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Tekla PowerFab Tips and Tricks
Estimate Additional Items with Tekla PowerFab

Estimate Additional Items with Tekla PowerFab

Save additional items like subcontract costs, erection labor and erection equipment to your estimates.

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Improved control of production with work package management in Tekla PowerFab 2024i

Use the new work packages in Tekla PowerFab 2024i to gain unparalleled control over your structural steel projects. Create and manage work packages that provide direct access to all the relevant infor
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Change orders aligned with cost structure in Tekla PowerFab 2024

Change orders now are aligned with cost structure and can be imported directly from an estimate. Project managers have greater control and clarity of the costs, broken down to material, labor and othe

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Priority Based Work Package Management in Tekla PowerFab 2024i

Improve your paperless workshop workflow efficiency: Leverage Work Package prioritization and scheduled milestones to provide your shopfloor workers clear and actionable work instructions. Define wo

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Better insight for more efficient purchasing in Tekla PowerFab 2024i

Tekla PowerFab 2024i introduces new dashboards that offer an up-to-date visualization of the purchasing data within Tekla PowerFab. Gain insight into the historical trends and current purchasing statu

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Next Level Efficiency with Work Packages in Tekla PowerFab Go 2024i

Empower your team with Tekla PowerFab Go 2024i allowing them to seamlessly navigate to the next Work Package. Unlock easy and instant access to all related drawings and workflows. The new Work Packa

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Improved control of production with work package management in Tekla PowerFab 2024i

Use the new work packages in Tekla PowerFab 2024i to gain unparalleled control over your structural steel projects. Create and manage work packages that provide direct access to all the relevant infor

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Change orders aligned with cost structure in Tekla PowerFab 2024

Change orders now are aligned with cost structure and can be imported directly from an estimate. Project managers have greater control and clarity of the costs, broken down to material, labor and othe

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Generate Purchase orders for subcontracted services and items

Create a subcontract purchase order directly from a Load in Production Control eliminating the double entry when sending goods for subcontract services. Distinguish between material and subcontract pu

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Provide clear priorities for your cut lists with Tekla PowerFab 2024

View all your cut lists and prioritize the order of work across all your current projects. Gain greater control over your shop floor for organizing the work efficiently. Communicate transparently prov

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Exporting Out Your Tekla PowerFab Transmittals

This enhancement saves you time with an effortless export of drawings and files included in a transmittal, whether you’re submitting files through your company’s preferred email system or any interna

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Submitting a Bill of Materials from Tekla PowerFab

Tekla PowerFab allows you to export your entire bill of materials or just a portion of it; also, you can easily submit drawings and CNC files to external parties by using the PowerFab files (PFXT). Th

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Purchasing History in Tekla PowerFab

Use the Purchase History command to view the pricing history of a material item. You can filter the purchase history by various options, such as the vendor, the requisition number, or the length.

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Get more detailed and structured estimates with interactive estimate cost summary in Tekla PowerFab

Jobs are sometimes awarded long after the estimate was prepared so it is crucial that your summary includes all the information, including additional costs like rented equipment or subcontracted servi

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Change management plus visual model comparison in Tekla PowerFab

New in Tekla PowerFab 2023i: You now get an automatic visual comparison with each import for a better understanding of how the changes will affect. The comparison model helps visualize differences in

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View Production Job Changes in Trimble Connect

When importing revised PowerFab eXchange files from Tekla Structures, you can now view the changes in Trimble Connect. The comparison model created can interact with the change management view at the

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Tekla PowerFab: Add Inventory to a Load

Steel fabricators do not just ship fabricated steel work, they also ship raw inventory materials. This could be steel items such as angles and flat bar, consumable items such as paint, and perhaps mos

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Tekla PowerFab Go: Are you using the latest Cut List interface?

In this video, we'll review the latest Cut List interface in Tekla PowerFab Go, and a few useful features you may have missed!

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Tekla PowerFab Go: Production Status and Next Station

This video expands on last month's Tips and Tricks video with a demonstration of the Production Status and Next Station features in PowerFab Go.

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Stations and Routes in Tekla PowerFab

Are you getting the most out of Tekla PowerFab's Stations and Routes? This video will walk you through setting up and using this powerful feature, and make sure you haven't missed any new capabilities

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New Timer for Piece Tracking in Tekla PowerFab Go

Tekla PowerFab Go 2023 introduces a new timer for piece tracking that helps you record the labor time for a piece or assembly to complete a station.

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Better load management for all inventory items - Tekla PowerFab 2023

Now you can add inventory such as paint, bolts and other fastenings to a load and immediately take it from stock, automating the management and traceability of this process. Learn more about Tekla Po

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Easy Access to Dashboards and Shipping Calendar in Tekla PowerFab

The dashboards give you insights into your production and shipping performance. By understanding your past performance you can predict your operations for the future. Now the dashboards and the visual

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