was set to the model origin when creating default views. This has been fixed and the work plane now remains in the previously set location.
TTSD-32086 User interface The contextual toolbar now loads the previously used contextual toolbar profile when Tekla Structures is started even if the profile file is saved in the firm folder. The firm folder location needs to be defined in the teklastructures.ini file.
TSAC-2470 Import, export, interoperability (concrete) Export Unitechnik (79): Previously, when a double wall shell was created from more than one part and the Cut outer assemblies option was switched on, the embeds in the secondary part were missing from the export with certain Export Groups settings. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-2594 Import, export, interoperability (concrete) Export EliPlan file (68): When using the Export using filter setting, the logging of excluded cast units has been improved.
TSAC-3171 Import, export, interoperability (concrete) Export Unitechnik (79): On the TS configuration tab you can now set Export CONTOUR to Simplified, which exports a simplified contour using 4 x,y corner points of the element.
TSAC-3418 Import, export, interoperability (concrete) Export EliPlan file (68): Hollow core slab thickness is now read from the profile instead of the geometrical thickness (in case the complete top or bottom face is cut).
TSAC-3447 Import, export, interoperability (concrete) Export EliPlan file (68): All geometrical data with the Plotter and Pieces blocks are now exported rounded to the closest millimeter in metric environments.
TSAC-3481 Import, export, interoperability (concrete) BVBS Export: Previously, export was prevented if the intended output folder could not be found. Now the defined folder path is created.
TSAC-3484 Import, export, interoperability (concrete) Export Unitechnik (79): Previously, braced girders within the STEELMAT block were not exported when the STEELMAT block was otherwise empty. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3488 Import, export, interoperability (concrete) Export  Unitechnik (79): Braced girders modeled with only two chords are now correctly recognized and exported.
TSAC-3517 Import, export, interoperability (concrete) Export Unitechnik (79): You can now specify Output file structure as Single layer, 1 slabdate, n steelmats on the Main tab. This new option only exports the main part of the cast unit as SLABDATE, and meshes and embeds from whole cast unit in one row in export X axis direction with a 1 mm gap between them.
TSAC-3518 Import, export, interoperability (concrete) Export Unitechnik (79): When the BRGIRDER block is exported within the STEELMAT block, the STEELMAT insertion coordinates are now correctly adjusted in case the girder minimum coordinate points are outside the mesh.
TSAC-3543 Import, export, interoperability (concrete) Export Unitechnik (79): The Double wall turned setting  on the TS configuration tab has been improved. The No option has been renamed to option No, one coordinate system and new option No, shell-specific coordinate systems has been added to export second shell in the Z direction from the bottom of the pallet upwards.
TSAC-3555 Import, export, interoperability (concrete) Export Unitechnik (79): Previously, when you exported braced girders within the STEELMAT block but with mesh filtered out, the reinforcement block was exported as empty. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3574 Import, export, interoperability (concrete) BVBS Export: When the Drawing name source property cannot be found, a message is now added to the export log.
TSAC-3592 Import, export, interoperability (concrete) Export Unitechnik (79): Electric tubes are now not excluded for the whole length when you use the Cut outer assemblies option together with non-turned double walls.
TSAC-3656 Import, export, interoperability (concrete) Export Unitechnik (79): Previously, line attributes were not exported for second shell of the double wall when Double wall turned was set to No, shell-specific coordinate systems on the TS configuration tab. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3704 Import, export, interoperability (concrete) Export EliPlan file (68): Previously, full depth cuts placed at hollow core profile chamfer lines with certain profiles  were exported with incorrect geometry. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3736 Import, export, interoperability (concrete) BVBS Export: For the file name option [Assembly template], any assembly or main part USERDEFINED property can now be used even if they are not included in any of the contentattributes.lst files.
TSAC-3791 Import, export, interoperability (concrete) Export EliPlan file (68): Rectangular openings at the edge of hollow core slabs with certain profiles were occasionally exported as a thin line, instead of box-shape. This has now been fixed.
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