Other improvements in drawings
Tekla Structures 2025 also includes enhancements in the performance of opening the drawing property dialogs, detailed object-level settings, drawing dimensioning, drawing notes and marks, pull-out pictures, drawing rebar mesh views, section and detail view labels, hatch patterns, and in the 2D Library.
Faster drawing dialogs
Opening drawing view properties significantly faster
The drawing View Properties dialog is now cached when you open it for the first time so that it opens much faster every time you open it again in the current Tekla Structures session.
This improvement was already introduced in Tekla Structures 2024 SP2.
Opening dimensioning rule properties significantly faster
The Dimensioning rule properties dialog opening time has been improved significantly.
Buttons working properly in table-based property dialogs
The buttons that act on the rows of table-based property dialogs in drawings, such as the View properties button in the View creation panel in the single-part, cast unit, and assembly drawing properties, and the Edit rule button in the Dimensioning panel in the drawing view properties, now work on the first click, regardless of how you select a row in the table. Previously, you often had to click the button twice for it to work.
Also the opening performance of all classic property dialogs in drawings has been improved.
This improvement was already introduced in Tekla Structures 2024 SP4.
Improved rule order in detailed object level settings
When you are adding new rules to a rule set in detailed object level settings using the Add row button, and you have selected a rule, the new rule will now be added after the selected rule. Previously, the new rule was always added last in the rule set, and you needed to use the Move up and Move down buttons to place the rule in the desired position in the rule set.
This improvement was already introduced in Tekla Structures 2024 SP3.
For more information about detailed object level settings, see Create and apply detailed object level settings.
Improvements in dimensioning
Use gradians in angle dimensions
You can now use gradians (gons) instead of degrees in angle dimensions in drawings.
For example, in general arrangement drawings where a bridge alignment with the road below is shown, it is a common practice to show the angle between in gradians instead of degrees.
There are new gradian options available in the angle dimension property pane, contextual toolbar, GA drawing dimension properties, and in the old dimension properties dialogs:
Gradians on side
Gradians at angle vertex
Triangle with gradians
You can use the new advanced
option, XS_ANGLE_GRADIAN_SIGN, to set the desired gradian sign. The default
value is "g". This advanced option is located in the Drawing properties category of the Advanced options dialog.
This improvement was already introduced in Tekla Structures 2024 SP4.
For more information about dimension properties, see Dimension properties.
Customize dimension line arrow symbols for radial dimensions
You can now create dimension line arrow symbols of your own also for radial dimensions.
For details on customizing dimension line arrow symbols, see Customize dimension line arrows.
Improvements in Rebar group dimensioning
Associative notes used in labels
The Rebar group dimensioning tool now uses associative notes in the label creation. Now the UDAs in rebar group dimension labels are automatically updated when there is a change in the model objects they are bound to.
Combine equal marks
You can use the new Combine equal marks setting on the extra marks tabs to group duplicate marks into one mark.
Dimension inclined bars in rebar sets
Now it is possible to dimension the inclined bars in the rebar sets.
For more information about Rebar group dimensioning, see Rebar group dimensioning.
Better recognition of circular holes in hole dimensioning
The Hole dimensions dimensioning method now recognizes circular holes better in view-based dimensioning. Now a regular polygon with at least 8 points is regarded as a circular hole. For example, a polygon cut with round corner chamfers is now recognized as a circular hole.
For more information about view-based dimensioning, see Add automatic view-level dimensions.
Improvements in dimensioning surface treatment
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In view-based dimensioning, the Combine on one line option By name now supports surface treatment.
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In Filter dimensions, all vertex points of a polygonal surface treatment can now be dimensioned by selecting the all points option (the last option) from the Dimension to list.
Improvements in drawing notes and marks
Add associative notes with applied values
A new command for adding associative notes, With applied values, has been added, and in the Default environment, it is available on the ribbon by default. This command allows you to create associative notes using the value that you have selected for the Leader line setting in the associative note properties. The other three associative note commands do not allow using an applied value for the Leader line setting, they always use the predefined value defined for each command: With leader line, Without leader line, or Along line.
The new Add associative note with applied values command is used by default when you select the Add associative note command from the context menu or from the drawing property pane object list, or enter the command in Quick Launch.
