2019 SP7: New features and improvements

Tekla Structures

2019

Tekla Structures

Fixes

Defect number	Development area	Description
TSAC-1748	Concrete components	Wall layout opening: Selecting the opening with rollover highlight switched on has been optimized.
TSAC-3377	Concrete components	Wall layout: Previously, the wall layout was not created to the correct elevation if the height option "`Z0+Z1`" was applied. The preview showed correct elevation, though. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3386	Concrete components	Concrete foundation (1030): Previously, there was an extra distance in the model when offsetting the created tubes and rebars. This extra distance has been removed. Now the distance corresponds with the values set in the component dialog box.
TSAC-3396	Concrete components	Hollowcore reinforcement strands (60) has two improvements: In the `.dat` file, it is now possible to add additional grids for strand patterns. The new grids can be assigned to a strand pattern by adding the stand pattern name after the grid, for example, `Profile-name'_GRID_'Strand-pattern'`. Also, the Pull value boxes on the Strand pattern tab are now enabled when the distances are defined by an external file. It is now possible to overwrite the pull of a strand. If the pull value is empty, the pull values of the `.dat` file are used.
TSAC-3401	Concrete components	Wall layout elementation: The distances in the crane properties are now properly converted to ft-in units when using imperial unit settings.
TSAC-3413	Concrete components	Wall layout has been improved for mirrored layouts. Previously, after the wall layout was copied as mirrored the layout needed to be updated. Using direct modification also caused the layers to be flipped. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3723	Concrete components	Mesh bars: Creating bars using the Number of bars option now works correctly.
TSAC-3738	Concrete components	Sandwich and double wall can again be placed by entering a numeric location.
TSAC-3848	Concrete components	Floor layout: When creating cast-in-place slabs, Floor layout does not create additional parts in the model origin anymore.
TSAC-3882	Concrete components	Wall layout opening: Filler part attributes are not placed between quotation marks anymore.
TSAC-3885	Concrete components	Previously, parts added to cast units in Geometry detailing strip were incorrectly created when the reference points were beyond part edges. This was mostly visible at wall layout openings, and it has now been fixed.
TSAC-3920	Concrete components	Braced girder creation (88) (89): For sidebars (bar C) created as steel rods, the bending radius is now applied properly.
TSAC-3955	Concrete components	Reinforced concrete stair (95): The top mesh bars and top anchor are now created properly when the top landing has recesses.
TSAC-3964	Concrete components	Starter bars for footing (87): Corner bars and side bars now take the values of the standard hooks when the hook length or bending radius values are empty on the Picture tab.
TSAC-3966	Concrete components	Wall layout seam: Previously, modifying the seam gap/center offset was difficult when the wall layout had any surface layers. This issue has now been fixed. The reason for this issue was that the component dialog box showed the gap/offset of the surface layer even if it could not be modified. An extra manual selection of the layer was required to activate the correct structural layer.
TSAC-3984	Concrete components	Embedded anchors (8): A warning message is now shown when unknown material is detected in the input assembly.
TSAC-4048	Concrete components	Concrete console (110): Previously, incorrect extra secondary parts were selected when using the Cut extra secondary parts option. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-4055	Concrete components	Edge and corner reinforcement (62): You can now create secondary edge bars with offset on the Edge bars tab.
TSAC-4065	Concrete components	Wall layout seam: Previously, seams created with components did not work correctly when the wall layout had surfaces. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-4089	Concrete components	Mesh bars and Mesh bars by area: The direct modification dimensioning now considers spliced bars as just one bar. This shows a cleaner and faster dimension line when using direct modification.
TSAC-4108	Concrete components	Corbels and recesses (82): The rotation value is now correctly displayed in decimal. Previously, the units were incorrectly converted when imperial units were in place.
TSAC-4131	Concrete components	Starter bars for pillar (86), Starter bars for footing (87): Rebars are now created as single bars instead of one bar rebar groups.
