Tekla Model Sharing improvements
Tekla Structures 2023 comes with the following enhancements related to Tekla Model Sharing. Some of these improvements were already introduced in Tekla Structures 2022 SP7.
Improved sharing of drawing versions
Previously, sharing of drawing versions in Tekla Model Sharing did not work as expected and drawing versions got lost when you wrote out. Now, the drawing versions are not deleted when you write out. Additionally, the deletion of unnecessary drawing files can be controlled by using advanced options.
Controlling whether unnecessary drawing files are deleted now works the same way as
with multi-user models. Use the advanced options XS_DELETE_UNNECESSARY_DG_FILES
to define whether unnecessary drawing files
are deleted and XS_DELETE_UNNECESSARY_DG_FILES_SAFETY_PERIOD
to define the time
frame after which unnecessary drawing files are deleted.
When you set XS_DELETE_UNNECESSARY_DG_FILES
to
TRUE
, the .dg
files older than 7 days, which is the default safety period, will be deleted from
your local model and and from other users in the same model. The XS_DELETE_UNNECESSARY_DG_FILES_SAFETY_PERIOD
advanced option
defines how long the drawing files are saved. The default safety period is 7
days.
Deleted drawing files can be restored
Now, in Tekla Model Sharing, drawing files are restored if the .dg files have been accidentally deleted. Deleted drawings are copied to the ModelSharing\BackUpEnv folder and are checked against to the drawings on the Drawing list. The .dg files are read automatically from the BackUpEnv folder when another user reads in the packet that has been written out after the drawing deletion.
New icon and clearer warning message for model deletion
On the Shared models dialog box, when you click the Remove from cloud button, the button has a new icon.
Additionally, a more descriptive warning message is displayed when you click the button. Now the warning informs that removing the model will delete the model from all users.
Faster reading in with plugin components
Previously, reading in the sharing changes in Tekla Model Sharing was sometimes extremely slow if the model contained a large number of custom components that had been duplicated from plugin components with an identical name. A warning dialog box was shown, and you had to click the OK button multiple times on the dialog box to pass the warnings and being able to continue.
Now, the components are no longer automatically updated when you read in. This results in faster performance and fewer false modification conflicts, and no warnings are shown.
Improvements in Management Console for Tekla Model Sharing
The user interface of the Management Console for Tekla Model Sharing has been extensively updated. The look and feel has been updated to be consistent with other Trimble cloud services.
Instead of lists, the user interface is now organized into tables. With any table, you can now:
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Filter all table content
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Select which columns are visible
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Export data as CSV
There is now a separate Users table where administrators can check which models a user has access to, and remove a user from multiple shared models at the same time.
In the Models table, it is now possible to do some tasks for multiple models at the same time. You can now:
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Download the latest baseline for multiple models