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The forum is very easy to use, but in case you wonder about something, take a look here to find out how things work. Start new topics / Ask new questions In general discussion forums, you can start new discussions about basically anything you have on your mind related to Tekla products. If you have a specific software related issue, first search the discussion forum. If you don’t find an answer, add a new question in the forum dedicated to your topic. For more information on how to get started and how to close topics, see here. Create new polls If you want to ask community members for their opinion on a topic, attach a poll to your post. First, give your topic a title and provide some context for your question on the Content tab. Then, go to the Poll tab, give the poll a descriptive title and options members can choose from. When you submit your post, the poll will be visible on top of your topic explaining what the poll is about and why you ask for feedback. Attachments Add an image or short video to your post to describe your issue. For security reasons, we have limited the file formats you can use. There is a maximum size limit of 16 MB per attachment. You can access your uploaded attachments through your profile. For attachments that exceed the size limit, please use the URL option. Only community members with a valid license can upload attachments. For security reasons, the URL option is the only one available to certain user groups, such as Students. Profile Your profile page combines all your information on Tekla Discussion Forum. You can customize your profile by uploading a personal image. On your profile, you can see your activity feed, member rank, reputation, and awards. On your Account Settings page, you can see your sign in information, edit your profile, and define a signature which will be automatically added to your posts. Only community members with a valid license have access to their personal profile page. Notifications Use the controls on the Notification Settings panel to define how you want to receive information about activity on the forum. Depending on your device and browser, you can also choose to receive push notifications. Following When you start a new discussion, you will by default start to follow the activity on your topic. You can also follow different forums and other members' posts. You can receive the notifications by email or through the notification list. Ranks Tekla Discussion Forum automatically calculates your rank based on your activity. When you start new discussions, reply to questions, provide the best answer, or like content, your rank increases. Only the most active members will reach the Senior Member rank. Awards Awards are special recognition given to active community members who are helping others, taking part in competitions, or participating in our User Feedback Programs. You can view all available awards and the community members who have received them here. Activity Use the Activity functionality to follow what is going on in the different forums. There are activity streams for unread content, content you started, content you follow, and so on. You can also subscribe to the activity stream using an RSS feed reader. Private messaging Community members can send private messages to each other. You can turn this option off, if you don’t want to receive any private messages. Your inbox size is limited to a maximum of 50 messages, so use it wisely. Staff profiles You can easily recognize staff on the Tekla Discussion Forum. We have separate icons for Administrators, Moderators, Trimble staff, Regional Office staff, and Tekla resellers.