Tekla Structures
Tekla Structures is a BIM application for structural engineering that also includes comprehensive tools for detailers, fabricators, manufacturers, and constructors. This review takes a detailed look at the manifold capabilities of the application including structural modeling, linking to analysis tools, drawing production, detailing, and internal and external collaboration.
URL: http://www.aecbytes.com/review/2007/TeklaStructures.html
November 14th, 2007 at 11:29 pm
Yet another very well written and well documented review, thank you!
But I totally disagree with the last remark regarding interoperability. As an engineeer working with many different architects, we need interoperability throughout software. Linking Tekla to a specific architect software like ArchiCAD would limit posibilities working with all our other architects working in Revit and Bentley Arch.
Interoperability based on IFC allows us to co-operate with all our architect partners and be able to improve our own process regardless of partners in a specific project.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:12 am
It seems a very powerful tool for the immediate future of project construction integration.
November 27th, 2007 at 8:42 am
I completely agree with Niels Treldal. It is obvious to me that Tekla is a much more powerful and efficient BIM program than REVIT. As structural engineers we should not be forced to use an inferior product because it has a direct integration with the architects software. All BIM programs should be IFC certified.
Another thing that caught my eye was that the largest Tekla model in practice was 25MB (over 1 million objects) when Revit models are typically around 200MB. What will happen when Revit develops the capability to model connections, the files will probably be close to 1GB.