Tekla Structures Tool for Sandwich Panel Design
Tekla Structures plugin
The Insulated Wall Panel extension enables precise modeling of sandwich panels in Tekla Structures, ensuring accurate representation of manufacturer-specific products. The tool allows for seamless selection of panel thicknesses, metal profiles, colors, and surface materials, optimizing the design process and reducing errors.
The tool is available for free on Tekla Warehouse.
Features

Accurate Modeling
Modeling of Sandwich Panels
The tool provides an intuitive way to define manufacturer-specific panel properties such as thickness, metal profiles, colors, and surface materials. These selections are applied directly within the design process, eliminating the need for manual adjustments.
The latest version includes an improved interface for easier product selection, especially for colors. Chosen colors are now directly applied to the 3D model, offering a more realistic visual representation of the final product.
Manufacturer-Specific Panels
Seamless Integration of Supplier Profiles
The tool allows manufacturers to integrate their panel types directly into Tekla Structures, making their products easily available for designers. With predefined panel properties—including profiles, coatings, and thicknesses—engineers can select them instantly, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
Want designers to use your products? Contact us to have your panels added to the tool and integrated into the early-stage planning process.


Product information
Sandwich Panel Drawings and Product Lists
Panels modeled using the tool serve as a foundation for generating panel drawings and product lists, complete with detailed specifications and manufacturer-defined product codes. This streamlines the supply process, reduces errors, and ensures that all essential panel information is readily available throughout the design phase.
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Panel Manufacturer – Want Your Products in the Tool?
The Insulated Wall Panel tool is a cost-effective and targeted marketing channel, ensuring your products are considered from the earliest stages of construction projects. With over 2,000 downloads, the tool is already widely used by designers, making it a valuable platform for increasing your product’s visibility. Get in touch to have your products added and ensure they are easily accessible to designers!
Benefits for Different Stakeholders
For Structural Designers
Designers can confidently select the right panel combinations from pre-approved manufacturer solutions. No additional visualization tools are needed—everything is integrated directly into Tekla Structures.
For Builders
By using standardized manufacturer products, builders gain efficiency and cost savings throughout the construction process.
For Sandwich Panel Manufacturers
Manufacturers benefit from streamlined product adoption as engineers work with predefined panel specifications directly within their BIM models.
By ensuring that only approved thicknesses, coatings, and materials are available in the tool, unnecessary troubleshooting and design inconsistencies are minimized. This simplifies the design workflow and increases the likelihood of manufacturers’ products being selected for projects.
Integrating manufacturer-specific panels into the tool ensures greater visibility and accessibility for designers, increasing the chances of those products being specified—and ultimately purchased.