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Tekla Structures
Release Notes
Product version 17.0 December 2010

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Contents
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Tekla Structures Help resources ............................................................. 7 Tekla Structures 17.0 Release Notes....................................................... 9 New Features and Improvements .......................................................... 11
3.1 3.2 Feature map ......................................................................................................................................... 11 General ................................................................................................................................................. 14 Improvements in concrete detailing ................................................................................................. Improvements in construction management ................................................................................... Changes in detecting clashes .......................................................................................................... Viewing tasks in Task Manager ....................................................................................................... Viewing logical areas and object type categories in Model Organizer ............................................. Improvements in snapping ............................................................................................................... Improvements in Mini Toolbar.......................................................................................................... Font used in Tekla Structures user interface .................................................................................. Improved search in dialog box lists .................................................................................................. Improvements in FlexNet licensing .................................................................................................. Directory Browser............................................................................................................................. Global and local folder for XS_MACRO_DIRECTORY.................................................................... Certified support of 3Dconnexion 3D mouse ................................................................................... 3.3 More colors in object representation ................................................................................................ Changes in view type selection ....................................................................................................... New tools for creating surface views................................................................................................ More object properties in Model Organizer ...................................................................................... Checking clashes inside reference models...................................................................................... 3.4 14 15 16 16 17 17 19 19 19 20 21 21 22 23 25 25 27 28
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Reinforcement ...................................................................................................................................... 28 Defining your own reinforcing bar bending shapes .......................................................................... 28 Improvements in bending radiuses .................................................................................................. 30
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Drawings............................................................................................................................................... 31 Improvements in associativity and cloning....................................................................................... Improvements in visualizing drawing object associativity ................................................................ Improvements in controlling dimension tag mark content ................................................................ Moving the end of the dimension line...............................................................................................
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New angle dimension type: Triangle with degrees........................................................................... New tool for dimensioning center of gravity ..................................................................................... New tool for dimensioning spiral stirrup reinforcement groups ........................................................ New tool for creating drawing views for reinforcement meshes....................................................... 3.6 Layout Manager - new tool for using model data on site ................................................................. Improvements in IFC import and export........................................................................................... Improvements in IFC object conversion........................................................................................... New contour marking settings for NC files ...................................................................................... Improvements in Export EliPlan file (68) .......................................................................................... Improvements in Unitechnik export (79) .......................................................................................... Improvements in BVBS export ......................................................................................................... 3.7 Copying analysis models ................................................................................................................ Copying analysis parts ..................................................................................................................... Improvements in the Loads and analysis toolbar............................................................................. Changes in Eurocode load modeling and load combinations ......................................................... Displaying warnings ......................................................................................................................... Improvements in design calculation handling .................................................................................. 3.8
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Import and Export ................................................................................................................................. 45
Analysis and Design ............................................................................................................................. 51
System Components ............................................................................................................................ 56 Improvements in Seam Applicator (1).............................................................................................. 56 Improvements in Precast stairs (65) ................................................................................................ 57 Improvements in Rectangular column reinforcement (83) ............................................................... 61
Fixes ......................................................................................................... 65
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 65 General ................................................................................................................................................. 65 Fix list ............................................................................................................................................... 65 Modeling ............................................................................................................................................... 67 Fix list ............................................................................................................................................... 67 Reinforcement ...................................................................................................................................... 69 Fix list ............................................................................................................................................... 69 Drawings............................................................................................................................................... 69 Fix list ............................................................................................................................................... 69 Templates and Reports ........................................................................................................................ 73 Fix list ............................................................................................................................................... 73 Import and Export ................................................................................................................................. 73 Fix list ............................................................................................................................................... 73 Construction Management.................................................................................................................... 74 Fix list ............................................................................................................................................... 74
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System Components............................................................................................................................. 74 Fix list - steel connections ................................................................................................................ Fix list - steel details ......................................................................................................................... Fix list - steel modeling tools ............................................................................................................ Fix list - concrete components.......................................................................................................... Fix list - cold rolled............................................................................................................................ 74 77 78 79 83
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Tekla Structures Help resources
Tekla Structures Help and Extranet offer a wide selection of support material for different kinds of learning purposes. The latest additions to Tekla Structures Help resources are:
Using Help video tutorial - learn how to quickly find information in the Tekla Structures
Help. Navigate to the Tekla Structures Help homepage to watch the video.
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Links to Top New Feature videos - watch a Top New Feature video to learn more about the new feature. In Tekla Structures Help, navigate to the help page of a new feature and click the video button to watch the video.
Tekla Structures Glossary - find definitions for different Tekla Structures concepts.
In Tekla Structures Help, navigate to the end of the Help to find an alphabetical list of the glossary entries.
For more information
Additional help resources
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Tekla Structures 17.0 Release Notes
Tekla Structures version 17.0 is a main version and contains many new features and fixes.
Compatibility
Tekla Structures 17.0 is compatible with all previous versions. You can open and work with existing models using Tekla Structures 17.0. We suggest that you complete any models you have started using your current version.
Once you save a model in Tekla Structures 17.0, you cannot open it in previous versions of Tekla Structures.
Installing
Tekla Structures setup creates a new subfolder for Tekla Structures 17.0. You need Windows Administrator rights to install Tekla Structures 17.0. This ensures that all Windows system folder *.dll files are updated.
Tekla Structures 17.0 uses .NET Framework 4.0, which is installed as a prerequisite to the computer you are installing Tekla Structures to. In case you already have a beta version of the .NET Framework 4.0 installed on your computer, you need to uninstall it or replace it with the official version of the NET Framework 4.0 available in the Microsoft web site.
Tekla Open API Release Notes Extensions
To learn about the improvements in Open API development, see the Tekla Open API Release Notes on the Tekla Extranet under Tekla Structures > Product > Open API. You can use extensions to expand the capabilities of Tekla Structures. These tools are enhanced and developed rapidly and they are available through the Extensions download page on the Tekla extranet. To view and download extensions, go to https://extranet.tekla.com/BC/teklastructures-en/product/extended-applications/Pages/Default.aspx. This page is being renewed currently: soon it will be easier for you to see what is new on the list and get more information on the extensions before downloading them. For example, you will be able to rate and comment the extensions and see their download counts.
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New Features and Improvements
3.1 Feature map

This feature map lists all the new features in Tekla Structures 17.0 and the configurations they are available in. To navigate in the release notes, click the link in the New Feature column.
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3.2 General
Improvements in concrete detailing
To better fulfill the various requirements in cast-in-place and precast detailing practices, Tekla Structures 17.0 contains changes in concrete detailing.
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Cast units have the cast unit type part property - they are set either Cast in place or Precast. It is now important to use the correct cast unit type, because some functionalities, for example numbering, are based on the cast unit type.
The following changes have been made for cast units in concrete detailing:
Family numbering is only applied for precast cast units. The top-in-form setting is only taken into account in the numbering of precast cast units. Precast components can only be applied for precast cast units. Precast manufacturing exports are only allowed for precast cast units (for example, Unitechnik, ELiPLAN).
The following improvements have been made in the Reinforced Concrete Detailing (RCD) configuration:
Cast-in-place cast units and reinforcements can now be numbered in RCD. When reinforcing precast concrete parts, conceptual reinforcements are created in RCD. It is possible to convert the conceptual reinforcements to detailed reinforcements in the Precast Concrete Detailing (PCD) configuration. You can now add steel embeds to cast-in-place cast units in RCD. You can now warp, camber and shorten a part using the options on the Deforming tab in the part properties dialog box in RCD. It is now possible to create cast unit drawings of cast-in-place cast units. Precast cast unit drawings cannot be created, and the existing drawings are only in read-only mode in RCD.
Improvements in construction management

The following improvements have been made in the Construction Management configuration in Tekla Structures 17.0:
The General toolbar now contains a button for Model Organizer. The button is also available in the Full configuration. TT54765 You can use Task Manager when creating sequences in your model. You can manage the individual objects in tasks on the Objects tab of the Task Information dialog box. The Sequencer tool is not available anymore on the Tools menu. TT54439 You can now set the work plane parallel to view plane, go to View > Set Work Plane > Parallel to View Plane. TT47101 You can now create grids and add grid lines. This makes working with, for example, IFC reference models easier and more efficient as you can manually add grids to these models. TT43045
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The Diagnose & Repair Model tool for repairing a corrupted model database is now available on the Tools menu. TT41091 You can now export IFC, 3D DWG/DXF, 3D DGN, SDNF, and CIS/2 files. TT48507 You can now import SDNF and CIS/2 files. TT41935

