It seems that there is a dearth of Tekla Resources on the Open API. I haven’t found much online, but what I have found, I will post here for your benefit.

In no particular order:

1. The Open API Reference.

This was produced by Trimble and is the go-to place for information about classes and methods etc. There are some code examples also given. You can download it all from HERE:. There are some basic code examples in there which is well worth investigating.

2. Trimble Open API Examples

Extremely valuable. Thank you Trimble! If you want to see older examples, you’ll have to revert to another branch in the tree.

3. Tekla ExtraNet

A fairly good resource, but the problem is that in order to have access there, you need to pay maintenance. Not everyone wants to do that. Plus the forum is extremely restrictive in terms of what you can and can’t post.

4. Teklanology Blog:

You can checkout a blog from my estimable colleague here. And you can learn much from there. Mr Dale doesn’t post everyday, but when he does, it’s good. Here is his GitHub page as well

5. Software Solutions - Tekla Blog:

This site provides you with some handy code examples.

6. Tekla Application Library

I love to pay out Trimble for their API but I must give them credit where due: this looks promising, but unfortunately, the documentation is lacking. I’m convinced that if you know how to use it, it will save you time.

If you have any more suggestions, please feel free to post them here. And I will share it to the world.

7. RazorCX

The RazorCX guys. They’re stealing my thunder + posting videos and code too. I better up my game!

8. Chris Keyack Playlist

Keyack, my estimable Tekla Open API colleague, has spent time working inside Tekla itself - so I’m sure you can find many nuggets of wisdom there.