How to use the project workspace

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Tekla Structural Designer

2021

Tekla Structural Designer

How to use the project workspace

The Project Workspace is the central control area for your model.

Its tabs are used to access a range of functions:


Icon	Tab	Content
	Structure	Structure tree: for opening scene views, viewing and modifying model properties, controlling grids and sub models.
	Groups	Groups tree: for organizing members into design and detailing groups and for displaying UDAs.
	Loading	Loading tree: for viewing load status.
	Wind Model	Wind Model tree: for viewing and modifying wind model properties
	Status	Status tree: for highlighting validation issues and other aspects of the model status, i.e. Model Geometry Wind Model Meshing Decomposition Solver BIM Drift, Sway, Wind Drift, Seismic Drift and Displacements
	Connections	Connections tree: for viewing and designing steel connections
	Report Index	Report Index: contains bookmarks that can be used to move around the report when a report view is displayed.

Tip: If you click X in the top right corner to close of any of the above windows, you can re-open them from the Windows tab of the ribbon.