Make Your Design Real with Tekla and Autodesk Revit

In the AEC process, we seeks to bring owners and architects, engineers and construction contractors the benefits of accurate, coordinated and rich data. With it you can deliver the projects faster and more economically.

We offer you free tools that allow the models to move between Tekla Structures and Autodesk Revit or Integrate Tekla Structural Designer with Autodesk Revit. To achieve smooth construction workflows and realization of designs, we wish to see project members to collaborate throughout design and construction regardless of the software solutions they use. As one software solution is never enough for realizing construction design, we have chosen an open approach to BIM and work with partners to offer the AEC industry integrated, open workflows.  

Links and materials: 
Tekla - Revit BIM Workflow Example in Tekla User Assistance
Early stage design – a webinar on architects and structural engineers working together
All Tekla webinars

Tekla Structures and Autodesk Revit support open format BIM file collaboration (IFC files according to ISO 16739:2013) which makes BIM collaboration simple and effective. This is the preferred method to transfer data rich 3D models between the softwares.

Where a Revit user does not wish to use an IFC file, Tekla Structures from version 2019 can create a .rvt file as requested (as well as other formats such as 3D DWG, 3D DGN etc).

There are limitations to this Tekla-created .rvt file:

  • As with all Revit files, there is no guarantee that future versions of Revit will be able to read this file - so it is not suitable for archiving. IFC files are text based and suitable for archiving
  • Drawing sheets, views, schedules etc are not included in the .rvt but can be included into a project bank (e.g BIM360) as a PDF file
  • Families are built from Tekla objects, but may differ in e.g naming, from what could be desired

 

Revit and Tekla Users can coordinate their building information models to gain greater insight and certainty.
To get started more smoothly, also see the Tekla - Revit BIM Workflow Example in Tekla User Assistance.

Features:

  • Fail-safe model import
  • Maintained Revit unique ID
  • Optimized family creation

Downloads:

  • Tekla Extension Export to Revit includes intelligent interoperability with Revit. Download it from Tekla Warehouse

Interoperability between earlier versions of Autodesk Revit and Tekla Structures

If you are using Tekla Structures 19.1 or earlier, then please download the Export to Software (v1) from Tekla Warehouse

Open approach to BIM

We believe that no construction project can be done with just one software solution. Read more about open BIM in the construction workflow.

Download Integrator and synchronize models with Autodesk® Revit®.

  • Start the integration process in Tekla Structural Designer or in Revit
  • Synchronize models in either direction
  • Intelligently map section/family types between modeling systems
  • Save bespoke mapping routines
  • Filter in/out key groups of objects, such as slabs, walls and braces
  • Produce log reports at each stage of the integration process
  • Track changes at an elemental level using unique IDs
  • Use colour coding to see the integration status
  • Communicate end forces, web openings and stiffeners for steel frames 

Download Tekla Structural Designer Integrator for Autodesk Revit.

Tekla Structures 2019 onwards can export a .rvt (geometry) file. Please install the appropriate Extension available from the Tekla Warehouse.

In case of problems; please direct all feedback to: Tekla_Revit_Feedback@trimble.com

  • Tekla Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) Import to Revit Add-In has been developed to improve the import of Tekla Structures IFC files by using the Revit API to create native objects from the data supplied by the Tekla IFC file.
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