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What’s New in Xsteel 8.0
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Overview
• This is a summary of Tekla Xsteel 8.0 content.This presentation does not include the new
features in Tekla Xsteel 7.1.
• Main development focus• General improvements
• Drawing improvements
• Connections and macros
• Collaboration tools
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General
• Create favorites for later use
• New Online help• Access online help (for active dialog boxes) using F1 key
• Our new standard online help
system, HTML Help, replacesthe older Windows help system
• Content updated and improved
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General…
• Longer fields: finish, material, part prefix and grid labels
• Speed improvements
• Installation improvements
• Installation now saves installation options and uses them asthe default selection for subsequent installations
• Improved batch file handling
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New connections, macros and details
• New connections• Moose splice (125)
• New US type connections
• Double bent gusset (140)
• New macros
• Auto position (67)
• Tower generation macro (43)
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Connection improvements
• Anchor Bolts to base plate details
• Option to use anchor bolts added to these base plate details:1004, 1014, 1016, 1042, 1047 and 1052.
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Connection improvements…
• Part numbering settings in several connectionscorrected
• Miscellaneous improvements and fixes made to
several connections, macros, and details• Option to use fully localized connection toolbars
added to macro system
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Modeling improvements
• Symmetrical columns remain columns after
mirroring
• End and start points of symmetrical profiles not
switched when mirrored
• Polybeam mirroring fixed
• New variable added to handle large round tubes(D>=2000)
• XS_LARGE_TUBE_ROUND_SEGMENTS=100
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Drawing improvements…
• New part mark placing options
• New options to force/allow part marks inside parts
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Drawing improvements…
• Open drawings faster
• Plot warning for out-of-date drawings
• Wizards
There are now two options for creating
drawings: Create from all and Create from
selected
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• Cancel opening drawings
Drawing improvements…
• Cloud commandCreate cloud by picking polygon corners and end using
middle mouse button
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Drawing improvements…
• New drawing export and layer definition• Define layers for different objects when exporting drawings
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Collaboration
• Different people working together using a singlemodel
• Within an organization and discipline
• Between organizations and disciplines
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Collaboration
• Import/export improvements
• Publish model to web
• Xsteel 8.0 contains the option to publish a model as a web
page. Tools to view a model on a web page available in finalrelease of Xsteel 8.0.
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Summary
• General improvements
• Drawing improvements
• Connections and macros• Collaboration support
• + many other small improvements
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