Grids Managing individual objects in a task
Changes in detecting clashes

Clash Check Manager is now available on the Tools menu in all Tekla Structures configurations. The Clash Check tool command is not available anymore on the Tools menu. If you run clash check using the Clash Check command on the right-click pop-up menu, the results are shown in Clash Check Manager.
To make more people benefit from the construction management information created using the Full and Construction Management configurations, viewer modes of construction management tools are now available. This allows the whole project team to access construction management information.
In the Full and Construction Management configurations, you can use all Clash Check Manager functions, such as, assignments, priorities, commenting, grouping and saving selected clashes for users to handle. In the other Tekla Structures configurations, you can use the basic clash detection functions, for example, run, re-run, and save a clash check. You can also load previously saved clash checks and use the search box to find clashes based on search terms. In addition, you can view the clash information added in the Full and Construction Management configurations, such as object details, status, priority, comments, and the history of a clash. When you open Clash Check Manager in these configurations, you are in the Basic mode.
Detecting clashes
Viewing tasks in Task Manager

Task Manager is now available on the Tools menu in all Tekla Structures configurations. To make more people benefit from the construction management information created using the Full and Construction Management configurations, viewer modes of construction management tools are now available. This allows the whole project team to access construction management information.
In the Full and Construction Management configurations, you can use all Task Manager functions. In the other Tekla Structures configurations, you can now view task schedules and task information created in the Full and Construction Management configurations. It is easy, for example, to view the schedule of your own assignments and track how a whole project is progressing. When you open Task Manager in these configurations, you are in the viewer mode.
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Introduction to Task Manager
Viewing logical areas and object type categories in Model Organizer

Model Organizer is now available on the Tools menu in all Tekla Structures configurations.
To make more people benefit from the construction management information created using the Full and Construction Management configurations, viewer modes of construction management tools are now available. This allows the whole project team to access construction management information.
In the Full and Construction Management configurations, you can use all Model Organizer functions. In the other Tekla Structures configurations, you can now view the logical areas and object type categories created in the Full and Construction Management configurations. You can select, show and hide the areas and categories in your model. Logical areas and object type categories are used to create, for example, reports and drawings. You can also use Model Organizer with filters to efficiently access model information. When you open Model Organizer in these configurations, you are in the viewer mode.
Organizing the model
Improvements in snapping
The following improvements have been made to snapping in Tekla Structures 17.0:
When snapping to extension lines, it is now easier to follow an extension line as it extends past the cursor.
When snapping to an extension line that is perpendicular to the part reference line, an angle symbol is shown.
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When both the Snap to extension lines snap switch
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points (points on line) snap switch are active, it is now possible to snap to the intersection of the extension line and the grid line. Snapping to the intersection also works
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It is now easier to find the extension line in 3D view when snapping. To show the extension line, you can move the mouse pointer along the part reference line and continue in the direction of the extension.
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The Snap to nearest points (points on line) switch and the Snap to lines and edges switch are now next to each other in the Snapping toolbar . They have been grouped so that turning one of them on automatically turns the other one off.
Snapping to extension lines
Improvements in Mini Toolbar

The following improvements have been made to the Mini Toolbar in Tekla Structures 17.0:

You can now quickly show or hide the Mini Toolbar using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+K. You can still also go to Tools > Options > Mini Toolbar to show or hide the toolbar. You can now modify polygon welds using the Mini Toolbar.
Mini Toolbar
Font used in Tekla Structures user interface

The font used in the Tekla Structures user interface now follows the Windows default system font. If you change the system font in Windows, the font used in Tekla Structures dialog boxes and other user inteface elements changes accordingly. Using the Windows default system font makes the user interface more easy to read.
Improved search in dialog box lists

In Tekla Structures 17.0, it is easier to search for the desired option from a list. You can now use more than one character to find the desired option. Previously, you could only use one character. When you enter a character in the list box, the first entry beginning with that character is shown. Entering more characters further specifies the search.
Note that if you wait too long until you enter the second or the third character, a new seach for that character starts. For example, if you search for rafters and enter ra but wait too long until entering f, the search will find the first option that begins with an f.
Dialog box elements
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Improvements in FlexNet licensing

Tekla Structures 17.0 works with version 17 entitlements. You need to deactivate version 16 entitlements in order to activate the version 17 entitlements. New version of Tekla Structures license server is released with Tekla Structures 17.0. The versioning of Tekla Structures license server has been harmonized with the Tekla Structures version numbers. From now on the version number of the licensing tools refers to the Tekla Structures main version, same way as the entitlement version number. Tekla Structures Licensing Service is now configured automatically during the license server installation. Your server computer hostname is automatically written into tekla.lic license file, and the license server manager lmgrd is set to run TCP/IP port 27007. This reduces the need to edit the tekla.lic file manually.
There is a new tab in Tekla Structures License Administration Tool. The Statistic tab shows the license usage at one view. The Statistic tab gives the total number of each configuration activated on the server, licenses in use, borrowed licenses and free licenses.
The usage of the enterprise licenses can now be controlled through tekla.opt options file. You can, for example, assign the enterprise licenses to a certain work group with the following rule: INCLUDE STD-C:VENDOR_STRING=Enterprise GROUP detailers-india The configuration code of Construction Management has changed from ConstructionManagement to CM-C. You can use the new configuration code in tekla.opt file to control access to Construction Management licenses. You can now run Tekla Structures license server without troubles with VPN connection.
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Directory Browser
Directory Browser finds and then opens various Tekla Structures related folders based on what kind of information you need. Using the tool you can easily check different folder paths that store the files and settings you may need to customze.
To access the tool, go to Tools > Macros..., and select Directory Browser from the list.
Directory Browser has two tab pages. The Basic tab stores the most common folder paths and gives an easy access to common .ini files. If you have not set up your firm or project folders, Directory Browser will prompt you to define them and will add the settings in the user.ini file.
On the Advanced tab you can define the folder paths for additional folders that you may need to access, such as custom compoonents and macros.
You may need administrator rights to be able to add or modify the files in some of the folders.
Global and local folder for XS_MACRO_DIRECTORY

The advanced option XS_MACRO_DIRECTORY in Tools > Options > Advanced Options... > File Locations now accepts two folders: a global and a local macro folder, and finds macros in these two folders. Use a semicolon (;) as a separator. Do not define more than two macro folders. First define the global folder and then the local folder: ..\Tekla Structures\<version>\\environments\common\macros;..\Tekla Structures\<version>\\environments\<your_environment>\macros
Please do not change the global folder. If necessary, you may change the local folder.
In the Tools > Macros dialog box, you can select which macros to run by selecting the Local or Global option button. The buttons are not visible if you specify only one macro folder.
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See also
XS_MACRO_DIRECTORY
Certified support of 3Dconnexion 3D mouse

Tekla Structures has received 3Dconnexion Certification. This means that Tekla Structures is listed as a 3Dconnexion supported software on the 3Dconnexion website. The benefits of the certification are, for example,

Improvements in 3D mouse
smooth 2-axis movement translation and rotation speeds are matched and fluid axes are correctly mapped.
Other Tekla Structures 17.0 3D mouse improvements include:
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New button types:
BUTTON_DECREASE_FOV BUTTON_INCREASE_FOV BUTTON_TOGGLE_ROTATE BUTTON_TOGGLE_PAN BUTTON_TOGGLE_ZOOM BUTTON_ZOOM_IN_CENTERED BUTTON_ZOOM_OUT_CENTERED
You can now zoom and pan or rotate simultaneously. Use the keyword AXIS_ZOOM_CENTERED in the DirectInput.cfg configuration file for setting the centered zoom. You can now bind macros to the 3D mouse buttons. Use the keyword MACRO in the DirectInput.cfg configuration file for binding. You can now reread the DirectInput configuration file. This allows you to change the mouse settings and test how the settings work while Tekla Structures is running. Add Change DirectInput Configuration to a user-defined menu or toolbar, and click it after you have edited the configuration file for the changes to take effect. You can now add a default DirectInput.cfg file to the installation. The configuration file is copied to user-defined location if no user-defined file is found. Use the advanced option set XS_DIRECTINPUT_CONFIG_DEFAULT= some file in the environment to define the location of the default configuration file.
3.3 Modeling
More colors in object representation
You can customize the color of model objects using the new Choose color... option in the Object Representation dialog box. This option gives you more freedom in visualizing the different types of objects in the model.
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You can define a specific color of your own for each object group. When you click Choose color..., the Color dialog box is displayed. You can select a color either from the Basic colors palette, or create custom colors of your own. You can use an unlimited number of colors in a model. The Color list in the Object Representation dialog box shows 10 previously defined colors above the dashed line. Information about the colors that you set for the object groups is stored in the used_custom_colors.clr file, which is located in the model's attributes folder. Information about the colors that you add in the Custom colors palette is stored in the xs_user.xxx file in the model folder (xxx is your user name).
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Choose color is not available in Tekla Web Viewer. If you intend to publish the model as a web page, use only standard colors.
Object representation settings Creating object representation settings
Changes in view type selection

The View type selection has been removed from the model View Properties dialog box. All model views are now by default rendered. If you want to use wire frame, set the advanced option XS_ENABLE_WIRE_FRAME to TRUE through Tools > Options > Advanced Options > Model View. Rendered views:

The Autostick options in the Display dialog box are unavailable.
Wire frame views: The View type selection is available in the View Properties dialog box, and you can set the view type to rendered or wire frame. The Autostick options are available in the Display dialog box.
Both rendered and wire frame views: The command Create Zoom Window has been removed from the View menu. You can use the zooming commands Zoom In and Zoom Out instead of Create Zoom Window.
XS_ENABLE_WIRE_FRAME View types
New tools for creating surface views

