Updates in tools for automated precast fabrication

Modified: 11 Feb 2026 Tekla Structures 2026

Updates in tools for automated precast fabrication

Tekla Structures 2026 comes with a number of enhancements in the tools for automated precast fabrication.

Unitechnik export

  • A new user-defined attribute for layer identification code, UT_ConLayerCode, has been added for concrete parts. You can now specify the layer identification code using the new Layer identification code property on the Unitechnik tab in the user-defined attributes of a concrete part. Enter a numeric value.

    This improvement was already introduced in Tekla Structures 2025 SP1.

    TSAC-9183

  • A new user-defined attribute, UT_ConLayerInfo, has been added for concrete parts. You can now specify additional information for layer identification using the Additional layer information property on the Unitechnik tab in the user-defined attributes of a concrete part.

    This improvement was already introduced in Tekla Structures 2025 SP6.

    TSAC-9621

  • On the SLABDATE block data specification tab, you can now specify the type of the Slab area for the export. The options are Gross area, Net area with cutouts, Net area without cutouts, and Template.

    This improvement was already introduced in Tekla Structures 2025 SP3.

    TSAC-9273

  • On the Embeds tab, you can now specify the surface treatment to export by giving the surface treatment name in Surfaces. You can also select the surface installation type using any of the following options:

    Installed (0)

    Only plotted (1)

    Only installed (2)

    Not installed, not plotted (3)

    Installed in reinforcement (4)

    Installed automatically (5)

    TSAC-8450

  • On the Symbols tab, you can now specify the embeds that should be exported with center line or reference line using the new options Embed represented by center line and Embed represented by reference line. Enter the class or name of the embed.

    TSAC-9286

ELiPLAN export

  • When plotting the reinforcement, you can now omit reinforcement outside concrete elements using the new setting, Omit reinforcement outside concrete, on the Plotter data tab.

    TSAC-8811

  • You can now define how the matching of tags in the data conversion works using the new setting Matching conversion on the Parameters tab. The Any tag option works in the same way as the conversion worked previously: if any tags are found, conversion is done. With the All tags in order option all tags must be present in the given order for the conversion to be done.

    TSAC-8765

BVBS export

  • You can now export the image file name in the ID-SUBID format in the private data block by selecting the new option, Export image ID, on the Data content tab.

    TSAC-9626

    This improvement was already introduced in Tekla Structures 2025 SP6.

  • A new template attribute, IMAGE_ID, has been added that matches the format of rebar image file names output by reports: <Id>-<SubId>. Currently, this attribute should only be used with report templates. If it was used via OpenAPI, the SubId part will always be 0.

    TTSD-71601

  • You can now combine two identical rebar groups into one line in the export file according to the rebar geometry by selecting the new Single rebars and rebar groups option By geometry on the Advanced tab.

    TSAC-8874

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