Predefined rules for 2D drawings, reports, and component behaviors.
✅ ✅ Do not change environment mid‑project – it breaks material mapping ✅ Company standard? – Create a custom environment (clone + modify) ✅ Keep environment version matching Tekla version – mixing causes errors tekla environment list
| Category | Examples of data loaded | |----------|--------------------------| | Profiles | profile_catalog.inp | | Materials | material_databases.inp | | Bolts | screwdb.db | | Rebars | rebar_database.inp | | Drawings | *.tpl templates | | Reports | *.rpt layouts | Predefined rules for 2D drawings, reports, and component
While there are over 30 available environments, the following are the most common: Predefined rules for 2D drawings
User‑specific settings (overrides) are saved in:
| Environment Name | Typical Use | Key Features | |----------------|-------------|----------------| | US Imperial | North America | AISC 14th, inches, ksi, ASTM | | US Metric | North America metric jobs | AISC metric, mm, MPa | | Europe | Eurocode countries | EN 10025, EN 10365, metric rebar | | UK | United Kingdom | British steel sections, UK NA to Eurocode | | Australia | Australia/NZ | AS/NZS 3679, 4100, metric bars | | China | China | GB/T profiles, Chinese rebar grades |