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Tekla Structures
Software for modeling building structures

Tekla Structures is a building information modeling 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 3D modeling, generate 2D drawings and access building information. Tekla Structures was formerly known as Xsteel (X as in X Window System, the foundation of the Unix GUI).

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Features

Tekla Structures is used in the construction industry for steel and concrete detailing, precast and cast in-situ. The software enables users to create and manage 3D structural models in concrete or steel, and guides them through the process from concept to fabrication.11 The process of shop drawing creation is automated. It is available in different configurations and localized environments.12

Tekla Structures is known to support large models with multiple simultaneous users, but is regarded as relatively expensive, complex to learn and fully utilize.13 It competes in the BIM market with AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, DProfiler and Digital Project, Lucas Bridge, PERICad and others.1415 Tekla Structures is Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) compliant.16

Modeling scopes within Tekla Structures includes Structural Steel, Cast-in-Place (CIP), Concrete, Reinforcing Bar, Miscellaneous Steel and Light Gauge Drywall Framing.17 The transition of Xsteel to Tekla Structures in 2004 added significant more functionality and interoperability.18 It is often used in conjunction with Autodesk Revit, where structural framing is designed in Tekla and exported to Revit using the DWG/DXF formats.19

Applications

Engineers have used Tekla Structures to model stadiums, offshore structures, pipe rack structures, plants, factories, residential buildings, bridges and skyscrapers.2021 Tekla Structures was used in the construction design for various projects around the world, including:2223

Tekla Structures was used extensively for the steel design of Capital Gate at Abu Dhabi, UAE.52 Files exported from Tekla facilitated faster steel fabrication.53 One of the architects, Jeff Schofield, stated that "it was the right time in history and we had the right technology to make this happen".54

The Manitoba Hydro Spillway Replacement was designed using Tekla Structures to "successfully model and co-ordinate its design", a project that won the TEKLA 2012 North American BIM Award for "Best Concrete Project".55 It was the "first hydroelectric project that has seen steel, concrete, and rebar fully detailed using Tekla Structures".56

Stable version release - history dates

  • Tekla Structures 16.0 - March 2010
  • Tekla Structures 17.0 - February 2011
  • Tekla Structures 18.0 - March 2012
  • Tekla Structures 19.0 - March 2013
  • Tekla Structures 20.0 - February 2014
  • Tekla Structures 21.0 - March 2015
  • Tekla Structures 2016 - March 2016
  • Tekla Structures 2017 - March 2017
  • Tekla Structures 2018 - March 2018
  • Tekla Structures 2019 - March 2019
  • Tekla Structures 2020 - March 2020
  • Tekla Structures 2021 - March 2021
  • Tekla Structures 2022 - March 2022
  • Tekla Structures 2023 - March 2023
  • Tekla Structures 2024 - March 2024
  • Tekla Structures 2025 - March 2025

See also

References

  1. Eastman, Charles M. (2008-03-03). BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and Contractors. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0470185285. 978-0470185285 ↩

  2. Eastman, Chuck (2011-03-25). BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and Contractors. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1118021699. 978-1118021699 ↩

  3. Lester, Albert (2013-09-16). Project Management, Planning and Control: Managing Engineering, Construction and Manufacturing Projects to PMI, APM and BSI Standards. Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0080983219. 978-0080983219 ↩

  4. Boake, Terri Meyer (2014-01-23). Diagrid Structures: Systems, Connections, Details. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3038214823. 978-3038214823 ↩

  5. Smith, Dana K. (2012-04-23). Building Information Modeling: A Strategic Implementation Guide for Architects, Engineers, Constructors, and Real Estate Asset Managers. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1118399231. 978-1118399231 ↩

  6. Boake, Terri Meyer (2015-02-17). Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel: Specifications, Connections, Details. Birkhäuser. ISBN 978-3038214830. 978-3038214830 ↩

  7. Eastman, Chuck (2011-03-25). BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and Contractors. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1118021699. 978-1118021699 ↩

  8. Lester, Albert (2013-09-16). Project Management, Planning and Control: Managing Engineering, Construction and Manufacturing Projects to PMI, APM and BSI Standards. Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0080983219. 978-0080983219 ↩

