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At a Glance
SDS/2
SDS/2
Star Rating
(7)3.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (57.1% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Tekla Structural Designer
Tekla Structural Designer
Star Rating
(11)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (45.5% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Tekla Structural Designer
Featured Products
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
SDS/2
No pricing available
Tekla Structural Designer
No pricing available
Free Trial
SDS/2
No trial information available
Tekla Structural Designer
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
Not enough data
8.3
10
Ease of Use
Not enough data
8.0
10
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality of Support
Not enough data
8.6
7
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
Not enough data
6.5
10
Features by Category
Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)Hide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
Not enough data
7.9
114
Design
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
7.7
8
Collaboration
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
7.3
8
Construction
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Generative AI
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
SDS/2
SDS/2
Tekla Structural Designer
Tekla Structural Designer
SDS/2 and Tekla Structural Designer are categorized as Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Unique Categories
SDS/2
SDS/2 has no unique categories
Tekla Structural Designer
Tekla Structural Designer has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
SDS/2
SDS/2
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
42.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
57.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0%
Tekla Structural Designer
Tekla Structural Designer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
45.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
36.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
18.2%
Reviewers' Industry
SDS/2
SDS/2
Civil Engineering
57.1%
Construction
28.6%
Design
14.3%
Other
0.0%
Tekla Structural Designer
Tekla Structural Designer
Civil Engineering
63.6%
Construction
27.3%
Design
9.1%
Other
0.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
SDS/2
SDS/2
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Civil Engineering

Structural steel detailing on SDS/2 increases the accuracy, speed, trust And it's user friendly features

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Construction

This is the least effective detailing program I have used in 20+ years. While the modeler works, the detailing options are easily 15 years out of date. I STRONGLY recommend not using this software. BOM's are weak, orthographic views are misalligned, there...

Tekla Structural Designer
Tekla Structural Designer
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Aditya G.
AG
Aditya G.
Verified User in Civil Engineering

It is very easy to use. You can use this software without mouse. The best thing of this software is you have to make changes in 3D for make changes in 2D.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Justin V.
JV
Justin V.
Verified User in Construction

The only thing I disliked is that it was challenging compared to others that I already knew and I wish I had a formal teacher teaching me how to use it instead of a fellow co-worker trying to teach the rest of us how to use it who had no experience.

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Discussions
SDS/2
SDS/2 Discussions
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Tekla Structural Designer
Tekla Structural Designer Discussions
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