Tekla Structures vs. Newforma

Tekla Structures, a foundational piece of Trimble’s construction software portfolio, is built on decades of deep expertise in structural engineering and detailing. Serving a global community of detailers, structural engineers, fabricators, and contractors, the platform provides a unified digital environment for managing structural data. Whether working with steel, precast concrete, cast-in-place concrete, or mass timber, users rely on Tekla Structures’ robust, proven technology to manage their most demanding projects.

Newforma is project information management (PIM) software for the architecture, engineering, construction, and owner (AECO) industry. It connects the emails, instant messages, files, drawings, models, issues and contract documents spread across a project team's systems and makes them accessible in one searchable project record. Teams use Newforma to run construction administration workflows, control documents, coordinate BIM issues, while showing creating a complete audit log of who knew what and when.