Start Tekla Structures together with another program using one icon

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Tekla Structures

Environment

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Question:

How to start Tekla Structures and another program by double clicking on the shortcut of Tekla Structures?

Answer:

You have to create a *.bat file that will execute the two programs at the same time.

This example shows how to execute Tekla Structures and Tekla BIMsight at the same time.

First, create a text document using, for example, MS Notepad. In the text document write:

Start "" "C:\Program Files\Tekla Structures\20.0\nt\bin\TeklaStructures.exe"

This row will launch Tekla Structures 20.0.

Next, write the row that will launch Tekla BIMsight:

Start "" "C:\Program Files\Tekla BIMsight\BIMsight.exe"

In the text document it looks like this:

Save and close the text document. After closing the document, rename it to a *.bat file. In this example, "TS_and_TB.txt" renamed to "TS_and_TB.bat".
Now, double-clicking the "TS_and_TB.bat" file will launch Tekla Structures 20.0 and Tekla BIMsight at the same time.

It is not possible to change the icon for the *.bat file, but it is possible to store the file on the computer at a location where it does not disturb the user and to create a shortcut to this file. Place it on the desktop or anywhere else. You can now change the icon of the shortcut.
You can launch as many programs as you want just by adding new rows in the text document.