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01. How can I contact Autodesk Support?

You can reach us through the following communication channels:

02. Does Autodesk Data Exchange Connector for Tekla support only the English language?

Yes. It currently supports only English language.

03. Do I have to uninstall the previous version of connector to install the latest version?

If you are installing Autodesk Data Exchange for Tekla version 1.1.2 or later, you must first uninstall any previous versions of the connector. You can download and install the required version by following the steps from the Install section.

04. How can I uninstall the Autodesk Data Exchange Connector for Tekla plug-in?

Uninstall the connector from the control panel. For more information, see the Uninstall topic of this document.

05. Do exchanges get updated automatically?

Exchanges do not get updated automatically from the linked Tekla models.

06. Can I use connector on more than one instance of Tekla simultaneously?

No. Users can open only one instance of the connector.

07. Why do exchanges have size zero in Autodesk Docs?

Exchange files in Autodesk Docs or BIM 360 are only references to the actual exchange information, stored at a granular level.

08. Will the elements loaded via Data Exchange in Revit keep dimensions on update?

Dimensions created for elements in Data Exchange will be retained on updates only for the elements that are not updated. For any elements that have been updated, users will need to create the dimensions again. The Data Exchange team is working on resolving this limitation and will address it soon.

09. Does Data Exchange support material mapping?

Currently, Data Exchange elements only retain the color of the elements. Data Exchange does not support material mapping and render styles.

10. Can I export a Bolt component in Autodesk Data Exchange Connector for Tekla?

You can export Bolts using connector as long as they have defined profiles or standards in the Bolt Catalogue. Ensure the appropriate profiles or standards are available in the Bolt Catalogue before creating an exchange. Bolts with undefined profiles or standards cannot be exported.

11: I’m getting a "Loading unsuccessful" error after installing the latest version of the connector. What should I do?

Create Data Exchange

This issue usually occurs if you have not uninstalled an older version below v1.1.0 before installing the latest version above v1.1.2 of the Autodesk Data Exchange Tekla Connector.

To resolve this, follow these steps:

  1. Open Control Panel.
  2. Search for and uninstall "Autodesk Data Exchange Connector for Tekla" (versions below v1.1.0).
  3. Also, uninstall Autodesk Data Exchange Connector for Tekla.
  4. Start Tekla Structures and check if the DATA EXCHANGE ribbon is still visible.
  5. If the ribbon still appears, run the uninstallation utility from this path: C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Uninstallers\Autodesk Data Exchange Connector for Tekla \AdskUninstallHelper.exe
  6. Once the connector is fully removed, reinstall the latest version by following the steps in the Installation section.

12. What categories are mapped during a exchange from Revit to Tekla?

The following categories are mapped during a exchange from Revit to Tekla:

  • Columns > Structural Columns
  • Beams > Structural Framing
  • Footings > Structural Foundations
  • Panels > Walls
  • Plates > Floors
  • Slabs > Floors
  • Bolts > Structural Connections
  • Welds > Structural Connections
  • Unknowns > Generic Models

13. What properties are supported when loading data from Revit to Tekla during Data Exchange?

The following properties are supported when loading data from Revit to Tekla during a Data Exchange. Click the section headers below to view the supported parameters.

