Tekla Structures Online License Management

Online subscription licenses are the default licensing option for new Tekla Structures licenses.

Online licenses are delivered and managed in the Tekla online account and license portal, Tekla Online Admin Tool. The administrator users of each account add users to their account and assign licenses to them. Users access their assigned online licenses by logging into their account when starting Tekla Structures.
All users can see their currently assigned licenses in their Tekla Online profile under Tekla Licenses.

Tekla Structures Online Licenses

Tekla Structures online licenses are purchased as recurring subscriptions or for a fixed period. License details, including renewal information, can be viewed in Tekla Online Admin Tool. Licenses unlock the Carbon, Graphite, or Diamond configurations of Tekla Structures, progressively enabling more product features.

Tekla Online administrators assign licenses to users. Tekla Structures online licenses are called single-user licenses. Each user must have their own Trimble Identity and Tekla Structures subscription license.
 

License type for new Tekla Structures subscriptions:

• Named license refers to a nominal license, where the User must identify with a unique user ID, the Trimble ID, and be a person, not a group associated with a generic login. The User must log in with the said Trimble ID to access the Software, and no one else can access the Software using the same Trimble ID. The subscription includes a Tekla Model Sharing license and Trimble Connect Business Premium.

License types currently valid but not available for new subscriptions:

• If you have a Tekla Structures online Standard subscription license, you can assign each license seat a total of four times per calendar year. This allows you to continue using the license when unexpected changes occur, for example, if an employee changes role or leaves the company.
• The Flex and Worldwide licenses can be reassigned from one user to another without limitations. If you plan to switch licenses from one user to another, you should select one of these licenses.
• Standard and Flex licenses should only be used in the country of purchase. Worldwide licenses can be assigned to users from any country.
• You can assign Standard, Flex, and Worldwide licenses to employees and members.

It is not possible to use Tekla Structures simultaneously on different computers with the same online license. Users must close Tekla Structures without reserving the license to be able to use the license on another computer.
Tekla Structures online licenses can be used offline for up to 72 hours. The user can reserve the license for offline use even when closing Tekla Structures.

For more information about renewal management, see Renewal Management in Tekla Online.

Assigning Online Licenses to Users

As an administrator, assign your company's Tekla Online licenses for Tekla products and services that require a license. Not all license types allow freely assigning licenses from one user to another, so you should pay attention to the license type when assigning licenses to users.

1. Add new users to the Employees or Members group as explained in User Account Management for Tekla Products. You can assign licenses at the same time.
2. Assign licenses to the previously added users in Tekla Online Admin Tool by selecting the checkbox in the user's row.

3. In the right sidebar, you can assign licenses to single users or multiple selected users.

4. By checking the checkbox, the subscription license will be assigned to the employee or member.
   • Each named license seat, such as Tekla Structures online licenses, can have exactly one user assigned. For Named licenses, only the first assignment is allowed. This type of license cannot be reassigned, except if the assigned user leaves the company or as indicated in Change of license type - End of sale of Standard, Flex, and Worldwide licenses.
   • If a Tekla Structures online license is reserved for a user, you cannot reassign the same license to another person. Users can keep a license reserved for a maximum of 72 hours at a time. Users can choose to reserve or release the license when exiting Tekla Structures. 
   • You can assign floating licenses (for example, Tekla Model Sharing licenses) to any number of users regardless of the number of license seats you have. The number of licenses you own determines the maximum number of simultaneous users on a first-come, first-served basis.

You are responsible for complying with the terms governing the use of each license. For example, only Tekla Structures Worldwide licenses can be assigned to users from other countries, and you must consider this when assigning licenses to users.

Using Online Licenses with Older Versions of Tekla Structures

Tekla Structures online licenses can be used for Tekla Structures 2019 and later. When used with a version earlier than Tekla Structures 2021, the online license activates one of the available configurations:

• A Carbon Tekla Structures license activates the Project Viewer configuration.
• A Graphite Tekla Structures license activates the Reinforcement Detailing configuration.
• A Diamond Tekla Structures license activates the Full configuration.

There are limitations on using the same license to open more than one instance of Tekla Structures simultaneously:

• A single license allows opening multiple instances of Tekla Structures 2019, 2019i, and 2020 on the same computer.
• A single license allows opening multiple instances of Tekla Structures 2021 on the same computer.

Note: Although allowed at the license level, running multiple instances of Tekla Structures simultaneously on the same computer may cause errors in some features, such as extensions.