Ember — Quick Profile Selection

A lightweight system tray app that overlays a hotkey-triggered profile tree on top of Tekla Structures — no more scrolling through hundreds of profiles.
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Key Features

Full-Screen Overlay
Transparent overlay works on top of any window without interrupting your workflow
Hotkey Activation
Press LCtrl + LShift anywhere to instantly open the profile selector
8 Languages
Interface available in English, Russian, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese
Cached Startup
Profile tree loads from tree.json — no waiting for Tekla API on every launch

See Ember in Action

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How to Use

  1. 1
    Install & Launch
    Download and run the Ember installer. The app will appear in your system tray.
  2. 2
    Open Tekla Structures
    Ember detects Tekla automatically. The tray icon will indicate a successful connection.
  3. 3
    Activate the Overlay
    Press LCtrl + LShift on your keyboard while Tekla is open.
  4. 4
    Navigate the Tree
    Use arrow keys or mouse wheel to navigate categories. Click or press Enter to select.
  5. 5
    Profile Applied
    The profile is instantly applied to the selected part in Tekla Structures.

Profile Tree Configuration

tree.json is the cached profile tree built by Ember on first launch. It encodes your Tekla rules and catalogs into a fast-loading format.

Move tree.json to your firm or environment folder so the same tree is shared across all projects in your organization.

Search order
Model FolderCreated here on first run
XS_PROJECTTekla advanced option
XS_FIRMTekla advanced option
XS_SYSTEMTekla advanced option