Chat with the Developer Assistant

The Developer Assistant helps with writing macros and modifying models using the Tekla Structures Open API.

The Developer Assistant is available to users who have a Tekla Structures Diamond named user license, and Tekla Open API developers who have a valid Tekla Partners named user subscription license.

You can also access the Developer Assistant by joining the Trimble Labs program at https://labs.trimble.com/key/TrimbleAssistantForTekla.

Use the Developer Assistant in the side pane of the Tekla Structures application

The Trimble Assistant for Tekla side pane in Tekla Structures lets you run the code that the Developer Assistant generates, and save macros directly in Tekla Structures. You can also view logs about successful execution of the generated code, and about errors when executing the generated code.

We recommend that you use the Default environment in Tekla Structures because the Developer Assistant uses profiles from that environment to generate code.

In Tekla Structures, open the Trimble Assistant for Tekla side pane.
If the Developer Assistant is not already selected, select Developer Assistant from the list of assistants at the top of the chat.
Write your prompt.

Example: Generate a macro that lists all profiles used in the model and then displays them in a dialog.

The Developer Assistant generates a response that includes a code block, an explanation of what the macro does, and the source of the information that the Developer Assistant used to generate the code.

After code generation, the code is editable.
To run the generated code as a macro in Tekla Structures, click Execute code.

If the code execution is successful, the log is shown in a green color with the message "Done. Check the results in Tekla Structures."

If an error occurs, the Run error log button appears below the code block. Click Run error log to show the error log.
If needed, edit the code and run it again until the macro works the way that you want it to.

You can also ask the Developer Assistant to help you refine the code.
To save the generated code for future use, save the macro.
1. Click Save macro.
2. In the Name box, enter a name.
3. In the Location box, select the location where you want to save the file.
4. If you want to add a custom image to the macro, drag an image file to the Image box, or browse to the image file.
5. Click Save.
A confirmation message appears. The code is saved as a macro that can be started from the Applications & components catalog.
To update the Applications & components to show the macro, select Applications & components > Options menu > Catalog management > Reload catalog.