Check the information below on the many new features and improvements in this version:

• Starting from Tekla Structures 2020, the Steel Detailing configuration allows pour modeling if pours are enabled in the model.

• Easy creation of curved shapes: improvements in lofted plates and lofted slabs

• Improvements in geometry editing and items

• Changes in numeric snapping and other modeling improvements

• Small changes in the appearance of model and model objects

• Bar layering and other improvements in rebar sets

• New user interface for rebar catalog

• Show and modify drawing views in the model

• Improved Layout editor - Customize drawing layouts easily

• Improved rebar coupler and end anchor symbols

• Rebar dimensioning improvements

• Other drawing improvements

• Updates in Template Editor, template handling and reports

• New point cloud settings and other improvements

• Other interoperability improvements

• Updates in tools for automated precast fabrication

• New formwork placing tools for walls and slabs

• Easier Trimble Connect collaboration

• New VR mode and other improvements in Trimble Connect Visualizer

• Tekla Model Sharing improvements

• Improvements in components

• Tekla Structures 2020 fix list

Service packs

Follow the links below for information on new features, improvements and fixes made in each currently available service pack:

• Tekla Structures 2020 SP1

• Tekla Structures 2020 SP2

Compatibility

We suggest that you complete any unfinished models using your current version of Tekla Structures.

This version is not backwards compatible. When you create or save a model in Tekla Structures 2020, you cannot open it in older versions due to database differences.

Tekla Structures 2020 can only be installed on 64-bit Windows operating systems.

See the Tekla Structures 2020 hardware recommendations for more information.

Tekla Structures 2020 requires Tekla License Server 2017 or later. To check which license server version to use with your current Tekla Structures version, see Tekla license server 2020 hardware recommendations.

Administrator's release notes

Advanced users should read the Tekla Structures administrator's release notes for information on how to apply the additional customizations available in this release.

Localization release notes

Environment-specific changes are explained in the Localization release notes.

Tekla Open API release notes

The Tekla Open APIapplication programming interface that lets third-party applications integrate to and communicate with Tekla Structures

Tekla Open API enables, for example, customizing Tekla Structures.

release notes can be found in the Tekla Developer Center.