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Administrator's release notes: Ribbon updates

Tekla Structures
Modified: 11 Mar 2025
2025
Tekla Structures

Administrator's release notes: Ribbon updates

If you have customized the ribbon, the changes made in the new Tekla Structures version are not visible. Check the changes and add them to your customized ribbon.

Check the changes

Compare the original ribbon with the changes that you have made.

You can check the changes to see what has been added and removed, and what has been moved to different tabs.

If you have customized the ribbon, update the ribbon to include the changes made in the new Tekla Structures version.

Add changes for the Create tool

  1. Add a new Rebar set layers button to the Inquire commands with these settings:

    • Add ribbon item: Simple button

    • Command: Create

    • Appearance: Command: Scalable icon

    • Text: Command: Short text

  2. Save the changes.

    The new ribbon configuration file is saved to C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Trimble\Tekla Structures\2025.0\UI\Ribbons.

  3. Move the file to the Ribbons sub-folder in a folder that is in the XS_SYSTEM path.

Add changes for clip box

  1. On the View tab, add a new Create clip box button with these settings:

    • Add ribbon item: Simple button

    • Command: Create clip box

    • Appearance: Command: Scalable icon

    • Text: Command: Short text

  2. Move the new Create clip box button to the Clipping drop-down below Create clip plane.
  3. Add a checkbox for reference objects with these settings:

    • Add ribbon item: Check button

    • Command: Clip only reference objects

    • Appearance: None

    • Text: Command: Short text

  4. Move the new Clip only reference objects checkbox to the bottom of the Clipping drop-down.
  5. Save the changes.

    The new ribbon configuration file is saved to C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Trimble\Tekla Structures\2025.0\UI\Ribbons.

  6. Move the file to the Ribbons sub-folder in a folder that is in the XS_SYSTEM path.

Add changes for fabrication drawing improvements

  1. On the Drawings & reports tab, delete these obsolete buttons from the Create fabrication drawing drop-down:

    • Creation review

    • ?

  2. Add new buttons and a separator.
    1. Add a new Creation review button with these settings:

      • Add ribbon item: Check button

      • Command: Creation review

      • Appearance: Command: Scalable icon

      • Text: Command: Short text

    2. Below the new Creation review button, add a horizontal separator with these settings:

      • Add ribbon item: Separator

      • Appearance: Orientation: Horizontal

    3. Add a new custom control for Smart create switches with these settings:

      • Add ribbon item: Custom control

      • Control name: Smart create switches

  3. Change the size of the Smart create switches custom control so that the text is all on the same line.
  4. Save the changes.

    The new ribbon configuration file is saved to C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Trimble\Tekla Structures\2025.0\UI\Ribbons.

  5. Move the file to the Ribbons sub-folder in a folder that is in the XS_SYSTEM path.

Add changes for AI Cloud Fabrication drawings

  1. On the Drawings & reports tab, add a new Fabrication drawing service drop-down next to Create fabrication drawing.
  2. Add a new AI Cloud Fabrication drawings split button with these settings:

    • Add ribbon item: Split button

    • Command: AI Cloud Fabrication drawings (Preview)

    • Appearance: Gallery (scalable), browse to AI Cloud Fabrication drawings

    • Text: Command: Short text

  3. Add these buttons to the AI Cloud Fabrication drawings split button:

    • AI Cloud Fabrication drawings (Preview)

      • Add ribbon item: Simple button

      • Command: AI Cloud Fabrication drawings (Preview)

      • Appearance: Command: Scalable icon

      • Text: Command: Short text

    • Collections

      • Add ribbon item: Simple button

      • Command: Open AI Cloud Fabrication drawings collection settings

      • Appearance: Command: Scalable icon

      • Text: Command: Short text

  4. Save the changes.

    The new ribbon configuration file is saved to C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Trimble\Tekla Structures\2025.0\UI\Ribbons.

  5. Move the file to the Ribbons sub-folder in a folder that is in the XS_SYSTEM path.

Add changes for building hierarchy

  1. On the Manage tab, make these changes:
    1. Under Building hierarchy, delete Building storey and Space.
    2. Select Organizer and move it under Building hierarchy.
  2. Modify all current items under the Rendering drop-down:
    1. Set Text to None.
    2. Change the icons to the largest size.
    3. Move the icons in each section to be next to each other.
    4. Add a header above each group of icons.
  3. Under the Rendering drop-down, add the new Building Hierarchy items.
    1. Add a horizontal separator.
    2. Add items for Representation.Hierarchies.Wireframe and Representation.Hierarchies.ShadedWireframe.
    3. Resize the icons so that they are the same size as the other icons.
  4. Save the changes.

    The new ribbon configuration file is saved to C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Trimble\Tekla Structures\2025.0\UI\Ribbons.

  5. Move the file to the Ribbons sub-folder in a folder that is in the XS_SYSTEM path.

Add changes for Status Sharing

  1. On the Trimble Connect tab, add a new button for status sharing next to BCF Topics with these settings:

    • Add ribbon item: Simple button

    • Command: Status Sharing

    • Appearance: Command: Scalable icon

    • Text: Command: Short text

  2. Save the changes.

    The new ribbon configuration file is saved to C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Trimble\Tekla Structures\2025.0\UI\Ribbons.

  3. Move the file to the Ribbons sub-folder in a folder that is in the XS_SYSTEM path.

Add changes for the Create model view on work plane command for the Carbon and Viewer configurations

This command was previously not available in the Carbon and Viewer configurations. These configurations use the albl_up_Carbon--.xml and albl_up_Viewer–.xml configuration files.

  1. On the View tab, add the On work plane button to the New view drop-down with these settings:

    • Add ribbon item: Simple button

    • Command: Create model view on work plane

    • Appearance: Command: Scalable icon

    • Text: Command: Short text

  2. Save the changes.

    The new ribbon configuration file is saved to C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Trimble\Tekla Structures\2025.0\UI\Ribbons.

  3. Move the file to the Ribbons sub-folder in a folder that is in the XS_SYSTEM path.

Add changes for Tekla PowerFab Connector

  1. Add a new Tekla PowerFab tab to the ribbon: translation:Commands.Export.PowerFab.ShortText.
  2. Add Simple buttons (Scalable icon, Short text):

    • Export.Validate and view package contents

    • Export.Submit to fabricator

    • Export.Submittal history

  3. Add a split button: Procurement numbering (Scalable icon, Short text)
  4. Add two simple buttons to the Procurement numbering split button:

    • Procurement numbering (Scalable icon, Short text)

    • Procurement settings (Icon=Gallery "Settings", Short text)

  5. Add a split button: Select fabricator (Scalable icon, Short text)
  6. Add two simple buttons to the Select fabricator split button:

    • Select fabricator (Scalable icon, Short text)

    • Fabricator info (Scalable icon, Short text)

  7. Save the changes.

    The new ribbon configuration file is saved to C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Trimble\Tekla Structures\2025.0\UI\Ribbons.

  8. Move the file to the Ribbons sub-folder in a folder that is in the XS_SYSTEM path.
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