PDMS can not import or export SDNF files directly, Open Steel or a converter is needed. To transfer the steel frame between Tekla Structures and PDMS the SDNF file format is used. Therefore is it not possible to get any information about material or weight nor turn the objects into native Tekla Structures objects.

It is possible to show the reference model in drawings.ĭGN and DXF do not have any inbuilt intelligence. It is also easy to check for clashes between a reference model (DGN) and the Tekla Structures model (requires Tekla Structures 14 onwards). The reference model enables the Tekla Structure user to build the supporting structure around different kind of equipments as it’s possible to snap to a reference object. Earlier versions of PDMS do only export 2D DXF files but in PDMS 12.0 SP2 3D DXF export is also possible.Ī reference model is not stored in the Tekla Structures model, it is just a link to the reference model, so the file size of the Tekla Structures model do not increase. Clash checking is not possible with a DXF file in Tekla Structure. As the file format does not contain any form of part ID it is not possible to track changes between different versions of a file. Change management is not possible with a DGN file.ĢD DGN export is available as standard in PDMS, but for 3D DGN export a licence for ExPLANT-I should be obtained from Aveva.ĭXF – DXF (Drawing eXchange Format) developed by Autodesk for enabling data interoperability between AutoCAD and other programs. It is possible to check for clashes between the Tekla Structures model and a DGN reference model (requires Tekla Structures 14 onwards). GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) is not supported inherently by the DGN format. It is similar to DWG, in that it is only a graphical data format, but does contain part IDs unique in that given model. For reference information exchange between Tekla Structures and PDMS are the file formats DGN and DXF used. DGN – DGN has been the standard for data transfer between plant design programs. There are a few different file formats supported for reference models in Tekla Structures. For example the piping and equipment done in PDMS are imported as reference objects because of their use in the design phase, not for construction /fabrication itself.

The reference models will be used by Tekla Structures users who wish to view graphically structural, mechanical or electrical systems that are model in other 3D software. Most reference models contain only the graphical information and have no inbuilt intelligence. A set of instructional videos can be downloaded from Tekla Warehouse. Information between Tekla Structures and PDMS can be transferred in two different ways, as a reference object or as a native object. This page describe how Tekla Structures interoperate with Aveva’s Plant and Marine Design System (PDMS).

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