Changes in advanced options

Tekla Structures
2023
Tekla Structures

Changes in advanced options

In Tekla Structures version 2023, there are some new advanced options, and some of the advanced options have been deprecated. Also, the functionality of some of the advanced options has been changed.

You can use advanced options for configuring Tekla Structures to suit the way you work, or to comply with specific project requirements or industry standards. You can change advanced options values in the Advanced options dialog box, or in the initialization files.

New advanced options

XS_DEFAULT_UNICODE_FONT_DRAWING_PRINTING

This new advanced option defines the default font that is used when the selected font for drawings and printing does not contain all of the characters used in the text. When a default font is defined, the characters are shown correctly even without embedding fonts. By default, the font is set to Arial Unicode MS.

XS_DIAGNOZE_AND_REPAIR_WRONG_UDA_TYPE

You can now enable the detecting and fixing of the incorrect user-defined attribute (UDA) value type in Diagnose & repair > Diagnose and change attribute definitions.

If you edit the object.inp file by changing the UDA value type after the values are set, the UDA values of the incorrect type are not reported correctly, and you cannot change them.

When XS_DIAGNOZE_AND_REPAIR_WRONG_UDA_TYPE is set to TRUE, use can use Diagnose & repair > Diagnose and change attribute definitions to detect and repair the incorrect UDA value types by reverting the value types to the default values.

XS_SUPPORT_TOOL_EXCLUDE_ALL_FILES

You can now prevent the support tool from preselecting all files for sending in your support request with the new advanced option XS_SUPPORT_TOOL_EXCLUDE_ALL_FILES. Previously, all files were selected by default, which could cause problems with large models. This advanced option must be set in the user.ini or teklastructures.ini file. Note that this advanced option does not work if you define it in the options.ini file.

New advanced options for special hole marks

Use the following new advanced options to define the contents of the Size element in marks for tapped and oversized bolt holes. Separate advanced options are available for workshop and site holes, and for fabrication drawings and general arrangement drawings.

New advanced options in rebar shape recognition

The following new advanced options define the default values for the tolerance settings that are used in rebar shape recognition:

If needed, these default values can be overridden by modifying rebar definitions in the rebar catalog (rebar_database.inp) or by using the Shape recognition user-defined attributes of individual reinforcement objects.

XS_REBARSET_MINIMUM_BENDING_ANGLE

This advanced option controls how small an angle is allowable between adjacent legs in a rebar set bar.

Changed advanced options

XS_CNC_HOLE_DIAMETER_ROUNDING

Now the advanced option XS_​CNC_​HOLE_​DIAMETER_​ROUNDING also affects tapped holes in NC files.

XS_..._LONGHOLE_MARK_STRING_FOR_SIZE

The default values of XS_SHOP_LONGHOLE_MARK_STRING_FOR_SIZE, XS_SITE_LONGHOLE_MARK_STRING_FOR_SIZE, and XS_LONGHOLE_MARK_STRING_FOR_SIZE have been changed to use LONGHOLE_MIN and LONGHOLE_MAX instead of LONG_HOLE_X and LONG_HOLE_Y.

With this change, the shorter of the slotted hole dimensions is shown first in marks for slotted holes, and then the longer dimension.

XS_MACRO_DIRECTORY

Previously, it was only possible to specify a global folder and one local folder using the XS_MACRO_DIRECTORY advanced option. It is now possible to specify several local folders.

Removed advanced options

XS_CLASH_CHECK_BETWEEN_REFERENCES, XS_CLASH_CHECK_INSIDE_REFERENCE_MODELS, XS_CLASH_CHECK_BETWEEN_PARTS

The advanced options that controlled clash check content have been removed in Tekla Structures 2023. You now control the clash check content in the Clash check manager dialog box using the existing settings Between parts, Between reference models, and Objects in reference models.

When you open Clash check manager for the first time after starting Tekla Structures, or after you have opened a new model, the Between parts setting is now by default set to selected, and the Between reference models and Objects in reference models settings are set to not selected.

XS_REBAR_COMBINE_BENDINGS_IN_EVALUATOR, XS_REBAR_USE_POLYCURVES_IN_EVALUATOR

After the improvements in rebar shape recognition, these advanced option are no longer needed and they have been removed. Tekla Structures 2023 works the same way as the previous versions with these advanced options set to the default value TRUE.

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