Release notes: Tekla Structural Designer 2022 SP1

Tekla Structural Designer
2022
Tekla Structural Designer

Release notes: Tekla Structural Designer 2022 SP1

This release will update your Tekla Structural Designer installation to version number 22.1.0.91 and should be installed to ensure optimum function of the program. It includes a number of new features, enhancements and issue resolutions as detailed below.

If you are upgrading from a version earlier than the immediately prior 2022 first release (version 22.0.0.49 released March 2022), you can find details of requirements, enhancements and fixes for all previous releases in Tekla User Assistance (TUA) and Tekla Downloads via the links below:

Licensing & Installation

Licensing:

  • No new license is required for this version.

  • Client License Service Version - if it is not already, the latest Tekla Structural License Service should be installed with this release on clients.

    • Note that when installing this on a client, only the Client License Manager option needs to be installed.

License Server Version - for Sentinel RMS Server licensing, the latest version of the Tekla Structural License Service (incorporating Sentinel RMS 9.7) must be installed on your license server to be compatible with this release. Licensing will not function correctly if this is not the case. For more on this requirement please see the TUA article Tekla Structural Design Release 2021 and later using Sentinel RMS Server Licensing - the License Server must be updated.

Installation:

  • This service pack requires Tekla Structural Designer 2022 first release (version 22.0.0.49) to be installed and will update your current version.
  • Integration
  • Tekla Structures - if you wish to integrate with Tekla Structures you should install both this release and Tekla Structures 2022 for optimum performance.
    • Note that there have been significant improvements to integration - especially for rebar - in the 2021 release of Tekla Structures. For more information about this please see the Tekla Structures Help Topic Tekla Structural Designer Import and Export.

  • Tekla Tedds - for integrated design using Tekla Tedds you should install Tekla Tedds 2022 and ensure you have installed the latest updates for this. This can be obtained from Tekla Downloads.

  • Tekla Portal Frame and Connection Designer 22 - if you wish to integrate this release with Tekla Portal Frame Designer/ Tekla Connection Designer - or use these products on their own - you should install Service Pack 1 for Tekla Portal Frame Designer 22/ Tekla Connection Designer 22. For more information about this release see their Release notes. The installation for this can be obtained from Tekla Downloads.

  • Autodesk Revit© - the Tekla Structural Designer Integrator for Autodesk Revit© 2022 (version 8.0) was released in June 2021. For more information about this see the Tekla Structural Designer Integrator June 2021 updates page. The installation for this is available in Tekla Downloads. If you are using Autodesk Revit© 2022, you can install this to perform BIM integration with Tekla Structural Designer.

    • Fixes and enhancements included in the Integrator for Revit© 2022 were also included in updates for the Integrators specific to the other currently supported Revit© versions which are 2019 (update version 5.04), 2020 (update version 6.03) and 2021 (update version 7.02). For more information see the Tekla Structural Designer Integrator June 2021 updates page. If you are performing BIM integration with any of these Revit© versions, we recommend you update to the latest version of the associated Integrator.

  • Previous Versions and file compatibility - files from all previous versions can be opened in this release, however note that, once saved, they cannot then be opened in a previous release. If you wish to retain this option we therefore recommend using the File > Save As… option to save a copy of the file in the previous release and retain the original.

Issues with associated bulletins

  • [TSD-11306] - BS Code - flanged beam flange widths incorrect

    This issue relates to the analysis and design of flanged reinforced concrete beams to the British Standards (BS) code and results in the overestimation of effective flange widths as prescribed by the Design Code. For more information please see Product Bulletin PBTSD-2203-1.
    • This issue is fixed in this release.

  • [TSD-11580] - Steel Sections Database - incorrect section properties for UPE and UNP/UPN sections

    There was a potentially un-conservative error affecting section properties for UPE and UNP/UPN sections in the section lists for Finland, Sweden and Norway. For more information please see Product Bulletin PBTSD-2204-1.
    • The section properties are corrected in this release.

General & Modeling

A number of additional fixes which are not detailed explicitly here are also made to improve general performance and stability. An example of this is given directly below:

  • [TSD-11335] - Exception when editing slab reinforcement in multiple views

    A crash (program exception) could occur in some circumstances when changing slab or foundation reinforcement graphically and hovering cursor over changed reinforcement of slab or foundation (immediately) in a duplicate show alter view. This is fixed in this release.

Connections Enhancements

The following enhancements are made to Connection references and grouping in this release

  • [TSD-11212] - Improved Connection References

    Generated Connections references now automatically include the plane in which they are situated - the plane being marked as a prefix in the reference.
    • For example a Beam to Column Simple Connection previously designated as “SCC A/1” is now designated “SCC 1/A/1”.

