Tekla Structure System Tutorial

Tekla Structures

System Manual

Product version 14.0

April 2008

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Contents

Preface ...37

Audience ... 37

Additional help resources ... 37

Conventions used in this guide ... 38

Related guides ... 39

1

Using Tekla Structures effectively... 41

1.1

General... 41

Firm and project folders ... 42

Numbering series... 42

Phases ... 42

Catalogs... 42

Preferences... 43

Profile names ... 43

Connections ... 43

Edge distance ... 43

Recording and running macros... 44

Warning messages ... 45

1.2

Modeling ... 45

Automating the detailing process... 45

Predefining part properties... 46

Using predefined properties ... 46

Modeling tools... 46

AutoDefaults... 47

AutoConnection... 47

1.3

Drawings and printers... 47

Drawing properties... 48

Layouts and templates... 48

Reports and symbols ... 48

Selection filters... 48

Wizards ... 48

Defining print devices... 48

1.4

Autosave... 48

Autosave file location ... 49

Keeping Autosave files... 50

Usernames ... 50

Application error ... 50

Fatal: Model memory corrupted by read. ... 50

1.5

Customizing the interface... 51

Toolbars ... 51

Managing toolbars ... 51

Icons ... 52

Creating a user-defined toolbar... 52

Creating a user-defined menu... 53

Defining shortcuts... 53

1.6

Optimizing system performance... 54

Virtual memory ... 54

Display adaptor ... 54

Solid buffer size... 55

How Tekla Structures handles solids ... 55

2

Multi-user mode... 57

2.1

Multi-user mode ... 57

When to use multi-user mode ... 58

Switching between single-user and multi-user modes ... 58

Overview of the multi-user system ... 59

The Tekla Structures server ... 59

How multi-user works ... 60

Locking ... 60

Setting up the multi-user system ... 61

Saving in multi-user mode... 62

Save ... 62

Autosave ... 62

Saving model revision comments... 63

Shutting down the model... 64

Copying multi-user models... 64

Displaying active multi-users... 64

Clearing locks... 65

Error messages ... 65

Recommendations ... 66

Server computer ... 66

Client computer ... 66

Network ... 67

Working with a master model... 67

Numbering setup... 71

Numbering – specific cases ... 72

2.3

Drawings in multi-user mode ... 73

About drawing files... 73

Guidelines for multi-user drawings... 73

Locks for drawings ... 74

2.4

Maintenance procedures ... 74

Checking multi-user databases... 75

Deleting unnecessary dg files ... 75

2.5

Access rights ... 75

Locking objects ... 76

Controlling access to attributes... 76

Restricting access to model ... 77

Controlling access to numbering setup... 78

3

Files and Folders ... 79

3.1

Initialization files... 79

About variables ... 80

Setting variables ... 80

Using the Advanced Options dialog box ... 80

Editing the user.ini file ... 80

Disabling variables in an initialization file ... 81

Structure... 81

Initialization file reading order ... 82

Creating customized initialization files ... 83

Including other initialization files ... 83

Creating shortcuts... 83

3.2

File types and function... 85

Input files... 85

Component description files ... 86

Data files ... 86

Data files and modeling tools ... 87

DSTV connection properties ... 89

Messages... 89

Profiles ... 90

inp (ASCII) ... 90

cnv (ASCII) ... 90

lis (ASCII) ... 90

Binary files ... 90

Bin... 91

Fonts ... 91

Symbols... 91

System ... 92

rpt ... 92

tpl ... 92

lay ... 92

plotdev.bin ... 92

Wizard files (dproc) ... 92

3.3

Folders ... 92

Folder structure ... 93

Folder search order ... 94

Model folder... 95

Saved attributes ... 95

System folder ... 96

Project and firm folders ... 96

Project folder ... 97

Firm folder ... 97

Template folder ... 97

3.4

Customizing Tekla Structures ... 98

Adding properties ... 98

Changing user-defined fields ... 99

User-defined fields in templates ... 100

Effect on numbering ... 101

Interpreting objects.inp ... 101

Fields in objects.inp ... 102

Customizing message files... 102

Changing the language of the user interface ... 103

Customizing parametric profiles ... 104

Interpreting profitab.inp ... 104

Save defaults... 105

Creating standard files ... 106

Customizing other files ... 106

Creating AutoDrawings wizard files... 106

Unfolding parameters ... 107

Using flat bars ... 108

Defining flat bar sizes with fltprops.inp ... 109

Using market sizes ... 109

Defining market sizes with marketsize.dat ... 110

Example ... 110

Interpreting numbering.history ... 112

Overlapping part/assembly series ... 113

Drawing history log... 113

AutoDrawings Wizard log... 113

Viewing log files ... 114

Direct access to parts from log files ... 114

Access part pop-up menu ... 114

4

Catalogs ... 115

4.1

Things you should know ... 115

Open a model first... 116

The filter ... 116

Saving a modified catalog... 116

What is the difference between Update and OK?... 117

4.2

The profile catalog ... 117

Working with rules... 118

Defining the material of profiles ... 119

Adding a rule ... 121

Adding a next level rule ... 121

Editing a rule ... 121

Organizing rules ... 121

Deleting a rule ... 121

Viewing or modifying the profile catalog... 122

Adding a profile ... 122

Copy an existing profile ... 122

Creating a new standard profile ... 123

Creating a cross section... 123

Cross section with no inner contours ... 123

Cross section with inner contours ... 123

Modifying a cross section... 124

Different types of chamfer ... 124

Deleting a cross section... 125

Adding a standard (fixed) user-defined profile ... 125

Adding user-defined attributes to a profile ... 127

Merging profile catalogs... 128

Exporting the profile catalog... 128

Exporting elements from the profile catalog... 128

Importing from previous versions... 129

Importing the profile catalog... 129

What happens to existing profiles? ... 129

User-defined fixed cross section definitions ... 130

4.3

The material catalog... 130

Viewing or modifying the material catalog... 130

Adding a user-defined attribute to a material grade ... 131

