System requirements
Tekla Portal Frame Designer 20 & Tekla Connection Designer 20 system requirements
System requirements for effective operation
CPU: Multi core Intel i3 Series or above, Xeon or AMD equivalent
Highest affordable performance recommended.
Memory: 8GB (16GB or more recommended)
Memory requirements are highly dependant on model content.
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10 (64-bit recommended)
Operating systems must be running the latest service packs / updates.
Graphics: 1280 x 1024 resolution (1920 x 1080 or higher recommended)
512MB or higher of dedicated RAM.
Disk space: 1GB or more of free space for installation
Operational disk space requirements are highly
March 11, 2020
by Tekla Structural Designer Development Team
Tekla Structural License Service (3.00)
Now includes the May 2020 update
This installer now includes Tekla Structural License Service 3.1.2 released May 2020
⚠ Please be aware that the 2020 Analysis & Design Product Releases (comprising Tekla Structural Designer, Tekla Tedds, Tekla Portal Frame Designer and Tekla Connection Designer) will include a new version of the Tekla Structural License Service. For Server licensing using Sentinel RMS, your License Server MUST be updated with this new version before installing the 2020 Releases. This update is not optional - if it is not performed, server licensing will not work
March 4, 2020
by Tekla Structural Designer Development Team
Tekla Portal Frame Designer 19i & Tekla Connection Designer 19i system requirements
System requirements for effective operation
CPU: Multi core Intel i3 Series or above, Xeon or AMD equivalent
Highest affordable performance recommended.
Memory: 8GB (16GB or more recommended)
Memory requirements are highly dependant on model content.
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10 (64-bit recommended)
Operating systems must be running the latest service packs / updates.
Graphics: 1280 x 1024 resolution (1920 x 1080 or higher recommended)
512MB or higher of dedicated RAM.
Disk space: 1GB or more of free space for installation
Operational disk space requirements are highly
September 4, 2019
by Tekla Structural Designer Development Team
Tekla Structural Designer 2019i system requirements
System requirements for effective operation
CPU: Multi core Intel i5 Series or above, Xeon or AMD equivalent
Highest affordable performance recommended.
Memory: 16GB (32GB or more recommended)
Memory requirements are highly dependent on model content.
OS: 64-bit Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10
Operating systems must be running the latest service packs / updates.
Graphics: 1600 x 900 resolution (1920 x 1080 or higher recommended)
1GB or higher of dedicated RAM.
Utilizes HOOPS Visualize, a third party graphics engine available from Tech Soft 3D. To check your adapter’s compatibility visit
September 3, 2019
by Tekla Structural Designer Development Team
Tekla Structural License Service (2.06)
The Tekla Structural License Service allows you to share and manage your licenses. It also allows users to commute licenses and report on license activity.
At the Server
Download and run the Tekla Structural License Service installation file
Follow the on-screen prompts to install the ‘License Server’ and ‘License Server Manager’
You can now launch the License Server Manager and activate your licenses
If you do not have a separate computer which will act as the license server or your computer is not connected to a network then the license server software can be installed on the same computer
June 14, 2019
by Tekla Structural Designer Development Team
Tekla Portal Frame Designer 19 & Tekla Connection Designer 19 system requirements
System requirements for effective operation
CPU: Multi core Intel i3 Series or above, Xeon or AMD equivalent
Highest affordable performance recommended.
Memory: 8GB (16GB or more recommended)
Memory requirements are highly dependant on model content.
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10 (64-bit recommended)
Operating systems must be running the latest service packs / updates.
Graphics: 1280 x 1024 resolution (1920 x 1080 or higher recommended)
512MB or higher of dedicated RAM.
Disk space: 1GB or more of free space for installation
Operational disk space requirements are highly
February 27, 2019
by Tekla Structural Designer Development Team
Tekla Structural Designer 2019 system requirements
System requirements for effective operation
CPU: Multi core Intel i5 Series or above, Xeon or AMD equivalent
Highest affordable performance recommended.
Memory: 16GB (32GB or more recommended)
Memory requirements are highly dependent on model content.
OS: 64-bit Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10
Operating systems must be running the latest service packs / updates.
Graphics: 1600 x 900 resolution (1920 x 1080 or higher recommended)
1GB or higher of dedicated RAM.
