Upgrade Tekla Structural Designer to a new version
If you already have Tekla Structural Designer installed and are upgrading to a new major version please note that you can have multiple Tekla Structural Designer versions on your computer. When you install a new version you are not required to immediately uninstall the previous version.
To upgrade to a new major version, firstly download the installation package from the Download Service and then proceed to Install and license Tekla Structural Designer as if you were a new user.
Service packs are cumulative updates to major versions - these replace the previous service pack installation for the same Tekla Structural Designer version. So you should only have the latest service pack installed per version.
If Checking for Updates (as described below) notifies you that a service pack is available, it can be downloaded directly. Service packs can also be downloaded at any time from the Download Service. Once downloaded, proceed to install the service pack.
Checking for Updates
Each time you open Tekla Structural Designer the software will check if an update is available. If one is found this will be indicated on the Notifications icon located at the top right of the interface as shown below.
Different colors are used to denote the importance of the update:
- Critical
- Important
- Informational
To learn more about the update and download it, first click the Notifications icon to open the Notifications window.
All unread notifications will be listed at the top of the window, (not all of these will necessarily relate to updates).
Click the "Learn more and download" link within a version or service pack notification to find out what it contains and to download it.