2023 SP1: Important improvements and fixes

Tekla Structures
2023
Tekla Structures

2023 SP1: Important improvements and fixes

The latest service pack and updated environment installers are available in Tekla Downloads.

Keep drawing versions

The Drawing versions feature now introduces an option to mark versions as Always necessary, which means that the version you select will be protected from the automatic removal of the old drawing versions. You can set the Always necessary option individually for each drawing version by selecting the corresponding check box in the Drawing versions dialog box.

TTSD-49247

Hide or show all reference models at one go

You can now hide or show all reference models in the Tekla Structures model at one go with the new All button.

TTSD-52486

Change in controlling pour unit visibility in Organizer

Tekla Structures 2022 introduced the Pour units enabled setting in Organizer, enabling you to control whether pour units or cast-in-place cast units are used as the highest cast-in-place hierarchy level in Organizer. The Pour units enabled setting is located on the Synchronization tab in Organizer Settings.

In Tekla Structures 2023 SP1, to use the Pour units enabled setting, you need to set the XS_ENABLE_POUR_MANAGEMENT advanced option to TRUE. Note that if the XS_ENABLE_POUR_MANAGEMENT advanced option is set to FALSE, the Pour units enabled setting is not shown in Organizer, and you cannot use pour units as the highest cast-in-place hierarchy level in Organizer.

Previously, the Pour units enabled setting was always available in Organizer Settings, regardless of the advanced option value.

TTSD-56158

Weld reference text can be used in custom components

You can now use weld reference text in custom components. Note that the weld reference text can be represented as a single line only.

TTSD-33758, TTSD-56526, TTSD-28282, TTSD-45866, TTSD-38478

New bar geometry options in reinforcement numbering

Tekla Structures 2023 SP1 comes with a new model-specific advanced option, XS_REBAR_GEOMETRY_TYPE_IN_NUMBERING, under Numbering in the Advanced options dialog box.

With this advanced option you can specify how the geometry of reinforcing bars is taken into account in numbering and which type of bar geometry is used when bars are compared with each other.

The options are:

  • POLYLINE: The modeled, polyline geometry of bars is used in numbering. This is the default value.

    Using this option means that the numbering of bars is unchanged from previous Tekla Structures versions.

  • RATIONALIZED: With the rationalized geometry, segmented arcs in bars are converted to true arcs in rebar shape recognition, and the true arcs are then used in numbering.

  • FABRICATION: With the fabrication geometry, arcs in bars might be recognized as straight legs in rebar shape recognition. Bars that have the Recognize as straight bar UDA set to Yes are also recognized as straight.

With the RATIONALIZED or FABRICATION option, the simplified bar geometry is also used in cast unit numbering.

TTSD-55974, TTSD-50862, TTSD-56109

Layout manager now supports layout arcs

You can now import and export layout arcs in .tflx files in Layout manager. Imported arcs are shown in the model by using the Layout arc tool that is available in the Applications & components catalog.

TSAC-7047

Fixes

Defect number Development area Description
TSAC-5999 Concrete components

Concrete console (110): On the Parameters tab, you can now cut the beam part around the column. Previously, you could only cut the column.

TSAC-7025 Concrete components

Concrete console (110) (111), Concrete beam-beam (112): It is now possible to use a detail component as the socket.

TSAC-7026 Concrete components

Concrete console (110) (111): You can now select to define a corbel connection between the column and the corbel on the Picture tab.

TSAC-7327 Concrete components

Automatic splicing tool: Single bars are now correctly split and spliced regardless of their direction. Previously, single vertical bars were not handled correctly.

TSAC-7339 Concrete components

Rebar end anchor now correctly creates end detail modifiers for rebar sets in cases where only one bar is affected.

TSAC-7372 Concrete components

Floor layout: The Floor layout dialog box now correctly saves the settings defined on the User defined tab. Previously, the settings were not saved correctly if the name of the user-defined attribute was longer than 17 characters. 

TSAC-7378 Concrete components

Floor layout: On the General tab, you can now specify the depth position for a specific layer.

TSAC-7417 Concrete components

Floor layout: The contextual toolbar now supports more than 5 layers.

TSAC-7471 Concrete components

Border rebar for single edge (93): The Difference in thickness setting to detect negative volume has been removed from the Configuration tab. The component now detects holes automatically.
 

