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Export to Tekla Tedds

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Modified: 12 Mar 2024
2024
Tekla Structural Designer

Export to Tekla Tedds

Once they have been designed using Tekla Tedds, timber members, precast members, and masonry walls can then be exported to Tedds in order to output the calculations.

Note: Export requires a Tekla Tedds licence.

Understanding each of the export options

Command Description
Export to Tekla Tedds > Model

Launches Tekla Tedds and:

  • Creates a new Tedds Project containing separate documents for each member in the model.

Changes made in the Tedds Project are not returned to the Tekla Structural Designer model.
Export to Tekla Tedds > Member

This option only appears for a highlighted member if the option to design using groups is not active.

Launches Tekla Tedds and:
  • Creates a new Tedds Project containing a single document for the member.
  • The data exported is taken from the last design run (either Member or Selection) associated with the member.

Changes made in the Tedds Project are not returned to the Tekla Structural Designer model.
Export to Tekla Tedds > <Masonry wall name>
Launches Tekla Tedds and:
  • Creates a new Tedds Project containing a single document for the wall.

Changes made in the Tedds Project are not returned to the Tekla Structural Designer model.
Export to Tekla Tedds > Group

This option only appears for a highlighted member if the option to design using groups is active.

Launches Tekla Tedds and:
  • Creates a new Tedds Project containing a single document for the group.
  • The data exported is taken from the last design run (either Member, Group, or Selection) associated with the group.

Changes made in the Tedds Project are not returned to the Tekla Structural Designer model.
Export to Tekla Tedds > Selection

This option only appears if one or more members are selected.

Launches Tekla Tedds and:
  • Creates a new Tedds Project containing seperate documents for each member or group in the selection.

Changes made in the Tedds Project are not returned to the Tekla Structural Designer model.
Export to Tekla Tedds > <Substructure name>
Launches Tekla Tedds and:
  • Creates a new Tedds Project containing seperate documents for each member in the sub structure.

Changes made in the Tedds Project are not returned to the Tekla Structural Designer model.

To export all timber members, precast members and masonry walls

  1. In the Project Workspace, click Structure tab.
  2. In the tree, right-click Masonry Walls, or the required timber/precast member type.
  3. In the context menu, select Export using Tekla Tedds > Substructure

    Tekla Tedds opens to allow the calculations for the all the exported walls/members to be output or recalculated.

    Note: If exported calculations are recalculated, the revised results are not sent back to the Tekla Structural Designer model.

To export a single member

  1. Right-click the member in a Scene View.
  2. Choose Export to Tekla Tedds > Member from the right-click menu.

    Tekla Tedds opens to allow the calculations for the highlighted member to be output or recalculated.

    Note: If exported calculations are recalculated, the revised results are not sent back to the Tekla Structural Designer model.

To export a single wall

  1. Right-click the member in a Scene View.
  2. Choose Export to Tekla Tedds > <masonry wall name> from the right-click menu.

    Tekla Tedds opens to allow the calculations for the highlighted wall to be output or recalculated.

    Note: If exported calculations are recalculated, the revised results are not sent back to the Tekla Structural Designer model.

To export multiple members or walls

  1. Select the precast and/or timber members to be exported in a Scene View.
  2. Right-click and choose Export to Tekla Tedds > Selection from the context menu.

    Tekla Tedds opens to allow the calculations for the selected members to be output or recalculated.

    Note: If exported calculations are recalculated, the revised results are not sent back to the Tekla Structural Designer model.

To export a group

  1. Right-click any member of the group in a Scene View.
  2. Choose Export to Tekla Tedds > Group from the right-click menu.

    Tekla Tedds opens to allow the calculations for the highlighted group to be output or recalculated.

    Note: If exported calculations are recalculated, the revised results are not sent back to the Tekla Structural Designer model.

To export a substructure

  1. In the Project Workspace, click Structure tab.
  2. In the Sub Structures tree, right-click the sub structure you want to export.
  3. In the context menu, select Export using Tekla Tedds > <Sub structure name>

    Tekla Tedds opens to allow the calculations for the substructure to be output or recalculated.

    Note: If exported calculations are recalculated, the revised results are not sent back to the Tekla Structural Designer model.
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