Tekla May 2026

Custom components are essential for creating reusable, intelligent connections that can handle variations in size and shape.

Select specific elements to include, such as custom profiles, sketches, or shapes. 3. Developing with Tekla Open API (API & Plugins)

Developing content for —whether you are creating custom components, model templates, or specialized BIM applications—focuses on enhancing constructability, automation, and efficiency in structural modeling. 1. Developing Custom Components (Connections & Details) Developing with Tekla Open API (API & Plugins)

Configure project properties, fabrication data, and custom component sets. Process: Go to File > Save as > Save as model template .

For advanced users, the allows for custom software development. Process: Go to File > Save as > Save as model template

Connect Tekla Structures with third-party tools (Analysis & Design software, ERP systems).

Use the Component Catalog to define connections, seams, or parts. Creating Model Templates

Use Grasshopper to develop complex, parametric components with a custom user interface within Tekla Structures. 2. Creating Model Templates