    • This enhancement prevents the potential duplication of connection names formed at different levels at the same grid intersection point.

    • The changed name format of connections can be accessed/edited via Model Settings > References > Formats > [...] as shown in the picture below.
  • [TSD-11215] - Improved Grouping of Connections

    All Generated Connections are now grouped automatically by their associated member section size in this release where previously only beam to beam moment connection were grouped in this manner. The new grouping is displayed in the Project Workspace > Connection tree, as illustrated in the picture below.
    • The new grouping is automatically applied in existing models created in a previous release.

    • The following rules are applied in automatic connection grouping:

      • Beam to Beam Simple Connections - are grouped by the associated beam section size. Where there are two different sizes of beams associated with connection then grouping is based on the higher section size of the beam.

      • Beam to Column Moment Connections - are grouped by the associated column section size.

      • Beam to Column Simple Connections - are grouped by the associated column section size.

      • Column Splices - are grouped by the associated column stack below section size.

      • General connections - where a general connection is associated with a column then it will be grouped by the column stack below section size, otherwise it will be grouped by the associated beam section size.

Other Enhancements
  • [TSD-11404] - Unable to change/replace shadow under frame view

    The import DXF option which previously allowed shadow layers to be imported to frame views was inadvertently disabled in the previous release. This has now been reenabled.

  • [TSD-10253] - Portal frame creation - incorrect orientation of columns

    In Tekla Structural Designer 2019 and earlier the orientation of columns in portal frames was correct when the frame was created in Dir 1. LH Column with Face A on the outside and all RH Columns with Face A on the outside (this includes internal columns which have neither inside nor outside).

    • Since Tekla Structural Designer 2019i the column orientation was flipped 180 degrees and so neither direction is correct.

    • This issue has now been fixed and the orientation is correct for both Dir 1 and Dir 2 and for planes at any angle in between.

  • [TSD-11500] - Canceling Support Tool signed out

    Canceling the Support Tool (closing the application once it has been launched via File > Contact Support)) no longer causes the user to be signed out by the tool closing.

Interoperability

  • Remoting API Enhancements

    The new Tekla Structural Designer API (Application Programming Interface) - otherwise known as the “Remoting API” - which was first introduced in the 2022 first release, is further enhanced in this release as detailed below. For more about the API see the Tekla Developer Center > Get started with Tekla Structural Designer Open API.

    • [TSD-10942] - Extraction of session history

      Session history information can now be accessed through the Remoting API. The method Document.GetSessionsAsync will return the session list. This provides the same session history information that can be seen in the Project Wiki within TSD: primarily the version, username and timestamp for opening and last saving each session, as well as the origin of any model imports file.

    • [TSD-11070] - Wall and wall opening creation and editing

      Structural walls, wind walls and wall openings can now be created and modified via the API.

    • [TSD-11160] - Slab and slab opening creation and editing

      The following entities can now be created and modified via the API; all types of slabs, including metal decks and precast concrete decks, slab items including slab overhangs, column drops, slab openings.

    • [TSD-11533] - Roof panel creation

      Roof panels can now be created, and their properties edited, through the API.

  • Export to IDEA Statica for Connection Design

    The following issues in Export to IDEA Statica for Connection Design are addressed in this release:

    • [TSD-11542] - Connections within Continuous Column above/below - column exported as ended member

      In previous releases, an intermediate column member (column with stack above and below) associated with the following connection types was exported as an ‘Ended’ member (a column with only stack below); Beam to Column Simple, Beam to Column Moment, and General Connections. This issue is addressed in this release - the column for such connections is now correctly exported as a continuous member.

    • [TSD-11543] - Connection with Continuous Column above/below - no forces for stack above

      In previous releases, for an intermediate column member (column with stack above and below) associated with the following connection types the loads for the column stack above were not exported; Beam to Column Moment, and General Connections. This issue is addressed in this release - the loads for the column stack above are now correctly exported.

    • [TSD-11595] - Incorrect sign of torsion moment at beam ends

      In previous releases, for any connection exported to IDEA StatiCa with torsional moment applied to the beams, the exported torsional moment had an incorrect sign. This issue is addressed in this release - the torsional moment is now exported with the correct sign.

    • [TSD-11618] - Imposed Load Reductions not considered

      In previous releases, reduced forces due to Imposed/ Live Load Reductions (ILR/LLR) were not considered when exporting forces for the following connection types; Beam to Beam Simple, Beam to Column Simple, Beam to Column Moment, and General Connections. This issue is addressed in this release - for columns within connections, the reduced axial force is considered and for beams all reduced forces (except torsional moment) are considered.

