Get started with Tekla PowerFab

Are you a Tekla PowerFab user?

Before you start, ensure that you have completed the following steps:

• Create your Trimble Identity online profile
  You need a Trimble Identity to download the software, access your license, and use some online services. Sign in or create a Trimble Identity. You can watch this video for guidance.
• Download and Install Tekla PowerFab
  Before installing Tekla PowerFab on your own machine, you should check with your administrator that your server is already set up. Once it is, and if Tekla PowerFab is not already installed on your own machine, download and install it. Make sure you install it for a client machine. You can check our Hardware recommendations here.
• License Assignment
  Your administrator must assign a license to you. You can check to see if you have a license assigned here. Watch this video to see how.

Ready to start learning how to use Tekla PowerFab?

To get started with using Tekla PowerFab quickly, visit Trimble Learn, our online training platform. When prompted to sign in to Trimble Learn, use the Trimble ID option, as highlighted below.

• The best place to start learning is with our First Steps with Tekla PowerFab eLearning course.
• After you have completed the First Steps course, or if you already know the basics, you can develop your skills by completing our free Tekla PowerFab Fundamentals eLearning courses.
  • Tekla PowerFab Fundamentals: Getting to know Tekla PowerFab
  • Tekla PowerFab Fundamentals: Estimating
  • Tekla PowerFab Fundamentals: Project Management
  • Tekla PowerFab Fundamentals: Detailing Exports and Imports
  • Tekla PowerFab Fundamentals: Inventory
  • Tekla PowerFab Fundamentals: Purchasing
  • Tekla PowerFab Fundamentals: Production

• Browse further eLearning and instructor-led training courses in the Tekla course catalog.
• You can also contact your local Tekla reseller for details about any further training requirements that you may have.

Are you responsible for implementing Tekla PowerFab in your business?

Tekla PowerFab can be highly customized to suit the needs of your business. Here are a few essentials that you will likely need to make Tekla PowerFab work for you.

• Admin setup
  Install Tekla PowerFab Go
  Sign in to Tekla PowerFab
  Manage Tekla PowerFab user roles
  Manage Tekla PowerFab user permissions
  Manage Tekla PowerFab remote user permissions
  Define Tekla PowerFab administration settings
  Customize Tekla PowerFab
• Address Book
  Set the standard categories for attached documents
  Address Book
  View firm types
  Import contacts to the address book
  Add companies to the address book
  Add contacts to the address book
  Company information
• Defining company standards
  Combining
  Estimating
  Inventory
  Project Management
  Production Control
  Requisitions
  Purchase Orders
  Order Entry
• Material catalogue and pricing
  Manage shapes
  Activate or deactivate shapes
  Manage dimensions
  Manage grades
  Add, modify, and delete shapes
  Pricing maintenance
  Modify the pricing of multiple items
  Add a supplier warehouse
• Paint and routes
  Manage material finish options
  Manage default shipping routes
  Manage stations and routes
• General admin
  Set the standard categories for attached documents
  Automated events
  Manage taxes
• Inspection Tests
  Create a new inspection test
  View and modify general inspection test records

If you have any questions or issues related to any of the topics listed above, please refer to the Support tab on this page.

Do you need some support?

After you have learned the basics of Tekla PowerFab, it's time to start using it for your own projects! But don't worry, we are here to help!

• If you need assistance, we have a variety of Online Support Services available to help you.
• You have full access to Trimble User Assistance, our online searchable database of product documentation, video tutorials, and FAQ support articles.
• You can access the help documentation and guidance directly from within the software by clicking the Help buttons in dialog windows.
• Still need some help? You can contact your local Technical Support Team from inside Tekla PowerFab using the Support Tool, or you can open a support case using the link below.

As well as having access to Tekla PowerFab, your named user subscription license also includes access to the following additional products:

Trimble Connect

With your Tekla PowerFab named user subscription, you also have access to Trimble Connect, our powerful cloud collaboration platform. Trimble Connect allows you to easily share and reference your constructible models, drawings and documents from a variety of sources in one place. This improves productivity and project consistency by giving you access to the information that you need, when you need it. Take a look at the resources below to start making the most of Trimble Connect!

• The Tekla User Assistance home page for Trimble Connect gives you access to FAQs, product guides, discussion forums, videos, and more.
• Learn how to link Tekla PowerFab with Trimble Connect in this product guide.
• Although Trimble Connect is primarily accessed through a web browser, you can also download the desktop version for Windows here.

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Tekla PowerFab Go

As well as the main application, your Tekla PowerFab named user subscription also includes a license for Tekla PowerFab Go. A browser-based interface, Tekla PowerFab Go lets you remotely view, manage and update your fabrication information in the Tekla PowerFab desktop application. It allows real time tracking of inventory and production status, and more, on any mobile device. You can find out more about what Tekla PowerFab Go can do and how it can be set up using this product guide.

Tekla Structures

If you have purchased the Tekla PowerFab Suite, then your named user license will also give you access to Tekla Structures Graphite. With Tekla Structures Graphite, you can create, manage, and share multi-material 3D models for design purposes. You can also create general arrangement information, such as general arrangement drawings, schedules, reports, and 3D models. Additionally, you can use Tekla Structures Graphite to create site layout drawings of reinforcement and even pass the information to bar bending machines for off-site rebar work.

• You can download Tekla Structures Graphite here.
• The Tekla Structures Get started page is a great place to start learning how to use Tekla Structures, providing links to eLearning, online support resources, and more.
• The Tekla User Assistance home page for Tekla Structures gives you access to FAQs, product guides, discussion forums, videos and more.