Units of measure ... 132

Adding a material type... 132

Adding a new material grade... 132

Deleting a material grade ... 133

Defining your own symbols for materials... 133

Export and import ... 134

4.4

The bolt and bolt assembly catalogs... 134

Viewing or modifying the bolt catalog... 135

Saving a modified bolt catalog ... 137

Viewing or modifying bolt assemblies ... 137

Creating studs ... 139

Merging bolt catalogs ... 141

Exporting the bolt catalog... 141

Importing the bolt catalog ... 141

Upgrading to a new version ... 141

4.5

The reinforcing bar catalog ... 142

4.6

For the advanced user ... 143

A closer look at the export file ... 143

Do’s & don’ts of editing the export file ... 144

Importing part of the bolt catalog... 144

Units used in export and import... 145

Bolt length calculation ... 146

5

AutoConnection ... 151

5.1

AutoConnection setup... 151

AutoConnection setup ... 152

AutoConnection rule groups... 153

AutoConnection rule sets ... 153

Rules.zxt ... 155

Changing a connection... 155

5.2

AutoDefaults setup... 155

AutoDefaults setup ... 156

Connection properties files... 157

Saving connection properties ... 157

Access to properties files ... 157

5.3

AutoConnection and AutoDefaults rules... 159

Combining and iterating properties ... 161

Limitations ... 162

Combining properties... 162

Iteration with connection check... 163

Reaction forces and UDL... 165

6

CNC... 167

6.1

NC files ... 167

Setting up NC files ... 168

Defining destination machines for parts... 170

Defining selection criteria... 170

Maximum size ... 171

Profile type ... 171

Maximum size of holes ... 172

Defining hole properties ... 172

Creating NC files... 172

Defining the output format and folder... 173

6.2

DSTV ... 174

Fittings affect NC data... 174

6.3

DXF... 175

Converting DSTV files to DXF ... 176

6.4

Peddimat... 176

Creating NC files in Peddimat format... 176

Output formats for Peddimat... 177

Defining Peddimat standard tooling ... 177

6.5

Pop-marks ... 178

Creating pop-marks... 178

Pop-mark settings ... 179

Pop-marking options ... 180

6.6

Hard stamps ... 181

Creating hard stamps... 181

Hard stamp properties... 181

Information contained in hard stamps ... 182

Position of hard stamps ... 182

Hard stamps for secondary parts ... 182

6.7

Plate nesting... 183

Creating nesting tasks... 183

Editing nesting tasks ... 183

Defining stocks ... 184

Stock properties ... 185

Nesting tasks... 185

Viewing nesting results... 186

7

Import and export... 187

7.1

Import and export basics... 187

Using import and export ... 188

Available formats... 188

Importing into Tekla Structures ... 188

Exporting from Tekla Structures ... 190

7.2

Conversion files... 192

Converting twin profiles ... 192

Creating conversion files ... 192

Locating conversion files ... 193

Sample conversion files ... 193

Troubleshooting... 193

7.3

Importing models... 194

Import tools... 194

Overview of importing models ... 195

Finishing the import ... 195

Re-importing a model ... 197

Revision control options ... 197

Creating reports of import... 198

Importing DWG/DXF files ... 199

CIS import ... 199

CAD import... 200

CAD specific information ... 200

Creating log files ... 200

CAD import file types... 200

SDNF specific options ... 201

FEM import... 202

FEM specific information ... 202

FEM import file types ... 202

DSTV files ... 203

About DSTV ... 203

STAAD files ... 204

Stan 3d files... 204

Bus import ... 205

ASCII format description ... 206

Attribute import... 211

About input files ... 212

Example input file for drawings ... 213

Example input file for parts ... 214

Data types file ... 214

Steelfab import... 215

Steelfab specific information ... 215

Fabtrol XML import... 215

S-Frame import ... 216

About S-Frame imports ... 216

MicasPlus import... 216

MicasPlus specific information ... 216

Eureka LPM import ... 216

Overview of ELiPLAN import and export... 216

Import ELiPLAN status data ... 217

7.4

Exporting files ... 219

Exporting 3D DWG/DXF ... 219

Export as ... 220

Exporting 3D DGN ... 221

Exporting FEM ... 222

Combine segments (MicroSAS) ... 222

STAAD ... 222

DSTV ... 223

Exporting CIMsteel... 224

Analysis model ... 224

Manufacturing model ... 226

More CIMsteel information ... 227

Exporting CAD ... 229

PML ... 230

SDNF ... 230

XML ... 232

PDMS ... 232

Exporting MIS... 233

MIS types ... 233

MIS list file ... 234

Exporting ASCII... 234

Exporting IFC ... 234

Exporting a model dump ... 237

Exporting BVBS ... 238

Exporting reinforcement to BVBS format ... 240

Export rebar BVBS (78) dialog box ... 240

Exporting Unitechnik ... 243

Exporting cast units to Unitechnik format ... 244

Unitechnik export reference ... 247

Main ... 248

Unitechnik configuration ... 253

TS configuration ... 257

Reinforcement ... 259

Data specification ... 263

Overview of ELiPLAN import and export... 263

Exporting ELiPLAN ... 264

7.5

Exporting drawings... 266

Layers... 266

Advanced line type and layer conversion ... 268

7.6

Reference models... 271

Using a reference model ... 271

Using several reference models... 272

Updating reference models ... 273

Handling large reference models ... 273

Detecting changes in reference models ... 273

Reference model objects... 276

Selecting reference models and reference model objects ... 276

Listing reference models and reference model objects in reports ... 277

Supported DGN objects ... 277

7.7

Tekla WebViewer... 278

Publishing a model as a web page... 278

Web templates ... 279

Emailing WebViewer models... 279

Receiving WebViewer models... 279

Sending WebViewer links... 280

Handling named views ... 280

Handling clip planes ... 281

Hiding and showing objects... 282

Full content rendering... 282

How to move and zoom?... 282

8

Variables ... 285

8.1

List of variables ... 285

Categories in the Advanced Options dialog box ... 285

User variables ... 286

XS_AD_CURVED_BEAMS_BY_STRAIGHT_SEGMENTS ... 289

XS_AD_DISABLE_EDITING_BY_UDA ... 289