TSAC-5598 Steel components

Two sided clip angle (143): Previously, the flange cut created due to bolts clashing with the flange was not created for the second secondary beam in all situations. This issue has now been fixed.

TSAC-7418 Steel components

Column seating (39): Previously, bolts were not created for specific main part profile and bolt horizontal offset combinations. This issue has now been fixed.

TSAC-7436 Steel components

UltraZED Non-std side rail (91): Previously, counterforming both sets of bolts reduced the strut length at one end. This issue has now been fixed.

TSAC-7443 Steel components

Stairs (S71): Previously, special holes of bolts were not created in the correct parts. This issue has now been fixed. Special holes are now created in the correct parts as defined in the component dialog box.

TSAC-7447 Steel components

Stairs (S71): Previously, when you added another component to the top or bottom landing parts, the added component did not affect the correct part. This was caused by IDs swapped between the top and bottom landing parts. This issue has now been fixed.

TSAC-7468 Steel components

U.S. Base plate (1047): The Eliminate external bolts setting on the Parameters tab now works correctly again. 

TSAC-7484 Steel components

Stiffened end plate (27): Previously, finger shim plates were created incorrectly in some cases. This issue has now been fixed.

TSAC-7485 Steel components

End plate (144): Previously, finger shim plates were created incorrectly in some cases. This issue has now been fixed.

TSAC-7490 Steel components

Stiffened end plate (27): Previously, one of the shear tab corner chamfers was not created correctly. This issue has now been fixed.

TTSD-56336 Organizer

Previously, category properties did not open if the environment or model did not have any Organizer filters. This issue has now been fixed.

TTSD-50237 Import, export, interoperability

Earlier, when you had set XS_BOLT_DUPLICATE_IGNORE to TRUE, and exported a part as DSTV, some holes were not exported because another bolted part had holes in the same location. This issue has now been fixed.
Note that you should not use this advanced option in any new models. Instead, use the No hole option for Special hole type in the Bolt properties.

TTSD-54310, TTSD-52356 Import, export, interoperability

IFC export: Earlier, the IFC export result did not contain the properties for IfcBuilding and IfcBuildingStorey. Now these properties are shown.

TTSD-56248 Import, export, interoperability

Import from Tekla Structural Designer: While importing a Tekla Structural Designer file multiple times or switching between different Tekla Structural Designer files in import, sometimes the Import button in the Tekla Structural Designer Import dialog box in Tekla Structures became unavailable. This issue has now been fixed.

TTSD-56391 Import, export, interoperability

Export to Tekla Structural Designer: Pad footings, strip footings, piles, and pile caps are now again correctly exported from Tekla Structures to Tekla Structural Designer.

TTSD-56527 Import, export, interoperability

Reference models: Sometimes the reference model list stopped responding when you scrolled the list in a certain use case. This issue has now been fixed.

TTSD-56846 Import, export, interoperability

IFC2x3 export: The boolean type property export has been improved. When you export an integer property, with options ''j_Yes'' and ''j_No'',  for example, the export result shows ''true'' and ''false'', regardless of how the indexes of the options are defined in the .inp file.

TTSD-56924 Import, export, interoperability

IFC2x3 export: When you minimize the Property set definitions dialog box, it is now visible on the taskbar, and you no longer lose the dialog box. You can also locate the Property set definitions dialog box by using the Alt+Tab keyboard shortcut.

TPLED-178 Templates and reports

Previously, column headers were not positioned correctly in tables that were filled vertically from top to bottom and aligned to the right. This has now been fixed.

TPLED-276 Templates and reports

Template Editor: Sometimes, when you moved multiple objects horizontally using the Move Object dialog box, the objects also moved vertically. This issue has now been fixed.

TTSD-56369 Templates and reports

Rebar pull-out pictures: Fixed the following issues in the placement and orientation of rebar pull-out pictures in report templates: 
1. In certain cases, the pull-out picture was placed partially outside the report template field. 
2. Curved rebar set bars were not optimally orientated within the report template field.

TSAC-7059 Drawings

The macros for relabeling section views and detail views are now able to handle views named with numbers correctly.

TTSD-38607 Drawings

Earlier, when using a bolt hole mark with a template attribute in single-part drawing views, the main part hole information was always shown even though the secondary part had a different hole. This issue has now been fixed.

