XS_​SHORTENING_​SYMBOL_​COLOR_RGB

Use this new model-specific advanced option, XS_​SHORTENING_​SYMBOL_​COLOR_RGB, to define the color of the view shortening symbol in a drawing. Leave the value empty to automatically use the same color as the part color.

You can enter a single color index value (such as 160 for the standard Tekla Structures red color) or a specific custom RGB color. For an RGB color, enter three numeric values separated by spaces (each value in the range 0 to 255). For example, for a specific shade of green, enter 0 220 50.

This advanced option is located in the Drawing properties category of the Advanced options dialog box and it replaces the advanced option XS_​SHORTENING_​SYMBOL_​COLOR.

XS_SECTION_LINE_COLOR_RGB

Use this new model-specific advanced option, XS_SECTION_LINE_COLOR_RGB, to add extra lines in different colors around automatic hatching in section views.

You can enter a single color index value (such as 160 for the standard Tekla Structures red color) or a specific custom RGB color. For an RGB color, enter three numeric values separated by spaces (each value in the range 0 to 255). For example, for a specific shade of green, enter 0 220 50.

This advanced option is located in the Hatching category of the Advanced options dialog box and it replaces the advanced option XS_SECTION_LINE_COLOR.

XS_​POP_​MARK_​COLOR_RGB

Use this new model-specific advanced option, XS_​POP_​MARK_​COLOR_RGB, to define the color of a customized pop-mark symbol that is displayed in a drawing. The default value is 1 (white).

You can enter a single color index value (such as 160 for the standard Tekla Structures red color) or a specific custom RGB color. For an RGB color, enter three numeric values separated by spaces (each value in the range 0 to 255). For example, for a specific shade of green, enter 0 220 50.

This advanced option replaces the advanced option XS_​POP_​MARK_​COLOR and is located in the Drawing properties category of the Advanced options dialog box.

XS_SHOW_EMPTY_MARKS

Use XS_SHOW_EMPTY_MARKS to control the behavior of manually added marks and notes in drawings when the content in the properties is not defined for the object type you have selected in the drawing.

This advanced option was already introduced in Tekla Structures 2023 SP5.

XS_DRAWINGS​_USE​_​CAP​_HEIGHT​_FOR​_FONT​_HEIGHT

The new model-specific advanced option XS_DRAWINGS​_USE​_​CAP​_HEIGHT​_FOR​_FONT​_HEIGHT controls the font height in drawings. When CAP height (TRUE) is used, the text height set in the Tekla Structures drawing is the same when you open the drawing in Autodesk AutoCAD or Bentley MicroStation, for example.

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

XS_USE_PROJECT_LOCATION_IN_IFC2X3_IMPORT

When inserting an IFC2x3 reference model that has a project location available, you can now enable the project location by setting the new model-specific advanced option XS_USE_PROJECT_LOCATION_IN_IFC2X3_IMPORT to TRUE. When this advanced option is set to TRUE, the project location is applied and the reference model is inserted away from the Tekla Structures model origin. The default value is FALSE.

This advanced option is located in the Import category of the Advanced options dialog box.

XS_DSTV_NO_SAWING_ANGLES_FOR_PROFILES_​NEEDED

If you do not want to write sawing angles to the NC file header for profiles, set the new model-specific advanced option XS_DSTV_NO_SAWING_ANGLES_FOR_PROFILES_NEEDED to TRUE. This advanced option was added to support the identical functionality for plates, and cases where the AK block is preferred by a DSTV viewer or NC machine. The default value FALSE means that sawing angles will be written to the NC file header for profiles.

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

XS_PART_CUT_INHERIT_UDAS_FROM_CUTTING_PART

Use the XS_PART_CUT_INHERIT_UDAS_FROM_CUTTING_PART advanced option to prevent the copying of user-defined attributes (UDAs) from the original cutting part to the anti-material cutting part when you use the Part cut command.

The default value in Tekla Structures 2024 is FALSE. When set to FALSE, the UDAs are not copied to the antimaterial part.

This advanced option was already introduced in Tekla Structures 2023 SP8. Note that in Tekla Structures 2023 SP8 the default value of the advanced option was TRUE.