XS_AD_ELEMENT_ANGLE_CHECK_ANGLE_DIFF_LIMIT ... 289

XS_AD_ENABLE_PLATE_CANTILEVER_REMOVAL... 289

XS_AD_MEMBER_NUMBER_VISUALIZATION... 290

XS_AD_MEMBER_TYPE_VISUALIZATION ... 290

XS_AD_NODE_COLLISION_CHECK_DISTANCE... 290

XS_AD_NODE_NUMBER_VISUALIZATION ... 291

XS_AD_OPTIMISATION_DISABLED... 291

XS_AD_OPTIMISATION_RECURSE_CATALOG... 291

XS_AD_PLATE_CANTILEVER_REMOVAL_LIMIT_MM... 291

XS_AD_PLATE_MESH_CHECK_DISTANCE_LIMIT... 291

XS_AD_PLATE_MESH_CHECK_PART_ID... 292

XS_AD_RESULT_DATABASE_ENABLED ... 292

XS_AD_SOLID_AXIAL_EXPAND_MM... 292

XS_AD_SUPPORT_VISUALIZATION... 292

XS_AD_TWIN_PROFILES_ENABLED... 292

XS_ADJUST_GRID_LABELS... 292

XS_AISC_WELD_MARK ... 293

XS_ALIGN_CUT_SYMBOL_BY_VERTICAL_LINE... 293

XS_ALLOW_DRAWING_TO_MANY_MULTI_DRAWINGS ... 293

XS_ALLOW_INCH_MARK_IN_DIMENSIONS ... 294

XS_ALLOW_INCH_MARK_IN_WELD_SYMBOLS ... 294

XS_ALLOW_SHEAR_PLATE_CLASH_FLANGE... 294

XS_ALWAYS_CONFIRM_SAVE_WHEN_CLOSING_DRAWING ... 294

XS_ALWAYS_CONFIRM_SAVE_WHEN_EXIT... 294

XS_ANCHOR_BOLT_PLAN_ADDITIONAL_PARTS_FILTER... 295

XS_ANCHOR_BOLT_PLAN_BASEPLATE_FILTER... 295

XS_ANCHOR_BOLT_PLAN_BOLT_FILTER ... 295

XS_ANCHOR_BOLT_PLAN_COLUMN_FILTER... 295

XS_ANCHOR_BOLT_PLAN_DRAWING_TOLERANCE... 295

XS_ANCHOR_BOLT_PLAN_USE_VIEW_COORDSYS_FOR_BOLT_DIMENSIONS ... 295

XS_ANGLE_DIMENSION_SYMBOL_SIZE_FACTOR... 296

XS_ANGLE_TEXT_IN_UNFOLDING_BENDING_LINE_DIMENSIONING ... 296

XS_APPLICATIONS ... 296

XS_ARC_WIDTH_OF_CLOUD ... 296

XS_ASCII_IMPORT_CREATES_CONSTRUCTION_LINES... 297

ASCII_LEGEND_PATH ... 297

XS_ASSEMBLY_DRAWING_VIEW_TITLE... 297

XS_ASSEMBLY_FAMILY_POSITION_NUMBER_FORMAT_STRING ... 297

XS_ASSEMBLY_MULTI_NUMBER_FORMAT_STRING... 298

XS_ASSEMBLY_POSITION_CODE_3D... 299

XS_ASSEMBLY_POSITION_CODE_TOLERANCE ... 299

XS_ASSEMBLY_POSITION_NUMBER_FORMAT_STRING... 299

XS_ASSOCIATIVE_CHANGE_HIGHLIGHT_SIZE... 299

XS_ASSOCIATIVE_CHANGE_HIGHLIGHT_SYMBOL... 300

XS_ATTRIBUTE_FILE_EXCLUDE_LIST ... 300

XS_AUTOCONNECTION_TOLERANCE ... 300

XS_AUTOCONNECTION_USE_UDL... 300

XS_AUTODEFAULT_UDL_PERCENT... 300

XS_AUTOMATIC_NEW_MODEL_NAME... 300

XS_AUTOMATIC_USER_FEEDBACK_SAVING_INTERVAL... 301

XS_AUTOMATIC_USER_FEEDBACK_SENDING_INTERVAL ... 301

XS_AUTOSAVE_DIRECTORY... 301

8.3

B... 301

XS_BACKGROUND_COLOR1 ... 301

XS_BACKGROUND_COLOR2 ... 302

XS_BACKGROUND_COLOR3 ... 302

XS_BACKGROUND_COLOR4 ... 302

XS_BASE_LINE_WIDTH ... 302

XS_BASE_LINE_WIDTH_AFFECTS_SCREEN... 303

XS_BASICVIEW_HEIGHT ... 303

XS_BASICVIEW_POSITION_X ... 303

XS_BASICVIEW_POSITION_Y ... 303

XS_BASICVIEW_WIDTH... 303

XS_BEVEL_DIMENSIONS_FOR_PROFILES_ONLY ... 304

XSBIN... 304

XS_BLACK_DRAWING_BACKGROUND... 304

XS_BOLT_LENGTH_EPSILON ... 304

XS_BOLT_MARK_DIAMETER_PREFIX ... 304

XS_BOLT_MARK_IS_ALWAYS_VISIBLE_IN_GA ... 305

XS_BOLT_MARK_STRING_FOR_SIZE... 305

XS_BOLT_MARK_STRING_FOR_SIZE_IN_GA... 305

XS_BOLT_POSITION_TO_MIN_AND_MAX_POINT ... 305

XS_BOLTS_PERPENDICULAR_TO_PART_PLANE_IN_NC ... 305

8.4

C... 306

XS_CALC_REFOBJ_PROTECT... 306

XS_CALCULATE_POLYBEAM_LENGTH_ALONG_REFERENCE_LINE ... 306

XS_CENTER_TO_CENTER_DISTANCE_IN_ONE_PART_STRING ... 306

XS_CENTER_TO_CENTER_DISTANCE_IN_TWO_PARTS_STRING ... 307

XS_CHAMFER_ACCURACY_FACTOR... 307

XS_CHAMFER_DISPLAY_LENGTH_FACTOR ... 307

XS_CHANGE_DRAGGED_DIMENSIONS_TO_FIXED... 307

XS_CHANGE_DRAGGED_MARKS_TO_FIXED... 307

XS_CHANGE_DRAGGED_TEXTS_TO_FIXED... 308

XS_CHANGE_DRAGGED_VIEWS_TO_FIXED... 308

XS_CHANGE_MARK_ASTERISK_TO... 308

XS_CHANGE_WORKAREA_WHEN_MODIFYING_VIEW_DEPTH ... 308

XS_CHECK_FLAT_LENGTH_ALSO... 308

XS_CHECK_TRIANGLE_TEXT_SIZE... 308

XS_CHORD_TOLERANCE_FOR_SMALL_TUBE_SEGMENTS ... 309

XS_CHORD_TOLERANCE_FOR_TUBE_SEGMENTS... 309

XS_CHORD_TOLERANCE_SMALL_TUBE_SIZE_LIMIT... 310

XS_CIS_DEP1_DATABASE_NAME ... 310

XS_CIS_DEP1_DATABASE_PASSW... 310

XS_CIS_DEP1_DATABASE_PATH ... 310

XS_CIS_DEP1_EXPRESS_FILE ... 310

XS_CLASH_CHECK_BETWEEN_REFERENCES ... 310

XS_CLASH_CHECK_COLOR... 311

XS_CLEAR_MODEL_HISTORY... 311

XS_CNC_HOLE_DIAMETER_ROUNDING... 311

XS_COLLECT_MODEL_HISTORY... 311

XS_COMBINED_BOLT_DIM_CHARACTER... 312

XS_COMPLEX_PART_MEMBERS_DO_NOT_HAVE_TO_BE_MAIN_PARTS ... 312

XS_COMPONENT_CATALOG_COLLECTION_NAME_LENGTH... 312

XS_COMPONENT_CATALOG_THUMBNAIL_SIZE... 312

XS_CONCRETE_PART_NUMBERING_PREFIX... 313

XS_CONCRETE_PART_NUMBERING_START_NUMBER ... 313

XS_CONNECTING_SIDE_MARK_SYMBOL ... 313

XS_CONNECT_PLATE_PROFILES_IN_AUTOCONNECTION... 313

XS_CONSIDER_NEIGHBOUR_PARTS_IN_HIDDEN ... 313

XS_CONSIDER_REBAR_NAME_IN_NUMBERING ... 313

XS_CONVERT_OLD_FORCE_UNITS_TO_SI_FROM ... 313

XS_CONVERT_OLD_MOMENT_UNITS_TO_SI_FROM... 313

XS_COUNT_ALL_PARTS_IN_NSFS_REPEATED_PART_MARK... 314

XS_COUNT_BOTH_PARTS_IN_NSFS_PART_MARK ... 314

XS_CREATE_MISSING_MARKS_IN_INTELLIGENT_CLONING... 314

XS_CREATE_ROUND_HOLE_DIMENSIONS... 314

XS_CREATE_CONNECTION_WHEN_COPYING_DRAWING_VIEWS ... 314

XS_CREATE_VIEW_FROM_MODEL_OLD_WAY... 314

XS_CS_CHAMFER_DIVIDE_ANGLE ... 315

XS_CURVED_AXIS_PLACE ... 315

XS_CUT_SYMBOL_FONT ... 315

XS_CYCLIC_SOLVER_MAX_LOOPS ... 315

XS_CYCLIC_SOLVER_USE_ATTRIBUTE_LOOPS... 315

8.5

D ... 315

DAK_BMPPATH ... 315

XS_DEFAULT_FONT ... 316

XS_DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE ... 316

XS_DELETE_UNNECESSARY_DRAWINGS ... 316

XS_DETAIL_BOUNDARY_RADIUS ... 316

XS_DETAIL_SYMBOL_REFERENCE... 316

XS_DETAIL_VIEW_REFERENCE... 317

XS_DGN_EXPORT_PART_AS ... 317

XS_DGN_EXPORT_USE_LOCAL_ID ... 317

XS_DIMENSION_ALL_BOLT_GROUPS_SEPARATELY ... 317

XS_DIMENSION_DECIMAL_SEPARATOR ... 317

XS_DIMENSION_DIGIT_GROUPING_CHARACTER... 318

XS_DIMENSION_DIGIT_GROUPING_COUNT ... 318

XS_DIMENSION_EXTENSION_LINE_AWAY_FACTOR ... 319

XS_DIMENSION_EXTENSION_LINE_ORIGIN_OFFSET... 319

XS_DIMENSION_EXTENSION_LINE_TOWARD_FACTOR... 319

XS_DIMENSION_FONT ... 319

XS_DIMENSION_LINE_TEXT_EPS... 319

XS_DIMENSION_PART_MARK_CONTENT_IN_ASSEMBLY... 319

XS_DIMENSION_PART_MARK_CONTENT_IN_SINGLE ... 320

XS_DIMENSION_PLATE_SIDE_MARK_SYMBOL_CENTER ... 320

XS_DIMENSION_PLATE_SIDE_MARK_SYMBOL_LEFT ... 320

XS_DIMENSION_PLATE_SIDE_MARK_SYMBOL_RIGHT... 321

XS_DIMENSION_POINT_CIRCLE_COLOR ... 321