TSAC-4156	Concrete components	Embedded anchors (8): Custom component creation settings now have a new option to check the top in form face of the cast unit and to adapt the direction of custom components based on this setting.
TSAC-4173	Concrete components	Reinforcement mesh array in area (89): The cover thickness of the created meshes is now applied properly for all types of mesh area perimeters.
TSAC-4188	Concrete components	Rectangular concrete reinforcement (83): Intermediate links were incorrectly created when the disabled stirrup sizes had certain values. This happened when the stirrups were created as one rebar group. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-4189	Concrete components	Corbel reinforcement (81): The component now reinforces the console on each side of the column, regardless of the column rotation.
TSAC-4234	Concrete components	Wall layout tools: The wall layout opening face handle has been changed to two crossing lines to allow easier selection of openings.
TSAC-1901	Steel components	Unfold surface (21): Bolts are now created in the correct position when the final unfolded plate is created as a union of the unfolded plates.
TSAC-1920	Steel components	Pipe doubler plate: Previously, the component created chamfers to the first and last point of the plate, which caused problems in the polybeam. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-2363	Steel components	Cold rolled overlap (1): Previously, the default position for bolts did not work correctly and the bolt group was not created centered on the profile. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-240	Steel components	Bent plate (151): Previously, the component created double notches on the top flange. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-2723	Steel components	Cap plate detail: When switching off all check boxes in the component dialog box, the Class check box on the Parts tab is now also switched off.
TSAC-2851	Steel components	Auto bolt: You can now select No hole as the Hole type when using the Auto bolt component.
TSAC-307	Steel components	Tapered column-beam stub (150): Previously, the bottom weld access hole cut was incorrectly created. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-320	Steel components	Unfold surface (21): Previously, multiple cuts were created in the same position when the component had been modified using the Modify button. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3383	Steel components	Shear plate simple (146): Previously, the bolt option Below did not have its reference distance to the lowest bolt of the bolt group. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3436	Steel components	Purlin 1 (61): Previously, the bolts did not bolt all input parts in some situations. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3479	Steel components	Shear plate simple (146): Previously, the flanges of the secondary beam were cut to avoid the collision with rounding areas of the main part also when the secondary beam was already cut back from the main part web. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3713	Steel components	Central brace tube conn Pl (50): Previously, there was a gap between the connection plate and gusset plate when using the component to connect only one secondary part. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3744	Steel components	Column - 2 beam (14): Previously, the plate between the column and beams was created incorrectly when the bolt offset from the plate center line was specified. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3829	Steel components	Two sided clip angle (143): Previously, when the bolt dimensions on the BoxPBolts tab were smaller than the bolt dimensions on the BoxSBolts tab, the angle boxes were created incorrectly. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3839	Steel components	Column seating (39): Previously, the stiffeners were created with incorrect width. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3914	Steel components	Two sided end plate (142): Creating the component with secondary parts as C profiles has now been improved.
TSAC-3925	Steel components	Stairs (S71): Previously, the error message "`Illegal input"` was shown even when the component was created correctly. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3926	Steel components	Splice connection (77): Previously, the weld preparation cut for weld number 7 was created incorrectly. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3967	Steel components	Stair base detail (1038): Previously, all welds in the component were created twice in the same place. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-4011	Steel components	Splice connection (77): Welds between the deck plates and input parts now have the correct direction.
TSAC-4030	Steel components	Stairs (S71): Previously, bottom stringers were created with incorrect length when horizontal offset of steps was specified. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-4049	Steel components	Seating with dowel (75), Two sided seating with dowel (76), Seating with dowel to flange (77), Two sides seating with dowel to flange (78): The components now properly create C++ custom parts and take their attribute files into account. .Net components are not yet supported.