If the With applied values command is not shown on the ribbon, you can add it through the Ribbon editor.
This improvement was already introduced in Tekla Structures 2024 SP1.
For more information about associative notes, see Add associative notes in drawings.
Mark background fitted to mark frame
The mark background is now fitted to the exact frame boundary when you have the Opaque option selected. Previously, only the text was masked.
Now:
Earlier:
For more information about mark properties, see Mark properties.
Rebar group marking uses associative notes in labels
Rebar group marking now uses associative notes in the label creation. Now the UDAs in the rebar group markings are automatically updated when there is a change in the model objects they are bound to.
For more information about Rebar group marking, see Add reinforcement marks using Rebar group marking application.
Improvements in pull-out pictures
New positioning options in Draw rebar pull-outs
In the Draw rebar pull-outs application, you can now place the bending shapes and notes in the area that you select in the drawing using the new Position option Custom position in aligned blocks. This option will distribute the bending shapes and notes into columns in the area that you select. All bars within a column are vertically aligned by default. To select the area, click the Pick a block position button. Custom position in aligned blocks is available only if you have selected the Rebar pull-out picture and marking creation option. With this position option, you also have a possibility to place the bending shapes horizontally using the Orientation: Rotate to horizontal option.
For more information about the Draw rebar pull-outs application, see Draw rebar pull-outs with Draw rebar pull-outs application.
Mirror rebar pull-out pictures
You can now mirror pull-out pictures in rebar marks horizontally or vertically through the object-level rebar pull-out picture properties using the new Mirror options in the pull-out picture properties:
Mirroring is available in One factor and Two factors modes.
This improvement was already introduced in Tekla Structures 2024 SP1.
For more information about rebar pull-out pictures in marks, see Add pull-out pictures in rebar marks.
Improvements in relabeling section views and detail views
Relabel section views and Relabel detail views have been changed to applications. Previously they were macros, which had some limitations. There is a new dialog for the applications, where you can save and load settings and select to relabel manually modified view labels. In some cases, section views and detail views were labeled incorrectly, now the view labels are correct.
For details about relabeling section views and detail views, see Modify, arrange and align drawing views
Improvements in Rebar mesh view creator
For details about creating mesh views in drawings, see Create reinforcement mesh views.
Add mesh label in view
A new option, Mesh label, has been added in the Rebar mesh view creator dialog allowing you to add a mesh label in the top-left corner of the view. The options are None and Mesh position. The mesh position value consists of the mesh position number (ASSEMBLY.SERIAL_NUMBER) and the assembly name (ASSEMBLY.NAME).
This improvement was already introduced in Tekla Structures 2024 SP1.
Command line parameter support added
You can now run the Rebar mesh view creator tool from the command line.
Mesh views from all view types
You can now create mesh views from any view type, not only from front and back views. You can also create mesh views from views in general arrangement drawings.
Change in hatch pattern definition file location
The hatch pattern definition file hatch_types1.PAT file has been moved from \common\inp to \common\system. This makes easier for you to define your own configuration file using XS_SYSTEM, XS_PROJECT, or XS_FIRM. The folder search order for hatch patterns is now the same as for other settings files: model folder, XS_PROJECT, XS_FIRM, XS_SYSTEM, XS_INP.
Drawing 2D Library improvements
For details about the 2D library, see 2D library in drawings.
New option to scale text separately
You can use the new Scale text option in the Options menu to lock or scale the font height when changing the scale of a detail in a drawing.
Before (text not scaled):
After (Scale text selected):
Other improvements in 2D details
- Detail scaling now works as intended and as described in the instructions.
- The detail scale is now correct when you insert a detail in an existing view or place the detail onto paper without creating a new view.
- Colors are now displayed correctly in details.
- The scaling of marks, dimensions, text, and symbols now works.
- Images are now supported.
- Rich text is now supported, and the text scaling inside rich text boxes now works.
- Issues with text leader lines have been fixed.
- Curved dimensions in 2D Library details now work correctly.
- A critical error occurred when you used the Undo command after the Combine lines command. This issue has now been fixed.
- Details from older Tekla Structures versions now get recognized properly and no longer cause scaling issues.
- The text scale is now correct also in old details.