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Tekla Structures
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<p>Tekla Structures is a <a href="/facts/Building_information_modeling/VFVtPmEr">building information modeling</a> software able to model structures that incorporate different kinds of building materials, including steel, concrete, timber and glass. Tekla allows structural drafters and engineers to design a building structure and its components using <a href="/facts/3D_modeling/6V3Ry9AJ">3D modeling</a>, generate 2D drawings and access building information. Tekla Structures was formerly known as <a href="/facts/Tekla/Ls1P7aJS">Xsteel</a> (X as in <a href="/facts/X_Window_System/ac2vRIQL">X Window System</a>, the foundation of the <a href="/facts/Unix/0pNL2seI">Unix</a> <a href="/facts/GUI/fDHYWMU8">GUI</a>). </p>