XS_DIMENSION_POINT_CIRCLE_INNER_RADIUS ... 321

XS_DIMENSION_POINT_CIRCLE_OUTER_RADIUS... 321

XS_DIMENSION_SKEWED_BOLTS_IN_PART_PLANE_IN_SINGLE_DRAWINGS ... 321

XS_DIR ... 321

XS_DISABLE_ADVANCED_OPTIONS ... 321

XS_DISABLE_CANCEL_DIALOG_FOR_SAVE_NUMBERING_SAVE... 322

XS_DISABLE_CIS2 ... 322

XS_DISABLE_CLASSIFIER_FOR_MODIFIED_PARTS ... 322

XS_DISABLE_DRAWING_PLOT_DATE ... 322

XS_DISABLE_PARTIAL_REFRESH ... 322

XS_DISABLE_TEMPLATE_DOUBLE_CLICK ... 322

XS_DISABLE_VIEW_CENTERING_ASSEMBLY... 323

XS_DISABLE_VIEW_CENTERING_GA... 323

XS_DISABLE_VIEW_CENTERING_MULTI ... 323

XS_DISABLE_VIEW_CENTERING_SINGLE... 323

XS_DISABLE_WELD_PREP_SOLID ... 323

XS_DISPLAY_ZERO_INCHES... 323

XS_DISTANT_OBJECT_FINDER_TOLERANCE... 323

XS_DO_NOT_CREATE_PROFILE_DIMENSIONS_FOR_CONCRETE... 324

XS_DO_NOT_DISPLAY_CHAMFERS... 324

XS_DO_NOT_DRAW_COLUMN_MARKS_AT_45_DEGREES_IN_GA_DRAWING... 324

XS_DO_NOT_EXTEND_DIMENSION_LINES_THROUGH_ALL_HOLES ... 324

XS_DO_NOT_PLOT_DIMENSION_POINT_CIRCLES... 325

XS_DO_NOT_REMOVE_END_ABSOLUTE_DIMENSIONS ... 325

XS_DO_NOT_USE_DMPAPER_USER ... 325

XS_DO_NOT_USE_FOLDED_GUSSET_PLATE ... 325

XS_DO_NOT_USE_GLOBAL_PLATE_SIDE... 325

XS_DONT_SHOW_POLYBEAM_MID_EDGES... 325

XS_DRAW_ALL_SECTION_EDGES_IN_DRAWINGS... 325

XS_DRAW_ANGLE_AND_RADIUS_INFO_IN_UNFOLDING... 325

XS_DRAW_BENDING_LINE_DIMENSIONS_IN_UNFOLDING ... 326

XS_DRAW_BOLT_HIDDEN_LINES... 326

XS_DRAW_BOLT_HIDDEN_LINES_IN_ASSEMBLY_DRAWINGS ... 326

XS_DRAW_BOLT_HIDDEN_LINES_IN_GA_DRAWINGS ... 326

XS_DRAW_BOLT_HIDDEN_LINES_IN_SINGLE_DRAWINGS ... 326

XS_DRAW_BOLT_OWN_HIDDEN_LINES... 326

XS_DRAW_BOLT_OWN_HIDDEN_LINES_IN_ASSEMBLY_DRAWINGS ... 327

XS_DRAW_BOLT_OWN_HIDDEN_LINES_IN_GA_DRAWINGS ... 327

XS_DRAW_BOLT_OWN_HIDDEN_LINES_IN_SINGLE_DRAWINGS ... 327

XS_DRAW_BOLTS_PERPENDICULAR_TO_PART_IN_SINGLE_DRAWINGS... 327

XS_DRAW_BOLTS_THROUGH_NEIGHBOUR_PARTS... 327

XS_DRAW_CAST_PHASE_INTERNAL_LINES ... 327

XS_DRAW_CAST_UNIT_INTERNAL_LINES ... 327

XS_DRAW_CHAMFERS_HANDLES ... 327

XS_DRAW_CROSS_AXIS ... 328

XS_DRAWING_ASSEMBLY_HATCH_SCHEMA... 328

XS_DRAWING_CAST_UNIT_HATCH_SCHEMA ... 328

XS_DRAWING_CHANGE_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR ... 328

XS_DRAWING_GA_HATCH_SCHEMA... 329

XS_DRAWING_GRID_LABEL_FIXED_WIDTH ... 329

XS_DRAWING_GRID_LABEL_FRAME_LINE_WIDTH_FACTOR... 330

XS_DRAWING_HISTORY_LOG_TYPE... 330

XS_DRAWING_IGNORE_ZERO_LEVELS_IN_PART_MARKS ... 330

XS_DRAWING_PART_REFERENCE_LINE_TYPE... 330

XS_DRAWING_PLOT_FILE_DIRECTORY... 331

XS_DRAWING_PLOT_FILE_NAME... 331

XS_DRAWING_PLOT_FILE_NAME_A ... 332

XS_DRAWING_PLOT_FILE_NAME_W ... 332

XS_DRAWING_PLOT_FILE_NAME_G... 332

XS_DRAWING_PLOT_FILE_NAME_M... 332

XS_DRAWING_PLOT_FILE_NAME_C... 332

XS_DRAWING_POINT_SCALE ... 332

XS_DRAWING_SCALE_SEPARATOR_CHAR ... 332

XS_DRAWING_SHEET_HEIGHT... 333

XS_DRAWING_SHEET_POSITION_X... 333

XS_DRAWING_SHEET_POSITION_Y... 333

XS_DRAWING_SHEET_WIDTH ... 333

XS_DRAWING_SINGLE_PART_HATCH_SCHEMA... 333

XS_DRAWING_TEMPLATES_LIBRARY ... 333

XS_DRAWING_UDAS_MODIFY_ALL_DRAWING_TYPES... 333

XS_DRAWING_UPDATE_VIEW_PLACING... 334

XS_DRAWING_VIEW_DIRECTION_MARK_SYMBOL_FRONT... 334

XS_DRAWING_VIEW_DIRECTION_MARK_SYMBOL_TOP... 334

XS_DRAWING_VIEW_DIRECTION_MARK_SYMBOL_BACK ... 335

XS_DRAWING_VIEW_DIRECTION_MARK_SYMBOL_BOTTOM... 335

XS_DRAW_INSIDE_ANGLE_IN_UNFOLDING... 335

XS_DRAW_LONG_HOLE_DIMENSIONS... 335

XS_DRAW_SHORT_LEADER_LINES_OF_PART_MARKS... 335

XS_DRAW_SKEWED_ELEVATIONS ... 335

XS_DRIVER ... 335

XS_DSTV_CREATE_AK_BLOCK_FOR_ALL_PLATES... 335

XS_DSTV_LIST_SEPARATOR ... 336

XS_DSTV_NET_LENGTH ... 336

XS_DSTV_NO_SAWING_ANGLES_FOR_PLATES_NEEDED ... 336

XS_DSTV_NUMBER_OF_PARTS_BY_SELECTION ... 336

XS_DSTV_PLATE_PROFILE_WITH_WIDTH ... 336

XS_DSTV_PRINT_NET_AND_GROSS_LENGTH... 336

XS_DSTV_USE_ONE_VERTEX_SHARP_INNER_CORNER ... 337

XS_DSTV_WRITE_BEHIND_FACE_FOR_PLATE ... 337

XS_DUPLICATE_CHECK_LIMIT_FOR_COPY_AND_MOVE... 337

XS_DWG_IMPORT_IGNORE_UNITS... 338

XS_DXF_FONT_NAME ... 338

XS_DXF_TEXT_HEIGHT_FACTOR... 338

XS_DXF_TEXT_WIDTH_FACTOR... 338

DXK_FONTPATH... 338

DXK_SYMBOLPATH ... 338

8.6

E... 338

EDM_LIC13_3_5... 338

XS_ENABLE_INNER_CONTOURS_IN_CUT_PARTS... 339

XS_ENABLE_MIDDLE_BUTTON_DOUBLE_CLICK_ZOOM_ORIGINAL... 339

XS_ENABLE_REBAR_MARK_LEADER_LINE_BASE_POINT_OPTIMIZATION ... 339

XS_EQUAL_SHAPE_DIMENSIONS_TO_BOTH_ENDS_LIMIT ... 339

XS_EXPORT_DGN_INCLUDE_CUTS... 340

XS_EXPORT_DGN_INCLUDE_INNER_CONTOUR ... 340

XS_EXPORT_DGN_ROUND_SEGMENTS ... 340

XS_EXPORT_DGN_USE_CLASS_AS_COLOR... 340

XS_EXPORT_DGN_USE_VOLUMETRIC... 340

XS_EXPORT_STEEL2000_PRIMARY_IDS... 341

XS_EXTERNAL_EXCEL_DESIGN_PATH ... 341

8.7

F... 341

XS_FILTER_SEPARATOR_CHAR... 341

XS_FIRM... 341

XS_FLAT_PREFIX... 341

XS_FLAT_THICKNESS_TOLERANCE... 342

XS_FLAT_TOLERANCE... 342

XS_FRACTION_HEIGHT_FACTOR... 342

XS_FS_POSTFIX_FOR_MERGED_PART_MARK... 342

8.8

G... 342

XS_GA_DRAWING_VIEW_TITLE... 342

XS_GAGE_OF_OUTSTANDING_LEG_STRING... 342

XS_GA_HIDDEN_NORTH_MARK_SYMBOL ... 343

XS_GA_NORTH_MARK_SCALE ... 343

XS_GA_NORTH_MARK_SYMBOL... 343

XS_GA_OMITTED_DIAMETER_TYPE... 343

XS_GRID_DIMENSION_OVERALL_LENGTH... 343

XS_GRID_COLOR... 343

XS_GRID_PLANES_VISIBLE_WITH_USERPLANES ... 344

XS_GRID_TEXT_FONT ... 344

8.9

H ... 344

XS_HANDLE_SCALE... 344

XS_HARD_STAMP_BY_ORIENTATION_MARK... 345

XS_HATCH_SEGMENT_BUFFER_SIZE... 345

XS_HATCH_SPECIAL_COLOR_R ... 345

XS_HATCH_SPECIAL_COLOR_G ... 345

XS_HATCH_SPECIAL_COLOR_B... 345

XS_HIDDEN_LINES_CHECK_TOLERANCE... 346

XS_HIDDEN_NORTH_MARK_SYMBOL ... 346

XS_HIDDEN_REMOVE_DOUBLE_LINES... 346

XS_HIDDEN_USE_BOLT_PLANES... 346

XS_HIGHLIGHT_ASSOCIATIVE_DIMENSION_CHANGES... 346

XS_HIGHLIGHT_MARK_CONTENT_CHANGES ... 346

XS_HOLE_MARK_STRING_FOR_SIZE... 347

XS_HOLE_MARK_STRING_FOR_SIZE_IN_GA ... 347

8.10 I... 347

XS_IGNORE_SUBASSEMBLY_HIERARCHY_IN_DIMENSIONING ... 347

XS_IMPERIAL... 347

XS_IMPERIAL_BOLT_MARK ... 348

XS_IMPERIAL_DATE ... 348

XS_IMPERIAL_HOLE_MARK... 348

XS_IMPERIAL_INPUT ... 348

XS_IMPERIAL_TIME ... 348

XS_IMPERIAL_TRIANGLES ... 348

XS_IMPORT_MODEL_LOG ... 349

XS_INCH_SIGN_ALWAYS ... 349

XS_INP... 349

