XS_DRAWING_​TEXT_​FILE_​OBJECT_​USE_​EXTERNAL_​EDITOR

The new XS_DRAWING_​TEXT_​FILE_​OBJECT_​USE_​EXTERNAL_​EDITOR advanced option controls which editor opens when you select to edit a linked .txt or .rtf file in a text editor. Set this advanced option to TRUE to always use the associated external application for viewing and editing the .txt and .rtf files. Set it to FALSE to use the new Tekla Structures built-in text editor. FALSE is the default value.

This advanced option is located in the Drawing properties category of the Advanced options dialog.

TTSD-73127

XS_DSTV_LIST_WEIGHT

NET weight is primarily required for plates and GROSS weight for profiles. A new advanced option, XS_DSTV_LIST_WEIGHT, has been added for specifying whether gross or net weight is used in the part lists in the NC export. There are three options available:

WEIGHT - Checks if the part is a plate, and uses net weight for plates and gross weight for profiles in part list export.

WEIGHT_NET - Uses net weight in part list export.

WEIGHT_GROSS - Uses gross weight in part list export.

This new advanced option is located in the CNC category of the Advanced options dialog.

XS_DSTV_LIST_WEIGHT replaces the old advanced option XS_DSTV_LIST_NET_WEIGHT.

This new advanced option was already introduced in Tekla Structures 2025 SP1.

TTSD-67596

New advanced option for controlling drawing view placing and scaling in cloning

A new advanced option, XS_DRAWING_CLONING_VIEW_PLACING, has been added to control drawing view placing and view and sheet size scaling when a drawing is cloned. TRUE, SCALE, SHEET is the default value allowing views to be replaced and resized during cloning.

We recommend that you use the default value with this advanced option. If automatic scaling of drawing views (Layout > Scale > Autoscale) or automatic size of drawing sheets (Layout > Drawing size > Size definition mode > Autosize) are not used in your projects, you can change default value to TRUE.

Previously, view placing and view and sheet size scaling were controlled for both drawing cloning and update by the advanced option XS_DRAWING_UPDATE_VIEW_PLACING. However, you often need different behavior when you are either cloning or updating a drawing, and now this behavior can be controlled separately.

XS_DRAWING_UPDATE_VIEW_PLACING now only affects view placing and view and sheet size scaling during drawing updates. You can use the same values for both advanced options: TRUE (default), FALSE, SCALE, SHEET, and GA. The value CLONING_ONLY has been removed.

This new advanced option was already introduced in Tekla Structures 2025 SP1.

TTSD-68946

XS_​REBAR_​BENT_​MESH_​PULLOUT_​DIMENSIONS_​INCLUDE_​LONGITUDINAL_​BARS

An advanced option, XS_REBAR_​BENT_​MESH_​PULLOUT_​DIMENSIONS_​INCLUDE_​LONGITUDINAL_​BARS, has been added to control whether longitudinal bars are taken into account in the dimensions shown in a rebar pull-out picture for a bent mesh. Set this advanced option to TRUE to take into account the longitudinal bars, and FALSE to ignore them. TRUE is the default value. This advanced option affects pull-out pictures in marks and templates.

This advanced option is located in the Drawing properties category of the Advanced options dialog.

TTSD-74429

XS_ENABLE_MODEL_EDITING_IN_GA

The new XS_ENABLE_MODEL_EDITING_IN_GA advanced option controls whether you can edit a model while having a general arrangement drawing open. The default value of the advanced option is TRUE, which means that editing the model is possible.

This advanced option is located in the Modeling properties category of the Advanced options dialog.

TTSD-69686

XS_USE_CONCEPTUAL_COMPONENTS_FOR_GRAPHITE

In the Tekla Structures Graphite configuration, detailing components can now be created in the same way as in the Tekla Structures Diamond configuration. This change is enabled with the new XS_USE_CONCEPTUAL_COMPONENTS_FOR_GRAPHITE advanced option that is by default set to FALSE. If the advanced option is set to TRUE, only conceptual components can be created in the Tekla Structures Graphite configuration. We recommend that this system-specific advanced option is used by administrators only.

Previously, only conceptual components could be created in the Tekla Structures Graphite configuration.

TTSD-73370

APPL_ERROR_LOG

This advanced option is no longer supported. Instead, use the XS_LOGPATH advanced option.

TTSD-69882

XS_​ADAPTIVE_​OBJECTS

This advanced option has been hidden from the Tekla Structures user interface. Instead of this advanced option, you can use the Default adaptivity setting in File > Settings > Options > General.

TTSD-70206

XS_DSTV_LIST_NET_WEIGHT

This advanced option has been replaced with the advanced option XS_DSTV_LIST_WEIGHT. XS_DSTV_LIST_NET_WEIGHT was used for setting either net weight (TRUE) or gross weight (FALSE) for part lists in the NC export.

TTSD-67596

XS_ARC_WIDTH_OF_CLOUD

This advanced option has been hidden from the Tekla Structures user interface. It was used to control the width of cloud arcs for the entire model. Now you can define the cloud arc width for each cloud instance separately in the Cloud property pane using the Width property.

TTSD-72994

Advanced options for rebar visibility

The following advanced options have been hidden from the Tekla Structures user interface:

• XS_REBARSET_SHOW_LEGFACES

• XS_REBARSET_SHOW_GUIDELINES

• XS_REBARSET_SHOW_PROPERTY_MODIFIERS

• XS_REBARSET_SHOW_SPLITTERS

• XS_REBARSET_SHOW_END_DETAIL_MODIFIERS

• XS_DISPLAY_DIMENSIONS_WHEN_SELECTING_REBARS

• XS_REBARSET_COLOR_BARGROUPS

Instead of these advanced options, you can use the Rebar > Visibility commands on the ribbon, or the keyboard shortcuts Alt+1...7.

TTSD-74620