Tekla Structures is a building information modeling software able to model structures that incorporate different kinds of building materials, including steel, concrete, timber and glass.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Tekla allows structural drafters and engineers to design a building structure and its components using 3D modeling, generate 2D drawings and access building information.[2][3][5] Tekla Structures was formerly known as Xsteel (X as in X Window System, the foundation of the Unix GUI).[7]
Tekla Structures is used in the construction industry for steel and concrete detailing, precast and cast in-situ. The software enables users to create and manage 3D structural models in concrete or steel, and guides them through the process from concept to fabrication.[8] The process of shop drawing creation is automated. It is available in different configurations and localized environments.[9]
Tekla Structures is known to support large models with multiple simultaneous users, but is regarded as relatively expensive, complex to learn and fully utilize.[1] It competes in the BIM market with AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, DProfiler and Digital Project, Lucas Bridge, PERICad and others.[1][2] Tekla Structures is Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) compliant.[5]
Modeling scopes within Tekla Structures includes Structural Steel, Cast-in-Place (CIP), Concrete, Reinforcing Bar, Miscellaneous Steel and Light Gauge Drywall Framing.[3] The transition of Xsteel to Tekla Structures in 2004 added significant more functionality and interoperability.[6] It is often used in conjunction with Autodesk Revit, where structural framing is designed in Tekla and exported to Revit using the DWG/DXF formats.[10]
Engineers have used Tekla Structures to model stadiums, offshore structures, pipe rack structures, plants, factories, residential buildings, bridges and skyscrapers.[1][2] Tekla Structures was used in the construction design for various projects around the world, including:[11][12]
Tekla Structures was used extensively for the steel design of Capital Gate at Abu Dhabi, UAE.[4] Files exported from Tekla facilitated faster steel fabrication.[4] One of the architects, Jeff Schofield, stated that "it was the right time in history and we had the right technology to make this happen".[4]
The Manitoba Hydro Spillway Replacement was designed using Tekla Structures to "successfully model and co-ordinate its design", a project that won the TEKLA 2012 North American BIM Award for "Best Concrete Project".[19] It was the "first hydroelectric project that has seen steel, concrete, and rebar fully detailed using Tekla Structures".[20]
I am both new to Grasshopper and Python but I am working on a rather complex set of steps: I am looking to pull data from a specific sheet of an excel workbook, and have it update a grasshopper instance (long term probably develop it into a component for Tekla Structures) and then have it update a Tekla structures model when the workbook is updated. Ideally I would also want to back-feed the Tekla data into said workbook if the modeled objects get updated in Tekla as well.
As of writing this, I have been able to pull data from the workbook sheet I want, explode a data tree into the different pieces and then manually assign each piece to a Tekla object in grasshopper and have it create said object in the Tekla model. As you can imagine this is not realistic to do this for hundreds or thousands of objects as I will ultimately need to be able to do. The more I have dug into it, I am thinking using Rhino 8 with ability to utilize python 3 scripts will be the most efficient way to automate this using something like openpyxl.
Currently I am working on the back feeding process and getting stuck on how to pull the start and end coordinates of a beam, plate, etc. out of Tekla. Any and all suggestions or help on this part or the whole process would be greatly appreciated!
Would you be able to post your GH for me to reference directly? I am still very new to GH and still learning all the different icons and tools. Additionally, could you provide some guidance for pulling coordinate points out of Tekla into GH? I have not yet found a way to export that portion of Tekla data.
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