Tekla Structures configurations

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

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

The help covers the content of the Full configuration, so the configuration you are using may not contain
all the described features.

Feature map
The features included in different configurations are:

Configuration Full Steel Precast Rebar Engineering Construction Primary Production Project Drafter
Detailing Concrete Detailing Modeling Planner - Viewer
Feature Detailing Concrete

Viewing ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Grids, ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
construction
lines, points

Building ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔1
elements

Assemblies ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Precast cast ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
units

Pour ✔2 ✔2 ✔2 ✔2 ✔2 ✔2
modeling

Pour viewing ✔2 ✔2 ✔2 ✔2 ✔2 ✔2 ✔2 ✔2 ✔2 ✔2

Cast in Place ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
cast units

Numbering ✔ ✔6 ✔ ✔3 ✔

Assigning ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
control
numbers
Configuration Full Steel Precast Rebar Engineering Construction Primary Production Project Drafter
Detailing Concrete Detailing Modeling Planner - Viewer
Feature Detailing Concrete

Conceptual ✔ ✔ ✔
components

Steel ✔ ✔ ✔
components

Concrete ✔ ✔ ✔5 ✔
components

Lotting ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Sequencer ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

User-defined ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
attributes

Project status ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
visualization
(4D)

Multi-user ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Locking ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Clash check ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
manager

Task ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
manager

Organizer ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔4

Printing and publishing

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

Publish ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
models
Configuration Full Steel Precast Rebar Engineering Construction Primary Production Project Drafter
Detailing Concrete Detailing Modeling Planner - Viewer
Feature Detailing Concrete

External editors

Symbol ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Editor

Template ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Editor

Drawings, plans and reports

Creating ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
general
arrangement
drawings
(plan, section,
erection)

Modifying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
general
arrangement
drawings
(plan, section,
erection)

Creating steel ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
fabrication
drawings
(single-part
drawings)

Modifying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
steel
fabrication
drawings
(single-part
drawings)

Creating steel ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
fabrication
drawings
(assembly
drawings)
Configuration Full Steel Precast Rebar Engineering Construction Primary Production Project Drafter
Detailing Concrete Detailing Modeling Planner - Viewer
Feature Detailing Concrete

Modifying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
steel
fabrication
drawings
(assembly
drawings)

Creating ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
precast
concrete
drawings
(cast unit
drawings)

Modifying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
precast
concrete
drawings
(cast unit
drawings)

Creating cast- ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
in-place
concrete
drawings
(cast unit
drawings)

Modifying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
cast-in-place
concrete
drawings
(cast unit
drawings)

Anchor bolt ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
plans

Reports ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Interoperability

Export CNC, ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
DSTV
Configuration Full Steel Precast Rebar Engineering Construction Primary Production Project Drafter
Detailing Concrete Detailing Modeling Planner - Viewer
Feature Detailing Concrete

Steel MIS ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
links

Import 2D ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
and 3D DWG,
DXF

Export 3D ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
DWG, DXF,
DGN

Export ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
drawings
(DXF, DWG)

Import and ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
export CAD
and FEM
packages

IFC 2x3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
export

CIS/2 import ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
and export

EliPlan ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
import and
export

BVBS export ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

HMS export ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Unitechnik ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
export

View ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
reference
models
Configuration Full Steel Precast Rebar Engineering Construction Primary Production Project Drafter
Detailing Concrete Detailing Modeling Planner - Viewer
Feature Detailing Concrete

Attach ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
reference
models (DXF,
DWG, DGN,
3DD, IFC,
XML, PDF)

Analyzing

Create ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
analysis
model

Analysis and ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Design
interface

Loads ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Open API

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

✔1 = Limitation: 2500 parts, 5000 reinforcing bars + reinforcing bar groups, unlimited number 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.

✔6 = Numbering is limited to steel parts and cast units.