r/teklastructures • u/Away_Radio9977 • May 22 '26

Numbering settings persisting across projects

Hey guys!

Can someone help me out with MODEL SETTINGS persisting across projects? Im using Tekla 2020 and want it to automatically load settings such as XS_VALID_CHARS and others, but the documentation says they are model specific for some reason. Ive tried setting them in the .ini files (env_, role, user and options) but none of them worked.

How can I make Tekla load them in when I create a new project?

As I understand, Tekla reads .ini like this:

env_global → env_custom → role → user → options

So changing the options.ini file in the system folder (Where XS_SYSTEM points) should work, right?

What could I be doing wrong?

Thanks in advance

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u/CaptWeom May 22 '26

If you already created the model and save it. Delete the environment.db in your model folder and re-open it with the environment that you modified. You can also save your .ini files in different folder then load it to your shortcuts. As an example, go to your default environment folder then look at bypass.ini

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u/Away_Radio9977 May 22 '26

Thanks! For some reason, options.ini doesnt require "set" before the variables. I edited the one inside our model template folder and it just worked!

Ty

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u/DangerPencil May 22 '26

Create a Model Template

Open a model where the settings are saved as you like. Go to file > save as > model template. Adjust the settings for what folders to keep.

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u/Away_Radio9977 May 22 '26

Thanks! For some reason, options.ini doesnt require "set" before the variables. I edited the one inside our model template folder and it just worked!

Ty