Tekla offers customers and their service partners a program to help develop any integrated or automated solution using Tekla Structures Building Information Modelling (BIM) software.
Interoberability with other applications
Tekla Structures software includes an open Application Programming Interface (API) that enables third party applications to integrate and communicate within the same modelling environment.
Tekla Open API™ can be utilised by referencing open API assemblies within different types of applications.
Users can create separately executable applications:
- Microsoft® .NET applications (Windows®Forms or Console)
- COM applications utilising COM technology
- VBA macros utilising COM technology (e.g. Microsoft® Office)
Users can apply built-in applications:
- Macros executed from menu command
- Plug-ins executed from component catalogue
Tekla Open API also makes it possible to
- Record and run user interface actions
- Create tools to automate the modelling process
- Insert details to drawings based on information from another vendor's file formats
- Integrate with other software (Office Tools, Analysis & Design, MIS and ERP)
- Create new application functionality or information through the RFI manager
Contact Tekla or local reseller for more information.