Download Qnect

• First time users: My company and I are brand new to Qnect
• Existing users: My company uses Qnect and I need to use it in a project

First time users

This describes the procedure for running Qnect within your organization for the first time. 

Qnect’s steps:

1. Complete this form or call Qnect at 413-387-4375 so we can get you in the system and started.
2. Once we get your information, we will set up your company in our system.
3. Qnect will set up the first person within your company - most likely this is you. We refer to this person as the Company Administrator. The Company Administrator has the ability to add other people within your company as needed.
4. Once we have completed our step, the Company Administrator will receive an automated message from our system with login information to the Qnect Application.

Company Administrator steps once the email has been received:

1. Dashboard
1. The Company Administrator can now Sign In on our website which will bring them to the Dashboard. You can find the Sign In link in the upper right corner of www.qnect.com.
2. Navigate to www.qnect.com. Click on the "Sign In" link and fill in your email address and the password supplied to you in the automated email you received.
   

1. Once you login, you will be brought to the Qnect Dashboard on the Jobs page. At any time you can return to the Dashboard on the top right of the screen. The menu on the left brings you to different pages within the Dashboard. 
   
   

1. Jobs page
   1. Clicking on the Job Name or the pencil icon  opens the preferences to edit.
   2. Clicking on the copy icon   will copy all the job preferences for you into a new job name that you specify.
   3. Clicking on the archive icon  will archive the job for you once you are done with the Job.
1. At the bottom left of the screen is the DOWNLOAD link. When you hit this link, the install program will be downloaded within your browser. NOTE: you must exit Tekla Structures prior to installing the Qnect software. Follow the simple steps to install. This adds the buttons 1, 2 and 3 to your Tekla Structures environments.
2. Review the GET STARTED list just above the DOWNLOAD Link on the lower left. It lists items that the user should perform on the model prior to running our software.
3. The Dashboard gives you the ability to see the list of Jobs that have been setup for your Company. You will automatically have the Sample Preferences Job on your list the first time you login.
4. You can at anytime add a New Job by clicking the New Job button at the center of the web page.
5. You will see three icons next to each job listed.

Existing Users 

Since your company has an account and already has users, you'll work with your Company Administrator to set you up. You can start by downloading the application per the instructions above. You can also easily share this step-by-step PDF to your Company Administrator. If you need help identifying your Company Administrator, please contact us.

Company Administrator steps:

1. User Administration page
   The next item on the left menu within the Dashboard page is the User Administration. This page allows you to Add, Delete and Modify the security level of new users to your company.

1. In the center of the page, you will see a list of all users within your company.
2. Each user listed has a red X next to their name, that is how you delete the user.
3. Each user has a Company Role.
1. Company Member has the ability to be assigned to Jobs.
2. Company Admin in addition to Company Member abilities also can Add, Delete and Change the Company Role of users.
4. In order to Add a new user to your company
1. Enter their email address under the list of users and hit the Search button.
2. If the user is not already in our system, the system will ask if you would like us to send them an invitation.
3. If the user is in our system, it will add that user to your company.
5. Underneath the users in the company section is the Jobs access list. This shows the list of jobs in the company with a list of users that have access to that job.

1. To add a new user to this job, you would choose a Company Member from the dropdown list and then choose the Role.
1. Role can be Job Detailer that can run Buttons 1, 2 and 3 in Tekla.
2. Role Job Admin can do anything Job Detailer can do and can also update the Job Preferences. 

We Recommend...

...taking a few minutes reading this page to gain an understanding of the steps needed to get started. 

We will contact you to set up a time to help with your on-boarding. The most successful customers usually work with us on their first few projects.