Utilizes HOOPS Visualize, a third party graphics engine available from Tech Soft 3D. To check your adapter’s compatibility visit
February 27, 2019
by Tekla Structural Designer Development Team
Tekla Portal Frame Designer 18i & Tekla Connection Designer 18i system requirements
System requirements for effective operation
CPU: Multi core Intel i3 Series or above, Xeon or AMD equivalent
Highest affordable performance recommended.
Memory: 8GB (16GB or more recommended)
Memory requirements are highly dependant on model content.
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10 (64-bit recommended)
Operating systems must be running the latest service packs / updates.
Graphics: 1280 x 1024 resolution (1920 x 1080 or higher recommended)
512MB or higher of dedicated RAM.
Disk space: 1GB or more of free space for installation
Operational disk space requirements are highly
September 12, 2018
by Tekla Structural Designer Development Team
Tekla Structural Designer 2018i system requirements
System requirements for effective operation
CPU: Multi core Intel i5 Series or above, Xeon or AMD equivalent
Highest affordable performance recommended.
Memory: 16GB (32GB or more recommended)
Memory requirements are highly dependant on model content.
OS: 64-bit Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10
Operating systems must be running the latest service packs / updates.
Graphics: 1600 x 900 resolution (1920 x 1080 or higher recommended)
1GB or higher of dedicated RAM.
Utilizes HOOPS Visualize, a third party graphics engine available from Tech Soft 3D. To check your adapter’s compatibility visit
September 11, 2018
by Tekla Structural Designer Development Team
Tekla Portal Frame Designer 18 & Tekla Connection Designer 18 system requirements
Tekla Portal Frame Designer 18 & Tekla Connection Designer 18 has been written with the latest tools from Microsoft and other 3rd parties and requires the following PC specification.
Minimum PC spec
CPU: P4 (3.0GHz)
Memory: 2GB
Disk space: 1GB
OS: Windows 7 (SP1) 32-bit
Graphics: 1024 x 768
Recommended PC spec
CPU: Intel Core i3 2.0GHz (or equivalent)
Memory: 8GB
Disk space: 2GB
OS: Windows 8
Graphics: 1280 x 1024
Supported operating systems
Tekla Portal Frame Designer 18 & Tekla Connection Designer 18 is tested and supports the following business versions of Microsoft Windows:
March 13, 2018
by Tekla User Assistance Team
Tekla Structural Designer 2018 system requirements
Tekla Structural Designer has been written with the latest tools from Microsoft and other 3rd parties and requires the following PC specification.
Minimum PC spec
CPU: Intel Core i5 2.0GHz (or dual/quad core equivalent)
Memory: 16GB
OS: Windows 7
Graphics: 1,600 x 900 widescreen resolution
Recommended PC spec
CPU: Intel Core i7 2.0GHz (or dual/quad core equivalent)
Memory: 32GB
OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 64-bit
Graphics: 1,900 x 1,200 widescreen resolution.
Supported operating systems
Tekla Structural Designer 2018 is tested and supported on the following business versions of Microsoft Windows:
February 15, 2018
by Tekla User Assistance Team
Tekla Structural License Service (2.04)
Updated - June 2018
Now includes a very specific and minor issue related to Tekla Tedds 2018 and Windows 10 April 2018 update
Updated - April 2018
This version was initially released in January 2018 and has been re-released in April 2018 to include a very minor update associated with server report generation.
The Tekla Structural License Service allows you to share and manage your licenses. It also allows users to commute licenses and report on license activity.
At the Server
Download and run the Tekla Structural License Service installation file
Follow the on-screen prompts to install
February 9, 2018
by Tekla User Assistance Team
Tekla Structural Designer 2017i system requirements
Please note
It is intended that Tekla Structural Designer 2017i will be the final version that supports 32-bit operating systems. Read more.
Tekla Structural Designer has been written with the latest tools from Microsoft and other 3rd parties and requires the following PC specification.
Minimum PC spec
CPU: Intel Core i5 2.0GHz (or dual/quad core equivalent)
Memory: 16GB
OS: Windows 7
Graphics: 1,600 x 900 widescreen resolution
Recommended PC spec
CPU: Intel Core i7 2.0GHz (or dual/quad core equivalent)
Memory: 32GB
OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 64-bit
Graphics: 1,900 x 1,200 widescreen resolution.
