Get started with your Tekla Structural Designer trial

Are you ready to access your Tekla Structural Designer trial?

Before you start, make sure that you have completed the following steps, as instructed on the Tekla Structural Designer Free Trial download page:

• 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.
• Download and install Tekla Structural Designer
  To use the trial, you need to download and install Tekla Structural Designer. You can check our Hardware recommendations for Tekla Structural Designer here. Tekla Structural Designer and Tekla Tedds are both included in the same installation, and both applications will be installed at the same time as default. If you would also like to access the Tekla Tedds trial, take a look here.
• Activate your 30 day trial license
  To start your Tekla Structural Designer trial, you need to activate your license. Your 30 days will start as soon as you activate the license, so you should only do this when you’re ready.

Next, simply launch the software, sign in with your Trimble Identity so you can access your online trial license, and get started!

Ready to start learning how to use Tekla Structural Designer?

To get started with using Tekla Structural Designer 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 Structural Designer eLearning course.
• After you have completed the First Steps course, or if you already know the basics, you can develop your skills by completing one of our free Tekla Structural Designer Fundamentals eLearning courses.

Are you assessing Tekla Structural Designer for use in your business?

Although you can start using Tekla Structural Designer straight out of the box, you can also customize it to suit the needs of your business. Here are a few things you might want to take a look at to see how you can make Tekla Structural Designer work for you.

If this isn’t of interest to you during your trial, you can skip this page and move on to the Support tab.

• Design Settings
  Control every aspect of how your members and models are designed in Tekla Structural Designer. Learn more here.
• Drawing Settings
  Edit your Drawing Settings so that all of your drawings contain the information you want, formatted the way you want them. Find out more here.
• Format Reports
  Enter company and project-specific details into your report headers, create new header and footer layouts, and adjust Report Settings. Learn more here.
• Manage Settings Sets
  Store and share all customised settings using Settings Sets, and use them to create new models or apply to existing ones. Multiple Settings Sets can be created for different company standards, regions or projects. Find out more here.

Do you need some support?

If you need some assistance with accessing the Tekla Structural Designer trial, or with using the software, 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.
• The Tekla Online and Instructor Panes provides you with guidance and assistance from directly within the software.
• Still need some help? You can contact your local Technical Support Team using the link below.

Thinking of subscribing to Tekla Structural Designer?

As well as giving you continued access to Tekla Structural Designer, a subscription for Tekla Structural Designer also gives you access to Trimble Connect, our powerful cloud collaboration platform.

• See the Tekla analysis and design subscription plans page to discover the benefits of subscribing to Tekla Structural Designer today!
• Have you seen enough? Are you interested in subscribing to Tekla Structural Designer? Contact us here.