Tekla Structures - Trimble Connect Desktop interoperability

Tekla Structures - Trimble Connect Desktop interoperability

The Tekla Structures - Trimble Connect Desktop interoperability tool allows the collaboration between  Trimble Connect Desktop and Tekla Structures  in Trimble Connector. Prerequisite is to have  Trimble Connect Desktop installed, a valid license and  Trimble Identity.
 

Installing

If you do not have the Trimble Connect Desktop application yet, install it from https://app.connect.trimble.com/tc/app#/store. Then download the Tekla Structures - Trimble Connect Desktop interoperability tool from Tekla Warehouse.

Using Tekla Structures - Trimble Connect Desktop interoperability

Before collaborating, you need to do the following:

• In  Trimble Connect Desktop, open a project, and in Tekla Structures, open a model.

• In Trimble Connector, export the Tekla Structures  model to Trimble Connect in IFC format.

• Download and make the model visible in  Trimble Connect Desktop.

The following buttons are available in Trimble Connector  for collaboration between Tekla Structures and Trimble Connect Desktop:

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To collaborate:

• To adjust a Trimble Connect Desktop view, select a Tekla Structures  view, and click 

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  in Trimble Connector.

• To adjust Tekla Structures  view camera and projection based on Trimble Connect Desktop view, select a  Trimble Connect Desktop view and click

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    in Trimble Connector.

• To select Tekla Structures  native model objects based on Trimble Connect Desktop object selection, click

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    in Trimble Connector.

• To select  Trimble Connect Desktop objects based on Tekla Structures  object selection, click 

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  in Trimble Connector. Selection also supports assembly level.