Tekla Structures configurations

Tekla Structures is one product available in different configurations that provide specializedsets of functionalities to suit the needs of the construction industry. Tekla Structures can beused to cover the entire building process from conceptual design to fabrication, erection andconstruction management.

Tekla also offers configurations of Tekla Structures for students for both home and classroomuse. For more information, visit www.tekla.com/solutions/students.

The help covers the content of the Full configuration, so the configuration you are using maynot contain all the described features.

The features included in different configurations are:

Configuration

Feature

Full SteelDetailing

PrecastConcreteDetailing

Cast inPlace

Engineerin ConstructionModeling

Primary ProjectViewer

Drafter

Viewing ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Grids, constructionlines, points

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Building elements ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔1

Assemblies ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Precast cast units ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Pours ✔2 ✔2 ✔2 ✔2 ✔2 ✔2 ✔2

Cast in Place castunits

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Numbering ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔3 ✔

Assigning controlnumbers

✔ ✔ ✔

Conceptualcomponents

✔ ✔ ✔

Steel components ✔ ✔ ✔

Concretecomponents

✔ ✔ ✔5 ✔

Feature map

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Configuration

Feature

Full SteelDetailing

PrecastConcreteDetailing

Cast inPlace

Engineering ConstructionModeling

Primary ProjectViewer

Drafter

Lotting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Sequencer ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

User-definedattributes

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔4

Project statusvisualization (4D)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Multi-user ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Locking ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Clash check manager ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Task manager ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Organizer ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Printing and publishingPrinting and plotting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Publish models ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

External editorsSymbol Editor ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Template Editor ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Drawings, plans and reportsCreating generalarrangementdrawings (plan,section, erection)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Modifying generalarrangementdrawings (plan,section, erection)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Creating steelfabrication drawings(single-partdrawings)

✔ ✔ ✔

Modifying steelfabrication drawings(single-partdrawings)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Creating steelfabrication drawings(assembly drawings)

✔ ✔ ✔

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Configuration

Feature

Full SteelDetailing

PrecastConcreteDetailing

Cast inPlace

Engineering ConstructionModeling

Primary ProjectViewer

Drafter

Modifying steelfabrication drawings(assembly drawings)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Creating precastconcrete drawings(cast unit drawings)

✔ ✔ ✔

Modifying precastconcrete drawings(cast unit drawings)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Creating cast-in-place concretedrawings (cast unitdrawings)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Modifying cast-in-place concretedrawings (cast unitdrawings)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Anchor bolt plans ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Reports ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

InteroperabilityExport CNC, DSTV ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Steel MIS links ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Import 2D and 3DDWG, DXF

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Export 3D DWG,DXF, DGN

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Export drawings(DXF, DWG)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Import and exportCAD and FEMpackages

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

IFC 2x3 export ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

CIS/2 import andexport

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

EliPlan import andexport

✔ ✔ ✔

BVBS export ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

HMS export ✔ ✔ ✔

Unitechnik export ✔ ✔ ✔

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Configuration

Feature

Full SteelDetailing

PrecastConcreteDetailing

Cast inPlace

Engineering ConstructionModeling

Primary ProjectViewer

Drafter

View referencemodels

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Attach referencemodels (DXF, DWG,DGN, 3DD, IFC, XML,PDF)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

AnalyzingCreate analysismodel

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Analysis and Designinterface

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Loads ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Open APIOpen API capabilities ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔4

✔1 = Limitation: 2500 parts, 5000 reinforcing bars + reinforcing bar groups, unlimitednumber of bolts.

✔2 = Pours are enabled by an advanced option.

✔3 = Numbering is limited to cast-in-place parts, cast units and reinforcing bars.

✔4 = View only.

✔5 = Only Cast in Place concrete components.

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