Dimension objects on selected sides only

In the view-specific dimensioning, the dimensioning method Filter has a new Only objects on the selected sides check box in rule creation allowing you to only dimension objects that are on a certain side of the main part, for example, Front side. By creating separate rules for each side you can have front and back side objects dimensioned on separate dimension lines.

In the following example, front and back side objects are dimensioned on separate dimension lines:

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This improvement was already introduced in Tekla Structures 2022 SP2.

Better performance in Filter dimensioning method

Drawing dimensioning method Filter performance has been improved in large models.

Filter method to dimension only objects visible in views

The Filter dimensioning method has been improved so that it does not dimension objects that are not visible in the drawing view. Previously, reinforcements were dimensioned although their visibility setting was Not visible.

Dimension tags in cast unit drawings updated correctly

Automatic dimensions and dimension tags are now updated correctly in cast unit drawings. Earlier, when you modified automatically added dimensions manually, or modified the model and reopened the drawing, extra dimension points or tags were sometimes added in the drawing, or dimension tags were updated otherwise incorrectly.

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New dimensioning type for neighbor parts

Now the neighbor parts have their own dimensioning type, Neighbor part dimensions. The new type is visible both in the drawing view properties and in the Dimensioning rule properties. The rule settings and the dimensioning functionality are the same as in the Secondary part dimensions. Note that this feature works best if the view size is extended so that neighbor parts are fully visible in the view.

Dimensions in rebar assembly drawings

The overall, filter, and grid dimensions are now working when the drawing only contains a rebar assembly.

Rebar group dimensioning

The performance of the Rebar group dimensioning tool has been improved.

Simplified rebar geometry in pull-out pictures

Rebar pull-out pictures now use the simplified Rebar Shape Recognition (RSR) geometry, which includes true arcs instead of segmented arcs. Where RSR recognizes a bent bar as straight, the straightened geometry is used.

Small arc segments in the pull-out pictures of rebars with curved legs are no longer showing any dimensions, bending radius, or bending angle graphics.

You can now create as simple as possible rebar pull-out pictures out of the most complex rebars so that the rebars can be visualized in an easily understandable way in drawings and reports.

Other rebar pull-out picture improvements

• Rebar pull-out pictures of bars that have multiple arc legs, or arc and straight legs, now include a dimension showing the total length of the bar.

• Previously, the bending angle tolerance for rebar pullouts was 0.2 degrees, which means that angles within 0.2 degrees of 90 or 0 were not displayed. The bending angle tolerance has now been increased to 0.5 degrees, to match the Rebar shape manager default value. This means that angles within 0.5 degrees of 90 or 0 are not displayed.

New command to replace a table in a layout

With the new Layout editor context menu command Replace table you can replace tables in your layout. To replace a table, right-click the table in the layout and select Replace table.

Replacing a table preserves all the settings that you have defined for the table that you replace. The new command eliminates the need to first remove a table in the layout, then add a new template, set the anchor point and alignment, and finally connect other tables around the new one.

Better usability in the Save layout dialog box

The user interface and the usability of the Save layout dialog box in Layout editor have been improved.

• The dialog box now has a minimum size, and it cannot be minimized so that the buttons are no longer visible.
• The dialog box now remembers its last location before closing.
• The Save layout with a name box is now wider than before.
• The Update and Size headers now use the same font.