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Tekla Structures for Engineers Course

Learn to Model Structural Projects in Tekla Structures

Take your engineering workflow to the next level with practical, step-by-step training in Tekla Structures. The Tekla Structures for Engineers Course is designed to teach structural engineers the core modelling skills needed to build accurate structural models and produce professional General Arrangement (GA) drawings.

This online course walks you through real-world modelling exercises, helping you understand how Tekla Structures works in practice, not just theory. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to confidently model structural elements, produce engineering drawings and manage revisions within your Tekla project.

$1,000.00

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Course Requirements

To complete this course you will need access to Tekla Structures. Students can obtain a free educational licence via Tekla Campus, which provides a 12-month licence for learning purposes.

Course Overview

  • Course format: Self-paced online training
  • Access period: 84 days
  • Estimated completion time: ~25 hours
  • Course price: $1,100 (inc. GST)
  • Environment: Australasian Tekla Structures environment
  • Training materials: Video tutorials, drawings and step-by-step instructions

What You’ll Learn

By completing this course you will learn how to:

  • Set up and organise a Tekla Structures model
  • Model structural elements including columns, beams and footings
  • Create connections and structural components
  • Work efficiently across multiple views and workplanes
  • Model plates, holes, bracing and structural details
  • Produce engineering-style GA drawings
  • Edit and manage drawings within Tekla Structures
  • Apply drawing standards suitable for engineering documentation

Course Curriculum

The course consists of seven structured tutorials, progressing from modelling fundamentals through to drawing production.

  • Create a new model and grids

  • Create model views

  • Model footings, columns and beams

  • Apply connections such as baseplates and endplates

  • Work with offsets and rotations

  • Model portal frames and bracing

  • Work with workplanes and true plan views

  • Model purlins, roof bracing and bridging

  • Model plates and holes

  • Use contour plates and beam tools

  • Apply welding and modelling techniques across views

  • Model stairs and stringers

  • Apply mitre joints and cutting tools

  • Create folded plate elements

  • Create custom components

  • Model stiffeners and baseplates

  • Apply bolts, penetrations and notches

  • Generate general arrangement drawings

  • Create elevations, plans and 3D perspectives

  • Edit drawings and presentation settings

  • Configure engineering-style GA drawings

  • Customise section arrows and view labels

  • Create 2D library symbols and CAD details

  • Apply engineering numbering and footing elements

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Once you have paid you will get immediate access (EDU purchases require manual verification of eligibility and can take approximately 1-business day to deliver). These courses are hosted on our website in a professional online format. To access, just click on the course that you have enrolled in on this page. 

You will gain access to all the course materials for 12 months. During this time, you can review & repeat the course as many times as you like. 

No. This is why the price is so affordable. However, we are confident that the course has been made as easy to follow as possible – so we really don’t think you’ll need to. You can also repeat the course (or parts of it) as many times as you like.  

No. This is a per person cost that is assigned to your account. If you share your login with 3rd parties, they will have access to your account (billing and personal information). 

No. We have a strict no refund policy for all training. We have spent a lot of time and effort creating these courses and giving them to you at an affordable price. We are 100% confident that you will love them. 

Yes. Although the majority of our training is done using the Windows version, there is minimal difference between the two. We showcase these differences on a Mac if we feel they are required. 

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