Direct Manipulation Platform failed to initialize - error messages when opening Tekla Structures
2020
Tekla Structures
Environment
Not environment-specific
If the error messages Direct Manipulation Platform failed to initialize
appears when opening Tekla Structures, it is most likely that 2 unnecessary extensions are installed on top of TeklaStructures Version 2020 or higher.
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Please check in the Extension manager in the application & components menu and remove Formwork placing tools - Slabs.tsep & Formwork tools.tsep. After restarting Tekla Structures the error message will disappear and the DM functionality will work again.
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Direct Manipulation Platform failed to initialize
Tekla.BIM.DirectManipulation.Features.FeatureLoadConflictException: Conflicting features detected.
Type: FormworkTools.Features.BraceModifyFeature
Path1: C:\TeklaStructures\2020.1 Daily\environments\common\extensions\FormworkTools\FormworkTools.dll
Path2: C:\TeklaStructures\2020.1 Daily\nt\bin\plugins\Tekla\Model\FloorAndFormworkTools\FormworkTools.Walls.dll
at Tekla.BIM.DirectManipulation.Features.FeatureManager.AssertFeature(IFeature feature)
at Tekla.BIM.DirectManipulation.Features.FeatureManager.InitializeFeature(IFeature feature)
at Tekla.BIM.DirectManipulation.Features.FeatureManager.Initialize()
at Tekla.Structures.DirectManipulation.Adapter.EntryPoint.InitializeDirectManipulation(String param)