Plan the installation and set up Tekla Structures
Planning is important for ensuring that your installation of Tekla Structures meets your needs.
When planning the Tekla Structures installation, consider:
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The hardware and software components that you will need for the installation
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How you will distribute Tekla Structures to users. See Tekla Structures installation for administrators.
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Which Tekla Structures environments you will use. See Overview of environments, roles, and configurations in Tekla Structures.
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How you will use the Project and firm folders to store customized settings.
Tekla Structures installation requirements
For information about recommended operating system and hardware specifications, see the hardware recommendations.
Tekla Structures also requires some Microsoft redistributable packages. If these redistributable packages or newer versions of them are not already installed on your computer, they are automatically installed during the Tekla Structures software installation. For more information, see Additional necessary software components in the hardware recommendations.
If you create a customized installation package, make sure that the .NET Framework is installed on the client computers.
The following installers are also automatically installed during the Tekla Structures software installation:
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Tsep File Dispatcher Launcher
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Tekla Warehouse Service
These installers are needed for Tekla Warehouse to work correctly.