As of today (March 11), Tekla Structures 2026 is available.
This version includes – thanks in part to your feedback – various new and improved tools and time-saving functionalities. This makes working with Tekla Structures even easier, more effective, and more intuitive.
Some of the features in Tekla Structures 2026 are released as Preview features. A Preview feature is ready for production use, but the feature development can continue based on the feedback. The Preview features are primarily intended for evaluation purposes, providing an alternative approach to your usual workflows. We encourage you to test these features in a normal business environment and share your feedback. NOTE: a Preview feature may be enhanced, updated, or discontinued at any time in response to feedback. Preview features are provided “as is” without any Trimble warranty or indemnity.
For details about licenses where the Preview features are enabled, see Supported Preview features by license.
Edit the model and general arrangement drawing together
Tekla Structures 2026 introduces a new efficient way of working that lets you modify a model and a general arrangement drawing simultaneously without having to close the drawing in between. This makes working significantly more efficient.
When working in a general arrangement drawing, you sometimes notice that adjustments are needed in the model. Previously, in situations like these, you had to close the drawing, then edit the model, and reopen the drawing to see the changes.
Now you can work fluently and save time as you do not need to close and reopen general arrangement drawings during the design process. The changes you make to the objects in the model are instantly visible in the drawing. Comments, labels, dimensions, and templates are also updated automatically.
Note that you can use this new way of working only with general arrangement drawings. You cannot edit the model while having a fabrication drawing open.
New clipboard for copying and pasting model and drawing objects
Each time you copy model and drawing objects, such as parts, assemblies, reinforcement, marks and texts, they are now always copied to the clipboard. You can then paste the objects into the current model or any other model. Use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V for quick copying and pasting.
Previously, if you wanted to copy model objects from another model, you had to use the From another model copying command in conjunction with Phase Manager. Now you can simply select the objects in the source model, copy them to the clipboard, and then paste them into the current or any other model.
Additionally, you can now copy custom components without the need to export them which significantly simplifies exchanging information between models.
New way to manage model views
You have access to the new side pane Model Views which allows you to easily and efficiently manage model views. You can navigate through model views, view them, and organize them neatly into separate folders.
When the model is shared via Tekla Model Sharing, you can immediately see which model views are shared and which are personal. You can also directly create a general arrangement drawing from a selected model view.
Bind parts to grid levels
You can now bind parts to various z-direction elevations that are taken from the grid. If there are any changes in the part levels in the z-direction, all bound parts update to match the new z-direction elevation.
By linking parts directly to defined grid elevations, manual work and errors are minimized and the accuracy in the modeling process is improved.
Enhanced model and drawing autosave
The autosave functionality for drawings has been significantly enhanced to minimize work loss during editing in Tekla Structures 2026. Drawings are now automatically saved at defined intervals. When you open an autosaved model, you now receive more information about the model and the autosaved drawing, and you are able to restore your model and drawing.
Enhanced IFC interoperability
In Tekla Structures 2026, managing IFC exports for all versions (IFC2x3, IFC4, and IFC4.3) is now streamlined through a single, enhanced Export IFC dialog. This unified dialog offers direct upload to Trimble Connect, precise object selection, and customizable IFC entity attributes. The IFC4.3 export now includes support for the Building domain. Furthermore, the control of IFC entities within model object properties has been improved. Additionally, the conversion of IFC objects now supports converting IFC4 reference objects into native objects.
Create Excel reports
Tekla Structures introduces a new way to create professional-looking Excel reports (.xlsx files) directly from Tekla Structures. Various adjustments and improvements have been implemented in the Template Editor and in Tekla Structures for this purpose. Several standard Excel reports are available by default.
Licenses
If you are using an online license (Tekla Structures Carbon/Graphite/Diamond) you do not need to do anything to use this version. After downloading, log in with your Trimble Identity and you are ready to go. Are you working with locally activated licenses (entitlements)? These will be sent to your organization's contact person in the coming period.
Installation Tekla Structures 2026
Click here for the installation manual Tekla Structures 2026 (Online license).
Click here for the installation manual Tekla Structures 2026 (Entitlement).
| Tekla Structures 2026 requires the use of Tekla License Administration Tool 2025 to activate the licenses. If an older version of the Tekla License Administration Tool is still installed, please update it to Tekla License Administration Tool 2025. |
Click here for detailed information about activating and deactivating licenses.
Additional information
Click here for an overview with the highlights of Tekla Structures 2026 (Tekla).
Click here for all improvements/changes in Tekla Structures 2026 in Construsoft Release Info.
Click here for the Release Notes from Tekla.
Published: March 11, 2026
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