TSAC-4059	Steel components	Column - 2 beam (14): Previously, the component did not work correctly when the secondary part profile was a C or U profile. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-4076	Steel components	Shear plate simple (146): Previously, the bolt protection area was created too large, and it cut unwanted parts of the secondary beam. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-4077	Steel components	Column with stiffeners W (182): Previously, the bolt protection area was created too large, and it cut unwanted parts of the secondary beam. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-4078	Steel components	Column with stiffeners S (187): Previously, the bolt protection area was created too large, and it cut unwanted parts of the secondary beam. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-4101	Steel components	Web stiffened end plate (1016): Previously, the additional beam name was also applied as the additional beam finish. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-4176	Steel components	Cage ladder (S60): Previously, when the ladder width was greater than the cage radius, the ladder creation was not working. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-4210	Steel components	U.S. Base plate (1047): Anchor rods are now created correctly when a composite of welded parts is used as the input part of the component.
TSAC-4222	Steel components	Two sided end plate (143): Previously, the extra length of box primary bottom bolts was incorrect. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-33697	Import, export, interoperability	Trimble Connector: You can now upload the same .skp reference model to Trimble Connect with a different name.
TTSD-34274	Import, export, interoperability	Drawing DWG export is now more robust with symbol handling.
TTSD-34501	Import, export, interoperability	TS;;Beam exported as an IfcMechanicalFasterner can now have additional property set properties. The properties are fetched from the TS::Beam object.
TTSD-34751	Import, export, interoperability	IFC export: If a complicated cut is exported as B-rep, then also the main panel or slab is exported as B-rep. This fix is mainly for the Export To Aveva extension.
TTSD-34865	Import, export, interoperability	IFC object conversion: All parametric C profile start and end points have now been switched. Earlier, they were incorrectly oriented after being converted to Tekla Structures parts.
TTSD-34954	Import, export, interoperability	IFC2x3 export: The export sometimes used incorrect object colors when exporting using representation. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-35407	Import, export, interoperability	DWG export: Some relative image paths did not work correctly in drawing DWG export, now they do.
TPLED-145	Templates and reports	The contents of the hidden templates in drawings are no longer calculated, which reduces the drawing opening time.
TTSD-33080	Templates and reports	Template Editor: The CopyField() function now works correctly when used with multilevel hidden rows
TTSD-33291	Templates and reports	Reports are now created a lot faster than before.
TTSD-33313	Templates and reports	Template Editor: When a geometry object was edited in a template that also contained a picture object, the performance was poor, and the more you zoomed in, the worse the performance became. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-34112	Templates and reports	Now when you resize a component by dragging the upper or lower handle, all object positions remain the same relative to the opposite side of the dragged handle. So if the top handle is dragged, the object remains in the same position relative to the bottom of the component.
TTSD-36176	Templates and reports	Some revision table styles were not working. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3727	Drawings	Rebar pullout picture and marking: Duplicate dimensions are now supported. To allow duplicate dimensioning, set PullOutShowDuplicateDims to the desired value in the rebar_config.inp file. For example, PullOutShowDuplicateDims=3 shows all dimensioning, and PullOutShowDuplicateDims=0 does not show duplicate dimensions. The default value is 0.
TSAC-4158	Drawings	Automatic dimensioning methods Filter, Hole, etc. now place the dimension start and end points correctly also in the case that the Measure from setting is defined to an object inside a sub-assembly.
TSAC-4191	Drawings	Rebar group marking: Rebar group marking now multiplies the number of rebar sets correctly in the marks.
TTSD-23589	Drawings	Printing: Previously, hatches were sometimes placed outside their boundaries and covered areas incorrectly. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-26872	Drawings	Section marks disappeared when you moved a section view to another drawing. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-28083	Drawings	In GA drawings, opening symbols were not shown in reflected views, now they are shown as expected.
TTSD-29849	Drawings	The attributes `_LEVEL_BASEPOINT` and `_LEVEL_PROJECT` were changed to string, and new attributes `_LEVEL_UNFORMATTED_BASEPOINT` and `_LEVEL_UNFORMATTED_PROJECT` were created as double.
