Improved issue tracking using BCF Topics

BCF Topics were introduced in Tekla Structures 2024, with several improvements released in Tekla Structures 2024 service packs, such as support for reference models so that they can be reviewed in Tekla Structures. For example, you can now communicate with those project stakeholders who provide their models produced in other software, such as Autodesk Revit. There is also better support for BCF topics that originate from third-party applications and that are loaded in Tekla Structures, such as from Solibri to Tekla Structures.

The following are the main improvements. For a complete list of fixes to BCF topics, see the Tekla Structures 2024 service packs release notes.

Native Tekla Structures model objects exported to a Trimble Connect project as .tekla file

Support for selected and hidden objects in topic views has been added. Now, when working with models uploaded from Tekla Structures as .tekla files, loading and saving topic views in Tekla Structures includes information about the selected and hidden objects.

Third-party IFC files inserted as reference models in Tekla Structures

For third-party IFC files that have been inserted as reference models in Tekla Structures, the following has been improved:

Support for linked objects in BCF topics has been added. Now, when working with IFC reference models in Tekla Structures, objects linked to BCF topics that have been created in Trimble Connect are highlighted.

Note that objects that are linked to a BCF topic in Tekla Structures cannot be highlighted when you click View model objects in Trimble Connect. Such objects can still be visualized in Tekla Structures.
Support for selected and hidden objects in topic views has been added. Now, when working with IFC reference models in Tekla Structures, loading topic views that have been created in Trimble Connect include information about the selected and hidden objects.

Note that when you work in Trimble Connect, loading the topic views that have been created in Tekla Structures do not include information about selected and hidden objects. Such views can still be visualized as expected in Tekla Structures.

Third-party IFC files inserted as overlay models in Tekla Structures

For third-party IFC files that have been inserted as overlay models in Tekla Structures, the following has been improved:

Support for linked objects in BCF topics has been added. Now, when working with overlay models in Tekla Structures, objects linked to BCF topics that have been created in Trimble Connect are highlighted.

Also, you can now link objects to BCF topics in Tekla Structures, and they will be highlighted when you click View model objects in Trimble Connect.

Note that linking and visualizing linked assemblies is not supported in Tekla Structures with overlay models.
Support for selected and hidden objects in topic views has been added. Now, when working with overlay models in Tekla Structures, loading topic views that have been created in Trimble Connect include information about the selected and hidden objects.

Note that when working in Trimble Connect, loading the topic views that have been created in Tekla Structures do not include information about selected and hidden objects. Views that include selected objects can still be visualized in Tekla Structures. Hiding objects is not possible in Tekla Structures when working with overlay models.

BCF topics that have been created in a third-party application

For BCF topics that have been created in third-party applications, such as in Solibri, and loaded to Tekla Structures, support for more object states has been added. Now, loading topic views in Tekla Structures displays the selected and hidden objects correctly in the model view.