XS_INTELLIGENCE_DO_NOT_REMOVE_OBSOLETE_VIEWS ... 349

XS_INTELLIGENCE_DO_NOT_REMOVE_OBSOLETE_VIEWS_IN_GA ... 349

XS_INTELLIGENCE_MAX_PART_COUNT ... 349

XS_INTELLIGENCE_MAX_PLANE_COUNT ... 349

XS_INTELLIGENT_DRAWING_ALLOWED ... 350

XS_INTELLIGENT_DRAWING_ALLOWED_IN_GA... 350

XS_INTELLIGENT_CLONING_ALLOWED ... 350

XS_INTELLIGENT_MESSAGES_ALLOWED... 351

XS_I_PROFILE_CENTER ... 351

8.11 J ... 351

XS_JOINT_NUMBER_FORMAT ... 351

XS_JOINTS_USE_NOTCH1... 351

8.12 K... 352

XS_KEEP_AUTOSAVE_FILES_ON_EXIT_WHEN_NOT_SAVING... 352

XS_KEYIN_ABSOLUTE_PREFIX... 352

XS_KEYIN_DEFAULT_MODE... 352

XS_KEYIN_RELATIVE_PREFIX ... 352

8.13 L ... 353

LEGEND_MODEL_PATH ... 353

XS_LINE_WIDTH... 353

XS_LOG_FILE_NAME ... 353

XS_LOGPATH ... 353

XS_LONGHOLE_MARK_STRING_FOR_SIZE ... 353

XS_LONGHOLE_MARK_STRING_FOR_SIZE_IN_GA ... 353

8.14 M ... 354

XS_MACRO_DIRECTORY ... 354

XS_MACRO_ENABLE_TIMESTAMP ... 354

XS_MACRO_REFERENCES... 354

XS_MACRO_LOG... 354

XS_MARK_ELEMENT_SPACE_FACTOR... 355

XS_MARK_LEADER_LINE_ARROW_HEIGHT ... 355

XS_MARK_LEADER_LINE_ARROW_LENGTH ... 355

XS_MARK_LEADER_LINE_EXTENSION_LENGTH ... 355

XS_MARK_LEADER_LINE_POSITION_TYPE_FOR_NO_FRAME ... 355

XS_MARK_LEADER_LINE_POSITION_TYPE_FOR_RECTANGULAR_FRAME... 356

XS_MARK_LINE_SPACE_FACTOR... 357

XS_MARK_TEXT_FRAME_BOX_HEIGHT_FACTOR ... 357

XS_MATERIAL_SYMBOL_REPRESENTATION_FILE... 357

XS_MAX_ANGLE_BETWEEN_SKEWED_END_PLATE_AND_BEAM_END... 358

XS_MAX_ANGLE_TOLERANCE_BETWEEN_COMPLEX_MAIN_PARTS ... 358

XS_MAX_AUTOMATIC_RADIUS_DIMENSION ... 358

XS_MAX_DECIMALS_IN_PROFILE_NAME... 358

XS_MAX_FRACTIONS_IN_MODEL_DIMENSION... 359

XS_MAXIMUM_NUMBER_OF_PLANES_TO_NAME... 359

XS_MAX_MERGE_DISTANCE_IN_HORIZONTAL ... 359

XS_MAX_MERGE_DISTANCE_IN_VERTICAL... 359

XS_MAX_SPACE_BETWEEN_COMPLEX_ASSEMBLY_PARALLEL_PARTS ... 359

XS_MESSAGES ... 359

XS_MDIBASICVIEWPARENT ... 359

XS_MDIVIEWPARENT... 360

XS_MDIZOOMPARENT ... 360

XS_MIN_MERGE_PART_COUNT ... 360

XS_MIN_NUMBER_OF_ASSEMBLY_MULTI_CHARACTERS ... 360

XS_MIN_NUMBER_OF_PART_MULTI_CHARACTERS ... 360

XS_MIS_FILE_DIRECTORY ... 360

XS_MIS_SEQUENCE... 361

XS_MODEL_PREFIX_INFLUENCES_MULTI_NUMBERING_FOR ... 361

XS_MODEL_TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY ... 361

XS_MULTIDRAWING_REMOVE_VIEW_LABEL_GAP... 361

XS_MULTI_DRAWING_VIEW_PLACING_TRIAL_NUMBER ... 361

XS_MULTI_DRAWING_VIEW_TITLE ... 362

XS_MULTIPLIER_SEPARATOR_FOR_MERGED_PART_MARK... 362

8.15 N ... 362

XS_NC_DISABLE_PIECE_IDENTIFICATION_FIX... 362

XS_NEIGHBOUR_PART_SKEW_LIMIT ... 362

XSNEST... 362

XS_NO_AUTO_DISPLAY_VIEWS ... 363

XS_NO_BOLT_ANGLE_DIMENSIONS... 363

XS_NO_CHAMFERS_IN_EXACT_MODE ... 363

XS_NO_CSK_MARK ... 363

XS_NO_END_VIEWS_TO_INCLUDED_SINGLE_DRAWINGS ... 363

XS_NO_RELATIVE_SHAPE_DIMENSIONS... 363

XS_NO_SINGLE_PART_DRAWINGS_FOR ... 363

XS_NORTH_MARK_SCALE... 364

XS_NORTH_MARK_SYMBOL ... 364

XS_NSFS_POSTFIX_FOR_MERGED_PART_MARK ... 364

XS_NSFS_TEXT_POSITION_IN_PART_MARK ... 364

XS_NS_POSTFIX_FOR_MERGED_PART_MARK... 364

XS_NUMBERING_RESULTS_DIALOG_DISPLAY_TIME... 364

8.16 O ... 365

XS_OBJECT_SELECTION_CONFIRMATION ... 365

XS_OMIT_MARKS_OF_HIDDEN_PARTS_IN_GA_DRAWINGS... 365

XS_OMIT_MARKS_OF_PARTS_OUT_OF_VIEW_PLANE_LIMIT_ANGLE... 365

XS_OMITTED_BOLT_ASSEMBLY_TYPE ... 365

XS_OMITTED_BOLT_TYPE... 365

XS_OMITTED_DIAMETER_TYPE ... 366

XS_OMITTED_PART_NAME_IN_AUTOCONNECTION... 366

XS_OMITTED_WELD_TYPE... 366

XS_ORIENTATION_MARK_DIRECTION... 366

XS_ORIENTATION_MARK_MOVE_DIST_FOR_BEAMS... 366

XS_ORIENTATION_MARK_MOVE_DIST_FOR_BEAMS_IN_GA... 366

XS_ORIENTATION_MARK_MOVE_DIST_FOR_COLUMNS ... 367

XS_ORIENTATION_MARK_MOVE_DIST_FOR_COLUMNS_IN_GA... 367

8.17 P... 367

XS_PARAMETRIC_PROFILE_SEPARATOR ... 367

XS_PART_DIMENSION_PLANES_TABLE ... 367

XS_PART_MERGE_MAX_DISTANCE... 368

XS_PART_MULTI_NUMBER_FORMAT_STRING... 368

XS_PART_POSITION_NUMBER_FORMAT_STRING... 368

XS_PART_POSITION_TO_EDGE_NEAREST_TO_NEIGHBOUR... 369

XS_PART_POSITION_TO_LEADING_EDGE... 369

XS_PART_POSITION_TO_LEADING_EDGE_IN_COLUMNS_ALSO... 369

XS_PEDDIMAT_FLANGE_CLEARANCE... 369

XS_PIXEL_TOLERANCE ... 370

XS_PLOT_ORIGIN_MOVE_X ... 370

XS_PLOT_ORIGIN_MOVE_Y ... 370

PML_ASSEMBLY_MARKS_IN_USE... 370

PML_CARDINAL_POINT_NOT_IN_USE ... 371

XS_PML_EXPORT_INCLUDE_GLOBAL_ID... 371

XS_PML_EXPORT_USE_ADDITIONAL_CUT_DIST... 371

XS_POLYGON_CUT_EXTRA_THICKNESS... 371

XS_POLYGON_PERPENDICULAR_EDGE_PREFERENCE_FACTOR... 371

XS_POLYGON_SQUARE_CORNER_PREFERENCE_FACTOR... 371

XS_POP_MARK_HEIGHT... 372

XS_POP_MARK_SYMBOL ... 372

XS_POSITION_DIMENSIONS_FOR_HOLES_IN_SINGLE_SECONDARY_PARTS_IN_ASSEMBLY

_DRAWING... 372

XS_PRIMARY_PART_FIRST... 373

XS_PRINT_MULTISHEET_BORDER ... 373

XS_PRINT_REPORT_FONT... 373

XS_PRINT_REPORT_LINE_WIDTH_LANDSCAPE... 373

XS_PRINT_REPORT_LINE_WIDTH_PORTRAIT... 373

XS_PRINT_REPORT_PAGE_HEIGHT_LANDSCAPE ... 373

XS_PRINT_REPORT_PAGE_HEIGHT_PORTRAIT... 374

XS_PROFDB ... 374

XS_PROFILE_ANALYSIS_CHECK_ALL ... 374

XS_PROFILE_ANALYSIS_VALUE_DIFF_LIMIT ... 374

XS_PROFILE_DISPLAY_INCH_MARK_AFTER_FRACTIONS_IN_REPORTS ... 374

XS_PROJECT... 375

XS_PROTECT_SYMBOLS... 375

8.18 R ... 375

XS_RADIUS_TEXT_IN_UNFOLDING_BENDING_LINE_DIMENSIONING... 375

XSR_BOLT_LENGTH_USE_ONLY_INCHES... 375

XSR_DIAMETER_USE_ONLY_INCHES ... 375

XS_REBAR_BEND_MARK_SYMBOL_MIN_SIZE... 375

XS_REBAR_DIMENSION_MARK_MANUAL_CLOSE_TO_GEOMETRY ... 375

XS_REBAR_END_SYMBOL_MIN_SIZE... 376

XS_REBAR_MARK_LEADER_LINE_BASE_POINT_SEARCH_STEP_LENGTH... 376

XS_REBAR_MARK_LEADER_LINE_BASE_POINT_SEARCH_TOLERANCE... 376

XS_REBAR_PULLOUT_ANGLE_TEXT_FRAME ... 376

XS_REBAR_RECOGNITION_HOOKS_CONSIDERATION... 376

XS_REBAR_REVERSE_END_SYMBOLS... 376

XS_RECREATE_UNMODIFIED_DRAWINGS ... 376

XS_REFERENCE_CACHE... 377

XS_REFERENCE_DGN_READ_COLORS... 377

XS_REFERENCE_DGN_READ_LINES... 377

XS_REFERENCE_MODEL_HIDDEN_LINE_TYPE ... 377

XS_REFERENCE_MODEL_LINES_HIDDEN_BY_ITSELF ... 378

XS_REFERENCE_MODEL_LINES_HIDDEN_BY_OTHER_REFERENCE_MODELS ... 378

XS_REFERENCE_MODELS_HIDE_PART_LINES ... 378

XS_REFERENCE_MODEL_LINES_HIDDEN_BY_PARTS ... 378

XS_REFERENCE_ROUND_SEGMENTS... 378

XS_REFERENCE_USE_RENDERED_CLIPPING... 378

