Bridge Designer role

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Overview of environments, roles and licenses

When you start Tekla Structures, you are asked to choose your Tekla Structures setup. The setup consists of an environment, role, and configuration.

Environment means region-specific settings and information. It defines, for example, which profiles, material grades, default values, drawing settings, component settings, reports, and templates are available and used for the specific region.

Role is a user group profile that limits the availability of files and settings in an environment. The user interface has been customized for each role, meaning that some of the settings that are not relevant for the specific role are hidden to make the user interface clearer and easier to use.

Configuration consists of a set of features that the user is entitled to and is based on the license agreement. Each configuration is meant for a specific user group, to suit the various players in the construction industry. If you are a company administrator, see Overview of environments, roles and licenses.

Accessing the Bridge Designer role

Some Tekla Structures environments give you the opportunity to select the Bridge Designer role when choosing the Tekla Structures setup. The role is independent from the licenses that are used. The purpose of the Bridge Designer role is to make the user interface and settings clearer, easier and faster for bridge designers by adding the Bridges tab on the Tekla Structures ribbon. In practice, this means that settings, filters, reports and the user interface are set up for the Bridge Designer role. The Bridge Designer role is based on the Rebar Detailer role.

Note that the preloaded settings in a property dialog box that are not relevant for the role are not shown making the list of options shorter and clearer. Role selection is primarily meant to be configured by Trimble and reseller localization personnel, and to be part of the Tekla Structures installation package. Additional environment offering is available in the Tekla Warehouse offline and online collections. Note that you need to have a Trimble Identity for downloading or installing from the online collections. For more information, see Trimble Identity for Tekla Online services

How to load the Bridge Designer role?

1. Start Tekla Structures by selecting it from the Windows Start menu or by double-clicking the desktop icon.
A dialog box where you choose your Tekla Structures setup appears.
 
2. The Bridge Designer role is not included in all environments. If you cannot find the desired environment from the list of available environments, go to Tekla Downloads and ensure that you download the correct environment for your Tekla Structures version. The following 12 environments in Tekla Structures contain the Bridge Designer role by default:

  • Australasia
  • Canada
  • Default
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • India
  • Middle East
  • Norway
  • South East Asia
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
  • USA

3. Select the Bridge Designer role. Note that the availability of roles depends on your environment, but typically for the above environments the following roles are available:

  • Bridge Designer
  • Concrete Contractor
  • Engineer
  • General Contractor
  • Precast Concrete Detailer
  • Production Planner – Concrete
  • Rebar Detailer
  • Steel Detailer

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4. Select a configuration. The configuration you are using may not contain all the features described in the Tekla Structures product guides. For more information on the features available in each configuration, see Tekla Structures configurations.
 
5. Click OK.

Check or change your Tekla Structures setup

You can check your current Tekla Structures setup (environment, role, and configuration) at any time without having to close the model.
 

1. On the File menu, click Settings and scroll down to the License area. The current setup is displayed.
 

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2. Change the setup if needed. You may be required to restart Tekla Structures after the changes.

Bridges tab on the Tekla Structures ribbon

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Currently the Bridges tab contains the following extensions:

  • Bridge Creator

  • Beam Extruder

  • Main Bars Concrete (Bridge reinforcement)

  • Cross Bars Concrete (Bridge reinforcement)

  • Stirrups Bars Concrete (Bridge reinforcement)

These extensions will be automatically installed when selecting any of the environments that contain the Bridge Designer role. If you are not using any of the environments that contain the Bridge Designer role, you can download these extensions from Tekla Warehouse.

Want to install the latest versions of these extensions? Follow the links for Tekla Warehouse:

Bridge Creator

Beam Extruder

Concrete Bridge Reinforcement

Want to know more about each extension? Follow the links for the support pages:

Bridge Creator

Beam Extruder

Concrete Bridge Reinforcement

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