Changes in advanced options
New advanced options
XS_ENTER_FINALIZES_COMMANDS
Use the advanced option XS_ENTER_FINALIZES_COMMANDS
to set the Enter key as a shortcut
for completing commands. Previously, only the space key and middle mouse button
worked as shortcuts to complete a command.
Additionally, the direct modification commands can be completed with the Enter as well. Previously, only the middle mouse button worked as shortcuts to complete a direct modification command.
By default, the advanced option is
set to TRUE
. This advanced option is located in the Modeling
Properties category of the Advanced options dialog box.
XS_PREVIEW_LIMIT
Use the advanced option XS_PREVIEW_LIMIT
to set the limit for number of objects shown in the
copy or move preview. The preview is shown in the model when you use the
Copy or Move command to copy or move objects.
The default value is 1000. When the value is 0, the preview is off. This advanced option is located in the Model View category of the Advanced options dialog box.
XS_SHOW_STATISTICS_IN_DX
Use the advanced option XS_SHOW_STATISTICS_IN_DX
to show statistics and the used rendering
device in the DirectX rendered model views. The statistics are shown in the
lower left corner of the model view, as frames per second measurement.
With this advanced option you can easily verify that you are using a proper graphics hardware accelerator for the Tekla Structures model views, especially in the case of multiple GPUs such as laptops, which often have both CPU built accelerator and an external, much more powerful graphics accelerator.
By default, the advanced option is
set to FALSE
.
If you change the value, you need to reopen the view to activate the new value.
Note that this advanced option has no effect on the legacy OpenGL rendered model views.
New advanced options for rebar sets
Use the following model-specific advanced options if you need to adjust tolerances for the rebar set bars that you want to be automatically grouped:
To connect rebar set bar legs together even though the leg face edges do not exactly overlap, use the advanced option XS_REBARSET_LEG_CONNECTION_TOLERANCE. This advanced option is model specific.
New control for exporting rebars created by rebar sets
A new model-specific advanced
option XS_EXPORT_IFC_REBARSET_INDIVIDUAL_BARS
has been added to control how
bars created by rebar sets are exported. If the advanced option is set to
FALSE
, bars are exported in groups. If the advanced option is set to
TRUE
, bars are exported as individual bars. The default value is
FALSE
. This advanced option is located in the Export category of the Advanced options dialog box.
In the IFC file
'Total number' always shows 1 for groups created by rebar sets, and 'Total
weight' and 'Weight' show one bar weight. Use the NUMBER_OF_BARS_IN_GROUP
and WEIGHT_TOTAL_IN_GROUP
attributes to export the values of the group
to the IFC file.
New control for exporting B-reps as exact solids
B-rep objects can now be exported
as exact solids in the IFC2x3 export. You can do this by setting the new
model-specific advanced option XS_EXPORT_BREP_AS_EXACT_SOLID
to TRUE
. The default value
is FALSE
. This advanced option is located in the Export category of the Advanced options dialog box.
Note that if you export B-reps as exact solids, the IFC file size increases, and the export takes more time.
To get smooth edges to the export,
you may need to set the advanced option XS_CS_CHAMFER_DIVIDE_ANGLE
to 10
.
In the following example, on the left, you can see a native type I profile, and on the right, the IFC object surface geometry when both advanced options are used:
Changed advanced options
XS_DRAWING_CLONING_IGNORE_CHECK
When XS_DRAWING_CLONING_IGNORE_CHECK
is set to TRUE
, Tekla Structures is now able to clone a drawing with a selected part that has the same
position number. Note that if you have selected several parts with the same
position number, then only one cloned drawing is created for that position.
XS_BLACK_DRAWING_BACKGROUND
When you change the value of the
XS_BLACK_DRAWING_BACKGROUND
advanced option, you no longer need to
restart Tekla Structures to activate the new value.
XS_CALCULATE_POUR_UNITS_ON_SHARING
The default value of XS_CALCULATE_POUR_UNITS_ON_SHARING
has been changed to FALSE
. This means that Tekla Structures no longer automatically calculates and updates the pour units in shared
models during writing out and reading in. Instead, each user now has to run the
Calculate pour units command in their local version of the shared model to update the pour
units.
XS_REBARSET_ENABLE_BAR_GROUPING_WHEN_SPACING_DIFFERS
This advanced option now affects
all rebar set bar group types, not only the normal
type as
previously.
XS_REBAR(SET)_MINIMUM_LEG_DEVIATION
The advanced option XS_REBAR_MINIMUM_LEG_DEVIATION
has been renamed to XS_REBARSET_MINIMUM_LEG_DEVIATION
as it only affects
rebar sets.
Removed advanced options
XS_HATCH_OVERLAPPING_FACES_IN_DX and XS_USE_DASHED_HIDDEN_LINES
The advanced options XS_HATCH_OVERLAPPING_FACES_IN_DX
and XS_USE_DASHED_HIDDEN_LINES
for controlling the DirectX rendered model
views have been removed. Instead, you can now use the Hatching of overlapping surfaces and Dashed line for hidden line options in .
XS_LINE_WIDTH
The advanced option did not work as expected and therefore it has been removed.
XS_IFC4_EXPORT_PLEASE
You no longer need to set the
advanced option XS_IFC4_EXPORT_PLEASE
to TRUE
in the teklastructures.ini file to start the IFC4 export. The
command to start the IFC4 export is always available in Tekla Structures if allowed by your configuration.
XS_CREATE_MISSING_MARKS_IN_INTELLIGENT_CLONING
You no longer need to set the advanced option
XS_CREATE_MISSING_MARKS_IN_INTELLIGENT_CLONING
to create marks to a
cloned drawing also for parts that could not be mapped to the cloning template
drawing. The functionality is already available in the cloning settings
( ) and in the Master Drawing Catalog cloning settings ( ).