XS_RENDERED_CURSOR_LINE_WIDTH... 378

XS_RENDERED_FOG_END_VALUE... 379

XS_RENDERED_FOG_START_VALUE... 379

XS_RENDERED_PIXEL_TOLERANCE_SCALE ... 380

XS_REPORT_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY... 380

XS_ROTATE_CUT_VIEWS ... 380

XS_RUNPATH ... 381

XSR_USE_NO_FEET_SEPARATOR... 381

XSR_USE_NO_FEET_SYMBOL ... 381

XSR_USE_NO_INCH_SYMBOL ... 381

XSR_USE_ZERO_FEET_VALUE... 382

XSR_USE_ZERO_INCH_FOR_FRACTIONS... 382

XSR_USE_ZERO_INCH_VALUE ... 382

8.19 S... 382

XS_SAVE_WITH_COMMENT ... 382

XS_SCALE_COPIED_OR_MOVED_OBJECTS_IN_DRAWINGS... 382

XS_SCALE_MARKS_TO_FIT_LIMIT ... 382

XS_SCREW_DIAMOND_WITHOUT_PHI... 383

XS_SDNF_CONVERT_PL_PROFILE_TO_PLATE ... 383

XS_SDNF_EXPORT_INCLUDE_GLOBAL_ID ... 383

XS_SDNF_IMPORT_STORE_MEMBER_NUMBER ... 383

XS_SECONDARY_PART_HARDSTAMP... 383

XS_SECTION_LINE_COLOR... 384

XS_SECTION_SYMBOL_LEFT_ARROW_SYMBOL ... 384

XS_SECTION_SYMBOL_REFERENCE ... 384

XS_SECTION_SYMBOL_RIGHT_ARROW_SYMBOL... 385

XS_SECTION_VIEW_REFERENCE ... 385

XS_SEMI_ORTHO_ANGLE... 385

XS_SHOP_BOLT_MARK_STRING_FOR_SIZE ... 385

XS_SHOP_BOLT_MARK_STRING_FOR_SIZE_IN_GA... 385

XS_SHOP_HOLE_MARK_STRING_FOR_SIZE ... 386

XS_SHOP_HOLE_MARK_STRING_FOR_SIZE_IN_GA ... 386

XS_SHOP_LONGHOLE_MARK_STRING_FOR_SIZE... 386

XS_SHOP_LONGHOLE_MARK_STRING_FOR_SIZE_IN_GA ... 386

XS_SHOW_PERFORM_NUMBERING_MESSAGE... 386

XS_SHOW_REFERENCE_MODEL_HIDDEN_LINES ... 387

XS_SHOW_REVISION_MARK_ON_DRAWING_LIST... 387

XS_SHOW_SITE_STUDS_IN_ASSEMBLY_DRAWINGS... 387

XS_SHOW_STUDS_IN_WORKSHOP_DRAWINGS... 387

XS_SHOW_TEMPLATE_LOG_MESSAGES... 387

XS_SINGLE_CENTERED_SCREW ... 387

XS_SINGLE_CLOSE_DIMENSIONS ... 387

XS_SINGLE_CLOSE_SHORT_DIMENSIONS... 388

XS_SINGLE_COMBINE_DISTANCE ... 388

XS_SINGLE_DIMENSION_TYPE ... 388

XS_SINGLE_DRAW_PART_AS... 388

XS_SINGLE_EXCLUDE ... 389

XS_SINGLE_FORWARD_OFFSET ... 389

XS_SINGLE_NO_RELATIVE_SHAPE_DIMENSIONS ... 389

XS_SINGLE_NO_SHORTEN ... 389

XS_SINGLE_ORIENTATION_MARK ... 389

XS_SINGLE_PART_DRAWING_VIEW_TITLE ... 390

XS_SINGLE_PART_EXTREMA ... 390

XS_SINGLE_PART_SHAPE ... 390

XS_SINGLE_SCALE ... 390

XS_SINGLE_SCREW_INTERNAL... 390

XS_SINGLE_SCREW_POSITIONS ... 391

XS_SINGLE_USE_WORKING_POINTS... 391

XS_SINGLE_X_DIMENSION_TYPE... 391

XS_SITE_BOLT_MARK_STRING_FOR_SIZE ... 391

XS_SITE_BOLT_MARK_STRING_FOR_SIZE_IN_GA... 391

XS_SITE_HOLE_MARK_STRING_FOR_SIZE... 391

XS_SITE_HOLE_MARK_STRING_FOR_SIZE_IN_GA ... 391

XS_SITE_LONGHOLE_MARK_STRING_FOR_SIZE... 392

XS_SITE_LONGHOLE_MARK_STRING_FOR_SIZE_IN_GA... 392

XS_SNAPSHOT_DIRECTORY ... 392

XS_SOLID_BUFFER_SIZE ... 392

XS_SOLID_USE_HIGHER_ACCURACY... 393

XS_STACKED_FRACTION_TYPE... 393

XS_STANDARD_GUSSET_WIDTH_TOLERANCE... 393

XS_STANDARD_STIFFENER_WIDTH_TOLERANCE... 394

XS_STD_PART_MODEL... 394

XS_SUPERSCRIPT_HEIGHT_FACTOR ... 394

XS_SWITCH_MULTI_NUMBERS_FOR... 395

XS_SWITCH_POS_NUMBERS_FOR... 395

SYMEDHOME... 395

XS_SYSTEM... 395

8.20 T... 396

TEMPLATE_FONT_CONVERSION_FILE... 396

XS_TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY ... 396

XS_TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY_SYSTEM ... 396

XS_TEXT_FONT ... 396

XS_TEXT_HEIGHT_FACTOR... 396

XS_TEXT_ORIENTATION_EPSILON... 396

TEXT_X_SIZE... 397

TEXT_Y_SIZE... 397

XS_THUMBNAIL_FONT... 397

XS_TPLED_INI ... 397

XS_TRY_TO_KEEP_LOCATION_IN_FREEPLACING ... 397

XS_TUBE_UNWRAP_LIMIT_THICKNESS ... 398

XS_TUBE_UNWRAP_PAPER_THICKNESS ... 398

XS_TUBE_UNWRAP_USE_PLATE_PROFILE_TYPE_IN_NC... 398

XS_TUBE_UNWRAP_WITH_CUT_HOLES ... 398

8.21 U... 399

XS_UEL_IMPORT_FOLDER ... 399

XS_UNFOLDING_ANGLE_DIM_FORMAT ... 399

XS_UNFOLDING_ANGLE_DIM_PRECISION... 400

XS_UNFOLDING_DONT_USE_NEUTRAL_AXIS_FOR_RADIUS... 400

XS_UNFOLDING_PLANE_EPSILON ... 400

XS_UNIQUE_NUMBERS... 400

XS_UNIQUE_ASSEMBLY_NUMBERS ... 400

XS_UPDATE_MARK_PLACING_IN_DRAWING... 400

XS_UPDATE_MARKS_IN_FROZEN_DRAWINGS ... 401

XS_UPSIDE_DOWN_TEXT_ALLOWED ... 401

XS_USABSOLUTE_TO_RELATIVE_LIMIT... 401

XS_USABSOLUTE2_TO_RELATIVE_LENGTH_FACTOR... 401

XS_USE_ASSEMBLY_NUMBER_FOR... 401

XS_USE_BOLT_DISTANCE_IN_NOTCH_CALCULATIONS... 402

XS_USE_COLOR_DRAWINGS... 402

XS_USE_CONVEX_PROTECT_AREA ... 402

XS_USE_DRAWING_NAME_AS_PLOT_FILE_NAME ... 402

XS_USE_DRAWING_NAME_AS_PLOT_TITLE ... 402

XS_USE_EIGHT_COLORS_IN_MODELING_VIEWS... 403

XS_USE_FILE_COMPRESSION... 403

XS_USE_FLAT_DESIGNATION... 403

XS_USE_LINECLIP ... 403

XS_USE_MODEL_PREFIX_IN_MULTI_NUMBERS_FOR... 403

XS_USE_MULTI_NUMBERING_FOR... 403

XS_USE_MULTI_NUMBERING_WHEN_COPYING_DRAWING_VIEWS... 404

XS_USE_NEW_CLASH_CHECK ... 404

XS_USE_NEW_PLATE_DESIGNATION... 404

XS_USE_NEW_WELD_PLACING... 404

XS_USE_NEW_USNOTCH ... 404

XS_USE_NUMERIC_MULTI_NUMBERS_FOR ... 405

XS_USE_OLD_FILTERING ... 405

XS_USE_OLD_HQ_PROFILE_DEFINITION... 405

XS_USE_OLD_POLYBEAM_LENGTH_CALCULATION ... 405

XS_USE_ONLY_INCHES_IN_SHEET_SIZES... 405

XS_USE_PLATE_SIDE_POSITIONING... 406

XS_USE_POINT_AS_SEPARATOR_IN_PROFILE_NAME... 406

XS_USE_SEMI_ORTHO ... 406

XS_USE_SMALLER_GUSSET_PLATE... 406

XS_USE_SMOOTH_LINES... 406

XS_USE_SOFTWARE_RENDERING... 406

XS_USE_SPECIAL_FILLER_PLATE_THICKNESS... 407

XS_USE_TUBE_INNER_LENGTH_IN_DIMENSIONING ... 407

XS_USE_VERTICAL_PLACING_FOR_COLUMNS_IN ... 407

XS_USER_DEFINED_BOLT_SYMBOL_TABLE... 407

XS_USER_DEFINED_PARAMETRIC_PROFILE_SEPARATORS ... 407

8.22 V ... 408

XS_VALID_CHARS_FOR_ASSEMBLY_FAMILY_POSITION_NUMBERS ... 408

XS_VALID_CHARS_FOR_ASSEMBLY_FAMILY_QUALIFIER ... 408

XS_VALID_CHARS_FOR_ASSEMBLY_MULTI_NUMBERS... 408

XS_VALID_CHARS_FOR_ASSEMBLY_POSITION_NUMBERS ... 408

XS_VALID_CHARS_FOR_PART_MULTI_NUMBERS ... 408

XS_VALID_CHARS_FOR_PART_POSITION_NUMBERS... 408

XS_VIEW_DIM_LINE_COLOR... 409

XS_VIEW_DIM_TEXT_COLOR... 409

XS_VIEW_FAST_BOLT_COLOR... 409

XS_VIEW_FREE_MEASURE_PLANE... 409

XS_VIEW_HEIGHT... 410

XS_VIEW_PART_LABEL_COLOR... 410

XS_VIEW_POSITION_X... 411

XS_VIEW_POSITION_Y... 411

XS_VIEW_TITLE_FONT... 411

XS_VIEW_WIDTH ... 411

8.23 W ... 411

XS_WARP_MAX_ANGLE_BETWEEN_CS... 411

XS_WARP_MAX_DEVIATION ... 411

XS_WEB_PUBLISHING_TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY ... 412

