Tekla Structures

Trimble does not publish a price for Tekla Structures. The subscription FAQ says to contact a local Trimble office or reseller for a quote. The paid options are Carbon, Graphite, and Diamond, sold as a recurring annual subscription or a fixed term of up to 3 years. Every paid subscription also includes Trimble Connect Business Premium and Tekla Model Sharing.

Yes. Trimble offers a free 30-day trial, and the 30 days start when you activate the license in Tekla Launcher. The trial uses Diamond modeling, but production imports and exports are off, drawing print and export are off (print preview only), Model Sharing is off, Trimble Connect is limited, and Tekla Warehouse is unavailable. You need a Trimble Identity to start it.

No. Tekla Structures 2026 runs on 64-bit Windows 11 only. Trimble states that other operating systems are not supported, including Windows on ARM. The hardware guide recommends at least 16 GB of RAM (32 GB or more for best performance), a 1 TB SSD, and a dedicated NVIDIA-class graphics card with two monitors.

Yes for IFC. Tekla Structures 2026 exports IFC2x3, IFC4, and IFC4.3 as Ifc, IfcZip, or IfcXml (IfcXml is IFC2x3 only), and can upload that file to Trimble Connect. DWG, DXF, and IFC can also be inserted as reference models on every subscription, including the trial. Trimble's own UK article describes bringing architectural models from Revit in by converting them to IFC, rather than as a native .rvt open.

Diamond is the full product, including steel and concrete production drawings. Graphite is the design tier: you can model parts and create general arrangement, rebar, and anchor bolt drawings, but steel and concrete components are conceptual only and you do not get production drawings. Carbon opens models, handles sequencing and status, prints reports and drawings, and still runs CNC, rebar, and precast exports, but it does not model parts. All three are quote-based and include Trimble Connect Business Premium and Tekla Model Sharing.

Trimble names structural engineers, designers, detailers, fabricators, contractors, and project managers. Graphite fits design and general arrangement work, including rebar data sent to bar bending machines. Diamond is the configuration for fabrication-level steel and concrete drawings. Carbon fits people who plan, track, and report on a model someone else detailed.

Yes on a paid subscription. Carbon, Graphite, and Diamond all include exports for steel CNC and MIS systems, rebar manufacturing systems, and precast concrete ERP and MES systems. Those production imports and exports are turned off in the 30-day trial, so a trial model cannot generate NC files until it is opened on a commercial subscription.