Working in Revit vs Tekla – worth switching?
I’m considering leaving my current role (small firm, heavy Revit use). I enjoy Revit a lot—building families, pushing the software, and having flexibility across disciplines. Downsides are management/QC issues, but it’s close to home.
I’ve been approached by another company (former boss is there), but they use Tekla. Commute would be ~1 hour, pay is about the same (maybe a bonus), and I’d have to learn a new workflow.
My hesitation:
Not sure how well my Revit skills transfer to Tekla
I genuinely enjoy the “sandbox” feel of Revit
Longer commute + lifestyle hit
For those who’ve used both—how does Tekla compare? Is the modeling experience as engaging, or is it a different kind of work entirely?
It’s also worth saying currently I think my overall goal is to be a BIM consultant I initially envision the learning a little bit of each discipline as I gather my BIM skills more.
Since this role is at a Much bigger company I think I’d only get to work on structural stuff so less variety (although it’s not like I’m soaking in variety currently)