With the new surface view creation commands you can pick the surface of any part, and Tekla Structures automatically creates a new aligned temporary view looking directly at the surface, fits the work area of the model to the selected part, and aligns the work plane to that surface or a user-selected edge of the surface. This makes it easier to model in bolt groups, stiffener plates, and hole penetrations on complex geometry. While you model in the newly created temporary view, you can see your modeling work being done in the original 3D view for verification.You can also use these tools to easily create views along the surface of concrete panels, slabs, columns, or beams, which makes it easy to place embeds, formwork, or wall penetrations. The commands are available in the Macros dialog box (Tools > Macros), and you can also add them on a toolbar (Tools > Customize).
To create a surface view using the toolbar:
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Click one of the view creation commands: To create a surface view from the part surface, click CreateSurfaceView and select the surface of a part you want a new view to be created from. If creating the surface view from only selecting the surface does not align or orientate the view along the edge you might want, click CreateSurfaceView_wEdge, select the surface, and pick the edge in which you want to align the view to (this means the edge that will form the X axis of the view). Ensure that you have Snap to geometry lines /points pick along an edge to define the direction. on. This allows you to
Tekla Structures creates a new temporary view with the view plane at the selected surface and the work plane changed along typically the longest edge of that face unless you chose the CreateSurfaceView_wEdge command. 2. 3.
Example
Once the view is created, press Esc or right-click and select Interrupt to interrupt. Use t he command WorkPlaneGlobal to return the work plane in the model back to the origin and aligned with the global X,Y, and Z planes of the model.
Below is an example of a view that has been created with the CreateSurfaceView command.
Below is an example of using the CreateSurfaceView_wEdge command. The first image shows the snap to lines arrow. The head of the arrow represents the positive direction the x axis will be set to on the work plane. The view will be rotated to this direction in order to form the flat horizontal edge of the view. The origin of the view and work plane will be at the start of the arrow snap line. Once you have hovered over the edge and in the correct direction, click your mouse and the new view will be created and aligned to that edge.
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Creating a view
More object properties in Model Organizer

In Tekla Structures 17.0 there are now more properties available for the Model Organizer object pane. You can modify the object pane to better suit your needs by selecting the properties that are shown and by adding new properties. To open the Properties dialog box, click in Model Organizer.
You have several options when adding new properties. You can load a separate file containing the properties or you can add a new row to the property list and then enter the property information. You can also add properties from a reference model. You can copy all the information of a property from the Inquire object dialog box, right-click in the Properties dialog box in Model Organizer, and select Paste external properties. In the properties list, you can sort the properties by clicking the column headings. The Report property and UDA name columns show the respective model object attribute types. Use only one of them at a time for a property. You can also search for a property using the search box.
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Modifying the object pane
Checking clashes inside reference models

There is a new advanced option, XS_CLASH_CHECK_INSIDE_REFERENCE_MODELS, for defining whether internal clashes are checked in reference models. The default value FALSE means that clashes between reference model objects within one reference model are ignored. Clashes between reference model objects belonging to different models are detected. The value TRUE means that clashes between reference model objects within one reference model are checked. Note that this advanced option is taken into account only if the XS_CLASH_CHECK_BETWEEN_REFERENCES advanced option is set to TRUE.
3.4 Reinforcement
Defining your own reinforcing bar bending shapes
In Tekla Structures 17.0 you can define your own custom reinforcing bar bending shapes with the Rebar shape manager tool, and thus increase the amount of recognised reinforcing bar shapes. Custom bending shapes are useful when Tekla Structures does not recognize a reinforcing bar bending shape and assigns it UNKNOWN bending type. When you define your custom shapes, an XML file called RebarShapeRules.xml is created in the currect model folder. By default, Tekla Structures installation package already contains an XML file called RebarShapeRules.xml. The file is located in ..\Tekla Structures\<version>\environments\<environment>\system folder, and it contains the most typical reinforcing bar shapes of your environment. These catalog shapes can be appended with your custom shapes. The custom bending shapes can be used in bending schedules and pull-out pictures in the same way as the predefined, Tekla Structures internal bending shapes.
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To define your own reinforcing bar bending shape: 1. 2. 3. 4. Set the advanced option XS_USE_USER_DEFINED_REBARSHAPERULES to TRUE to enable the user-defined bending shape recognition. Select reinforcing bars in the model. Go to Tools > Macros..., and select RebarShapeManager. Click Run. Rebar shape manager opens, and lists the selected reinforcing bars on the Model rebars list.
Model rebars list shows the ID number and the bending shape code of the reinforcing
bars.
Catalog shapes list shows the shapes that exist in the RebarShapeRules.xml file.
Alternatively, you can first open Rebar shape manager and then select reinforcing bars in the model. Click Get selected to add the reinforcing bars to the Model rebars list.
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Select one unknown shape from the Model rebars list.
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Define the needed bending shape information. Use the Shape code box to enter a shape code for an unknown shape.
Bending shape rules lists the rules for the bending shape. You can add or a delete a rule by clicking the Add and Delete buttons. If you modify the Bending shape rules, the Reset button restores the original rules.
Select the Require hooks check box if you want to define different shape codes for two bars that otherwise have exactly the same geometry, but the other bar has hooks and the other one does not have hooks. By default, the hooks are not required and the check box is not selected. Use Bending schedule fields to define the content for a bending schedule. Rightclick a field to select the shape properties, or to enter a formula. If you have defined the shape code for a selected reinforcing bar and you have modified the shape code, bending shape rules or the bending schedule field definitions, click Update to update the existing shape code defintion.
The names of the Bending schedule fields (A, B, and so on) are used in templates and reports. To make sure that also old reports work corrcetly, we recommend that you use the same DIM_XX fields as used in the rebar_schedule_config.inp file. 7. When you have finished defining the new shape, click Add to add the bending shape definition to the RebarShapeRules.xml file. You need to change the bending shape rule, enter a shape code or require the hooks to enable the Add button.
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Click Save to save the RebarShapeRules.xml file. By default, the file is located in the current model folder. Next time you create, for example, a bending schedule, Tekla Structures uses the updated bending shape information and recognizes the added bending shape and assigns a correct bending shape code for it.
Modeling direction
When the reinforcing bar shape is being defined, the start or end of the modeling direction is always sorted based on the bending angles and/or leg lengths. This means that the shape code will be the same regardless of the modeling direction. Bending radius is not taken into consideration in the sorting, and therefore it cannot be trusted that radius 1 is always less than radius 2 or vice versa.
User-defined reinforcing bar bending shapes Defining your own reinforcing bar bending shapes Defining rules for reinforcing bar bending shapes manually Reinforcing bar bending shape rule settings XS_USE_USER_DEFINED_REBARSHAPERULES
Improvements in bending radiuses

You can now define a bending radius separately for each reinforcing bar bend. To do so, enter several values in the Bending radius field. Separate the values with a space. Use the new template attribute DIM_R_ALL to report the multiple values of the bending radiuses in drawings and reports.
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Reinforcing bar Reinforcing bar group
3.5 Drawings
Improvements in associativity and cloning
The following improvements have been made to associativity and cloning in Tekla Structures version 17.0.
3D views in GA drawings
All objects are associative in 3D views also in general arrangement drawings.
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Intelligent cloning
Intelligent cloning is now enabled by default. This means that dimensions, marks, welds, texts, associative notes, and graphical objects are adjusted per their associations during cloning. The advanced option XS_INTELLIGENT_CLONING_ALLOWED is not available anymore. TT52695
Views
View frame is now updated if necessary when additional dimensions are created for new parts during drawing update or cloning. View frame is the gray box around the view. TT53592 Now the view boundary of main views is enlarged if necessary when new parts are added to an assembly, or when a cloned drawing contains more parts than the cloning template. View boundary is the dashed frame around the contents of a drawing view. TT53980 Sometimes section views and detail views expanded in cloning. This was caused by the view boundary becoming too big. If the view was associated to a reinforcement bar in the cloned drawing, sometimes a wrong reinforcement bar was used, which caused the view to expand. This has now been fixed. TT56952 A new advanced option XS_DETAIL_VIEW_MAX_GROWTH was added in Tools > Options > Advanced Options > Drawing View. The default value is 1.2 that prevents the view from growing more than 20%. If you set this advanced option to 0.00, the view size does not have any upper limit. TT56952 The view placing during drawing update and cloning has been improved. Now views retain their relative location to other views better when view sizes change or when the drawing contains lots of views. TT53547 When cloning, if there are new single parts in the resulting drawing, single-part views are now created correctly for the new parts.
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Views for included single parts are now placed correctly after cloning and when you select Create single-part views from the pop-up menu. TT54623 When you clone an assembly drawing, and you have set Dimensions to Create in cloning settings, the single-part views no longer get outside of their container. TT59187
Dimensions
The new advanced option XS_DRAWING_COMBINE_ADDED_DIMENSIONS controls whether added dimensions are merged to existing ones in updated or cloned drawings. Added dimensions are not merged to existing ones if this advanced option is set to FALSE through Tools > Options > Advanced Options > Drawing Properties. The default value is TRUE. TT50191 Internal bolt dimensions of added bolts were sometimes missing after drawing update. This has now been fixed. TT53653 Bounding dimensions (first and last dimension points) are now cloned correctly. They were sometimes missing from manually added reinforcing bar dimensions in cloned drawings.
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Dimensions located on the drawing sheet are now cloned to new drawings. TT54624 Duplicate dimensions are no longer created for bolts in updated or cloned drawings. TT54308 All obsolete dimension points are now removed after update or cloning. Previously, not all obsolete dimension points were removed, especially if the point was located near the center plane of the main part. TT55233 Now angle dimensions are correct after intelligent updates. TT50456 Dimension tags sometimes disappeared when dimensions were merged, or when more dimension points were added to the dimension line. This has now been fixed. TT55232
Leader line handle points in merged weld marks
Merged weld marks now maintain leader line handle points in cloning. Previously, straight lines were drawn.
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Associative notes to reinforcing bars
Associative notes of reinforcing bars are now associative no matter where you pick to add the note, for example, edge or center line. TT55938
Reinforcing bar orientation
Reinforcing bar orientation is taken into account in cloning. Previously, it could happen that the dimensions were associated to a wrong reinforcing bar with a totally different orientation. TT57397
Automatic cloning
Assembly drawing was not automatically cloned when an assembly position was changed in the model, and manual cloning was needed. This has now been fixed. TT59585 When a drawing was automatically cloned, the drawing was marked incorrectly as PARTS MODIFIED in the Drawing List. Now the automatically cloned drawings are marked correctly as CLONED. TT54914
XS_DRAWING_COMBINE_ADDED_DIMENSIONS XS_DETAIL_VIEW_MAX_GROWTH
Improvements in visualizing drawing object associativity

