Administrator's release notes: Reinforcement improvements
The new simplified bar geometry definition allows you to report, number and export rebars that are modeled with complex geometry in a simplified manufacturable format. There are also changes related to leg surfaces and changes in the attachment of rebar set bars.
For more information about these improvements and changes, see Reinforcement improvements in the Tekla Structures 2023 release notes.
Update the rebar catalog for changes in the Rebar shape manager
- Open the rebar_database.inp file in a standard text editor.
- Add the Extra point shortening, Curve tolerance, and Max curve radius requiring bending fields.
- Save the rebar_database.inp file and copy it to the profil or catalogs folder for your environment.
- If your model templates include the rebar catalog, update your model templates.
Add new shapes to the Rebar shape manager
If you do not use the default environment, add new shapes to the RebarShapeRules.xml file in your environment.
For more information, see Define reinforcing bar bending shapes in Rebar shape manager.
- On the File menu, click .
- On the Shape catalog tab, add the shape for polycurve arc bar.
- Add new shapes for any other polycurve shapes that have not been previously supported.
Add new options to the Rebar shape manager
In the Rebar shape manager, you can now use the template attributes USAGE
and USAGE_VALUE
as custom properties
in bending shape rules.
USAGE String TextValue
USAGE_VALUE Integer NumericValue
Update the objects.inp file for changes in shape recognition
If your environment does not use the objects.inp file in the common/inp folder, you must update your objects.inp file to make the new Shape recognition tab in UDAs for rebar visible.
Update advanced options for changes in shape recognition
If you do not want to use the default values for the new advanced options, update them in the environment.ini or role.ini file.
The default values are:
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XS_REBAR_RECOGNITION_EXTRA_POINT_SHORTENING: 0.3
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XS_REBAR_RECOGNITION_MAXCURVE: 304800
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XS_REBAR_RECOGNITION_CURVE_TOLERANCE: 12.7
- Open the environment.ini or role.ini file in a standard text editor.
- Change the values of the new advanced options.
- Save the file.