XS_WELD_FILTER_TYPE ... 412

XS_WELD_FONT ... 412

XS_WELDING_LENGTH_TOLERANCE... 412

XS_WELDING_TOUCH_TOLERANCE... 412

XS_WELD_LENGTH_CC_SEPARATOR_CHAR... 412

XS_WELD_NUMBER_FORMAT ... 412

XS_WORKING_POINTS_VALID_ALSO_OUTSIDE_PART... 413

8.24 Z... 413

XS_ZERO_POINT_SYMBOL_OLD_WAY... 413

XS_ZOOM_STEP_RATIO ... 413

XS_ZOOM_STEP_RATIO_IN_MOUSEWHEEL_MODE ... 413

XS_ZOOM_STEP_RATIO_IN_SCROLL_MODE... 413

9

File extensions ... 415

10

Reserved shortcuts... 419

10.1 Common shortcuts... 419

10.2 Modeling commands... 420

10.3 Drawing commands ... 421

10.4 UCS... 422

10.5 Representation for parts... 422

10.6 Representation for component parts... 422

11

Template attributes ... 423

11.1 Content type... 423

11.2 Attributes... 425

11.3 User-defined attributes in templates ... 426

Adding attributes to contentattributes_userdefined.lst ... 428

Modify the way attributes are displayed in the attribute tree ... 429

11.4 A... 430

ACN... 430

ACTIVE_DESIGN_CODE ... 430

ADDRESS ... 430

ALIAS_NAME1 ... 3... 430

ANG_S, ANG_T, ANG_U, ANG_V... 431

ANG_U_MAX, ANG_U_MIN, ANG_V_MAX, ANG_V_MIN... 431

AREA... 431

AREA_FORM_TOP, AREA_FORM_BOTTOM, AREA_FORM_SIDE ... 431

AREA_GROSS... 432

AREA_NET ... 432

AREA_PER_TONS ... 432

AREA_PGX, AREA_NGX, AREA_PGY, AREA_NGY, AREA_PGZ, AREA_NGZ... 432

AREA_PLAN ... 433

AREA_PROJECTION_GXY_GROSS, AREA_PROJECTION_GXZ_GROSS,

AREA_PROJECTION_GYZ_GROSS ... 433

Restrictions ... 433

AREA_PROJECTION_GXY_NET, AREA_PROJECTION_GXZ_NET,

AREA_PROJECTION_GYZ_NET... 433

AREA_PROJECTION_XY_GROSS, AREA_PROJECTION_XZ_GROSS,

434

AREA_PX, AREA_NX, AREA_PY, AREA_NY, AREA_PZ, AREA_NZ ... 434

ASSEMBLY_BOTTOM_LEVEL ... 434

ASSEMBLY_BOTTOM_LEVEL_UNFORMATTED... 434

ASSEMBLY_PLWEIGHT... 434

ASSEMBLY_POS ... 435

ASSEMBLY_POSITION_CODE ... 435

ASSEMBLY_PREFIX... 436

ASSEMBLY_SERIAL_NUMBER ... 436

ASSEMBLY_TOP_LEVEL ... 436

ASSEMBLY_TOP_LEVEL_UNFORMATTED... 436

11.5 B ... 437

BOLT_EDGE_DISTANCE ... 437

BOLT_EDGE_DISTANCE_MIN... 437

BOLT_MATERIAL_LENGTH ... 437

BOLT_NPARTS ... 437

BOLT_STANDARD... 437

BOTTOM_LEVEL... 437

BOTTOM_LEVEL_UNFORMATTED... 437

BUILDER... 437

11.6 C ... 438

CANTILEVER... 438

CAST_UNIT_POS... 438

CAST_UNIT_POSITION_CODE... 438

CAST_UNIT_PREFIX ... 438

CAST_UNIT_SERIAL_NUMBER... 438

CATALOG_NAME... 438

CC... 438

CC_CROSS ... 438

CC_EXACT... 438

CC_EXACT_CROSS ... 439

CC_EXACT_LONG... 439

CC_LONG... 439

CC_MAX ... 439

CC_MAX_CROSS ... 439

CC_MAX_LONG... 439

CC_MIN ... 439

CC_MIN_CROSS... 439

CC_MIN_LONG ... 439

CLASS ... 439

CLASS_ATTR... 440

CODE... 440

COG_X, COG_Y, COG_Z... 440

comment... 440

CONNECTED_ASSEMBLIES... 440

CONNECTED_PARTS... 440

CONNECTION_CODE... 440

CONNECTION_DSTV... 440

CONNECTION_ERROR ... 440

CONNECTION_GROUP ... 441

CONNECTION_NUMBER... 441

CONNECTION_RUNNING_NUMBER... 441

CONTENTTYPE... 441

COVER_AREA... 441

CROSS_SECTION_AREA... 441

CURRENT_PHASE... 441

11.7 D... 441

DATE... 441

DATE_CREATE ... 442

DATE_END ... 442

DATE_ISSUE ... 442

DATE_LAST... 442

DATE_MODIFY... 442

DATE_PLOT ... 442

DATE_START ... 442

DESIGNER... 442

DIAMETER... 442

DIAMETER_1, DIAMETER_2 ... 443

DIAMETER_X ... 443

DIAMETER_Y ... 443

DIM_A ... DIM_G, DIM_H1, DIM_H2, DIM_I, DIM_J, DIM_K1, DIM_K2, DIM_O, DIM_R, DIM_TD,

DIM_X, DIM_Y ... 443

DIM_A_MAX ... DIM_G_MAX, DIM_H1_MAX, DIM_H2_MAX, DIM_I_MAX, DIM_J_MAX,

DIM_K1_MAX, DIM_K2_MAX, DIM_O_MAX, DIM_R_MAX, DIM_TD_MAX, DIM_X_MAX,

DIM_Y_MAX... 444

DIM_A_MIN ... DIM_G_MIN, DIM_H1_MIN, DIM_H2_MIN, DIM_I_MIN, DIM_J_MIN, DIM_K1_MIN,

DIM_K2_MIN, DIM_O_MIN, DIM_R_MIN, DIM_TD_MIN, DIM_X_MIN, DIM_Y_MIN... 444

DR_DEFAULT_HOLE_SIZE ... 444

DR_DEFAULT_WELD_SIZE ... 444

DR_PART_POS ... 444

11.8 E... 444

ECCENTRICITY_X, ECCENTRICITY_Y ... 444

EDGE_FOLD, EDGE_FOLD_1, EDGE_FOLD_2 ... 445

END1_ANGLE_Y... 445

END2_ANGLE_Z ... 445

END2_ANGLE_Y... 445

END1_CODE, END2_CODE ... 445

END1_SKEW, END2_SKEW... 446

11.9 F... 446

FATHER_ID ... 446

FINISH ... 446

FLANGE_LENGTH_B... 446

FLANGE_LENGTH_U... 446

FLANGE_SLOPE_RATIO... 446

FLANGE_THICKNESS ... 446

FLANGE_THICKNESS_1, FLANGE_THICKNESS_2 ... 446

FLANGE_THICKNESS_B... 447

FLANGE_THICKNESS_U... 447

FLANGE_WIDTH... 447

FLANGE_WIDTH_1, FLANGE_WIDTH_2... 447

FLANGE_WIDTH_B... 447

FLANGE_WIDTH_U ... 447

FOLD_ANGLE ... 447

11.10 G... 447

GRADE ... 447

GROUP_TYPE... 447

GUID ... 448

11.11 H ... 448

HEAD_DIAMETER... 448

HEAD_THICKNESS... 448

HEIGHT... 448

HEIGHT_1 ... 4... 448

HOLE_TOLERANCE ... 448

HOOK_START, HOOK_END... 449

HOOK_START_ANGLE, HOOK_END_ANGLE ... 449

HOOK_START_LENGTH, HOOK_END_LENGTH ... 449

HOOK_START_RADIUS, HOOK_END_RADIUS ... 449

11.12 I... 449

INNER_DIAMETER ... 449

ID... 449

INFO1, INFO2... 449

IS_POLYBEAM... 449

11.13 L... 449

LAST ... 449

LAST_MARK ... 450

LAST_TEXT1...3 ... 450

LENGTH... 450

LENGTH_GROSS... 450

LENGTH_MAX ... 450

LENGTH_MIN ... 450

LONG_HOLE_X ... 450

LONG_HOLE_Y ... 450

LOT_NUMBER... 450

LOT_NAME ... 450

11.14 M ... 451

MAJOR_AXIS_LENGTH_1 ... 2 ... 451

MARK ... 451

MATERIAL ... 451

MATERIAL_TYPE ... 451

MESH_POS ... 451

MINOR_AXIS_LENGTH_1 ... 2... 451

MODEL... 451

MODEL_TOTAL ... 451

MODULUS_OF_ELASTICITY... 452

MOMENT_OF_INERTIA_X... 452

MOMENT_OF_INERTIA_Y... 452

MORTAR_VOLUME... 452

11.15 N... 452

NAME_BASE ... 452

NAME_FULL ... 452

NAME_SHORT ... 453

NEUTRAL_AXIS_LOCATION_ELASTIC_X... 453

NEUTRAL_AXIS_LOCATION_ELASTIC_Y... 453

NEUTRAL_AXIS_LOCATION_PLASTIC_X... 453

NEUTRAL_AXIS_LOCATION_PLASTIC_Y... 453

NORMALIZED_WARPING_CONSTANT... 453

NUMBER#1, NUMBER #2 ... 453

11.16 O ... 453

OBJECT ... 453

OBJECT_DESCRIPTION... 453

OBJECT_LOCKED ... 454

OBJECT_TYPE... 454

OWNER... 454

11.17 P... 454

PART_PREFIX... 455

PART_SERIAL_NUMBER ... 455

PCS... 455

PHASE... 455

PLASTIC_MODULUS_X... 455

PLASTIC_MODULUS_Y ... 455

PLATE_DENSITY ... 455

PLATE_THICKNESS ... 455

PLOTFILE ... 455

POISSONS_RATIO ... 456

POLAR_RADIUS_OF_GYRATION... 456

PRELIM_MARK ... 456

PROFILE... 456

PROFILE_DENSITY ... 457

PROFILE_TYPE ... 457

PROFILE_WEIGHT ... 457

PROFILE_WEIGHT_NET ... 457

11.18 R ... 458

RADIUS_OF_GYRATION_X ... 458

RADIUS_OF_GYRATION_Y ... 458

REBAR_POS ... 458

REFERENCE_MODEL ... 458

REFERENCE_MODEL_OBJECT... 458

ROUNDING_RADIUS, ROUNDING_RADIUS_1 ... 2... 458

ROW_IN_PAGE... 458

11.19 S ... 459

SCALE1...5 ... 459

SECTION_MODULUS_X, SECTION_MODULUS_Y ... 459

SHAPE... 459

SHAPE_INTERNAL ... 459

SHEAR_CENTER_LOCATION... 459

SIMILAR_TO_MAIN_PART ... 459

SITE_WORKSHOP... 459

SIZE ... 459

SORT_OF_E_x_Cw_PER_G_x_J... 460

SUPPLEMENT_PART_WEIGHT... 460

START_X... 460

START_Y... 460

START_Z ... 460

STATICAL_MOMENT_Qf ... 460

STATICAL_MOMENT_Qw... 460

STIFFENER_DIMENSION... 460

STIFFENER_DIMENSION_1 ... 3 ... 460

STRAND_DEBONDED_STRANDS_1...5 ... 461

STRAND_DEBOND_LEN_FROM_END_1...5 ... 461

STRAND_DEBOND_LEN_FROM_START_1...5... 461

STRAND_DEBOND_LEN_MIDDLE_TO_END_1...5 ... 461

STRAND_DEBOND_LEN_MIDDLE_TO_START_1...5... 461

STRAND_N_PATTERN ... 461

STRAND_N_STRAND ... 461

STRAND_POS ... 461

STRAND_PULL_FORCE ... 462

STRAND_UNBONDED ... 462

SUBTYPE... 462

SURFACING_NAME... 462

11.20 T... 462

TANGENT_OF_PRINCIPAL_AXIS_ANGLE... 462

TEXT1...3 ... 462

THERMAL_DILATATION ... 462

THREAD_IN_MATERIAL ... 462

TILE_NUMBER ... 462

TILE_VOLUME... 462

TIME... 463

TITLE... 463

TITLE1...3... 463

TOP_LEVEL... 463

TOP_LEVEL_UNFORMATTED ... 463

TORSIONAL_CONSTANT... 463

TYPE ... 463

TYPE1 ... 464

TYPE2 ... 464

TYPE3 ... 464

TYPE4 ... 464

11.21 U... 464

USERFIELD_1 ... _8 ... 464

11.22 V... 464

VOLUME ... 465

VOLUME_GROSS ... 465

VOLUME_NET ... 465

11.23 W... 465

WARPING_CONSTANT ... 465

WARPING_STATICAL_MOMENT ... 465

WEB_THICKNESS ... 465

WEB_THICKNESS_1, WEB_THICKNESS_2... 465

WEB_WIDTH ... 465

WEIGHT... 466

WEIGHT_GROSS... 466

WEIGHT_M... 466

