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title: "Release Notes: April 2025"
description: Qnect Tekla Structures and Revit Structure extension app add-on updates April 2025. New features and bug fixes to make modeling easier and faster. Structural engineering hacks.
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# [Release Notes: April 2025](https://www.qnect.com/news-product-updates/release-notes-april-2025)

 Written by [Jeff Hausthor](https://www.qnect.com/news-product-updates/author/jeff-hausthor) | May 20, 2025 3:47:32 PM

**QuickQnect / Tekla Specific Enhancements**

- Change colors on NoConnect graph
- Preference report needs new fields
- Upgrades to latest version for Excel-like controls on preferences.
- Fix Calc of PR when not in model
- web-environment: Monthly Invoice page
- Bug related to using encroachment preferences at Shear Plate connections - Qnect was using the "Column Web" preference to check the Shear Plate clearing the girder kdet.
- Bug with modeling End Plates with turned HSS beam has been resolved.
- CISC MCs: Issues with Metric-Imperial preference detailing dimensions - resolved.
- CISC MCs: Issue with Weld Access holes and cuts in model
- Welds Update - non-lowhydrogen welding process
- Add 1 mm and 1/2 mm Gap option
- Qnect Preference additional Tooltips - These are the question marks at the end of certain preferences for clarification
- Mandated Preferences for Shear Plate connections to show HSS Support Girder/Column profiles
- Update Partial Full Depth Shear Plate detailing functioning for a new preference - We already make Partial Full Depth Shear Plate connections with Standard and Extended setback.  
  Now we would like to add a new preference choice so that the bottom of the Shear Plate is always at the bottom row of the shear plate (instead of clear distance from girder flange).

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