(+/-) Part
TOP_LEVEL_PROJECT TIME TOP_LEVEL_GLOBAL OBJECT_DESCRIPTION
CONNECTED_PARTS COMMENT NAME ASSEMBLY_DEFAULT_PREFIX
CAST_UNIT_POS PART_POS ASSEMBLY_BOTTOM_LEVEL_GLOBAL CREATED_BY
MATERIAL_TYPE TOP_LEVEL ASSEMBLY_BOTTOM_LEVEL_PROJECT ASSEMBLY_TOP_LEVEL_GLOBAL
PREFIX TOP_LEVEL_BASEPOINT ASSEMBLY_BOTTOM_LEVEL ASSEMBLY_POS
CLASS_ATTR BOTTOM_LEVEL ASSEMBLY_TOP_LEVEL TITLE3
ASSEMBLY_TOP_LEVEL_PROJECT TITLE2 PRELIM_MARK OBJECT_TYPE
BOTTOM_LEVEL_BASEPOINT ASSEMBLY_PREFIX TITLE1 BOTTOM_LEVEL_PROJECT
MATERIAL PROFILE GUID PART_PREFIX
PROFILE_TYPE OWNER BOTTOM_LEVEL_GLOBAL FINISH
ASSEMBLY_TOP_LEVEL_BASEPOINT CONTENTTYPE ASSEMBLY_BOTTOM_LEVEL_BASEPOINT OBJECT_LOCKED
REVISION_CODE BOTTOM_LEVEL_UNFORMATTED_PROJECT COG_X_PROJECT VOLUME_NET
BOUNDING_BOX_MIN_Y SUPPLEMENT_PART_WEIGHT BOUNDING_BOX_MAX_Y VOLUME
AREA_PROJECTION_XZ_GROSS START_Y START_Z END1_CUT_ANGLE_Y
AREA_PGY START_X_PROJECT BOUNDING_BOX_MIN_X_PROJECT END2_ANGLE_Z
END1_SKEW AREA_PROJECTION_YZ_NET BOUNDING_BOX_MIN_Z START_Y_PROJECT
ASSEMBLY_BOTTOM_LEVEL_UNFORMATTED ASSEMBLY_BOTTOM_LEVEL_UNFORMATTED_PROJECT AREA_PER_TONS START_Z_BASEPOINT
END_X_PROJECT AREA_PROJECTION_GYZ_GROSS HEIGHT BOTTOM_LEVEL_UNFORMATTED_BASEPOINT
WEB_HEIGHT BOUNDING_BOX_MIN_Z_BASEPOINT END_Y_IN_WORK_PLANE AREA_PROJECTION_XY_NET
COG_Y_PROJECT AREA_NGZ ASSEMBLY_TOP_LEVEL_UNFORMATTED START_Z_PROJECT
LENGTH_NET AREA_NET BOUNDING_BOX_MAX_Y_PROJECT END2_CUT_ANGLE_Z
AREA_FORM_SIDE START_Y_IN_WORK_PLANE ASSEMBLY_TOP_LEVEL_UNFORMATTED_BASEPOINT AREA
AREA_PROJECTION_GXY_GROSS AREA_PROJECTION_GYZ_NET END1_ANGLE_Y BOUNDING_BOX_MAX_X
AREA_GROSS BOTTOM_LEVEL_UNFORMATTED WIDTH ASSEMBLY_TOP_LEVEL_UNFORMATTED_PROJECT
AREA_NGX START_Y_BASEPOINT TOP_LEVEL_UNFORMATTED_BASEPOINT ASSEMBLY_TOP_LEVEL_GLOBAL_UNFORMATTED
COG_Z_BASEPOINT END_Z END_Y END_X
COG_Y_BASEPOINT BOUNDING_BOX_MAX_Z RADIUS END2_SKEW
COG_Z TOP_LEVEL_GLOBAL_UNFORMATTED COG_X COG_Y
END_X_BASEPOINT AREA_PROJECTION_GXZ_NET AREA_PROJECTION_GXY_NET END2_ANGLE_Y
WEIGHT AREA_PGX BOUNDING_BOX_MAX_X_BASEPOINT WEIGHT_M
AREA_PROJECTION_YZ_GROSS BOUNDING_BOX_MIN_Y_PROJECT BOUNDING_BOX_MIN_X START_X_IN_WORK_PLANE
FLANGE_LENGTH_B COG_Z_PROJECT WEB_LENGTH END_Z_PROJECT
END1_CUT_ANGLE_Z AREA_PGZ FLANGE_LENGTH_U AREA_PROJECTION_GXZ_GROSS
END_X_IN_WORK_PLANE VOLUME_GROSS LENGTH_GROSS AREA_FORM_TOP
START_X_BASEPOINT WEIGHT_NET BOTTOM_LEVEL_GLOBAL_UNFORMATTED TOP_LEVEL_UNFORMATTED
ASSEMBLY_BOTTOM_LEVEL_GLOBAL_UNFORMATTED END_Z_IN_WORK_PLANE BOUNDING_BOX_MIN_Y_BASEPOINT END1_ANGLE_Z
COG_X_BASEPOINT AREA_PROJECTION_XY_GROSS BOUNDING_BOX_MAX_Z_PROJECT AREA_PLAN
AREA_NY AREA_NX START_Z_IN_WORK_PLANE AREA_NZ
WEIGHT_GROSS AREA_PY AREA_PX BOUNDING_BOX_MIN_Z_PROJECT
AREA_PZ AREA_PROJECTION_XZ_NET END2_CUT_ANGLE_Y BOUNDING_BOX_MAX_Z_BASEPOINT
LENGTH BOUNDING_BOX_MAX_Y_BASEPOINT END_Z_BASEPOINT BOUNDING_BOX_MIN_X_BASEPOINT
AREA_NGY TOP_LEVEL_UNFORMATTED_PROJECT PERIMETER END_Y_BASEPOINT
START_X AREA_FORM_BOTTOM BOUNDING_BOX_MAX_X_PROJECT ASSEMBLY_BOTTOM_LEVEL_UNFORMATTED_BASEPOINT
