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Submit your project

Steps for entering the Tekla North America BIM Awards

1. Collect the project material

2. Create a Trimble Connect project

3. Invite us to your project

1. Collect the project material

The most important part in your project entry is the material package including the Tekla Structures project/model folder. High-quality model images, photos and drawings are essential too. The entry form asks for:
●    A company description 
●    A project description
●    What challenges were overcome to make the project successful
●    Describe the benefits of using Tekla software and the resulting constructible data
●    The project in numbers

2. Create a Trimble Connect project and upload your files

In order to share your project, you will need to submit your project through our collaboration platform, Trimble Connect. For instructions on how to create a Trimble Connect Project, click here. If you have any issues creating your project within Trimble Connect, please email us at Tekla.marketing.us@trimble.com.

  • Your project entry data should as a minimum contain:
    ●    Tekla Structures model (.db1) and the environment in which it was created. Please include custom profile, bolt catalogs and the following: 
                   ●    Profile database (profdb.BIN) 
                   ●    Material database (matdb.BIN)
                   ●    Bolt database (screwdb.DB)
                   ●    Bolt assembly database (assdb.DB)
                   ●    Rebar database (rebar_database.INP)
                   ●    Parametric profiles (profitab.INP)
                   ●    Drawing Templates (*.tpl)
    ●    Drawing folder that contains all .dg files
    ●    Submit an IFC file including bolts and reinforcement. Also, include reference models that are aligned with the Tekla IFC file in Trimble Connect (if relevant) 
    ●    Use Tekla Structures built-in screenshot tool to capture a few different full model and model detail images from the project at a high resolution (.PNG file format preferred). Tip: Use screen capture software like Snagit to capture the highest quality image.  
    ●    Tekla Structural Designer model (.tsmd) with corresponding IFC file export. High-resolution screenshots of the model, use screen capture software like Snagit to capture a few different high-quality full model and model detail images from the project (.PNG file format preferred). You can "print" in Tekla Structural Designer, which essentially grabs a screenshot of the active window, but it is a lower resolution.
    ●    Sample drawings of the projects (in PDF format)
    ●    High-resolution photos or architect visualizations of the project (in any format) 
    ●    Company logo(s) involved in the project    
    ●    If you wish to submit our video of the project, it must be a maximum of 2 minutes long; otherwise, we'll create one for you using the IFC file within Trimble Connect

Example images

(Urban Environment House, Winner of Tekla BIM Award Finland & Baltics 2020)

Full model screenshot(s) in perspective view, on a white background, from a nice angle.

Full model screenshot(s) in perspective view, on a white background, from a nice angle.

Detail image(s), showing elements, rebars, connections, or/and any interesting details from the model.

Detail image(s), showing elements, rebars, connections, or/and any interesting details from the model.

Architect visualization image(s)

Architect visualization image(s)

Construction phase image(s)

Construction phase image(s)

Invite us to your project

Once you've created your project in Trimble Connect and placed all required materials there, invite Tekla.marketing.us@trimble.com as an administrator of your Trimble Connect project so that we can access your project for the voting process and judging panel. Then, see below on how to submit the official project entry form.

Read the terms and conditions for entering Tekla North America BIM Awards

Project entry form for Tekla North America BIM Awards

Fill in the form and you are all done and ready for the competition!

Submit your entry
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