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PURPOSE: Notes on my process of migrating from BA to ABD

This is final part of a journey into setting up ProjectWise with SharePoint and putting it online for a large project. See Part 1 for a description of the project. Putting it all together To successfully manage the project we used 2 systems and then integrated them to access all critical project information. ProjectWise Used to manage all project data. ProjectWise Explorer is main interface to interact with all administrative and CAD documents. The...

Convert a numeric value from one type of unit to another with less number of clicks. You will get the unit multiplier without even entering a number!
Control transparency if the window is on your way. Use shortcuts to copy the converted value.

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This is a flow chart I create to help me understand the MicroStation Startup/Configuration process. Hopefull the chart will appear with the Blog.

Node Converter or Morpher from One type to Another Download : NodeConverter.zip Introduction Every now and then we run into a situation where we need to convert node from one type to another. This Node Convert tool created using the WaterObjects.NET will help to convert any type of node to any type of node for a WaterGEMS model. The tool is generalized for different types of nodes as well as for different types of hydraulics and hydrology products...

Change Links Direction (Reverse) with Ease Download : LinkReverser.zip Introduction The LinkReverser tool will help to change the direction of Conduit, Pressure Pipes, and Gutters direction very easily. The tool is written for SewerGEMS however with a very small change it will support other products like, WaterGEMS, SewerCAD, and CivilStorm etc. The tool is written using WaterObjects.NET API. The tool will change the direction of a link only for the...

Importing Hydrograph-Loads to Manhole and Catch Basin Hydrograph-Load Importer (.zip) Source Data Format (.xls) Introduction The tool, Hydrograph Load importer, is developed with two aspects. First, to ease the input of hydrograph loads to the manhole and catch basins, and second, to demonstrate how a collection field can be manipulated using WaterObjects.NET. Importing hydrograph loads via the ModelBuilder, if doable, will be a pain as it will involve...

Основные инструменты создания и редактирования элементов типа B-Spline Для полноэкранного просмотра - нажмите правой клавишей мыши на видео и выберите Zoom->Full Screen.

Экспорт карт, чертежей и 3D моделей в Google Earth для презентации проектов и выполненных работ. Как это сделать подробно показано в ролике Для полноэкранного просмотра - нажмите правой клавишей мыши на видео и выберите Zoom->Full Screen.

This is Part 3 of a journey into setting up ProjectWise with SharePoint and putting it online for a large project. See Part 1 for a description of the project. Setup and Preparation (cont'd) The next task is to setup an external SharePoint site that will be the front end of the project website. This website should be user friendly, appealing to the project team and public, and it will serve as the main communication tool for the project team....

Если вы создали XFM DGN в котором нарисовали элементы используя features (пространственные объекты) и после этого изменили их свойства (например, Symbology) в XML схеме в Geospatial Administrator, то ранее созданные элементы не изменятся. Чтобы их изменить, нужно последовательно выполнить две Key-in команды (или соединить их в одну): 1) Обновить схему - ggcaches reload all override ; 2) Обновить элементы - choose all;null;feature reset all;null;choose...

Один из способов создания пространственной привязки для папок в PW – использование механизма Spatial Location File ( SLF). Он позволяет массово назначить привязку для папок, используя полигоны созданные в DGN. Например, это требуется, если ваша структура директорий в PW связана с конкретными территориями – месторождения, населенные пункты и т.п., и у вас есть контура этих территорий в DGN файле (как с использованием координатной системы...

I had working in this project for more than one year, Hong Kong International Airport's midfield development. Mott Macdonald and Arup Joint venture in conjunction with Aedas and Atkins. Being a 3D CAD and BIM Manager using multiple software to finish the project as well as Bentley structural V8i to construct the steel roof.

This is just a simple blog to document my rendering work using the MicroStation Visualisation tools. Some background information: I have been working for Spiral Staircase Systems , for the last 14 years. We are a UK based company of over 40 years who design, manufacture and install bespoke staircase throughout the world. We have been using MicroStation for atleast 17 years, but only since the introduction of the Luxology based visualisation tools...

This is apartment project at near Tokyo. In the process of designing by BIM · 3D architectual model, this shade simulations was made to check the shade performance of each residence. After I determined the material's exterior ,I look these some simulations. the light reflect by the exterior,so this effect of the light is very beautiful!! Therefore, I make a single animation image by summarizing some animations that made from differeent...

Time is running fast, or so we imagine. Instead it is space that is changing as always. Because if the Universe stood completely still time will cease to move also and everything would also be dead. Physics or metaphysics? But as living architects, engineers, creators and entrepreneurs we need to look into the Future and to foresee what is coming. What is the future of CAD? CAD, or Computer Aided Design has been around for a while now. We have learned...

This is Part 2 of a journey into setting up ProjectWise with SharePoint and putting it online for a large project. See Part 1 for a description of the project. Setup and Preparation I am assigned the task by my employer to be the ProjectWise/SharePoint Administrator for this project. I will need to create a project Sharepoint site that will be a front end to anyone that needs to coordinate activities but also use ProjectWise Web Parts to plug into...

For those who have followed my blog about configuring Microstation, here's a little bit more in-depth information about our sitestandard and project configuration files. I'll go through some of the most important definitions here, and explain them. sitestandard.cfg This file is placed in the Workspace\standards folder, and includes definitions for your company workspace setup. _USTN_PROJECT = $(_USTN_PROJECTSROOT) _USTN_USERNAME = $(USERNAME...

Configuring Microstation seems like a difficult task in the beginning, as Windows users being used to graphical interfaces might miss something. In fact Microstations configuration file based approach in my opinion makes things a lot easier. Many state of the art programs, like the internets most used webserver, Apache, use this approach, and with good reason. Here's how we have done that at NODE . Install Microstation on your PC Starting from...

A small VBA application to remove unnecessary vertices from line strings and shapes. Other part of the element remains the same. Fell FREE to use it! (No other hidden functions in the macro) Tested on Bentley PowerCivil v8i The problem: the shape (or line string) contains neighbouring vertices at the same coordinates. When you select the element and put the mouse over the vertex, there are more than one "Handle" item at the same location...

Placing walls has become much more complicated after Architecture has begun to make use of datagroups in my opinion. The reason is that place wall has got a very user-unfriendly interface. While the division into single layer walls and compound walls probably makes sense, the devision into exterior and interior wall definitely doesn't make sense to me at all. It just makes things incredibly crowded. It would be much better to let the user define...

This is the first of a couple of blog postings I have in mind, where I want to take up things which I find a bit annoying, and which I would like to have changed in future releases. Right now Structural Modeler uses 11 different icons for placing members based on profiles. In my opinion one icon would be enough, thus freeing a lot of space for productivity. Instead of Bentleys way of grouping members, we would very much like to use a different one...

The band above tries to make it work for them in media. The film “Cat People” on the other hand explores the notion that we are, after all, fairly primitive and that beneath a thin surface of civilization we are nothing but crude animals – at least some of us. Below the soundtrack - watch it on Youtube - it's so nice you have to click twice! “ See these eyes so green... ” And yes - most of us are “green”...

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I received very good comments on the Mac post before - thanks! There is of course interesting to follow if there will be readers for smartphones analogue to the AutoCAD WS for iPhone. Will there be readers for the other platforms too? Windows Phone and Android.... Perhaps! But now there is perhaps another item hotter for a CAD reader - the PAD! Note that there are not only iPads out there - almost every brand is trying to get a market share here....