  9. Smith, Dana K. (2012-04-23). Building Information Modeling: A Strategic Implementation Guide for Architects, Engineers, Constructors, and Real Estate Asset Managers. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1118399231. 978-1118399231 ↩

  10. "X Window System". Techopedia. 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2023-06-21. https://www.techopedia.com/definition/10101/x-window-system ↩

  11. "Tekla International - Tekla Structures". Construction Software Review. 2020Software.com. Retrieved 6 August 2012. http://www.2020software.com/products/Tekla_International_Tekla_Structures.asp ↩

  12. "Tekla Structures". 17 July 2014. http://teklastructures.support.tekla.com/200/en/rel_cover ↩

  13. Eastman, Charles M. (2008-03-03). BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and Contractors. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0470185285. 978-0470185285 ↩

  14. Eastman, Charles M. (2008-03-03). BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and Contractors. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0470185285. 978-0470185285 ↩

  15. Eastman, Chuck (2011-03-25). BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and Contractors. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1118021699. 978-1118021699 ↩

  16. Smith, Dana K. (2012-04-23). Building Information Modeling: A Strategic Implementation Guide for Architects, Engineers, Constructors, and Real Estate Asset Managers. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1118399231. 978-1118399231 ↩

  17. Lester, Albert (2013-09-16). Project Management, Planning and Control: Managing Engineering, Construction and Manufacturing Projects to PMI, APM and BSI Standards. Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0080983219. 978-0080983219 ↩

  18. Boake, Terri Meyer (2015-02-17). Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel: Specifications, Connections, Details. Birkhäuser. ISBN 978-3038214830. 978-3038214830 ↩

  19. Vandezande, James (2015-05-20). Mastering Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016: Autodesk Official Press. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1119044581. 978-1119044581 ↩

  20. Eastman, Charles M. (2008-03-03). BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and Contractors. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0470185285. 978-0470185285 ↩

  21. Eastman, Chuck (2011-03-25). BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and Contractors. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1118021699. 978-1118021699 ↩

  22. Tekla Global BIM Awards Winners Announced, 08 January 2014, Construsoft http://www.construsoft.es/site/es/about-us/news/article/66.html ↩

  23. Tekla Announces Global BIM Awards 2013 Winners, JAN 9, 2014, ForConstructionPros.com http://www.forconstructionpros.com/press_release/11291670/tekla-announces-global-bim-awards-2013-winners ↩

  24. Daytona International Speedway Grandstand Replacement, McGill, USA, Tekla Awards http://www.tekla.com/global-bim-awards-2014/steel-daytona-international-speedway.html ↩

  25. Tekla launches structural design software, JEDDAH, April 9, 2015, TradeArabia, "The Abu Dhabi Airport – Midfield Terminal Complex, the King Abdullah Financial District and King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and National Museum of Qatar are among the Middle East projects that have used Tekla Building Information Modeling" http://www.tradearabia.com/news/CONS_279375.html ↩

  26. Daytona International Speedway-Frontstretch Grandstand Project, Barton Malow, USA, Tekla Awards http://www.tekla.com/global-bim-awards-2014/cip-daytona-international-speedway-frontstretch.html ↩

  27. Denver International Airport Expansion, Anatomic Iron Steel Detailing, USA, Tekla Awards http://www.tekla.com/global-bim-awards-2014/steel-denver-international-airport-expansion.html ↩

  28. San Jose Earthquakes Stadium, Steel Systems Engineering, Inc. USA, & Intelligent Engineering, UK, Tekla Awards http://www.tekla.com/global-bim-awards-2014/steel-san-jose.html ↩

  29. BB&T Ballpark, Concrete and coordination by Wayne Brothers Inc., Rebar by Harris Steel, Charlotte, USA, Tekla Awards http://www.tekla.com/global-bim-awards-2013/cip-bbt-ballpark.html ↩

  30. KGS Group Tekla North American BIM Award, KGS Website http://www.kgsgroup.com/awards_tekla.html ↩

  31. Manitoba projects win in North American BIM Awards, Construction Canada, September 5, 2012 http://www.constructioncanada.net/manitoba-projects-win-in-north-american-bim-awards/ ↩

