Administrator's release notes: Shape catalog improvements

Tekla Structures
2021
Tekla Structures

Administrator's release notes: Shape catalog improvements

It is possible to create groups for shapes in the new Shape catalog dialog box.

To do:

Create groups for your own shapes and translate the group names.

  • Create the group structure using the Shape catalog dialog box.

  • Move the wanted shapes to a new group.

  • Export the group structure only.

  • Save the group file directly to the correct folder in the environment or move it from the model folder. <File_Name>.ShapeCatalog.Groups.xml has to be in the same folder where the shapes are, typically ..\profil\Shapes.

  • Delete shape_catalog.settings.user.<username> and ShapeCatalog.Groups.User.<username>.xml from the model folder. These are personal settings.

  • Test by closing the Shape catalog dialog box and opening it again. If the group folder icons are black, the groups are coming from the environment.

  • Translations for the group names are in the ShapeCatalogDefinitions.ail file which should be found from XS_MESSAGES_PATH.

  • Add set XS_MESSAGES_PATH=%XS_MESSAGES_PATH%;%XSDATADIR%\environments\xxxxxx\messages to env_xxx.ini.

  • Add the ShapeCatalogDefinitions.ail file with the translations to the \messages folder.

  • Modify your group configuration xml file (<File_Name>.ShapeCatalog.Groups.xml) in the \Shapes folder.

    Replace the group names with the corresponding albl_... keys used in the ShapeCatalogDefinitions.ail file.

  • Open Tekla Structures again and test.

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