Direct catalog access

Tekla Model Assistant now accesses your local catalogs directly to find profiles, materials, and components. The assistant recognizes the exact same items that are available in your active Tekla Structures session. This prevents issues where components were missing or incorrectly substituted. The catalog information updates automatically when you open or switch models.

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Identical property names

When a standard object property and a user-defined attribute (UDA) share the same name (such as Class), Tekla Model Assistant now shows both values instead of potentially missing one. You can also use UDA: or REPORT: prefixes to specify exactly which property you want. The assistant will then search only that category to find or modify the data.

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Better handling of large requests

Tekla Model Assistant now breaks large, complex requests into a series of steps. This helps the assistant to follow the given instructions accurately. You can see which parts are finished, and update the remaining tasks at any time to match your project needs.

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Summary of the open model

Tekla Model Assistant can now give you a quick overview of the model.

When you ask questions like What’s in the model, How heavy the model is, How many beams and columns are in the model, What are the used profiles and materials, and How big is the model the assistant retrieves the information without needing to process objects one by one.

You can

• see how many parts, components, welds, reinforcement, reference models, and other uncategorized objects are in the model.

• check the number of parts. Parts are grouped by name, such as BEAM, COLUMN, or PLATE.

• get the total amount of individual bolts and bolt groups.

• see how many profiles and materials are used in the project.

• view the total weight of all parts.

• view the bounding box dimensions from all parts: min/max in mm, sizes in mm and meters, and imperial measurements when relevant.

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Clash check in Tekla Model Assistant

You can now ask Tekla Model Assistant to run a clash check in your model or on a specific selection of objects. Based on your request, the assistant filters and selects the objects to run the clash check against.

The results are displayed in the Clash check manager dialog.

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Object deletion in Tekla Model Assistant

You can now use Tekla Model Assistant to delete objects from your model or drawing. The assistant finds the matching objects, highlights them, and asks you to confirm the action before deleting them. If you decline the request, the objects are not deleted. For very large deletions, the assistant processes the objects in smaller groups and asks for your permission before it deletes the objects.

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Manage components and browse catalogs more efficiently

• View component contents: You can now get a detailed breakdown of up to five selected components at a time. Tekla Model Assistant lists all component objects, including bolts, welds, reinforcement, and cuts with their properties.

• Modify component properties: You can update component properties directly in the Tekla Model Assistant chat. For example, you can ask the assistant to change the plate thickness or step height.

• Browse the profile catalog: You can search for and list available profiles in the environment. You can view the full list or use wildcards (for example: HEB*, IPE*, or CHS) to find specific profiles.

• Browse the material catalog: You can search for and list materials available in the model. By using wildcards (for example: S355* or B500*), you can see all matching material grades and types.

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Find drawings by creation or modification date

You can now search for drawings by when they were created or modified. In addition to searching by Name or Mark, you can specify a custom date range or use everyday terms, such as today or last 7 days to find the drawings you need.

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Generate reports

Tekla Model Assistant can now run reports. You can search for a specific report template by name (for example, Run the bolt list report), or ask the assistant to list all available report templates. If you describe what you need, the assistant selects a suitable template from your current Tekla Structures environment. Reports can run on the full model or on your currently selected objects, and the results are returned in the chat.

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Improved conversation memory

Tekla Model Assistant now remembers more of your recent chat history instead of a limited number of messages. The assistant keeps your current question and the most recent results ready to use, and it will only remove the oldest parts of the conversation if it needs to make more space.

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Confirmation for large operations

Tekla Model Assistant now warns you before running large or complex operations. This includes bulk edits, multi-step changes, and operations that affect many objects.

When the assistant detects an expensive operation, it asks you to confirm before proceeding.

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Improved update process

The assistant update process now ensures that required updates cannot be skipped. Previously, if you skipped a mandatory update and a newer optional update was released, you could skip updating and never install the required version.

Now, a minimum required version is tracked. If your installed version is below the minimum required version, you must update before using Tekla Model Assistant. If your assistant version is already on or above the minimum required version, you can still skip optional updates when the latest release is not mandatory.

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Extended model filtering

Tekla Model Assistant now supports more filtering options. You can filter objects by:

• Bolt properties, such as size, length, and standard (for example, Select all M16 bolts with length greater than 50mm).
• Rebar properties, such as rebar size and other attributes (for example, How many rebars with size 12 are in the model).
• Template hierarchy, such as objects within named assemblies or cast units (for example, Select parts in assembly B-12).
• User-defined attributes, such as custom attributes (for example, Filter parts where UDA Mark = BT-4560-A).
• Elevation, such as objects at specific elevations (for example, Select all assemblies at elevation 20000).
• Child objects of the current selection, such as nested objects like rebars, bolts, or surface treatments inside a selected part or assembly or cast unit.

You can also combine multiple criteria in one filter (for example, Size 12 rebars in assemblies named STAIR).

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Generate macros

Tekla Model Assistant can now create and run macros. This is useful when the available tools cannot do what you need.

To create a macro, ask the assistant (for example, Create a macro to calculate the weight of all steel beams). The assistant creates the macro and then runs it. If the macro does not work, the assistant fixes it and asks you to confirm before trying again.

The assistant suggests a macro when you ask for one, when you select more than 500 objects, or when no tools are available for your request.

Macros that work are saved locally and can be used again. They are saved in ..\ProgramData\Trimble\Tekla Structures\<version\Environments\common\macros\ModelingAssistant\Generated Macros. Before creating a new macro, the assistant checks if a saved macro can already do what you need. If a saved macro exists, it is reused instead of creating a new one.

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Move, rotate, mirror, and copy multiple objects individually

Tekla Model Assistant can now move, rotate, mirror, and copy multiple objects with different settings in one operation. Each object can have its own values. For example, the assistant can move one object and rotate another at the same time.

If some objects fail, the successful ones are still applied. Failed objects are reported separately.

For example, Move object A by 500,0,0 and rotate object B 90 degrees around the Z axis in one operation.

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Improved installation when using a .tsep file

Fixed an issue where installing a newer version of the Tekla Model Assistant .tsep file from Tekla Warehouse did not replace the older version that was already installed.

Now, when you double-click a newer .tsep file, it automatically replaces the older version of Tekla Model Assistant.

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Find user-defined attributes (UDAs)

Tekla Model Assistant can now find which user-defined attributes (UDAs) are available in your model. Ask the assistant which UDAs are available, or search for specific UDAs by name or object type. For example, Show me the UDAs for beams.

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Recognize the correct mode

Previously, Tekla Model Assistant could report the wrong mode. For example, the assistant would say modeling mode when a drawing was open, and then refuse to do drawing actions. The assistant now correctly detects if you are in modeling mode or in drawing mode.

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Upload images

You can now upload images to Tekla Model Assistant. The assistant can analyze drawings, sketches, or written instructions from your images. Click the + button at the bottom of the chat and select an image file (.jpeg, .jpg, or .png).

If you install or update Tekla Model Assistant using a .tsep file, log out of Tekla Structures and log back in once for image upload to work.

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