August 25, 2017
by Tekla User Assistance Team
Tekla Structural Designer 2017 system requirements
Tekla Structural Designer has been written with the latest tools from Microsoft and other 3rd parties and requires the following PC specification.
Minimum PC spec
CPU: Intel Core i5 2.0GHz (or dual/quad core equivalent)
Memory: 16GB
OS: Windows 7
Graphics: 1,600 x 900 widescreen resolution
Recommended PC spec
CPU: Intel Core i7 2.0GHz (or dual/quad core equivalent)
Memory: 32GB
OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 64-bit
Graphics: 1,900 x 1,200 widescreen resolution.
Supported operating systems
Tekla Structural Designer 2017 is tested and supported on the following business versions of Microsoft Windows:
March 1, 2017
by Tekla User Assistance Team
Tekla Structural License Service February 2017
The Tekla Structural License Service allows you to share and manage your licenses. It also allows users to commute licenses and report on license activity.
At the Server
Download and run the Tekla Structural License Service installation file
Follow the on-screen prompts to install the ‘License Server’ and ‘License Server Manager’
You can now launch the License Server Manager and activate your licenses
If you do not have a separate computer which will act as the license server or your computer is not connected to a network then the license server software can be installed on the same computer
March 1, 2017
by Tekla User Assistance Team
Tekla Structural Designer 2016i system requirements
Tekla Structural Designer has been written with the latest tools from Microsoft and other 3rd parties and requires the following PC specification.
Minimum PC spec
CPU: Intel Core i5 2.0GHz (or dual/quad core equivalent)
Memory: 16GB
OS: Windows 7
Graphics: 1,600 x 900 widescreen resolution
Recommended PC spec
CPU: Intel Core i7 2.0GHz (or dual/quad core equivalent)
Memory: 32GB
OS: Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
Graphics: 1,900 x 1,200 widescreen resolution.
Supported operating systems
Tekla Structural Designer 2016 is tested and supported on the following business versions of Microsoft Windows:
September 14, 2016
by Tekla User Assistance Team
Tekla Structural Designer 2016 system requirements
Tekla Structural Designer has been written with the latest tools from Microsoft and other 3rd parties and requires the following PC specification.
Minimum PC spec
CPU: Intel Core i5 2.0GHz (or dual/quad core equivalent)
Memory: 16GB
OS: Windows 7
Graphics: 1,600 x 900 widescreen resolution
Recommended PC spec
CPU: Intel Core i7 2.0GHz (or dual/quad core equivalent)
Memory: 32GB
OS: Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
Graphics: 1,900 x 1,200 widescreen resolution.
Supported operating systems
Tekla Structural Designer 2016 is tested and supported on the following business versions of Microsoft Windows:
September 6, 2016
by Tekla User Assistance Team
Tekla Structural Designer 2015i system requirements
Please note: System requirements for Tekla Structural Designer 2015 have been revised to keep inline with the 2015i version.
Tekla Structural Designer has been written with the latest tools from Microsoft and other 3rd parties and requires the following PC specification.
Minimum PC spec
CPU: Intel Core i5 2.0GHz (or dual/quad core equivalent)
Memory: 8GB
OS: Windows 7
Graphics: 1,600 x 900 widescreen resolution
Recommended PC spec
CPU: Intel Core i7 2.0GHz (or dual/quad core equivalent)
Memory: 16GB
OS: Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
Graphics: 1,900 x 1,200 widescreen resolution.
Supported operating
September 6, 2016
by Tekla User Assistance Team
Tekla Structural Designer 2015 system requirements
Tekla Structural Designer has been written with the latest tools from Microsoft and other 3rd parties and requires the following PC specification.
Minimum PC spec
CPU: Intel Core i3 2.0GHz (or equivalent)
Memory: 4GB
Disk space: 2GB
OS: Windows 7
Graphics: 1,600 x 900 widescreen resolution
Recommended PC spec
CPU: Intel Core i3 2.0GHz (or equivalent)
Memory: 8GB
Disk space: 2GB
OS: Windows 7 64-bit
Graphics: 1,900 x 1,200 widescreen resolution.
Supported operating systems
Tekla Structural Designer 2015 is tested and supported on the following business versions of Microsoft Windows:
Windows 8
September 6, 2016
by Tekla User Assistance Team