Only one Model Component may be active at any one time. To export the TSD objects created by individual components, they must be linked to a Model Component.It is good modelling practice to get your script producing a suitable configuration in Grasshopper, before adding and connecting TSD components. The TSD components convert native Rhino/Grasshopper Geometry objects such as lines & polylines to structural objects such as beams, columns and walls in TSD.Components will show warnings when TSD cannot be reached. Make sure you run TSD and open a (new) document before running Rhino/Grasshopper or inserting components.

Once Installed, take a look at the Working with the link section of this article to start working with Grasshopper.

If the TSD tab doesn't show up, you need to unblock it as described in the previous section.

Close Grasshopper and Rhino, and replace the GH-TSD.gha in the Components Folder with the new file.

To update, re-install or install components for another Tekla Structural Designer version: The TSD tab should now be visible in Grasshopper. (If you don’t see an Unblock button, the file is not blocked.)

Under the General tab, click on the Unblock button, and click OK.

Right-click GH-TSD.gha and click Properties.

In Grasshopper, click File > Special Folders > Components Folder.

If the TSD tab doesn’t show up, the component file might be blocked as it’s downloaded from the internet.

A new component tab labeled TSD should appear.

Run Grasshopper and drag GH-TSD.gha onto the canvas to install the components.

Run Tekla Structural Designer and create a new document.

Make sure you download a package targeting the (installed) version of Tekla Structural Designer you'd like to work with.

Download the zip with the required files from Tekla Warehouse ( download).

Setup If you've already installed any version of the link and are doing an update or re-install, see the update section further down. The Grasshopper add-on is free of charge. You can try out the full version of Rhino for free for 90 days. If you're using Rhino 5, you need to install Grasshopper separately ( download).

Grasshopper is included in the Rhino 6 install. There are specific versions of the GH-TSD plugin for each major TSD release & each service pack. You need to have Rhino ( download) and Tekla Structural Designer (version 2020 or later) installed on the same machine. The link also provides the capability to automate TSD static analysis & record global displacement results using Grasshopper. The link is a set of Grasshopper components that can create and update objects live in TSD.

The Grasshopper-Tekla Structural Designer (GH-TSD) live link enables algorithmic modelling, parametric design exploration, and data driven design for Tekla Structural Designer (TSD) using Rhino/Grasshopper.

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