Changes in advanced options in Tekla Structures 2025

Tekla Structures
Modified: 12 Feb 2025
2025
Tekla Structures

Changes in advanced options in Tekla Structures 2025

In Tekla Structures 2025, there are some new advanced options, and some of the advanced options have become obsolete. 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, or in the initialization files.

New advanced options

XS_ANGLE_GRADIAN_SIGN

Use the XS_ANGLE_GRADIAN_SIGN advanced option to set the desired gradian sign to be used in angle dimensions in drawings. The default value is "g".

This advanced option was already introduced in Tekla Structures 2024 SP4.

XS_DRAWINGS_LINE_CAP_STYLE

Use the XS_DRAWINGS_LINE_CAP_STYLE advanced option to adjust the shape of the line ends in PDF printouts by defining the line cap style.

Value 0:

Value 1:

Value 2:

This advanced option was already introduced in Tekla Structures 2024 SP4.

XS_​DISPLAY_​RPC_​COMPONENT_​CONSOLE_​WINDOW

Use the XS_DISPLAY_RPC_COMPONENT_CONSOLE_WINDOW advanced option to control whether the command prompt window is shown when adding or modifying a system component in the model. The command prompt window shows information about adding or modifying the component. Set the advanced option to TRUE to show the window. The default value is FALSE.

XS_ENABLE_US_SURVEY_UNIT

Set the XS_ENABLE_US_SURVEY_UNIT advanced option to TRUE to change the measurement system in the model from international/imperial feet to U.S. survey feet. The default value is FALSE.

XS_​SHOW_​LICENSE_​ERROR_​MESSAGE_​FOR_​BYPASS_​INI

If you use the Bypass.ini file to bypass the Tekla Structures startup screen, set the XS_SHOW_LICENSE_ERROR_MESSAGE_FOR_BYPASS_INI advanced option to TRUE to show error messages that relate to obtaining a license.

Set the XS_SHOW_LICENSE_ERROR_MESSAGE_FOR_BYPASS_INI=TRUE in teklastructures.ini or in env_<environment>.in file.

XS_TSEP_TO_BE_INSTALLED_ORG_DIR

You can use the XS_TSEP_TO_BE_INSTALLED_ORG_DIR advanced option in the user.ini file to define the location of .tsep files to be automatically installed. Your Tekla Structures manages this folder and its contents.

Changed advanced options

New option for formatting reinforcement position numbers

A new formatting option, %REBAR_SEQ_POS%, can now be used with the following advanced options to show reinforcement sequence numbers:

XS_​DO_​NOT_​CREATE_​ASSEMBLY_​DRAWINGS_​FOR_​LOOSE_​PARTS

Now when you have set the advanced option XS_DO_NOT_CREATE_ASSEMBLY_DRAWINGS_FOR_LOOSE_PARTS to TRUE, it no longer considers assemblies with only one part but with reinforcement, workshop bolts, or studs attached to it as a loose part. Earlier, setting this advanced option to TRUE would not allow the creation of an assembly drawing for base plates with studs, for example. Now you can create assembly drawings for these assemblies.

XS_​REBARSET_​SHOW_​MODIFIERS_​CREATED_​BY_​COMPONENTS

The default value of this advanced option has been changed from FALSE to TRUE.

XSR_​DISABLE_​ASSEMBLY_​UDA_​INHERITANCE

Previously, IFC4 export always used the UDA value from the main part of the assembly if the assembly did not have it defined. Now, you can disable this functionality using the advanced option XSR_DISABLE_ASSEMBLY_UDA_INHERITANCE. If you set the advanced option to TRUE, and if UDA is not set on the assembly level, the UDA is left empty or it uses assembly level's default value. If you set it to FALSE, the UDA is inherited from the main part.

XS_​USE_​INTEGRATED_​BUILDING_​HIERARCHIES

The default value of this advanced option has been changed from FALSE to TRUE.

XS_MODEL_TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY

You can now set multiple folder paths for XS_MODEL_TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY.

Obsolete advanced options

XS_​DO_​NOT_​CLIP_​NATIVE_​OBJECTS_​WITH_​CLIP_​PLANE

This advanced option has now been replaced with the Clip only reference objects command in View > Clipping.

XS_​CONNECT_​UPLOAD_​MODEL_​FOLDER and XS_​UPLOAD_​SHARED_​MODEL_​TO_​CONNECT

These advanced options have now been replaced with the Upload model settings in File > Trimble Connect.

List of obsolete advanced options across Tekla Structures versions

The Obsolete advanced options page provides information about the advanced options that have become obsolete in Tekla Structures in version 2018 and newer.

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