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Get started with BCF Manager Tekla Structures

Updated over 4 months ago

This Quick Start Guide describes the basic online workflow of the BCF Manager for Tekla. It will get you up and running in no time.
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If you have not yet installed it, download and install the BCF Manager for Tekla Structures here.

Online workflow BCF Manager

  1. Start Tekla Structures

  2. Load the model(s) for which you want to create or review issues in Tekla

  3. Go to the right side of the screen and click on the "Applications & Components" button

  4. Type 'BCF' in the search window

  5. Double click the BCF icon to open the BCF Manager pop-up window
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    If you are a first time user, then first Activate your BCF Manager.
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  6. Connect to a project on BIMcollab from the BCF Manager (1)

  7. If there are already issues present in the project you connect to, they will be displayed in the issue list (2)

  8. Create new issues manually (3)

  9. Select issues in the issue list to see its details (4)

  10. When an issue is selected, you can quick edit it (5) or add a new comment to it (6)

  11. Double click the issue to zoom to its viewpoint in the model in Tekla

  12. When you have made all the necessary changes, synchronize the project to BIMcollab, to share the issues with your team members (7)

📝 Note: To know how to use the BCF manager without connecting to a project in BIMcollab, consult the article about the offline workflow with the BCF Manager.

⚠️ Attention: If the BCF manager icon is not visible, please try the procedure one more time after restarting Tekla Structures.

The BCF Manager window

  1. New offline project

  2. Import and save a BCF file

  3. Connect to a project on BIMcollab

  4. Synchronize project

  5. Display settings issues list

  6. Search

  7. Edit, create or delete an issue

  8. BCF options

  9. Name of project you are connected to

  10. Active filter and Filter issues

  11. Issue list

  12. Add viewpoint to the selected comment (only visible when comment is selected)

  13. Edit snapshot of the selected comment (only visible when comment is selected)

  14. Delete viewpoint of the selected comment (only visible when comment is selected)

  15. Zoom-to options

  16. Viewpoint information

  17. Show snapshot of the selected issue or comment

  18. When an issue is selected: Description of the issue
    When a comment is selected: Edit the selected comment

  19. Snapshot of the selected issue or comment

  20. Quick edit of the selected issue

  21. Add a comment

  22. View comments of the selected issue

  23. View details of the selected issue

  24. Comment or details of the selected issue


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