TTSD-30197	Drawings	A crash could occur when you tried to write and then open a PDF file with an invalid file name. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-30350	Drawings	Holding down Shift and dragging connection marks no longer moves the leader line start point to the view origin.
TTSD-30910	Drawings	Rectangle objects are now displayed correctly in drawings.
TTSD-31089	Drawings	Previously, when you created a new multi-drawing, the merged reinforcement mesh marks could not show single mark content. This has now been fixed. However, existing multi-drawings created before this fix still show erroneous marks when opened in TS2019 or newer. You can fix the marks by splitting the erroneous merged marks and merging the single marks again.
TTSD-32203	Drawings	In the Finland environment, saving `standard` print settings resulted in two `standard` entries in the settings file list. This has now been fixed by renaming the incorrectly named `standard.PdfPrintOptions.xml` settings file in the Finland environment to `PdfPrintOptions.xml`.
TTSD-32728	Drawings	Reference models that were not visible in the drawing could sometimes extend the drawing restriction box unnecessarily. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-33090	Drawings	Dimension associativity rule list was previously showing incorrect text for some cuts. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-33642	Drawings	Adding revisions to drawings with tables that contain the NUMBER attribute now works correctly.
TTSD-33763	Drawings	Now the placement of angular dimensions, radial dimensions and curved dimensions with orthogonal reference lines is set to Fixed when you have dragged the dimension if the advanced option `XS_CHANGE_DRAGGED_DIMENSIONS_TO_FIXED` is set to `TRUE`.
TTSD-34102	Drawings	Tekla Structures could hang while opening a model if files were being modified in the folders tracked by Document manager. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-34134	Drawings	Now when you add a polygon with a fill in a drawing, Tekla Structures will not start showing the fill before the polygon has at least three points.
TTSD-34348	Drawings	Clicking different options in dimension associativity rule list now works better.
TTSD-34361	Drawings	The dimension associativity rule list was sometimes showing an empty line for bolts. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-34411	Drawings	The Default associativity rule is not shown in the associativity rule list, unless it is the only rule available, or if it has been previously selected as the active rule for the chosen point.
TTSD-34412	Drawings	Previously, the drawing dimension associativity rule list was sometimes invisible when it should not have been. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-34464	Drawings	Merging bolt marks now works more reliably.
TTSD-34521	Drawings	The Undo command now works more reliably for curved dimensions.
TTSD-34565	Drawings	Previously in some cases, items were misplaced and incorrectly oriented in GA drawings. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-34690	Drawings	Dimension associativity rule lists sometimes did not show the selected associativity correctly for existing dimensions. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-34693	Drawings	In certain rare cases the drawing view label used to disappear completely after selecting and unselecting the drawing view. Now the label is visible after unselect.
TTSD-34765	Drawings	Dimension associativity rule list no longer jumps as much as before.
TTSD-34888	Drawings	Highlighting parts when double-clicking a row in the dimension associativity rule list now works more reliably.
TTSD-34919	Drawings	In single-part, cast unit and assembly drawings, Tekla Structures sometimes incorrectly combined end views so that only one of them was visible, and both had an A symbol. This happened only in view-specific dimensioning if you had selected something else than Integrated dimensioning. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-34960	Drawings	Cloning drawings with moved views resulted in empty drawings. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-35012	Drawings	In the .htc file for hatch pattern settings, material names can now be 32 characters long. Previously, the character limit was 21 characters.
TTSD-35349	Drawings	Drawing views were sometimes incorrectly rotated when an assembly/cast unit drawing was created for a subassembly. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-35516	Drawings	The arrow symbol 0 (no arrow) is now always available in drawing properties, view properties and mark properties, despite the values in the arrows.txt file.
TTSD-35568	Drawings	Previously in some environments, after you moved a table in Layout editor, you could not select the table again by clicking it. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-35566	System and options	Full crash dump files are now created by default in the `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Trimble\Tekla Structures\<version>\Feedback` folder. The Support tool is launched automatically and it will collect the relevant information for users.