XS_REBAR_END_SPECIFIC_UDA_METHOD

You can now use the advanced option XS_REBAR_END_SPECIFIC_UDA_METHOD to control the generation of the End preparations user-defined attributes of rebar set end detail modifiers.

The rebar coupler and anchor tools also comply with the setting of this advanced option when they add UDAs to reinforcing bars.

If you set this advanced option to START_AND_END, which is the default value, start leg and end leg UDAs are created. These UDAs have a _START or _END suffix, for example, METHOD_START.

The SHORT_AND_LONG value creates short leg and long leg UDAs. These UDAs have an _S or _L suffix, for example, THREADED_LENGTH_L.

This advanced option overrides the suffixes defined in the RebarCoupler.Udas.dat file. Regardless of which suffixes are defined in the file, they will be replaced based on the value of this advanced option.

XS_REBAR_VERTICAL_FACTOR

This new advanced option must be set in an initialization (.ini) file. It sets a factor that can be used to fine-tune which bars in rebar sets are considered horizontal or vertical.

XS_HIGH_ACCURACY_TRIMBIM_EXPORT

Use this new advanced option, XS_HIGH_ACCURACY_TRIMBIM_EXPORT, to have high solid accuracy in .tekla and .trb file exports, and thus to enable, for example, corner rounding in profiles.

Note that the higher solid accuracy affects Tekla Structures performance.

The default value is TRUE.

XS_​REBAR_​GEOMETRY_​TYPE_​IN_​NUMBERING

The advanced option XS_REBAR_GEOMETRY_TYPE_IN_NUMBERING was introduced in Tekla Structures 2023 SP1. You can use it to specify how the geometry of reinforcing bars is taken into account in numbering and which type of bar geometry is used when bars are compared with each other. Now, in Tekla Structures 2024, the default value of this advanced option has been changed from POLYLINE to FABRICATION.

XS_​DRAWING_​CHANGE_​HIGHLIGHT_​COLOR

You can use the advanced option XS_​DRAWING_​CHANGE_​HIGHLIGHT_​COLOR to change the highlight color of the automatic change symbols. In addition to single color index values, you can now enter the RGB value of a specific custom RGB color. For an RGB color, enter three numeric values separated by spaces (each value in the range 0 to 255). For example, for a specific shade of green, enter 0 220 50.

Advanced options related to DGN export

The following advanced options related to the DGN export do not work and have been removed from Tekla Structures 2024:

XS_​DGN_​EXPORT_​PART_​AS - This advanced option was used to specify how Tekla Structures exports solid objects to the DGN format.

XS_​EXPORT_​DGN_​ROUND_​SEGMENTS - This advanced option was used to define the number of segments Tekla Structures uses to display round tubes.

XS_​EXPORT_​DGN_​USE_​CLASS_​AS_​COLOR - This advanced option was used to set the color for exported parts by the part class.

XS_EXPORT_DGN_INCLUDE_INNER_CONTOUR - This advanced option was used to include or exclude inner contours of tubes in the DGN exports.

Advanced options defining Special hatch color

The following advanced options that were used for defining the Special hatch color for printing and export have been removed from Tekla Structures 2024:

XS_​HATCH_​SPECIAL_​COLOR_​ACI

XS_​HATCH_​SPECIAL_​COLOR_​R

XS_​HATCH_​SPECIAL_​COLOR_​G

XS_​HATCH_​SPECIAL_​COLOR_​B

You can now define custom RGB colors and use those in hatches instead. Models created with Tekla Structures versions older than 2024 containing values for the removed advanced options are still supported.

Advanced options defining colors

The following advanced options have been replaced by new advanced options that also accept RGB values in Tekla Structures version 2024 and newer:

XS_​POP_​MARK_​COLOR - Replaced by XS_​POP_​MARK_​COLOR_RGB

XS_SECTION_LINE_COLOR - Replaced by XS_SECTION_LINE_COLOR_RGB

XS_​SHORTENING_​SYMBOL_​COLOR - Replaced by XS_​SHORTENING_​SYMBOL_​COLOR_RGB

XS_HELP_PATH

This advanced option is no longer needed. It was used to specify the location of the help files in the .chm (Microsoft Compiled HTML Help) format, which was used for some components. Some of the old component .chm files are still used, but the path is read from the registry, not from this advanced option.