TTSD-48669 Drawings

Drawing views: Earlier, when creating an unfolded single part drawing with a folded 3D view, the 3D view depth was incorrect. This issue has now been fixed.

TTSD-51592 Drawings

Fabrication drawings: The Creation review dialog box now supports some advanced options better for concrete parts.

TTSD-52765 Drawings

Previously, snapping to intersection points of a radial grid in drawings did not work. This has now been fixed.

TTSD-53787 Drawings

The NUMBER_IN_DRAWING attribute is now available for selection in the element list in the drawing property pane. NUMBER_IN_DRAWING can be added to associative notes, reinforcement marks, and dimension tags.

TTSD-55912 Drawings

Reference models in drawings: The DWG reference model texts in drawings are now drawn correctly also when the Outline representation is used.

TTSD-56015 Drawings

Previously, object level settings were not applied correctly in the section and detail views that were manually created using the drawing property pane. This issue has now been fixed. The property pane now applies all properties found in a loaded property file at the creation of the section and detail views.

TTSD-56590 Drawings

Pull-out pictures: Pull-out picture coupler/anchor symbols were sometimes drawn at the wrong end of the bar when short/long (_S/_L) attributes were used. This issue has now been fixed.

TTSD-56702 Drawings

Drawing property pane: The dimension property files now store an empty string for the Excluded tags filter property if you select the None option. This is to ensure that the property file works properly in different languages.

TTSD-57169 Drawings

Earlier, copying text, graphical objects, or drawing weld marks in drawings did not work if the advanced option XS_SCALE_COPIED_OR_MOVED_OBJECTS_IN_DRAWINGS was set to TRUE. This has now been fixed.

TTSD-55756 Tekla Model Sharing

Previously, Tekla Model Sharing features became inactive after write out or read in when using the Drafter license. This has now been fixed.

TTSD-55840 Reinforcement

Rebar sets: Previously, for a tapered rebar set bar group with two or more legs, at the point where the height became greater than the width (or vice versa), the leg dimensions in reports swapped around (DIM_A became DIM_B, and vice versa). This issue has now been fixed.

TTSD-56147 Reinforcement

Rebar sets: Curved bars created using rebar set leg surfaces might sometimes have an incorrect standard bending radius in rebar shape recognition, and then these curved bars did not get the correct bending shape code. This issue has now been fixed.

TTSD-56215 Reinforcement

When the bar geometry has been simplified in rebar shape recognition, the Center line length (CLL) and Sum of leg lengths (SLL) values of reinforcing bars now contain the hooks even if the advanced option XS_REBAR_RECOGNITION_HOOKS_CONSIDERATION is set to FALSE.

TTSD-25622 Modeling

In the UK environment, the calculated weights of the profiles UB533x165x66 and UB533x165x75 were incorrect due to the cross sectional area being incorrect in the profile catalog. This issue has now been fixed.

TTSD-56952 Modeling

Previously, copying bolts with different holes did not work well in the Batch editor. This has now been improved, and bolts in the target assembly should produce identical holes to the ones in the source assembly.

TTSD-57041 Modeling

Previously, copying objects by using the numeric snapping worked only once. This has now been fixed.

TTSD-56576 Tools and components


Previously, Tekla Structures occasionally shut down after a custom component was edited. This has now been fixed.

TTSD-56622 User interface

The property pane now reacts normally to selection changes after a tool such as Rebar shape manager or IFC export was used. Previously, the property pane did not get updated until a regular ribbon command was used, for example.

TSAC-7278 Import, export, interoperability (steel)

DTSV to DXF converter: Hardstamp and inner corner roundings are now converted correctly for the back side.

TTSD-45103 Import, export, interoperability (steel)

DSTV/NC export: In some cases, the inner contour (IK block) has been omitted from the NC export for plates that contain weld preparations. This issue has now been fixed.

TTSD-50478 Import, export, interoperability (steel)

NC/DSTV: Sometimes, the NC export created erroneous weld preparation data into NC file AK or IK blocks for I beams. This issue has now been fixed.

TTSD-56333 Import, export, interoperability (steel)

DSTV/NC export: Previously, the blind hole depth was not exported to the NC file when the bolt had a negative cut length. This issue has now been fixed.

TSAC-7453 Import, export, interoperability (concrete)

Export ELiPLAN file (68): Previously, the data conversion file mapping did not work for profiles that had parentheses in the profile name. This issue has now been fixed.

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