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Knowledge base articles

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Advance Bill of Materials (ABM) Improvements

Managing your project at the ABM/preliminary stage has been made easier. In conjunction with the Tekla Connector, you get better control and visibility over ABM numbering, change management, and a true link to production control, simplifying the process for detailers and fabricators.

Tekla Structures Connector

The new integration between Tekla Structures and Tekla PowerFab empowers you to easily share your profile catalog with detailers. This real-time validation guides the detailer to use only compatible profiles, grades, and finishes during modeling, resulting in error-free and easy exchange with Tekla PowerFab. Submittals at all stages of the project are automated, streamlining the communication.

New Interactive Production Planner

The new production scheduling tool provides user-friendly capacity planning by hours or by weight, accommodating regional preferences. You can plan across multiple facilities, workshops and departments, and adjust weekly capacity based on shifts and subcontractor utilization.

MySQL Binary Logging

MySQL 8.0.35 has binary logging enabled by default. Binary logging logs all statements that change data (such asINSERT,UPDATE,DELETE) as well as data definition statements (likeCREATE,ALTER). Please check that your MySQL initialization file,my.ini(located in the MySQL installation directory, typicallyC:\mysql\), includes the following…

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Tekla PowerFab 2024i Nordic database - Release Notes

Starting from Tekla PowerFab 2024i the country specific databases for Finland, Norway and Sweden have been replaced by the Nordic database.

Please note! To restore this version of Nordic database you need to have no older than Tekla PowerFab 2024i and MySQL 8.0.35installed on your server. For more information about upgrading MySQL, please…

End of Sales of Tekla Maintenance Products for Perpetual License

1. What has been announced? Trimble announced the end of sale of maintenance products for all perpetual license types of Tekla software. 2. Which products are affected by this change? End of Sale is announced for the following maintenance products: Tekla Structures Project Viewer Production Planner -…

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SteelXML: Request for Pricing/RFQ

The intent of exporting to SteelXML is for the purpose of getting requests for pricing from vendors specific to the material information in the requisition within EPM. This is the area of the program intended for this purpose. For this reason the only area of the program where the ability to export the correct file for use with SteelXML is from…

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Sharing PowerFab eXchange (PFX) Setting Files & Extensions

Configuring settings and sharing the attribute (setting) files for exporting from Tekla Structures to Tekla PowerFab can be very beneficial for fabricators. This process ensures that the exported data aligns with each fabricator's specific requirements and standards, facilitating smoother workflows and better data management. We recommend that…

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File Access Issues in Tekla PowerFab

PowerFab and PowerFab Go rely on theDrawing Default Directorydefined on the server installation to find drawing files and open them. This guide provides steps to ensure proper setup and contains common troubleshooting steps. First, please make sure theDrawing Default Directoryis defined per our recommendations. Once defined, PowerFab will…

Bolts in Estimating Fabrication Summary Reports

A frequently asked question in estimating is, "what populates the shop and field bolt fields in the Fabrication Summary reports?" The material cost for the shop and field bolt rows in these reports is derived from the shop and field bolt prices entered in the Fabricator Information window. Bolts that are manually…

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