Drive design with effective interoperability

Progress comes from reliable open interoperability without the limitations of vendors or proprietary file formats. Be free to choose the best BIM software to produce your best work.

With Tekla, design interoperability is not an issue

Connect seamlessly with teams and software

Successful design is all about teamwork and collaboration. Seamless connections and data exchange drive innovation and efficiency in an open software ecosystem.

Benefit from industry collaboration

At Trimble, we work with industry specialists to link the right file formats with our solutions; creating truly powerful and productive workflows for you.

Collaborate widely

Nobody should be limited by vendor file formats. With market-leading IFC interoperability you can deliver workflow excellence, regardless software choices.

Exchange data using IFC

IFC is the “neutral”, non-proprietary data exchange format developed and maintained as an international standard for the entire AEC community by BuildingSMART.

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Tekla Structures

Structural design engineers, detailers, fabricators, contractors, and project managers can create, combine, manage and share accurate models for every project.

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Tekla Structural Designer

Engineers can seamlessly combine design and analysis with just one robust, user-friendly single-model-based process.

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Tekla Tedds

Engineers can automate civil and structural calculations for speed, accuracy, and peak performance.

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Tekla PowerFab

Steel fabricators can systematically manage their entire fabrication process and enhance collaboration in the office and in the shop.

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Tekla Model Sharing for Tekla Structures

Truly innovative BIM collaboration software enables Tekla Structures users to work on local copies of a model.

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Trimble Connect

Everyone involved in your project can handle truly constructible data with the Trimble Connect collaboration platform.

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Tekla building information model (BIM) of Blominmäki wastewater treatment plant

Blominmäki wastewater treatment plant: BIM based project communications

The wastewater treatment plant in Espoo, Finland expands HSY’s capability to treat the wastewater of about 400 000 people. Trimble's collaboration platforms managed this multi-material project with a huge amount of data, and they were widely used in the daily work of the different project teams.

How the Unger Steel Group made the most of BIM

Unger’s steel design department relies on Tekla Structures to create accurate models that benefit the processes throughout the workflow. Unger does much more than create drawings and models, and every model must be workable in order to avoid problems later down the line.

SSP discover unparalleled efficiency & productivity gains

Engineering firms of all sizes are winning more businesses, working more efficiently and maximizing profits with the help of design and analysis software that offers true, proven ability to work seamlessly with other tools. Likewise, Sepakat Setia Perunding Sdn Bhd has chosen to adopt Tekla Structural Designer in to their business.

Open approach to BIM - Better collaboration

Construction project parties should be able to work together smoothly regardless of the tools they use. Open BIM is about workflow-level compatibility, not just compatibility between two software packages. Also manufacturing calls for open, readable data.

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With Tekla, design interoperability is not an issue

Related solutions

Design communication

Connected design

Constructible modeling

Tekla interoperability with Autodesk Revit

Tekla APIs for developers

Grasshopper-Tekla live link

Constructible detailing

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Tekla Structures

Tekla Structural Designer

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Tekla Model Sharing for Tekla Structures

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Blominmäki wastewater treatment plant: BIM based project communications

How the Unger Steel Group made the most of BIM

SSP discover unparalleled efficiency & productivity gains

Open approach to BIM - Better collaboration

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