Correct associations improve the reliability of drawing updates and cloning.The visualization of the drawing object associativity has been improved in the following way:
Associative symbols are shown only when you select a drawing object, for example, a dimension. Earlier associative symbols were shown for all associative objects at the same time. Objects that do not have valid association get a ghost associative symbol and a question mark. These symbols are shown constantly. This makes it easier to find objects that need attention. Shapes (lines, rectangles, etc.) get ghost associative symbols only when they are created or selected. The symbols are not shown constantly, because shape objects are often intentionally not associated to anything.
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You can still turn off the associative symbols by selecting Tools > Options > Associative Symbol (Shift + A), but the new functionality makes it very practical to have the symbols always on.
Associative symbols:
Below is an example of ghost associative symbols. The ghost symbols are shown even though the dimension is not selected.
In the image below, the selected 2'-8 dimension line has two associative symbols shown, and the 4'-0 dimension line has a ghost associative symbol indicating that it is not associated to anything.
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Drawing associativity
Improvements in controlling dimension tag mark content

In addition to the user-selectable dimension tag mark content, there is some content in the marks that is automatically created based on the dimension end point locations. In Tekla Structures 17.0, you can use the new setting Exclude parts according to filter on the Tags tab of the Dimension Properties dialog box and select a filter that removes the desired automatic content, such as marks and counts from the tag. This feature is useful, for example, when the dimensioning line is associative with more than one object. The new feature uses drawing view filters. Before you can remove content from the tag, you need to create a drawing view filter for that purpose.
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The example below shows a tag that automatically contains concrete parts.
In the example below, a drawing view filter concrete is created.
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The created drawing view filter was used to remove all concrete parts from the tag content.
Adding tags to dimensions Creating view filters in drawings Example: Removing dimension tag content
Moving the end of the dimension line

You can now move the end of the dimension line orthogonal to itself outside the part by dragging it from the handle. The dimension tags are moved together with the end of the line. This is useful when the tags would otherwise overlap part geometry or other objects, such as dimensions or marks. The dimension tags are visible while you drag. This new feature also supports the requirements of the EN ISO 3766 standard regarding the dimensioning and marking of reinforcing bars.
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Limitations
You can move the end of the dimension line in all straight dimensions, except elevation dimensions. Moving the end of the dimension line
New angle dimension type: Triangle with degrees

The Dimension Properties dialog box now contains a new angle dimension type: Triangle with degrees. This new option was also added to the Mini Toolbar.
General dimension properties Selecting the dimension type
New tool for dimensioning center of gravity

Indicating the center of gravity (COG) is now part of the Eurocode. In Tekla Structures 17.0, you can indicate the location of the center of gravity in single-part, assembly, and cast unit drawings by creating COG dimensions and a COG symbol at the center of gravity. You can also create COG dimensions in section views. COG dimensions will be automatically updated if the single part, assembly, or cast-unit changes. The COG dimensions can also be cloned. To create COG dimensions: 1. 2. Double-click the Create COG Dimensioning toolbar command . Modify the creation, dimensioning and symbol options and dimension attributes as required.
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3. 4.
Click OK. Pick the first point to specify the origin of the dimensions. The origin is the point from which you want to measure the location of the center of gravity. This point must be located within the view frame.
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Pick the second point to place the dimensions. This point may fall outside the view frame.
The example below shows the created dimensions.
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When the dimension is selected, handles are shown at the dimension origin and the dimension location. You can drag these handles to adjust the origin or the location, or move them using the standard editing commands.
Limitations
If a drawing containing COG dimensions is copied or linked to another drawing, such as a multidrawing, the COG dimensions will not be copied. COG dimensions cannot be created in general arrangement drawings or multidrawings.
Dimensioning center of gravity Creating a user-defined menu Managing toolbars Adding dimensions
New tool for dimensioning spiral stirrup reinforcement groups

You can now add dimensions to spiral stirrup reinforcement by using the Create
StirrupDimPlugin application.
Creating the dimensions successfully with this application requires that you model the reinforcing bar group using the creation method By exact spacings in the Reinforcing Bar Properties dialog box. Before you can use this feature, add the Create StirrupDIMPlugin command to a toolbar or to the User menu through Tools > Customize.
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To add the dimension, select the reinforcement, click the command Create StirrupDimPlugin that you added on a toolbar, or select the command from the User menu, and then pick a location where you want to place the dimension.
If you want to change the center-to-center distance letter, double-click the stirrup dimension and change the letter.
You can also load special stirrup dimension properties and modify them: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Open the Dimension Properties dialog box. Load the StirrupDim properties. Change the settings as required, for example, the arrow type. Save the properties with the name StirrupDim. Double-click the stirrup dimension. In the Stirrup dimensioning plug-in dialog box, click Modify. Open the Text Properties dialog box. Load the StirrupDim properties. Change the settings as required. Save the properties with the name StirrupDim. Click OK and add the text.
You can also add texts to the stirrup and load special stirrup text properties:
Dimensioning spiral stirrup reinforcement groups Creating a user-defined menu Managing toolbars
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New tool for creating drawing views for reinforcement meshes

You can now create drawing views each containing one reinforcement mesh by using the macro RebarMeshViewCreator through Tools > Macros. You can create mesh views in general arrangement and cast unit drawings. The mesh view contains the overall mesh length and width dimensions, and dimension lines for wire spacing in horizontal and vertical directions. Also the wire sizes are displayed. To create a reinforcement mesh view in a drawing: 1. 2. 3. 4. Open the drawing and select the meshes. Click Tools > Options to go to the Macros dialog box. Click RebarMeshViewCreator and Run. You have the following choices in creating mesh views:

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If you want to create a mesh view for each separate mesh in the current drawing, select Create mesh view for all meshes in the drawing and click Create. If you want to create a view for only certain meshes, select Create view for selected meshes. If you already have the views and just want to add dimension lines and diameters in the views, select Create annotations for selected meshes.
Click Create. You may need to modify the view scale of the created mesh view.
Example
Below is an example of the created mesh view.
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Creating a view for a reinforcement mesh
3.6 Import and Export

Layout Manager - new tool for using model data on site
Layout Manager makes it possible to use accurate model data on the construction site.
You can export model data from Tekla Structures to an external device, Trimble LM80, and import data from Trimble LM80 back to Tekla Structures. Using real model data on the site brings considerable improvements to construction productivity and accuracy. There are fewer errors as you do not need to manually calculate distances and angles from plans, and, for example, pull tapes to measure distances. To start Layout Manager, go to Tools > Layout Manager.... To export model layout data, you need to define layout points and/or layout lines in your model. You can define them using the LayoutPoint and LayoutLine tools in the Component catalog.
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When you have defined the points and lines in the model, refresh the view in Layout Manager to be able to manage the layout points and lines. You can for example, create groups, name the groups, and define the point class, size and shape.
Layout Manager
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Improvements in IFC import and export

The following improvements have been included in the IFC import and export functionality in Tekla Structures 17.0:
You can now export nested assemblies. The following entities are now supported in the reference model import:

IfcDerivedProfileDef IfcCompositeprofileDef IfcRevolvedAreaSolids IfcExtrudedAreaSolids IfcRelAssignsToGroup aggregate IfcPresentationLayerAssignmentWithStyle IfcMaterialLayerSet attributes
IFC import IFC export
Improvements in IFC object conversion

The following improvements have been included in the IFC object conversion in Tekla Structures 17.0:

The Convert IFC objects tool can now be started directly from the Tools menu. Previously the Convert IFC objects tool was started from the Tools > Macros dialog box. You can convert plates, slabs and footings into native Tekla Structures objects. The conversion is now more reliable. You can copy properties from the IFC object property sets to user-defined attributes of the converted Tekla Structures objects in the Settings > IFC object convertor settings dialog box. Part naming is now based on object type definitions.
Converting IFC objects into native Tekla Structures objects
New contour marking settings for NC files

You can add contour marking information to your DSTV and NC files with the new contour marking settings available in Tekla Structures 17.0. You can add contour marking to both main and secondary parts. You can define how the parts are contour marked: by punching, by using powder or both. To access the cntour marking settings, click File > Export > Create NC Files... and click the Contour marking... button in the NC Files dialog box.
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Tekla Structures displays contour marking as thick red lines in the model view.
Contour marking
Improvements in Export EliPlan file (68)

The Export EliPlan (68) component enables you to transfer model data to Elematic ELiPLAN, a software for resource planning, scheduling, and management for precast concrete fabricators. The following improvements have been included in the Export EliPlan file (68) component in Tekla Structures 17.0:
New option on the Parameters tab
You can now define which material classes to exclude with the new option List of classes
to be ignored (Material). Separate the classes by a space.
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New Plotter data tab Plotter data export
You can now define which secondary concrete parts to exclude with the new option List
of classes to be ignored (Concrete). Separate the classes by a space.
You can use the options on the new Plotter data tab to define how to export data on cutouts and embeds.
The plotter item dimensions for wall and sandwich wall products are exported differently than for slab products: the dimension LENGTH is always zero and the three other dimensions (WIDTH, HEIGHT and THICKNESS) have respective values. You can now set the reinforcing bar length unit with the option Unit for rebar length.
Tag for lifters
New options on the Data content tab
You can define whether to export the cast unit position number, or the assigned control number (ACN) with the option Position number type. You can use the newCalculate wall net area at option to control from which face of the part the net area for wall and sandwich panels will be calculated. The formwork plane is now oriented and aligned based on the largest face of the main part. The length and width are calculated based on the main part boundaries in this aligned coordinate system. The height is calculated automatically based on the actual part: it is the minimum thickness at the center half area (0.25*L 0.75*L) of the part geometry. The top-in-form setting is now taken into consideration when exporting wall products. This change affects plotter data (the coordinate values for openings and embeds) of wall and sandwich wall product types. The total thickness of walls is now calculated for sandwich elements in the following manner:
Exporting stairs
Other improvements

Width (W) and height (H) are calculated based on extreme dimensions of all concrete parts of the cast unit. The origin for the plotter data is the lower left corner of the W*H box. Thickness is now calculated based on extreme dimensions of concrete parts whose area is 25% or more of the gross area of the whole cast unit. This way corbels or any other small parts are not counted in the thickness. Openings of all larger plates are exported in the plotter section. Earlier only main part openings were exported.
Overview of ELiPLAN import and export
Improvements in Unitechnik export (79)

Description
The Unitechnik export (79) component enables you to transfer model data to factory automation and ERP systems efficiently. The following improvements have been included in Unitechnik export (79) in Tekla Structures 17.0 :
New options on the Reinforcement tab
You can define whether the reinforcing bars are sorted according to their angle direction with the new option Rebar direction angle limit. You can define whether to add wires to the reinforcement mesh that stabilize the mesh with the new option Add mesh stabilizing wires. This is useful when you have meshes with large openings. You can define the maximum spacing of the wires that stabilize the reinforcement mesh with the new option Stabilization wire max spacing. The direction of bent reinforcing bars is now correct correct in the export.
Other improvements
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Now also the Z coordinate of the mesh is written in the STEELMAT block in the Unitechnik file. The direction of braced girders is now calculated correctly. The advanced option XS_UNITECHNIK_OFFSET_MESHES now works correctly. Volume information is now exported correctly. The exclusion of the first and last reinforcing bars from a reinforcing bar group is now taken into account in the export. Cast units, whose cast unit type is cast in place, are not exported. Only precast cast units are exported.
Exporting Unitechnik
Improvements in BVBS export

The following improvements have been included in the exporting of reinforcements to BVBS format in Tekla Structures 17.0:
BVBS export locates now in File > Export > BVBS... BVBS version 2.0 is now fully supported. You can now define what to export: reinforcement in all cast units, reinforcement in selected cast units or only selected reinforcements. You can define how to export: all reinforcements to the same file, or if a separate file is created for each cast unit. You have more options how to name the files: by their cast unit position or by their assembly control number. You can include drawing data in the export.
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Exporting BVBS
3.7 Analysis and Design

Copying analysis models
You can create copies of existing analysis models. This is useful when you want to create variations of existing analysis models.
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Copying an analysis model
Copying analysis parts

You can create copies of existing parts together with the applied analysis properties and node offsets. This is useful when you want to create multiple calculations of the same analysis model or part with different settings.
Copying an analysis part
Improvements in the Loads and analysis toolbar

The Loads and analysis toolbar is now automatically available when you select an analysis model in the Analysis & Design Models dialog box. The Loads and analysis toolbar contains new icons for selecting analysis parts, nodes and rigid links.
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Toolbars
Changes in Eurocode load modeling and load combinations

The Eurocode model building code has been updated to enable the using of Eurocode on a national level by using localizable standard files for different National Application Document requirements.
Eurocode settings
The following changes have been made to Eurocode settings (available in Tools > Options >
Options... > Load modeling > Eurocode tab):
You can now enter a Reliability class factor. Support for generation according to the national annex (using standard files) has been enhanced. New load group types Special permanent load and Ice load have been added. Special permanent loads can be used in exceptional loading conditions, for example, where a minimum load factor of zero (0.0) needs to be adopted for certain permanent loads instead of the typical 0.9..1.0 range, for a safe load condition. Customizable load group types have been added. You can use the customizable load group types as a workaround when unsupported load modeling code needs to be used. These load groups are regarded as variable load groups when generating the Eurocode load combinations.
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Load combination generation
The following changes have been made to load combination generation settings (available when clicking the Generate... button in the Load Combinations dialog box):
Options for SLS - Serviceability limit state, Accidental loads, Earthquake loads and Minimum permanent load with lateral loads only have been added. You can select the Minimum permanent load with lateral loads only option if it is considered safe to exclude lateral load combinations where permanent loads have the maximum factor. In other words, the number of generated load combinations is reduced when this option is selected. Options for Load groups and Generate wind also in the opposite direction have been removed. You can access the Options dialog box by clicking the new Options... button.
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Load combination
You can now add a scaling factor. This corresponds to the Eurocode reliability class factor.
Load combination Creating load combinations Load modeling code
Displaying warnings
You can now review any warnings that might occur during analysis model creation. To do this, click the new Display warnings button in the Analysis & Design Models dialog box. The button is available if any errors have occurred during analysis model creation.
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Analysis > Analysis & Design Models...
Improvements in design calculation handling

Tekla Structures 17.0 includes the following improvements for user-defined attributes in design calculation :
You now have new options on the End conditions tab:
UDL code: the uniform distributed load percentage Connection capacity and Utility ratio: values in the end of the profile
The options Utility ratio and Reinforcement area are now available on the Analysis tab.
Moment connection symbol on the End conditions tab is shortened to Moment connection
To access the user-defined attributes, click the User-defined attributes... button in the properties dialog box of the required part.
3.8 System Components

Improvements in Seam Applicator (1)
Seam Applicator (1) modeling tool has been improved in Tekla Structures 17.0. The improvements enable a better usage of the Seam Applicator (1) with deformed, for example,
cambered parts.
Seam handle points New options on the Parameters tab
When Seam Applicator (1) is used with a cambered double tee plate, the seam handle points are now located correctly. You can now use short seams in Seam Applicator (1). Use the following new options to control the seam creation.
With the Number of copies option you can define the number of seams.
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Custom seam definition
With the Distance to first seam option you can define the distance between the double tee slab edge and the first seam start point. With the Spacing value option you can define the space between the seams. With the Copy at equal distances option you can define whether seams are created at equal distances.
To be able to use Seam Applicator (1), you need to have a custom seam. When you define your custom seam in Custom Component Wizard, make sure that you select the Allow multiple instances of connection between same parts checkbox on the Advanced tab. This way you can ensure that the short custom seams behave correctly in the model.
Improvements in Precast stairs (65)

