Tekla Structures

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Constructible structural BIM software from Trimble for steel, concrete, precast, and timber detailing -- produces fabrication-ready shop drawings, rebar detailing, and CNC/DSTV output directly from the 3D model.

Made by Trimble, public (TRMB, $12.4B)

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3.0 /5 composite score

C4 4/5 reflects IFC, CIS/2, DSTV, SDNF, DGN, DWG, IGES, and STEP exchange, and C5 4/5 reflects Tekla Structural Designer, Tekla Tedds, Trimble Connect, Robot, SAP2000, and Revit interoperability. RF1 and C1 2/5 reflect quote-only Carbon, Graphite, and Diamond subscriptions, and C3 2/5 reflects a specialist desktop workflow for small-team to growing firms.

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Rubric Scorecard

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Criterion	Score	Evidence
Value for the price	2/5	Contact sales
Agent Friendliness	3/5	API: Tekla Open API (.NET/C# SDK)
Ease of adoption	2/5	--
Portability & lock-in	4/5	9 file formats Source →
Interoperability	4/5	6 integrations

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Evidence

File formats

Format	Direction	Support
IFC 2x3	both	partial -- Object conversion to native Tekla objects is scoped to extrusion geometry.
IFC 4	both	unknown -- Vendor doc lists import/export as supported but does not document fidelity/completeness.
CIS/2	both	partial -- Vendor differentiates fidelity by profile level, e.g. CIS/2 LPM6 analytical vs. LPM6 design.
DSTV	both	unknown
SDNF	both	unknown
DGN	both	partial -- Import is 3D geometry only; export additionally includes drawings.
DWG	both	unknown
IGES	both	partial -- Scoped to polybeams and straight/curved/arc profiles with boolean operators for NC manufacturing, not the full model.
STEP AP203/214	both	partial -- Same manufacturing-geometry scoping as IGES (polybeams/profiles with arc/bend data).

Integrations

Tekla Structural Designer Tekla Tedds Trimble Connect Robot Structural Analysis (via CIS/2) SAP2000 (via CIS/2) Revit (via IFC)

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Formats

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Tekla Structures also appears in these sub-categories:

Structural Analysis

The structural placement is a detailing and fabrication workflow rather than finite-element analysis; C5 4/5 reflects Tekla Structural Designer, Tekla Tedds, Robot, and SAP2000 interoperability, and C4 4/5 reflects IFC and CIS/2 exchange. C3 2/5 reflects the heavier desktop adoption path, and RF1 keeps C1 at 2/5.

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