Getting started

• Where to use Tekla Open API?
• Get started with Tekla Open API
• Checklists before starting
• User interface design

Exercises

• Introduction to self learning exercises
• Exercise 1: Create pad footings
• Exercise 2: Create columns on top of pad footings
• Exercise 3: Connect columns to pad footings
• Exercise 4: Create rebars to pad footings
• Exercise 5: Let the user select profile for columns
• Exercise 6: Let user select rebars for pad footings
• Exercise 7: Load steel materials from catalog to selection form
• Exercise 8: Add text to drawing
• Exercise 9: Browse through drawings list and open a drawing

Hints and tips

• Creating applications
• Selected Tekla Open API classes
• Coordinate systems and work planes
• Localization
• Enumerate Tekla Structures model and drawing objects
• Check the connection between the application and Tekla Structures
• Ask user to pick model and drawing objects
• Creating standard embeds using custom components

Code examples

• Download code examples from GitHub and push changes to GitHub
• Model code examples
• Drawing code examples
• Custom property code examples
• Coding videos

Download

• Resources for developers
• Tekla Open API training slides

Advanced

• Creating model, drawing and custom property plugins

Packaging and distributing

• Distribute your apps through Tekla Warehouse
• Tips on how to promote your apps using Tekla Warehouse
• Support your users in Tekla Discussion Forum
• Tekla Structures Extension Package

Release Notes

• Tekla Structures 2018i Open API Release Notes
• Tekla Structures 2018 Open API Release Notes
• Release Notes archive