Planning concrete pours with Tekla Structures when modeling bridges
Discover the benefits of modeling pours in Tekla during a bridge’s design phase.
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Bridge Designer
Content about BIM, Tekla software and constructibility to help you design bridges faster and more accurately.
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Webinar: Efficient Bridge Design Workflow
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Visual scripting and Tekla software
Visual scripting allows engineers to unlock the full power of parametric design - building customized workflows, automating repetitive design tasks and handling complex shapes.
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Highway 4 in Finland is a fully model-based project with 29 bridges
Using data models extensively, and clear common practices accelerated the design process and resulted in significant cost savings, improved quality, and a longer lifespan for bridges.
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Randselva bridge: closing the gap on drawing-free design
Randselva Bridge in Norway is the world’s longest bridge to be designed and constructed using only Bridge Information Modeling, and no traditional paper drawings.
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Parametric Design: Design Expressed in Rules Not Geometry
Parametric design offers a more comprehensive and automated approach to 3D modeling but also challenges the traditional ways of structural design.
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How to Create Alternatives for Edge Beams - Tekla for Bridge Design
This video shows how you can easily create alternatives for edge beams using Bridge Creator, an Extension for Tekla Structures.
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Grasshopper Tekla Live Link Beta Bridge Demo Part 2
This video shows how the Grasshopper-Tekla link is used to generate a concrete bridge deck consisting of items in Tekla Structures 2017.
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Grasshopper Tekla Live Link Beta Bridge Demo Part 1
We have created a link from scripting software called Grasshopper to Tekla Structures that allows you to enjoy the benefits of parametric design even without previous knowledge of programming.
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An Advanced BrIM Workflow
Any type of bridge design can now have a single point of control to manage the Analytical Model and Bridge Information Model (BrIM). Thanks to the Tekla Structures, Grasshopper and Sofistik workflow.
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The Benefits of Parametric Design for Structural Engineers
Parametric design offers structural engineers many benefits that both improve the quality of the design and streamline the project workflow.
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Gabriel Neves Never Stops Learning
Gabriel Neves, Technical Manager at Trimble, has grown into his profession – and together with it. He’s seen the construction industry evolve from handmade drawings to 2D to 3D software.
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Overcoming the Limitations of Creating Complex Shapes with Parametric Modeling
Today engineers need to be more productive and, at the same time, structural design is becoming more complex. This has driven structural engineers to explore algorithm enabled parametric modeling.
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6 Benefits of BrIM (Bridge Information Modeling)
Bridge information modeling (BrIM) means benefits for bridge construction projects in design, communication, scheduling, fabrication, on-site work and maintenance.
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Forward-Thinking Departments of Transportation are Crossing the Bridge to BIM
Across the US, deficient bridges are a growing problem. The public sector is exploring the opportunities that come with technology in bridge design, construction and asset management.
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Bridge Information Modeling (BrIM) Brings Bridge Engineering to the Modern Era
Bridge Information Modeling (BrIM) provides a complete representation of the physical and functional characteristics of a bridge asset, offering an information resource for its entire lifecycle
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Algorithm Enabled Parametric BIM: 5 Steps to Getting Started
These five steps will help you get started with algorithm enabled parametric design. Welcome to more productive and efficient workflows, and rapid iterations in the design of complex structures.
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How to Choose the Right Bridge Information Modeling Software? 6 Things to Consider
The right software helps you deliver successful bridge construction projects. Check out these 6 things before choosing software for bridge information modeling.
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Grandfather's Bridge - Working efficiently and improving quality with BrIM
This bridge is a full-blown BrIM project from start to finish. Utilizing modeling in the planning phase ensured that errors would be avoided and made the transfer of information faster and clearer.
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How to Update the Bridge Model after Road Alignment Change - Tekla for Bridge Design
This video shows how you can easily update the bridge deck and edge beams of the bridge model after road alignment has changed using Bridge Creator, an extension for Tekla Structures.
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How to Change the Skew and Chainage of a Reinforced Concrete Double Curved Bridge Deck?
This video shows how you can easily update the skew and chainage of a reinforced concrete double curved deck with Tekla Structures.
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