WEIGHT_MAX... 466

WEIGHT_MIN ... 466

WEIGHT_NET... 466

WEIGHT_PER_UNIT_LENGTH ... 467

WEIGHT_TOTAL ... 467

WELD_ANGLE1, WELD_ANGLE2... 467

WELD_ASSEMBLYTYPE... 467

WELD_DEFAULT ... 467

WELD_FATHER_CODE... 467

WELD_FATHER_NUMBER... 467

WELD_FILLTYPE1, WELD_FILLTYPE2 ... 467

WELD_FINISH1, WELD_FINISH2... 467

WELD_ROOT_FACE_THICKNESS ... 468

WELD_SIZE1, WELD_SIZE2 ... 468

WELD_TEXT... 468

WELD_TYPE1, WELD_TYPE2... 468

WIDTH ... 468

WIDTH_1, WIDTH_2... 468

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Reinforcing bar bending types... 469

Preface

Tekla Structures includes complete documentation in an accessible help system. Our online help is a detailed guide to Tekla Structures concepts, tools, commands, and features, with plenty of examples. The documentation is also available in PDF format.

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Audience

This guide is aimed at structural engineers, detailers and designers who model, analyze, and design concrete and steel structures.

We assume that you are familiar with the processes of structural engineering.

Additional help resources

The following resources also provide information about Tekla Structures:

Web site http://www.tekla.com

E-mail Contact your local helpdesk via e-mail:

Area office E-mail address

China [email protected] Finland [email protected]

If you believe you have discovered a problem with this software, please report it to your Tekla Structures Reseller using the maintenance request form provided at Help > Tekla on the Web > Maintenance request....

Please send any comments or suggestions about Tekla Structures documentation to [email protected].

Tekla Extranet Anyone with a current maintenance contract can use Tekla Extranet. Register now to get free access to our online discussion forums, hints & tips, software downloads, tutorials, and more. To register, go to https://extranet.tekla.com. You can also access Tekla Extranet from Tekla Structures by clicking Help > Online Support > Tekla Extranet.

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Related guides

Tekla Structures includes a comprehensive help system in a series of online books. You will also receive a printed installation guide with your Tekla Structures installation DVD.

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How to create a physical model.

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How to create loads and run structural analysis.

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How to use the SymEd graphical interface to manipulate symbols.

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Using Tekla Structures

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Introduction With Tekla Structures you do not have to do everything manually. There are many features you can you use to automate your work processes. You will find it useful to read this chapter before starting a project in Tekla Structures.

In this chapter This chapter is a collection of practical suggestions from experienced Tekla Structures users and service personnel on how to use Tekla Structures effectively. You will also find many links to more detailed explanations of the various features discussed here and step-by-step instructions where appropriate.

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1.1 General

This section describes how to make the most of various Tekla Structures features when setting up a project.

Topics Firm and project folders (p. 42) Numbering series (p. 42) Phases (p. 42)

Catalogs (p. 42) Preferences (p. 43)

Firm and project folders

Before you customize any object properties for specific projects or organizations, create firm and project folders in which to store them. This will save you time setting up future projects and also when you upgrade Tekla Structures.

See also Project and firm folders (p. 96) Folder search order (p. 94) Predefining part properties (p. 46)

Numbering series

Numbering series Before you start modeling, it is good idea to plan the numbering prefixes and start numbers you will use for the entire project. Careful planning prevents numbering conflicts.

Example You could define the prefixes and start numbers for a multi-storey building as follows:

See also Numbering parts Numbering Preferences (p. 43)

Phases

You can use phases to break up a model into different sections. Phases are often used to indicate erection sequences. You can create reports and views, hide objects and copy objects from other models according to their phase number.

Example You have a large project on which several users will work simultaneously in single-user mode. First create a basic model which includes, for example, the columns. This is phase 1. You then copy this basic model to all users.

Each user then works on a separate part of the building. As each part of the model is completed, you can copy it back to the basic model as a separate phase (phase 2, 3, etc).

See also Phases

Edit > Copy Special > From Another Model... View filter (Numbers tab)

Catalogs

Before you start a project, check that the catalogs you are using conform to the project requirements. Ensure all users access the same catalogs.

See also Folder search order (p. 94) Profiles Plates Column assembly Beam assembly Brace assembly Truss assembly 1st floor PR1000 1000 C1000 B1000 V1000 T1000 2nd floor PR2000 2000 C2000 B2000 V2000 T2000

The profile catalog (p. 117) The material catalog (p. 130)

The bolt and bolt assembly catalogs (p. 134) The reinforcing bar catalog (p. 142)

Preferences

Check that your preferences are set up correctly before you start modeling. Click

Setup>Options...>Preferences. Component properties override preferences. Tekla Structures only uses the values in the Preferences tab if the corresponding fields in the component dialog boxes are empty.

Tekla Structures uses the information in the Preferences tab when it creates parts using components.

Example It is important that profile names are set up correctly so that you can use filters and wizards effectively.

If you change settings in the Preferences tab, Tekla Structures only applies the new settings to components you subsequently create. Components you created prior to changing the preferences are not affected.

Profile names

In the Preferences tab, profile names are parametric profile prefixes. They must exist in the profile catalog. If you want to use a parametric profile name that does not exist in the catalog, first add it to profile catalog, then enter it here. Tekla Structures uses the Folded plate prefix when you use the Polyplate command in macros.

See also The profile catalog (p. 117).

Connections

To define the default bolt properties to use in connections, select a Bolt standard and Bolt size. Enter part start numbers in fields Pos1 to Pos4. Cross-check these settings against the numbering series you define to make sure they cannot overlap. If they overlap, Tekla Structures may create two non-identical parts with the same part number. This generates an error in the log file numbering.history.

Edge distance

When you use components, Tekla Structures uses the Factor of bolt edge distance and

Element considered fields to check that the bolts it creates are not too close to the edge of a part. Tekla Structures warns you if they are.

Check that bolt edge distance is set according to the standard you are using. Use the Element considered field to base edge distance checks on bolt or hole diameter.

Default edge distance settings depend on the environment. If you change the default settings, use Save defaults (p. 105) command to save settings in the current model folder.

See also Getting started.

In multi-user mode, all users working in the same model have the same preferences as well as other properties, catalogs, etc.