END_Y_PROJECT MAIN_PART PHASE IS_POLYBEAM
ID POUR_PHASE IS_ITEM IS_LOFTED_PART
SERIAL_NUMBER DATE MODEL_TOTAL HAS_HOLES
PART_START_NUMBER PART_SERIAL_NUMBER HAS_CONNECTIONS ASSEMBLY_SERIAL_NUMBER
SIMILAR_TO_MAIN_PART IS_SPIRAL_BEAM END1_CODE COLOR
CURVED_SEGMENTS END2_CODE ASSEMBLY_START_NUMBER IS_BENT_PLATE
PROFILE_WEIGHT PROFILE_WEIGHT_NET
(+/-) Bolt
END1_SKEW MATERIAL OBJECT_DESCRIPTION OWNER
OBJECT_LOCKED FINISH BOLT_STANDARD PROFILE_TYPE
PROFILE TITLE3 END2_SKEW CONNECTED_PARTS
ASSEMBLY_POS CONTENTTYPE TITLE1 GUID
NAME OBJECT_TYPE TIME TITLE2
LENGTH_GROSS LENGTH WEIGHT BOLT_EDGE_DISTANCE_MIN
BOLT_THREAD_LENGTH BOLT_MATERIAL_LENGTH BOLT_EDGE_DISTANCE DATE
ID BOLT_COUNTERSUNK BOLT_NPARTS MODEL_TOTAL
PHASE PERIMETER END_Y_BASEPOINT START_X
AREA_FORM_BOTTOM BOUNDING_BOX_MAX_X_PROJECT ASSEMBLY_BOTTOM_LEVEL_UNFORMATTED_BASEPOINT END_Y_PROJECT
MAIN_PART PHASE IS_POLYBEAM ID
POUR_PHASE IS_ITEM IS_LOFTED_PART SERIAL_NUMBER
DATE MODEL_TOTAL HAS_HOLES PART_START_NUMBER
PART_SERIAL_NUMBER HAS_CONNECTIONS ASSEMBLY_SERIAL_NUMBER SIMILAR_TO_MAIN_PART
IS_SPIRAL_BEAM END1_CODE COLOR CURVED_SEGMENTS
END2_CODE ASSEMBLY_START_NUMBER IS_BENT_PLATE PROFILE_WEIGHT
PROFILE_WEIGHT_NET
(+/-) Weld
WELD_FATHER_CODE TIME WELD_TYPE1 OBJECT_DESCRIPTION
WELD_FINISH2 WELD_FILLTYPE1 WELD_NUMBER_PREFIX WELD_INTERMITTENT_TYPE
WELD_TYPE2 WELD_EDGE_AROUND WELD_FILLTYPE2 WELD_ERRORLIST
WELD_SIZE_PREFIX_BELOW WELD_SIZE_PREFIX_ABOVE WELD_NDT_INSPECTION WELD_LOGICAL_WELD
WELD_TEXT OBJECT_LOCKED TITLE3 TITLE2
OBJECT_TYPE TITLE1 WELD_ELECTRODE_CLASSIFICATION WELD_NUMBER
GUID WELD_POSITION WELD_FATHER_NUMBER WELD_FINISH1
OWNER WELD_PROCESS_TYPE CONTENTTYPE WELD_ASSEMBLYTYPE
COG_X WELD_PERIOD1 WELD_ELECTRODE_STRENGTH WELD_ELECTRODE_COEFFICIENT
WELD_ANGLE1 WELD_CROSSSECTION_AREA1 WELD_CROSSSECTION_AREA2 WELD_ANGLE2
WELD_ROOT_OPENING2 WELD_ACTUAL_LENGTH2 WELD_ROOT_FACE_THICKNESS WELD_ACTUAL_LENGTH1
WELD_LENGTH2 WELD_VOLUME WELD_EFFECTIVE_THROAT WELD_PERIOD2
WELD_POSITION_Z WELD_POSITION_Y WELD_POSITION_X WELD_LENGTH1
WELD_ADDITIONAL_SIZE2 WELD_DIRECTION_X COG_Y WELD_DIRECTION_Z
WELD_SIZE1 WELD_ROOT_OPENING COG_Z WELD_DIRECTION_Y
WELD_ADDITIONAL_SIZE1 WELD_SIZE2 WELD_EFFECTIVE_THROAT2 LENGTH
WELD_ROOT_FACE_THICKNESS2 DATE PHASE ID
WELD_INCREMENT_AMOUNT1 WELD_INCREMENT_AMOUNT2
(+/-) Surface
AREA_GROSS AREA_NET AREA ASSOCIATED_OBJECT_ID
ATTACHED_TO CLASS_ATTR CONTENTTYPE GUID
ID NAME NUMBER#1 OBJECT_TYPE
TYPE AREA CODE CONTENTTYPE
CURRENT_PHASE DATE GUID ID
MORTAR_VOLUME NAME NUMBER#1 PAGE
PAGES PHASE ROW_IN_ALLPAGES ROW_IN_PAGE
SURFACING_NAME TILE_VOLUME TIME TITLE1
TITLE2 TITLE3 TYPE WEIGHT
VOLUME

13: Which colours are supported while loading exchanges in Tekla?

Following is the list of colours with the class numbers.

(+/-)List of colors
Number Color
0 Black
1 Grey
2 Red
3 Green
4 Blue
5 Cyan
6 Yellow
7 Purple
8 Brown
9 Pink
10 Light Green
11 Light Blue
12 Lavender
13 Orange
14 Dark Purple

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