  32. Manitoba Hydro Spillway Replacement, KGS Group, Manitoba, Canada, Tekla Awards http://www.tekla.com/global-bim-awards-2012/concrete-manitoba-hydro-spillway.html ↩

  33. Singapore Sports Hub - National Stadium Roof, Arup Singapore, Singapore, Tekla Awards http://www.tekla.com/global-bim-awards-2014/steel-singapore-sports-hub.html ↩

  34. University of Saskatchewan - Gordon Oakes - Red Bear Student Center, IKONA DRAFTING SERVICES PHILIPPINES INC., Canada, Tekla http://www.tekla.com/global-bim-awards-2014/steel-gordon-oakes.html ↩

  35. New Troja Bridge in Prague, Excon, a.s., Czech Republic, Tekla Awards http://www.tekla.com/global-bim-awards-2014/steel-new-troja-bridge.html ↩

  36. Tesco Sheringham, Pinnacle Sheringham, UK, Tekla Awards http://www.tekla.com/global-bim-awards-2013/engineering-tesco-sheringham.html ↩

  37. Baylor University Stadium, BDS Vircon Steel Detailers, Australia, Tekla Awards http://www.tekla.com/global-bim-awards-2014/steel-baylor-university-stadium.html ↩

  38. Canopée des Halles, Paris, Société Fayat métal, Tekla Awards http://www.tekla.com/fr/bim-awards-2014/bimmodel1fayatmetal.html ↩

  39. Sutter Medical Centre, Castro Valley, Tekla UAE http://www.tekla.com/ae/node/5000 ↩

  40. Chennai Airport Erweiterung, Tekla UAE http://www.tekla.com/ae/node/4661 ↩

  41. SAMSUNG C&T USES TEKLA TO MAKE SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE FREE-FORM BUILDING POSSIBLE, Tekla http://www.tekla.com/ae/node/5903 ↩

  42. Boake, Terri Meyer (2014-01-23). Diagrid Structures: Systems, Connections, Details. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3038214823. 978-3038214823 ↩

  43. Capital Gate Tower, Tekla http://www.tekla.com/ae/references/capital-gate-tower ↩

  44. Torre Capital Gate, Tekla UAE http://www.tekla.com/ae/node/3907 ↩

  45. King abdullah financial district, Arabian International Company (AIC - JORDAN), Saudi Arabia, Tekla Awards http://www.tekla.com/global-bim-awards-2014/steel-king-abdullah-financial-district.html ↩

  46. King Abdulaziz Center For World Culture, Zamil Structural Steel Company Ltd, Saudi Arabia, Tekla Awards http://www.tekla.com/global-bim-awards-2014/steel-king-abdulaziz-center.html ↩

  47. Hilton Garden Inn, Emirates Precast Construction L.L.C., United Arab Emirates, Tekla Awards http://www.tekla.com/global-bim-awards-2014/precast-hilton-garden-inn.html ↩

  48. Puuvilla Shopping Centre, Tekla Awards http://www.tekla.com/global-bim-awards-2013/bim-puuvilla.html ↩

  49. Shopping Center Puuvila, Skanska http://group.skanska.com/projects/57816/Shopping-Center-Puuvila ↩

  50. Second and Goal https://www.aisc.org/globalassets/modern-steel/archives/2014/10/second.pdf ↩

  51. "Optus Stadium: Agile BIM project completed ahead of schedule". www.tekla.com. Retrieved 2024-05-09. https://www.tekla.com/resources/case-studies/optus-stadium-agile-bim-project-completed-ahead-of-schedule ↩

  52. Boake, Terri Meyer (2014-01-23). Diagrid Structures: Systems, Connections, Details. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3038214823. 978-3038214823 ↩

  53. Boake, Terri Meyer (2014-01-23). Diagrid Structures: Systems, Connections, Details. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3038214823. 978-3038214823 ↩

  54. Boake, Terri Meyer (2014-01-23). Diagrid Structures: Systems, Connections, Details. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3038214823. 978-3038214823 ↩

  55. KGS Group Tekla North American BIM Award, KGS Website http://www.kgsgroup.com/awards_tekla.html ↩

  56. Manitoba projects win in North American BIM Awards, Construction Canada, September 5, 2012 http://www.constructioncanada.net/manitoba-projects-win-in-north-american-bim-awards/ ↩