    • [TSD-11643] - Beam to Beam Simple Connection - Incorrect forces exported for primary member

      In previous releases, for a beam to beam simple connection formed by three beam members (two pin ended beams supported by a primary beam), incorrect forces (axial force, major and minor shear force, and major moment) were exported for the primary beam member. This issue is addressed in this release - correct forces for the primary beam are now exported.

Loading

  • [TSD-11255] - Enable all Eurocode NA Wind and Snow Wizard variants for all Eurocode regions

    Making the application of automated wind and snow loading more flexible, for each Eurocode (EC) region it is now possible to select any of the available EC NA Wind or Snow Wizard variants in the Model Settings dialog, as illustrated in the picture below.
    • When there is no wizard available for the selected Design Code, the message "No automated Wizard currently available for this Action Code" is displayed in the Info in Model Settings > Design Codes > Action Codes and Settings > Design Codes > Action Codes.

    • If the Wind and/ or Snow Wizard is changed to a different NA variant, then any previous Wizard data and results, loadcases and loadcases in combinations are removed and a warning is issued as shown in the picture below.
  • [TSD-11341] - Seismic Loading - Inclusion of Self Weight for SDC A corrected

    For seismic loading for the USA regional code, for SDC (Seismic Design Category) A, the ‘Self weight – excluding slabs’ and ‘Slab self weight’ load cases were not listed for inclusion in the ‘Effective Seismic Weight’ combination specified on the ‘Seismic Loading’ page of the Seismic Wizard. This is corrected in this release. This issue relates only to release 2021 SP4 (version 21.4.0.72 released December 2021) - in which it was introduced - and subsequent releases.

  • [TSD-11408] - Load Combinations Generator - Unable to scroll to bottom of list

    When generating load combinations, if the window size was too small to see all of the load combinations at once, the scroll bar did not allow you to scroll to the bottom of the list. The only way to see the load combinations at the bottom of the list was to expand the size of the window. Scrolling to the bottom of the list is now possible.

Design - Eurocode

  • Critical Fire Check Enhancements

    The following enhancements are made to the Critical Fire Check settings and scope in this release.

    • [TSD-9517] - Automatically Calculate Load Reduction Factor

      The load reduction factor can now be automatically calculated for you. A new checkbox “Use user defined load reduction factor” is added to enable/ disable this new functionality as shown in the picture below:
      • When this is disabled, the load reduction factor is automatically calculated internally appropriate to the beam’s applied loading.

      • When enabled, you can specify the load reduction factor value directly (default = 0.65) as previously.

        • (For existing models created in previous releases, the new setting will be enabled and the original user defined load reduction factor retained, so there will be no change to previous results).

    • [TSD-9519] - Check now performed for all end fixities

      The scope of the Fire Check is extended and is now performed for all end fixity conditions where previously it was restricted to simply supported end conditions only.

  • [TSD-10385] - Class 4 Section Design increased scope for braces and truss internals

    Class 4 steel Braces and Truss Internals and Sides with Angle (single or double) or Tee section shapes are now designed where previously they were beyond scope. This enables more comprehensive steel design and matches the Class 4 design of Angle and Tee steel section beams and truss top and bottom chords introduced in previous releases. Note the following:

    • The design checks performed are not changed in comparison to those undertaken in previous releases for these section shapes when Class 4 for the Beam and Truss Top and Bottom Chord characteristics. These are as follows:

      • Under axial compression the design checks are Classification, Axial compressive strength, and Compression Buckling.

      • Under axial tension the design checks are Axial tensile strength.

Reports and Drawings

Reports

  • [TSD-11208] - Simplify creating output tables

    In the report chapter Analysis>Core Line Forces, the column order has been rearranged to make the data easier to follow. For consistency the same column order is also applied to the solver model data view of Core Lines.

  • [TSD-11213] - Reports - Include all heading levels when exporting

    The number of design calculation sub-heading levels possible to be defined in an exported report has been increased from 3 to 8 for both RTF and PDF export file types. Sub-heading levels 4 to 8 use the same style as sub-heading 3 (Calc Sub Sub Sub Heading) with increasing indentation.

  • [TSD-11216] - Analysis diagrams in reports - allow multiple combos/loadcases to be selected

    Previously only a single load case or combination or envelope could be set for an individual analysis diagram in a Report. This fix enables multiple load cases or combinations or envelopes to be set for an individual analysis diagram.

Drawings

  • [TSD-10994] - Column Schedule Drawing - text overlap

    On column schedule drawings in certain circumstances a text overlap could occur within the column schedule - this has now been corrected.

  • [TSD-10945] - Grid Line Balloon Size

    On drawings the grid line balloon size has been decreased. This should particularly improve the presentation of drawings in which some of the grid texts are multiple characters long.

Notes

The number in brackets before an item denotes an internal reference number. This can be quoted to your local Support Department should further information on an item be required.

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