TTSD-35792	System and options	The `TeklaStructuresModel.xml` file now contains the same Tekla Structures product version (new tag "ProductVersion") as the value used for registry (key "Version").
TTSD-35034	Tekla Model Sharing	Previously in some cases, when a shared model was diagnosed and obsolete object modification rows were found, using the Repair model command did not solve the issue. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-35246	Tekla Model Sharing	Previously, when you modified drawing properties in a shared model, the changes list could sometimes be disabled. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-35457	Tekla Model Sharing	Users with Viewer or Project viewer roles can now join shared models again.
TSAC-4127	Modeling	Linear array tool: When copying objects, if you do not enter the number of copies, Linear array tool now takes the number of copies from the defined space distances between the objects.
TSAC-4266	Modeling	In the Radial array tool, if the box for defining the number of angles or distances is empty, the tool now takes the number of copies from the space between copies box. Image
TTSD-12143	Modeling	When a model has an autosaved version, and Tekla Structures is launched with a `bypass.ini` file, Tekla Structures now shows the dialog box where you can select which version of the model to open.
TTSD-29131	Modeling	When selecting a role in the US environment or in the UK environment, you cannot select the role separator row (Imperial roles, Metric roles) in the list of roles anymore.
TTSD-29710	Modeling	Previously, certain Logitech mouse drivers could cause a crash when the middle wheel was tilted (horizontal scroll). This has now been fixed.
TTSD-29779	Modeling	Previously, option type UDAs could only have 50 options in the list of options. This issue appeared when using the side pane, Organizer, or in the Open API. Now option type UDAs can have 400 options.
TTSD-30727	Modeling	Previously, using Save as to save the model could result in invalid rebar sets. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-32798	Modeling	When you selected assembly objects using the ALT key and the assembly contained a macro, inquiring the center of gravity caused Tekla Structures to crash. This does not happen anymore.
TTSD-32859	Modeling	Previously, the coordinate symbol did not follow the local coordinate system when the view was created with the On plane command. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-33341	Modeling	Previously, setting the work plane could in some cases cause small deviations in the accuracy of work plane coordinates. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-33754	Modeling	Previously, if two or more pour objects overlapped and had overlapping pour breaks, deleting the pour break that had been created first also deleted the second pour break, even if the pour breaks were not dependent on each other. This does not happen anymore. You can now separately delete the pour breaks.
TTSD-34414, TTSD-33389	Modeling	Previously, when running the Diagnose model command, Tekla Structures displayed a small warning dialog box. Now this warning dialog box is not shown anymore.
TTSD-35740	Modeling	Copying construction circles with the Copy with offset command did not work in the z direction. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-35456	Tools and components	Tekla Structures sometimes crashed when you used custom components with .dat files in several models during a single Tekla Structures session. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-35464	Tools and components	Modifying a system component previously produced a status bar message: Outdated component was updated to match the current component definition. Now the message is only displayed for modified and updated custom components.
TTSD-33950	Numbering	Modifying a rebar UDA, which should affect numbering, did not flag the parent part/cast unit numbering as out-of-date. This has now been fixed.
TTSD-33699	User interface	Previously, picking a point to create a new beam in the model could be slow. Now the performance of the property pane has been improved to make creating beams faster.
TTSD-34855	User interface	The part numbering series for concrete objects cannot be retrieved and modified using the property pane anymore. If you want to have your own part numbering series for certain concrete objects, the old steel part properties dialog box can be used. You can open it by typing `steel beam properties` into the Quick Launch box.
TSAC-3705	Import, export, interoperability (concrete)	Export Unitechnik (79): STEELMAT insertion point, length and width were previously incorrectly exported for certain bent and unfolded meshes. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-3910	Import, export, interoperability (concrete)	Export EliPLAN file (68): It is now possible to export strand code from a template attribute, including custom properties.
