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Sneak Preview Tekla Structures 2018
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Usability takes a leap
Tekla Structures 2018 is bloated with bigger and smaller usability improvements. Totally new functionalities such as Property pane, Select previous, Undo historyand Online side pane and other improvements will increase your productivity.
User interface improvementsUndo history
Select previous
Work plane handler
Property pane
Tekla Online
Property pane highlights
Information always up-to-date (auto-get)
Visual feedback on what will be changed
Content is fully customizable
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Property pane highlights
When several objects are selected:
– See all different properties
– Filter down different object types
Use also for starting a command!
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Property pane
Only one property pane for all objects: easy to use, easy to learn.
Common properties for several objects
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“This could become a great verification tool”
“Its great feature as you can
customize it.”
“...see the UDA properties that you want in the
project.”
Property pane in Tekla Structures
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Customization of Property Pane
Customizable for each object type Visibility, renaming and placing of properties Bring most needed UDA’s to Property pane
Snapping & Selecting toolbars
Toolbars renewed
New selection switches for rebar sets
Quickly switch used Work plane or Base point
Adjust to available window space
Can be made floating or docked
Select previous
Better control with new functionality
You can now re-select objects that you have accidentally deselected
Works in model and drawings
Undo History
Save time and prevent errors when undoing actions Clearly see what you may have
done by accident
Quickly and accurately undo mistakes and accidents
Easily undo or re-do many actions at once
Inquire coordinates of a point
Pick any point in the model to show– Local coordinates– Model coordinates (Global)– Project Base point coordinates– Current base point coordinates
Side pane windows
Free placement of side pane windows
Can be docked or floating
Several side pane windows open at the same time
More efficient drawing production
Bill faster – protect revenue
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Easy Drawing Sheet Setup
WYSIWYG Drawing Sheet Setup– Productivity
– Easy adoption & faster learning
– Customizable
– Now possible to refresh
Drawing layout Editor
2017 SP3
2017i 2018
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Modify model object properties from GA drawing
Faster corrections to model from drawing editor
– Enables changes to model object properties from GA drawing
– Name, profile, grade of material, class, finish and UDA's
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Modify Model Objects Properties From GA Drawing
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Improved automatic mark placement
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Quicker annotation for faster issuing of drawing– Avoid crossing leader lines
– Stack and place evenly
– Near current location & Ignore current locations work for fixed marks too
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Arrange and align marks
Achieve better mark placement with less effort– Avoid crossing leader lines
– Stack and place evenly
– Near current location & Ignore current locations work for fixed marks too
Clear rebar drawings
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Filled line Single line Single line with filled ends
2017 SP5
2017i SP1
2018
New representation mode for rebar to create clearer drawings. Suitable for sections.
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Rebar drawing tools
Meet drawing standards easily
Rebar end symbol (extension)
Rebar annotation tools in version
– Group marking
– Group dimensions
– Cranking
– Pullouts
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Faster and better mark-up on drawings
Drawing content manager
Quick and easy way to review, add and locate drawing content.
• Check and edit multiple objects or marks• Modify, add or remove marks and associative notes• Search drawing content live
“Useful feature, when working on complex assembly
drawing and erection plan”
“Gives then ability to better control how
welds could be identified and added in
drawings”
Drawing content manager
Quick and easy way to review, add and locate drawing content.• Check and edit multiple objects or marks
simultaneously• Modify, add or remove marks and associative notes• Search live through drawing content• Easier to manage changes
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Drawing content manager
Quick and easy way to review, add and locate drawing content.
Modeling Maintenance
Numbering
Better support for workflows Use phase to define work
packages
Force separate marks for issuing, ordering, etc.