The following fixes and improvements are available in the Precast stairs (65) modeling tool in Tekla Structures 16.1 and 17.0.
Stairs tab
The Stairs tab has the following new options:
A new option for foot creation. By default, the foot is created. You can now enter negative values for foot nose depth. Entering a negative value cuts the first step. TT52479 Two new options for chamfers. The new options allow the creation of chamfers on the underside of the stairs. By default, the chamfers are not created. TT52484 Two new options that allow you to control the slope from the corbel to the underside of the stairs and the slope from the foot nose to the foot base. TT56645
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Ridges tab
The Ridges tab has the following new options:
Create at foot option controls the creation of horizontal ridges at the foot of the stairs. The option works in the same way as the Create option for horizontal ridges. Four new fields control the distance from the margins for horizontal ridges that are placed on the top step and on the foot. When a foot is not created, vertical ridges now continue to the bottom level of the stairs.
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Foot corner chamfer option controls the corner chamfers of the ridges that are created on the foot step. The default is Chamfer. Corner chamfer has a new list option Angle.
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Anti-skid tab
The Anti-skid tab has the following new options:
Create anti-skid on foot controls the creation of anti-skids at the foot of the stairs. By default, the anti-skid is created. Anti-skid is created only if the foot of the stairs exists.
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Creation anti-skid has a new list option Create cutout. The new option allows you to cut the stairs with the anti-skid to create cutouts. The default is No.
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Kick plate tab
The component has a new tab Kick plate. Use the Kick plate tab to create a vertical part to the stairs, similar to the horizontal part that is created on the Anti-skid tab.
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UDA tab
The component has a new tab UDA. Use the UDA tab for entering user-defined attributes. The user-defined attributes are written to the main part of the stairs. The user-defined attributes are case sensitive. Check the correct spelling of an attribute from the objects.inp file.
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When the stairs are created, the following user-defined attributes are now automatically written to the main part:
Name
STAIR_NO_STEPS STAIR_STEP_L STAIR_STEP_H STAIR_BODY_H STAIR_FOOT_H STAIR_WIDTH STAIR_FOOT
Type integer float float float float float string
Content Number of steps Step length Step height Stair body height Stair foot height Stair width If foot is created, the string value is WITH_FOOT. If foot is not created, the value is WITHOUT_FOOT.
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Fixes
The landing slabs are now created as polygonal slabs with handles in each corner.
New landing slab Old landing slab TT52481
If horizontal ridges are created, the filling under the sloped part of the ridge has the same slope as the horizontal ridge.
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If the notch height on the Stairs tab is greater than the total height of the foot, the notch height is now ignored and treated as if it were 0. TT57302 On the Attributes tab, Prefix for Landings, Stringers and Ant-skid is now correctly set. TT43301, TT43300 Previously a small ridge was created at the bottom step. Now the rigde is not created anymore. TT51090
Improvements in Rectangular column reinforcement (83)