TSAC-3951	Import, export, interoperability (concrete)	Export Unitechnik (79): New option All without hooks has been added to Rebars export - Straight to export only straight rebars without hooks. The All option has been renamed to All including hooked. Note that the hooked bars are controlled by the Straight setting, not by the Bent setting.
TSAC-3993	Import, export, interoperability (concrete)	Export ELiPLAN file (68): You can now disable/enable the usage of the data conversion file by clearing the check box next to the Data conversion file setting on the Parameters tab.
TSAC-3995, TSAC-4186	Import, export, interoperability (concrete)	Export ELiPLAN file (68) improvements: The Export of weep holes setting on the Plotter data tab: At end zones only (previous option Yes): Provides weep holes at the slab end zones of the hollowcore only. At end zones and filled cores: Provides weep holes for the end zones of hollowcore and also adds weep holes on the both sides of any filled cores. Filled core parts can be specified by class or by name. At filled cores only: Provides weep holes around filled cores only. No is still the default value. On the Data settings tab a new setting Tag for filled cores has been added. For Tag for filled cores, you can enter either a single string (the name) or multiple strings. Tekla Structures will then use the entered name or names as filter criteria to determine filled cores from the model. Depending on the selected option the placement of the weep holes will be calculated and written to the export file. The option to specify the representation of lifters has been moved from the Data settings tab to the Plotter data tab and renamed to Plot lifters.
TSAC-4010	Import, export, interoperability (concrete)	Export Unitechnik (79): Straight rebars with hooks are now excluded from the export when Rebar export - Straight is set to Uncollected.
TSAC-4019	Import, export, interoperability (concrete)	Export ELiPLAN file (68): Using the new option Plot irregular cutout/recess - As lines on the Plotter data tab you can export bounding box cutouts/recesses that overlap a diagonal edge as lines.
TSAC-4023	Import, export, interoperability (concrete)	Export Unitechnik (79): Now, when there are multiple wire sizes in the same layer for the same direction of wires in the STEELMAT block, they are exported with the same concrete cover (the same Z coordinate offset).
TSAC-4024	Import, export, interoperability (concrete)	Export Unitechnik (79): Previously, some meshes, on a slightly inclined plane compared to pallet plane, were not correctly rotated to the pallet plane with option Meshes export: Turned to pallet. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-4075	Import, export, interoperability (concrete)	Export Unitechnik (79): You can now specify that reinforcement type 1 rebars will always be the lowest rebars of a mesh regardless of the mesh orientation on the pallet. To do this, use the new Reinforcement types option Bottom rebar = type 1 on the Reinforcement tab.
TSAC-4161	Import, export, interoperability (concrete)	Export Unitechnik (79): You can now specify a special embed using class or name with the new setting Special formwork for embed on the Line attributes tab. The edge of the exported contour with this specified embed will then be exported with code 0002 by default.
TSAC-4170	Import, export, interoperability (concrete)	Export Unitechnik (79): Previously, some cut bent meshes were exported with incorrectly unfolded geometry. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-4220	Import, export, interoperability (concrete)	Export Unitechnik (79): Now, when there are the multiple wire sizes for the same direction of wires in the STEELMAT block, they are exported with the same concrete cover (the same Z coordinate offset).
TSAC-4235	Import, export, interoperability (concrete)	Export Unitechnik (79): A new setting Attribute code was added on the Line attributes tab to specify a custom line attribute code for special formwork for an embed.
TSAC-4309	Import, export, interoperability (concrete)	Export Unitechnik (79): Previously, the rebar grouping functionality did not work correctly when a mesh or a bar group had multiple wire sizes in a layer. This has now been fixed.
TSAC-4310	Import, export, interoperability (concrete)	Export Unitechnik (79): Previously, reinforcement meshes with multiple wire sizes in a layer had incorrect reinforcement types for some of the mesh wires. This has now been fixed.