New option to compare Phase in numbering
Parts and assemblies in different phases will get different numbers
Construction Objects
Easy management of construction objects
Construction objects can now be assigned to a phase
Filtering of construction objects is now possible
By phase
By type
Construction Objects
Improved visibility for easier modeling Construction points on the view plane are now blue
New advanced options to control the line type: XS_CONSTRUCTION_CIRCLE_LINE_TYPE
XS_CONSTRUCTION_LINE_LINE_TYPE
Modeling Complex Objects
Model more
Polygon point limit increased
Create large, complex plates and polybeams
Manage large bolt groups as a single object
Easily create large sets of studs
Import complex cross sections
Filtering improvements
Faster and easier filter creation
New “Multi-select” Quickly select multiple values
Available in model and drawings
Filter grids for flexibility
Grids can be filtered out by GUID Use the Object category
Use GUID as property
Use “Does not equal” condition
Select value from the model for the right GUID
New DSTV to DXF Converter Extension
Easy creation of DXF for plate processing Modern UI for all settings
Supports many new features Control decimals
New mark content control & location options
Support for contour lines and marks
Support for bending lines
Easy layer definition
Rebar set – the new development
Usabilitity of rebar sets keeps on improving due better performance, new selectionswitches and other new features. Reporting of rebar sets has now a lot of newpossibilities especially with tapered rebar groups.
Better grip on rebar sets
New selection switches
– Inquire, report, export bars or bar groups
– Attach to or detach from pours
Select individual bar from rebar set
Select bar group from rebar set
All three switches select old rebars
New reporting possibilities
Tapered groups can now have same position number
– differentiate with sub-ID
Possibility to number identical groups and number of bars in a group
Also other new template and format string attributes
Pour unit for better control
Handling the content of a pour is easy and consistent with the pour unit identical to assembly concept.
Pour unit - a new object type! Easily manage and report what is
needed for pour and when▪ Assembly-like hierarchy for
pours■ Pour unit
↳ Pour object (Concrete properties)↳ Rebar etc.↳ Formwork etc.
Pour object Pour unit
New tools for precast detailing
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Double wall details tool
One tool to automatically optimize and create:– Reinforcement
– Braced Girders
– Lifters
– Propping inserts
Productive double wall detailing!
Easy to use!
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Watch April webinar!
T-Connector for Wall Layout
Easy way of adding T-connection to walls
Wall seam is created to location of connection
– Seam is often created in location of connection. Now seam location is adaptive to connecting wall.
Use connections components for details
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Geometry detailing strip
Easy modeling of: – Recesses patterns (reveal)
– Mock joints
– Facade protrusions (sweeps)
– Wall corbels
– Wall edge thickenings
Use with any object
Together with Wall Layout, the wall elementation is taken into account
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Bricks on wall
Add brick surface with opening details
Creation method
– Corner bricks as parts
– Opening bricks as parts
– All bricks as parts
Get brick quantities as UDA
Productive brick facade modeling!
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Propping inserts
Add propping inserts and supports to walls
– Use any propping insert (custom part)
– Define number of supports manually or by wall length
– Automatically avoid openings
Faster wall detailing!
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Stacker
Plan delivery stacks
– Truckload according to erection plan
– Optimized logistics
Clear sight to planned truckload
Expand your BIM workflow!