The following fixes and improvements are available in the Rectangular column reinforcement (83) modeling tool in Tekla Structures 16.1 and 17.0.
Side bars tab
You can now define multiple side bars with different diameters.
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Stirrups tab
The Stirrups tab has a new option Create as one group that allows you to create stirrups as one large stirrup group with different spacings, or as smaller reinforcing bar groups for each zone. TT54991
Strirrup attributes tab
The different zones now have zone numbers.
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Fixes
When you modified the component main part in a model that was created in a previous version, unwanted side bars were created. This has now been fixed. TT54374 Top bars are now created correctly. TT54964 Intermediate links are now created correctly for side bars 1 and side bars 2. If both side bars 1 and 2 are used, the intermediate links are created only for side bar 1. TT57003
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The side bars are now placed evenly between the main bars if you leave the spacing field empty and the spacing option is set to symmetrical. TT55806
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Fixes
4.1 Introduction
This section contains descriptions on the numerous fixes and improvements that have been included in Tekla Structures 17.0. Also fixes made for upgrade packages since Tekla Structures 16.1 are included. The number after the description of the fix (for example TT12345) is the development item number of that particular fix. Your local Tekla office may have referred to this number when you have for example submitted a maintenance request.
4.2 General
Fix list
Filtering
The user-defined attributes in the Part category properties are now shown correctly as labels instead of user-defined attribute names. TT57942 Previously, when you created a view filter and applied the filter and the view properties, the filter was not used when you created a new view. This has now been fixed. TT57939 When filtering objects using a selection filter, you can now use the template properties for assemblies and cast units without a prefix, for example WEIGHT, if you have the Select assemblies switch active. TT57897 When a part belongs to several assemblies or tasks and you create rules for filtering, all the rules must now apply at least in one of the assemblies or tasks the part belongs to for filtering to succeed. TT58047
Selecting objects
In the plane view, with XS_SOLID_USE_HIGHER_ACCURACY set to TRUE, you could not always select a beam with a rounded corner profile. This has now been fixed.
TEKLA STRUCTURES 17 Fixes
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The Select objects in assemblies selection switch no longer selects assemblies when you use the Ctrl + A shortcut. TT53491
Welds
The Weld Properties dialog box in the model and the Weld Mark Properties dialog box in the drawings have changed. The option Intermittent has been removed, and the option Stitch weld has been added.
To get a staggered intermittent weld (stitch weld), set Stitch weld to Yes. To get a non-staggered intermittent weld and show the pitch in the drawing, set Stitch
weld to No and set Pitch to a value greater than 0.0.
If your model has been created with Tekla Structures version 15 or older, you can continue using the Stitch functionality as before, and your welds are shown correctly. If your model has been created with Tekla Structures 16.0 or 16.1 versions older than 16.0 SR4, 16.0.5, 16.1 SR3, or 16.1.3, you should check that the welds are correct. The welds are converted automatically in the following way:
Model welds: Intermittent welds are automatically converted into Stitch welds if the Above setting for Intermittent was Yes. Manual welds in drawings: Intermittent welds are automatically converted into Stitch welds if both the Above and Below setting for Intermittent was Yes.
Below is an example of a staggered intermittent weld (stitch weld):
Below is an example of a non-staggered intermittent weld.
TT60280, TT53326
Copying and moving objects
You can no longer activate the Copy and Move command before selecting objects. TT53719
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Snapping
The last picked point remains visible when the part is created and it can again be used as a reference point when picking the next point. TT57472
Multi-user mode
When the path in the Look in box did not have a backslash \ at the end, it was not possible to change the server or open a a model in the multi-user mode. This has now been fixed. TT57725
Moving objects in magnetic planes and grids
When moving selected objects away from magnetic planes or grids, the reinforcing bars and cuts attached to the selected object are moved as well. Magnetism is now by default disabled for these objects. TT58205
Using a second display
You can now select dates in dialog boxes on the second screen.
Setting the location of objects.inp
Enhanced tooltips are now shown on the second screen. If you did not set the advanced option XS_PROJECT, XS_FIRM or XS_INP to point to any folder, Tekla Structures tried to search the objects.inp file in the root of the current drive. The objects.inp should not be read from the root of the current drive unless the proper advanced options point there. This has now been fixed. TT58942
General settings for system and custom components FLEXnet licensing
The settings on the General tab now work correctly for custom and system components. TT58969
If you had a Tekla Structures license server installed on a computer, Tekla Structures did not start correctly on the computer if a VPN connection was active. This has now been fixed. TT54329
4.3 Modeling
Fix list
Reference models
Inquiring reference model objects now works in the same way whether you use the Inquire command from the pop-up menu or toolbar icon. TT54359 You can now change the visibility of locked reference models. TT53834
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In some cases there was an application error when you tried to open a hidden IFC reference model. This has now been fixed with improved diagnose and repair model functions. TT58204
Part properties
When you change the profile of a concrete column modeled as a beam, its properties are now those of a concrete column. TT58164
Weld properties
When you copy two objects and the weld between them, the user-defined attributes of the weld are also copied. TT54072 The reference text property now works correctly with the existing standard files. TT56924
Cuts and fittings
Applying cuts and fittings on parts now affects surface treatments, chamfers and welds in the parts. TT55801
Surface treatment properties
The surface treatment handles no longer move when you change the thickness or In depth position of the surface treatment. TT53515 TT45660
Chamfer properties
The dz1 and dz2 options are now unavailable in corner chamfer properties for polybeams. TT53783
Object group properties
Cast unit and assembly properties in the Template category now have the dot separator, for example, CAST_UNIT.WEIGHT instead of CAST_UNIT_WEIGHT. This change makes it possible to create better filters as there are more conditions available. TT57897 The properties ASSEMBLY.SERIAL_NUMBER and CAST_UNIT.SERIAL_NUMBER have now been added to the object group dialog boxes, under the Template category. They can be used in filtering of ranges of assembly numbers. Serial number is a number given to an object in numbering, without the prefix and the delimiter, for example, 204 in P/204. TT58702
Views
Previously, when you created a 3D view of an assembly, Tekla Structures regenerated the view one extra time if the XS_HIDE_OTHER_PARTS_IN_ASSEMBLY_AND_CAST_UNIT_VIEWS advanced option was set to TRUE. This has now been fixed. TT59940
Numbering
Sometimes thin polybeam parts (2.0 mm) that were seemingly similar were assigned different numbers. This has now been fixed. TT58183 TT58072 Objects that are not numbered, such as parts, assemblies, cast units and reinforcement bars, are now given the number 0 even if the start number is greater than 1 (for example, unnumbered parts in series P/1000 will get number P/0). The number is shown, for example, in reports. TT58446 Clearing the position or start number value in the assembly properties dialog box now restores the main part numbering values.
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TT56030
Project status visualization
In some cases, project status visualization by tasks did not succeed when an object belonged to several tasks. This has now been fixed. TT58047
Bind to plane
Previously, distances to the plane were not kept correctly if the plane moved as the consequence of modifying the part. This has now been fixed. TT59487
Sketched profiles
Sketched profiles now retain the parameters modified in the profiles when you close and re-open a model. TT58269 Updating a sketched cross section now also updates the profiles using the cross section. TT57206 In some cases, there was an application error if exactly 99 parametric profiles had been defined in the profitab.inp file and some sketched profiles were in use. This has now been fixed. TT59139
User-defined attributes
Previously, when you browsed for a file in user-defined attributes, the check box related to the attribute was not automatically selected. This has now been fixed. TT53951 Values in the user-defined attributes boxes are no longer cleared for the cut objects. TT54220
4.4 Reinforcement
Fix list
Reinforcing bar properties
Hooks at the ends of reinforcing bars are now created correctly when both the angle and radius are set to 0. TT57773
Reinforcing bar bending types
If you are not using the new reinforcing bar bending shape rules defined with Rebar Shape Manager, there are robustness improvements in the recognition of reinforcing bar bending type 81. The properties of reinforcing bar bending type 81 are now identified correctly. TT56876
4.5 Drawings
Fix list
Views
Detail views are now created correctly also when the frame of the original view is manually resized.
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TT54404
Moving a section view to another drawing no longer relocates the plan view unnecessarily. TT58675 The section view labeling now works correctly when there are containers inside containers, for example, assembly drawings with links inside multidrawings. Also, multidrawings are no longer unnecessarily updated when contained drawings are closed without saving. TT58066 When you create drawing views of a part in a drawing, the current object level settings are applied correctly. TT59175 View placing was not always working correctly in anchor bolt plans. Now the anchor bolt plan views are placed correctly. TT59522
Dimensions
Now, when you enter a value or change the value for the advanced option XS_DO_NOT_CHECK_DIMENSION_POINTS in Tools > Options > Advanced Options > Dimensioning: General, you do not need to restart Tekla Structures for the change to take place. TT54559 In some cases, automatic reinforcement dimensions were not closed to part geometry even though Closing dimension to part geometry was set to Yes in the cast unit dimensioning properties. This has now been fixed. TT54720 The dimension middle tag, dimension mark prefix and dimension mark postfix are now created only for dimensions that dimension the length of an object, i.e. the start and end point are pointing to the same object. Now they also show only information related to that object, not all objects in the whole dimension set. TT56511 The color of the right middle dimension tag and the left middle dimension tag can now be modified with the Mini Toolbar. TT55638 When you created a dimension tag, the text <<Mark>> was displayed in the tag. This has now been fixed, and the tag shows what is defined on the Tags tab in the Dimension Properties dialog box. TT60110 If you on the Position dimensions tab of the Cast Unit - Dimensioning Properties dialog box set Embedded objects to By reference point, internal dimensions are no longer created for embedded objects, even when embedded objects are centered, and Centered part is set to Internal. TT56753 The maximun and minimum lengths for tapered reinforcing bar groups now display same values in all drawing views. Earlier, incorrect values were displayed in section views. TT59440
Marks
If there is a multi leader line set for a reinforcing bar group mark, but there is only one reinforcing bar in the group, Tekla Structures now automatically uses a single leader line instead. Previously no marks were drawn if the reinforcing bar group contained only one reinforcing bar and a wrong leader line type was selected. TT49296, TT49873 In some cases, when you dragged the dashed view boundary, new part marks that became visible where incorrectly placed to origin. This has now been fixed.
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TT59921
Dragging and cursor behavior
When you dragged an object and had selected two object handles, the end result was not correct. This has now been fixed. TT53417 When you dragged a weld leader line that went across the empty area in cut parts, the end result was not correct. This has now been fixed. TT54128 When you created an arc and tried to drag one of the end points to create a full circle, the cursor did not show when you had reached the full circle. This has now been fixed. TT54149 The cursor is no longer drawn during dragging in enlarged views in anchor bolt plans, because that is not needed in enlarged views. TT53082 Dragging of angle dimensions and radial dimension was not working correctly.This has now been fixed. TT59922 When drag a dimension using dimension handle, the dimension is no longer split into two dimension sets. TT56575 The cursor is now drawn to correct direction when you drag dimensions in views that are rotated 180 degrees or more. TT57318
Snapping
In some situations, a drawing may have got stuck if the Snap to extension lines snap switch was enabled and the drawing contained cloud objects or polygon objects with bulges. This has now been fixed. TT56354
Hatches
The Background color selection is now available for Automatic hatches. However, this setting only has effect if an automatic hatch is not defined for the material in the hatch pattern schema files. TT54460 Hatches now work correctly on faces with holes. TT48940 When you created general arrangement drawings with object level settings containing a background hatch, the background was not applied to the parts. This has now been fixed. TT51346
Part and part mark properties
When a part changes from a neighbor part to a normal part and vice versa, the part and its mark get properties from the view level correctly. TT58616
Modifying objects
In some cases, pressing Alt + M modified an object although the Modify button was disabled. This has now been fixed. TT56591 In RCD configuration the Modify button is now dimmed in the Cast Unit Drawing Properties dialog box for precast concrete parts but enabled for cast in place parts. TT58658
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Associative notes
If associative notes are set to fixed in the Associative Note Placing dialog box, they do not move any longer. TT54796
Symbols
In cast unit drawings, the bent mesh outline symbol is now shown correctly with crossing and longitudinal wires of the mesh taken into account. TT56807 Symbols inside part marks are now drawn with a correct line type when the parts are hidden. TT49876
Change symbols
Manually edited marks no longer get unnecessary change symbols. TT55426
Protected areas
Associative notes and texts used to have a protected area around them even if they were empty. This caused problems, for example, in printing: all drawing content was not shown in printouts. Now the associative notes and texts have a protected area only when they contain something. TT53306 Protected areas around texts now work more reliably. TT55060
DWG files
DWGs whose filename contains Chinese characters can now be added in drawings when Tekla Structures language is Chinese. TT53098
Filters
Previously, the filter settings were kept in the general arrangement drawing properties file and the drawing view properties file. Now, the filters have separate files. When you load the general arrangement drawing properties or drawing view properties, and new filter file is not found, the old filter will get converted. To prevent keeping some odd old data in filters on saving, the filters are cleaned in the properties files. TT58897
Single-part drawings in assembly drawings
An existing single-part drawing was included in an assembly drawing. The model changed so that a dimension in the single-part drawing changed. This dimension was marked with a change symbol in the original single-part drawing but not in the assembly drawing. Now the dimension is marked with a change symbol in both drawings. TT56496
General arrangement drawings
Large drawings with numerous model objects are now faster to create. For example, a general arrangement drawing with several tens of thousands of parts is created more than twice as fast as before. TT53793
Anchor bolt plans
Opening and updating of anchor bolt plan drawings was slow when you had made changes in the model and an additional parts filter was used. This has now been fixed. TT54148, TT57643
Multidrawings
Now the parts included in dimension tags are the same in multidrawings as in their source drawings. TT53648 Multidrawings can now be created from a drawing that was just created by cloning. Previously, the cloned drawing had to be opened and saved first.
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TT55114
Printing
Printing multiple copies of several drawings did not always work. Now the Number of copies box in the Print Drawings dialog box works correctly even when there are several drawings selected in the Drawing List. TT55619 Printing to DWG sometimes produced DWG files that were not viewable with AutoCAD. Now printing to DWG works again. Remember that you need to define a separate printer instance for each size also when you are printing to DWG. TT59415
Embed reinforcing bars
Embed reinforcing bars are now undeformed correctly in drawing views. TT53762
Reinforcing bar hooks
Reinforcing bar hooks are now drawn in the correct direction in pullout pictures. TT57808, TT57965
XS_DONT_SHOW _POLYBEAM_MI D_EDGES
XS_DONT_SHOW_POLYBEAM_MID_EDGES was not always hiding polybeam mid edges in
drawings, for example, on tubular shaped profiles and some plate profiles. Now it is working properly again. TT57306
Drawings in Drafter configuration
When you tried to save a drawing with Drafter configuration, you got an error message No license for this option. This unnecessary error message is no longer displayed. TT55087
4.6 Templates and Reports

Fix list
Profiles with polygon cross sections Template attributes
The subtype of profiles with polygon cross sections is now shown in reports. TT57798
SERIAL_NUMBER now shows the actual serial number of a reinforcing bar instead of the
start number. TT39294
4.7 Import and Export

