Administrator's release notes: System and folder changes
Dll Com Analysis removed
libcom api is no longer available in Tekla Structures 2024.
Alternatives are provided in Tekla Warehouse for the analysis and design links, such as STAAD, ETABS, Robot, and SAP2000.
Tekla internal bitmaps moved to ..\2024.0\bin\Env\Bitmaps
Tekla internal bitmaps have been moved to the ..\2024.0\bin\Env\Bitmaps folder.
Replace %XSDATADIR%\bitmaps with %DAK_BMPPATH%
in .ini files for all environments and
roles.
Example
Previously, DAK_BMPPATH was defined in env_<environment>.ini files like this:
set DAK_BMPPATH=%XSDATADIR%\environments\Germany\bitmaps;%XSDATADIR%\bitmapsIt should now be defined like this:
set DAK_BMPPATH=%XSDATADIR%\environments\default\bitmaps;%DAK_BMPPATH%Tekla internal instructor pane texts moved to ..\2024.0\bin\Env\InstructorContent
Tekla internal instructor pane texts moved to the ..\2024.0\bin\Env\InstructorContent folder.
No changes are needed in environments.
Tekla Structures searches for internal instructor pane texts from the new
folder and the folder defined in XS_SYSTEM in the
same way as before.
Standard and translation files for Tekla internal applications moved to bin folder
Previously, standard and translation files for Tekla internal applications were in the ...\Environments\common\system folder. Now they are in the ...\bin\Env\Common\System and ...\bin\applications\rpc\system folders.
No changes are needed in environments. Tekla Structures searches for
standard and translation files from the new folder and the folder defined in XS_SYSTEM/XS_MESSAGES_PATH in the same way as before.
Do not modify these files. If a
different standard file is needed, it should be located in the folder defined in
XS_SYSTEM, XS_FIRM,
or XS_PROJECT.
Deprecation notice for removal of support for XS_SYSTEM and isolated files in extensions folders
Previously, translation files for the Applications & components catalog (*_ComponentCatalogDefinitions.ail
files) were read from folders defined by the XS_SYSTEM advanced option and all folders in
%XSDATADIR%\common\extensions. Now these files are read from the path
defined by the XS_MESSAGES_PATH advanced option and
%XSDATADIR%\common\extensions\messages.
Update your extension installers so that translation files for the Applications & components catalog (*_ComponentCatalogDefinitions.ail files) are installed to %XSDATADIR%\common\extensions\messages.
.tsep installers removed from environment installers
The main environment content is now installed without .tsep installers. Content and functionality in environments remains the same as earlier.
Some environments have extensions that are added as .tsep installers to the Extensions\To be installed folder and installed the next time that Tekla Structures starts. Environment content is not visible in the Extension manager.