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Production data exports
BVBS– Now can be operated while drawing editing
– New options for drawing mark and rebar position
– Mark rebar UDA’s during export
Eliplan– New options for piece data attributes
Weight (new basic options, or user-defined template) Area (Net area with recesses, full-depth cuts only or gross area) Precision level of properties (number of decimal digits)
– New control options for plotting cuts and embeds By name, class, material, UDA By depth position
– Intelligent orientation of slabs with sawed sides
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Production data exports
Unitechnik– More control for the contour, openings and shuttering
Simplify the contour with bounding box geometry
Exclude cut outs from export or plot them as embeds
A new way to control shuttering line attribute for a specific edge
– New functionality for embed plotting Rebars can now be plotted as embeds
Embed export can now be controlled for individual embeds (or parts within embed)
– Better input of model attributes into info fields Important new options for element attributes and more fields for project data
Combined user-defined text and automatic model properties
Control embed info using UDA’s
– Improved functions for automatic checking Added intelligence for preventing export of invalid production data
The log is more informative
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Production data exports
PXML
– A lot of new options to control to exported shape and orientation
Shape option ‘Full-depth cuts only’
Secondary parts can be exported as additional lots or automatically excluded
Cut objects to mountparts
Orientation can be controlled with surface object
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Do More
Steel
Spiral Beam
All new spiral beam
Easily model spiral structures
Stringers, handrails, ramps
Easy input and editing
Control sweep, rise, and radius parametrically
Accurate detailing
No ‘roll’ in the profile
Maintains a constant up direction for the cross section along the spiral path
Spiral Beam
New in 2018
Improved tessellation Accurate modeling
Depth offset Easy & accurate alignment
DM Improved Snapping steps to zoom
IFC Export as BREP
Easy modeling of spiral staircases Dynamic UI with live update
Use plate or profile stringers
Steps modeled as items, plates or custom components
Modify key options and dimensions directly in the model
Spiral staircase 2.0 – Extension
Spiral Staircase 2.0 – Extension
For more details search for:Monday Minutes Recent Tekla Steel Developments
Bent Plate Improvements
Easier editing
– Move handles out of plane
Bent plate custom components
– Automate bent plate details
Improved control of unfolded orientation
– Desired fabrication output
Welding Enhancements
Model with accurate welds
– Productive modeling of accurate welds
– Improve weld quantity reporting
– Drive welding automation
– Easy weld preparation detailing
Enhancements
– Compound weld support improved
– Double sided polygon welds
– Preparation details dimension tools
Weld preparation details
Dimensioning plug-in extensionAutomate heavy plate drawings
Create plate drawings with automatic section views for edge preparations
Views automatically created, dimensioned and oriented according to the preparation
Note: Dimensioning plug-ins require use of the new view based drawing dialogs. See extension page for details.
Do More with extensions
Tekla Warehouse
Add-ons for better productivity and higher quality
• Tools for modeling and drawings, libraries and templates
• Easy to import and install
• Easy to share internally and globally
https://warehouse.tekla.com
Plates from built-up section & Plate beam converter
Careful model management. Better productivity.
• Additional profiles are supported
• Plus more fixes and improvements
Complex Polybeams
Be more productive laying out complex geometry for stadium seats, architectural steel, stair cases
• Create curved beams easily
• Import data from a file
Extensions from the Warehouse
Updates to productivity improving tools based on your requests
• Modify model object properties from a GA drawing
• Metal Framing tools – easier to use
• No paint area – productivity increased
• Pattern line – enhanced libraries for faster use
• Rebar hole – more flexible detailing
Modify Model Objects Properties From GA Drawing
Point Clouds
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Point Cloud
All needed points with color at once in 3D with one surveyor input
• Import processed scanned information to Tekla Structures to set out your structural model
• All common formats
• Snap to and clip point clouds
• Point Cloud Manager extension:
• combine several point cloud models for visualization
• create potree files
• trim point clouds to be smaller
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Point Cloud Visualization
Post processed laser scan information in Tekla for merging the existing with the design
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Tekla Model Sharing
Try it! More information coming soon!– Saves time in projects in the same office
– Gives you flexible access to the project
Highlights in TS 2018– Enhanced performance and improvements in change
and conflict handling (Numbering, unnecessary flags cleared)
– Sharing automation tool
– Reserve next write out
– Admins have now more tools to ensure effective usage of Tekla Model Sharing (Management Console)
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What’s new in IFC
Improvements in IFC import
– Bounding box representation
– Geometry creation failures are indicated and missing elements have visual representation
Tekla Structures now supports IFC4!– Pour units, rebar sets, class or object
group colors
New DWG/DXF export Work with others in the wider Project Team
Submit DWG’s according to project standards
Find Tekla objects Set DWG layer Set styles etcEdge, line, hatch ?
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Trimble Connector
Publish IFC directly to Trimble Connect– Trimble Connector now supports the use of IFC
setting files
– Coordinate system now follows what has been set in workplane handler
Share views and selections with Trimble Connect Desktop
Add attachments to ToDo notes
Create easy filters for mobile users!– Use Organzier categories in Trimble Connect Mobile
Find out more
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Release notes at:support.tekla.com
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