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Teach with Tekla software for educators
Empowering educators to learn and teach Tekla Structures and Tekla Structural Design Suite.
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A one-year subscription for Tekla Structures, Tekla Structural Design Suite, and Trimble Connect Business Premium for your school lab.
Tekla products for educators
Free one-year academic subscription for classroom teaching
Tekla Structures
Get started with the best structural engineering application used on the world’s most complex buildings and infrastructure projects. One-year single-user subscription for classroom teaching and research. For academic and non-commercial use only.
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Tekla Structural Design Suite
Get started with the complete structural analysis, design, and calculation suite combining Tekla Structural Designer and Tekla Tedds. One-year single-user subscription for classroom teaching and research. For academic and non-commercial use only.
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Trimble Connect
Get started with Trimble Connect Personal, which allows uploading and sharing 10 GB of data and five project members.
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Tekla User Assistance
Get help with your Tekla products. Tekla User Assistance contains support material such as product guides, support articles, free tutorials, and help for extensions.
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Free eLearning certificate
Free Tekla Structures certificate courses, Tekla Structures Steel Fundamentals, and Tekla Structures for Concrete Contractors available at learn.trimble.com.
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Tekla Discussion Forum
With your Tekla Student License, you’ll have access to the Tekla Discussion Forum. Join the community to ask your questions when learning Tekla products.
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Yes, Tekla Student subscription can be used by educators in academic institutions for personal learning or classroom teaching purposes.
Create your Trimble Identity and sign in to your Tekla Online Profile to activate the Student subscription.
Complete our Tekla certificate course successfully on learn.trimble.com. A certificate will be generated automatically.
Sign in to your Tekla Online Profile and then go to the Activate licenses tab. There you can renew your Tekla Student subscription.
A Tekla Student subscription includes the educational versions of Tekla Structures, Tekla Structural Designer, and Tekla Tedds.
There are two ways: get a Trimble Connect Personal license at https://connect.trimble.com/storefront, or apply for an institution license that can be shared with your students.
No, there is no cost associated with getting your Tekla Student subscription.
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