The 3D model

The Model tab shows the open Tekla model in 3D, exactly as Tekla holds it. That includes every part and every bolt: copes, cuts, plates, clip angles, base plates, anchor rods and grout. Parts are coloured by their Tekla class, the same way Tekla colours them.

It only works inside Tekla Structures, with a model open.

Open it

1. Open the Structure panel in the sidebar.
2. Click Model.

The model opens as an editor tab, so you can split it beside a sheet. It is read again after every change Fablnx or the copilot makes in Tekla — a push, a wall, a plate, a cut, a stair — and when a member changes in Tekla, so you never need to refresh it.

Move around

Do this	To
Left-drag	Orbit
Middle-drag or right-drag	Pan
Scroll	Zoom towards the cursor
Double-click a part	Orbit around that point
Iso, Top, Front, Side	Look from that side
Fit or F	Fit the selection, or the whole model when nothing is selected

Select

Click a part to select it. It turns yellow here and is selected in Tekla too. Ctrl- or Shift-click adds a part to the selection or removes it. Click empty space, or press Esc, to deselect.

It works the other way round too: select something in Tekla and it lights up here.

With one part selected, a card in the corner shows its name, profile and material.

Change the model

Make every change in Tekla, or push a sheet from Fablnx. The 3D view shows the result once Tekla has it.