Tutorials
Creating anchor bolt plans
Learn how to create and modify an anchor bolt plan.
October 19, 2020
by Tekla tutorials
Smart panning
If you have heavy drawings that are slow to navigate, think about enabling smart panning. This will make zooming and panning your drawings faster.
October 19, 2020
by Tekla User Assistance
Creating general arrangement drawings
Learn what general arrangement drawings are and how to create and modify them.
October 14, 2020
by Tekla tutorials
Keeping drawings up to date
Learn how to keep drawings up to date. Get to know when you need to update your drawings. Also, learn how to freeze, lock, and issue a drawing.
October 14, 2020
by Tekla tutorials
Editing drawings manually
Learn how to edit drawings manually. Edit element colors, dimensions, part marks, and drawing layout.
October 14, 2020
by Tekla tutorials
Creating assembly drawings and single-part drawings
Learn how to use the master drawing catalog to create single-part drawings and assembly drawings of selected parts. Also, learn how to create drawings using rule sets.
October 14, 2020
by Tekla tutorials
Drawing mode in Tekla Structures
Find out how the drawing mode in Tekla Structures works. Learn how to use the document manager, how to open and close drawings, and how to work in the drawing interface. Also, familiarize yourself with the selection switches and snap switches available in the drawing mode.
October 14, 2020
by Tekla tutorials
About drawings in Tekla Structures
Find out how drawings work in Tekla Structures. Learn about the basic principles: how drawings and the model interact with each other, and how drawing types and drawing levels work.
October 14, 2020
by Tekla tutorials
How to use numeric snapping
Learn how to use numeric snapping in Tekla Structures. Numeric snapping means that you either define a distance that is calculated from the last point picked, or you enter the exact coordinates of the point you want to pick. In this example, we will enter distances only.
We cover the following:
00:17 Start numeric snapping
00:39 Define first point
00:55 Define second point
01:08 Track beyond snap point
01:36 Enter negative values
October 2, 2020
by Tekla User Assistance
Create model views
Learn how to create views in your Tekla Structures model. For example, you can create views of the entire model, of selected parts, of selected components, along grid lines, or on the surface of an object.
We cover the following:
October 2, 2020
by Tekla User Assistance
Copy construction objects with offset
Learn how to copy construction lines, circles, arcs, and polycurves. The copies are centered in the exact same way as the originals, but with an offset.
We cover the following:
00:17 Start copying
00:52 Enter multiple offset values
01:22 Enter multiplied values
September 30, 2020
by Tekla User Assistance
Create construction planes
Learn how to create construction planes in your Tekla Structures model. Construction planes are transparent modeling aids that are not shown or printed in drawings. You can place them in the model to help position other objects more easily.
We cover the following:
00:11 Create construction planes
00:54 Modify construction plane properties
01:02 Magnetic construction planes
September 30, 2020
by Tekla User Assistance
Create construction polycurves
Learn how to create construction polycurves in your Tekla Structures model. Construction polycurves are transparent modeling aids that are not shown or printed in drawings. Polycurves pass through the points you pick and they can have both straight and curved segments. You can place them in the model to help position and align objects along the curve.
We cover the following:
September 29, 2020
by Tekla User Assistance
Create construction circles
Learn how to create construction circles in your Tekla Structures model. Construction circles are transparent modeling aids that are not shown or printed in drawings. You can place them in the model to help position and align objects around a circle.
We cover the following:
00:29 Create construction circle by center point and radius
01:02 Create construction circle by center, radius and plane points
01:57 Create construction circle by 3 points
02:34 Modify construction circle
September 29, 2020
by Tekla User Assistance
Create construction arcs
Learn how to create construction arcs in your Tekla Structures model. Construction arcs are transparent modeling aids that you can place in the model to help position other objects more easily. They are not shown or printed in drawings.
We cover the following:
00:30 Create arc by center and end points
01:50 Create arc by 3 points
02:40 Create arc by tangent, start point and end point
03:27 Modify construction arc
September 28, 2020
by Tekla User Assistance
Create clip planes
Clip plane is a tool that cuts a model along a plane so that you can see inside the model without hiding or removing any part geometry. Learn how to create, move and delete clip planes.
We cover the following:
00:13 Check settings
00:58 Create clip planes
01:50 Use clip planes
02:08 Move scissor symbols
02:24 Delete single clip planes
02:33 Delete all clip planes
September 28, 2020
by Tekla User Assistance
Zoom and rotate the model
Learn how to focus on a particular area, or pull out for a wider view in a Tekla Structures model. You can use a mouse, command, keyboard shortcut, or a combination of these.
We cover the following:
00:07 Zoom in and out
02:01 Rotate the model
04:21 Pan the model
September 25, 2020
by Tekla User Assistance
Simple tips and tricks for concrete related tasks
Whether you are new to Tekla Structures or an experienced user, there many small tips and things that you discover along the way that help with modeling efficiency or interfacing with the software. This video discusses some of those simple tips and tricks for use when modeling concrete and related materials. The tips covered in this video are straight forward and depending on how you operate inside Tekla, they may or may not already be familiar to you. The hope is to provide users, new and experienced, exposure to some of the little things that may be known but not often spoken about.
September 24, 2020
by Tekla User Assistance
Tekla Structures for steel detailers
This tutorial is an introduction to the Tekla Structures for steel detailers elearning course: its content and how to navigate within the course.
September 23, 2020
by Tekla tutorials
Numbering models
Learn how to number the model, and how to check the numbering results.
September 23, 2020
by Tekla tutorials