Fix list
NC files
Hierarchic objects in the model sometimes caused problems when creating NC files from all parts. This has now been fixed. TT58655
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NC files were not created for the secondary parts when only Assembly position was used for hard stamp. This has now been fixed. NC files are created both for the main and the secondary parts. TT57481 Weld preparations were not created correctly into the NC files in the US Imperial environment when cutting the web of a T-profile beam. This has now been fixed. TT57550 When you created NC files for plates in US Imperial environment, plate thickness was not always rounded correctly in the file header. This has now been fixed. TT58333
Unitechnik export (79)
Errors in Unitechnik export are now displayed more clearly in separate error message dialog boxes. Such errors could be, for example, ACN warnings or if the special export assembly file is not found or the path length is not correct. TT57556 TT57553 Previously, meshes was not stabilized correctly. This has now been fixed. TT59240 The Data specification tab has new fields Transport unit number and Transport sequence number. TT59095
4.8 Construction Management

Fix list
Importing and exporting tasks
Models that were created with Tekla Structures 15.0.6 or earlier and then exported to .xml are now correctly exported from Task Manager to Microsoft Project 2007. TT53586 In some cases, task dependencies were not exported correctly from Tekla Structures to .xml. This has now been fixed. TT58117
4.9 System Components

Fix list - steel connections
The following fixes and improvements are available in Tekla Structures 16.1 and 17.0.
Eaves beam to stanchion (3)
The rectangular hollow profile is now placed at the center of the plate. You can now also define the offset for the eaves beam cleat.
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TT55802
Tube splice (6)
You can now modify the size and shape of the end plate on the End plates tab. TT43851
Bolted gusset (11), Fitting (13), Column with shear plate (131) Bolted gusset (11)
Secondary parts are now correctly connected to the main part when the main part is a circular tube profile. TT57642
Both the gusset plate and the bolts are now positioned correctly. TT49196 On the Brace conn tab, you can now define corner rounding to prevent the corners from cracking.
Battering connection (13)
When you define that the secondary part is fitted to the main part at an angle, the beam end is now cut correctly. TT21030
Tube gusset (20)
When you made an assembly, welds were not created correctly between the connection plate and the end plate. This has now been fixed. TT57521 Previously, welds were created incorrectly causing the braces to be connected to each other. This has now been fixed. TT58334
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Previously, when you entered a distance other than the default between the brace and the connection plate on the Brace bolts 1 tab, the gusset plate was not created correctly. This has now been fixed. TT54906 Previously, chamfers were not created even though you defined chamfers for two connection plates. This has now been fixed. TT54546 When you used two connection plates and defined the edge distance of a square end plate from the brace outer edge, the edge distance was not created correctly. This has now been fixed. TT54544 When there was a gap between the main part and the gusset plate, the gusset plate was not placed in the correct location. This has now been fixed. TT54487
Simple Clip Angle (31), Simple Clip Angle 2 (82)
The vertical bolt group is now positioned correctly when you use the Middle and Below options.
TT53503 TT58219
Seating cap (37), Seating (39)
You can now define the parts in which the slotted holes are created. TT55355
Haunch (40)
When you select option 2 and define a property for an additional stiffener on the Parameters tab, an additional stiffener is now created.
TT55092
Previously, the top part of the horizontal rafter double hauch was not created when you first applied the component even though you had the option selected. This has now been fixed. TT53424
Column splice (42)
Flange plates are now correctly bolted to the main part. TT56315
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Railing beam to beam (88)
Connecting railings with angles now works correctly also when the auto option of Up
direction is used. Previously, profiles were not rotated correctly.
TT56391
Create hole around a part (92)
For rectangular cuts, you can now define whether the cut is perpendicular to the main part or not. The default value is No. TT57242
Two sided end plate (142)
The part prefix and assembly prefix are now applied for all fitting plates. TT57240 The bolt cut length is now calculated correctly based on the bolted parts. TT47952
Two sided clip angle (143)
Slot rotation now works correctly when the secondary parts have different heights. TT42687
End plate (144)
The end plate now stays in the correct position when you define the vertical dimension for the bolt group. Previously, the end plate moved even if you entered a zero value.
TT52830
Column with stiffeners W (182), Beam prep (183), Column with stiffeners (188) Bolted gusset (196)
Bolt length is now calculated correctly based on plate thickness. TT55840
When you defined the weld gap on the Picture tab and weld access hole dimensions on the Beam cut tab, secondary part flanges were unnecessarily cut. This has now been fixed. TT56681
The connection plate properties now show the correct part mark and name. Previously, angle properties were shown. TT56415
Fix list - steel details

Base plate (1004)
The cast plate is now placed correctly when the detail is connected to a sloped column. Cast plates placed incorrectly:
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Cast plates placed correctly:
TT46551
Handrailing (1024)
The stanchions are now correctly bolted to the beam when creating a handrailing. TT53969
Circular base plates (1052)
When you select a square base plate on the Parameters tab, you can now define the hole diameter for the plate. TT53772
Fix list - steel modeling tools

Z Pan (S74)
Bent plate brackets are not created anymore if you have defined that they should not be created. TT56814
Kickplate (S75)
You can now select a profile for the kickplate. When you use a plate profile or leave the profile field empty on the Parameters tab, the kickplate is created as a polygon plate so that chamfers can be created. When you select some other profile (L, C, U, T), the kickplate is created as a beam.
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TT43837
Truss (S78)
The top and bottom cords can now be rotated. TT52179 To join the top chords at the apex, you can now again use the Apex haunch (106) connection. TT52238
Bridging macro (S80)
When you set the Bridging type to Manual on the Parameters tab, you can also define the Start bridge code, Intermediate bridge code, and End bridge code. TT57656
PEB Knee Joint (S93)
The bolt cut length is now calculated based on the thickness of the end plates. TT56054
Radial Grid
The Radial Grid dialog box was not displayed correctly if the text size was larger than the default size. This has now been fixed. TT57265
Fix list - concrete components

The following fixes and improvements are available in the Tekla Structures 16.1 and 17.0.
Corbel connection (14)
The Picture tab has new options:
You can chamfer the corbel. By default, no chamfers are created.
TT45004
You can define whether the beam or the corbel is cut when the beam is sloped. When the beam end is cut, the corbel top stays horizontal. When the corbel is cut, the corbel top has the same slope as the beam.
TT35628
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Corbel connection (14), Seating with dowel (75), Two sided seating with dowel (76), Seating with dowel to flange (77), Two sided seating with dowel to flange (78) Slab bars (18)
If the corbel part prefix and start value fields are empty, the numbering values are now taken from the main part. You cannot add a cast unit prefix or start number for corbels anymore, as corbels are added to the column cast units and they take the numbering values from the column. TT52244
If there was a cut in the slab, the mesh was not created correctly. This has now been fixed. TT53487 Cover thickness is now defined correctly. TT59762
Double-tee beam (51)
When you select diagonal Side/end notch reinforcement or diagonal Opening reinforcement options on the Notch/Opening tab, the Number of bars and Spacing fields are now unavailable for every option. TT5977 Meshes are no longer created directly on top of each other. TT53608 The default values for the number of bars for the side/end notch reinforcement have been corrected. The default value for both the x and y directions is 1, if no other value is entered. It is also possible to enter 0 as the number of bars. In this case, reinforcing bars are not created. TT57267 On the Notch/Opening tab, there are now new options for creating Corner notch reinforcement and Side/end notch reinforcement. These reinforcements can be created with or without hooks. TT58949
Edge and corner reinforcement (62)
The Vertical U bars tab has new options Same as horizontal and inside and Same as horizontal and outside. You can create either narrow or wide U bars with these options. TT49411 Edge bars are now created inside the stirrups. TT55383
Longitudinal reinforcement (70)
The reinforcing bars were not placed correctly when there was a gap in the beam. This has now been fixed. TT55907
Pilecap reinforcement (76)
Splice ends are positioned in the same way as in the Pad footing (77) reinforcement. The Back orientation on the Lacer bars tab works now correctly. TT56790
Beam end reinforcement (79)
The Bars tab has a new option for diagonal bars length.
80
TT55589
Round column reinforcement (82)
The reinforcement is now created correctly also for non-orthogonal beams. TT55687
The different zones nowhave zone numbers on the Stirrup attributes tab.
TT56222
The Stirrups tab has a new option that allows you to create separate stirrups.
This option
creates a stirrup group.
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TT56504
Starter bars for pillar (86)
The default name for Side bars, Corner bars and Stirrups is now empty. TT53800
Reinforcement mesh array in area (89)
The Picture tab has new options:
You can create cover thickness on both the top and the bottom sides.
You can create the cover thickness for all sides of the mesh.
You can define the location of cross bars. Use the Cross bar location top and Cross
bar location below options.
TT54715
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Border rebar (92), (93)
The Pins tab has new options:
You can now select the reinforcing bar size by clicking the select button next to the Size field. The selected reinforcing bar sets the Size, Grade and Bending radius values. You can also manually enter several values for the fields. You can define the bending radius using the Bending radius field.
TT58935
Fix list - cold rolled

Albion File Transfer (95)
CSV file transfer has been modified to distinguish between cleats and sleeves which can now have either 14 mm or 18 mm holes. TT51599
Metsec file transfer
Extra checks have been added to the file transfer. TT59277
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