Tekla Structures

This video introduces the new Tilt-Up Role available on the Tekla Warehouse to help you become more efficient for detailing Tilt-Up projects. Topics include Wall Layout tools for modeling panels, cust

Concrete stairs tool is an intuitive component for modeling concrete stairs of any common shapes. Use the tool for straight, L- , U- and spiral precast or cast-in-place stairs. This tool in Tekla Wa

Take your design to detail workflow to the next level in 2021 with the release of the Tekla Structural Designer link to rebar sets in Tekla Structures. You can now automatically detail your columns,

You now have the power of the batch editor. The editor works on assemblies and finds identical or similar objects. i

List, Report & Issue model objects with full property tracking faster than ever! The list manager extension improves quality and productivity by enabling more efficient listing and reporting of Tekl

In this video, we take a look at some of the cast unit drawing macros available for the precast role. Watch this video to see how macros can help improve your productivity and workflow processes. Ho

This video introduces how to compartmentalize portions of a model utilizing phases via the phase manager. In addition, some tips and tricks are covered on how to apply phases in your own model, as wel

A recent discussion made me realize that I had never considered a quick way to identify parts that had changed after a specified date, without the use of a manually applied UDA. After some research, I

In Tekla Structures 2021, the Shape Catalog has been renewed. It has a new user interface that allows you to group shapes, create sub-groups, add tags to shapes, and star important shapes for easier a

This video provides an overview of General Arrangement (GA) drawings settings for object types (such as parts) and other settings. Topics include an introduction to these settings, how they work, and

In this video we take a look at Cloning Templates and how to set up some typical cast unit drawing automation. We also shed some light onto the hidden cloning template model “Basic Structural Traditi

In Tekla Structures 2021, we introduced two improvements to the contextual toolbar. You can now list, open and create drawings through the contextual toolbar. You can also create new view depth clip

In this month's Tips and Tricks we show how to add a custom image such as a company logo to your drawing templates. In previous videos, we've shown how to import a DWG file to the Template Editor: htt

This video provides an overview of General Arrangement (GA) drawings settings for views, dimensions, and marks. Topics include an introduction to these settings, how they work and correlates their rel

In this video, we take a look at the Master Drawing Catalog and how to create Drawing Templates. Creating Drawing Templates via the MDC can significantly improve your production ticketing process.

Trimble is committed to an open approach to BIM and with the release of Tekla Structures 2021 we also released two new extensions to help achieve smooth construction workflows. These new extensions a

This month's tips and tricks cover a few dimensioning commands that can help with quicker and more accurate drawing editing. We show Parallel and Perpendicular dimensions along with best practices for