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Tekla Portal Frame Designer

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System requirements for effective operation

Item	Requirement
CPU	Multi core Intel i3 Series or above, Xeon or AMD equivalent. Highest affordable performance recommended.
Memory	8GB (16GB or more recommended). Memory requirements are highly dependent on model content.
OS	Microsoft Windows 11 (64-bit recommended). Microsoft Windows 10 (until October 14th 2025, aligned with the Microsoft Windows 10 Home and Pro Lifecycle Policy) Operating systems must be running the latest service packs / updates.
Graphics	1280 x 1024 resolution (1920 x 1080 or higher recommended). 512MB or higher of dedicated RAM.
Disk space	1GB or more of free space for installation. Operational disk space requirements are highly dependent on model content.
Internet connection	Required for access to Online Services and some documentation.
License Service	Tekla Structural License Service 6.0 or later. For On-premises licensing Sentinel RMS 10.1 is included.
On-premises License Server	The latest version of the Tekla Structural Licence Service, at time of release, is shipped and installed with the software. If you have chosen to have a separate licence server, it is always our recommendation that you also run the latest version of the Tekla Structural License Service on it to ensure compatibility.

Test environments

The application is tested and supported on the following business versions of Microsoft Windows with the latest updates applied:

Windows 11 32-bit and 64-bit
Windows 10 32-bit and 64-bit (until October 14th 2025, aligned with the Microsoft Windows 10 Home and Pro Lifecycle Policy)