AECOsim Building Designer V8i (SELECTseries 3) Update 1 - v08.11.09.376

We are pleased to announce that AECOsim Building Designer V8i (SELECTseries 3) Update 1 is now available on SELECTservices Download/MySELECTCD. In addition to the extensive improvements that were introduced in the initial release of AECOsim Building Designer V8i (SELECTseries 3) this update includes important enhancements and fixes that will be useful to all AECOsim Building Designer users

New capabilities in AECOsim Building Designer V8i (SELECTseries 3) Update 1 includes:

• Resolved issues that have been requested via the Service Ticket Manager
• The AECOsim Building Designer installer has been updated to allow previously installed versions to be updated versus requiring them to be uninstalled first.
• MicroStation Building Designer - A new application shortcut has been added that enables AECOsim Building Designer to open in "MicroStation Mode".  This "MicroStation Mode" defaults to the standard MicroStation interface, and does not include any of the Building discipline capabilities, however it does contain support for Family and Part symbology and Unification, maintaining drawing fidelity in "MicroStation Mode". This allows users the option to retain their MicroStation Ss1 or Ss2 application and the associated Ss1 Building applications, while offering them the capabilities of MicroStation Ss3 through AECOsim Building Designer Ss3.
• Wall Area Center (Gross) & Wall Area Center (Net) have been added for quantification

Dynamic Views:

• Detail Views and Detail Drawing Seeds have been updated. Detail Views can reference either a 2d or 3d source. AECOsim Building Designer Drawing Seeds are defined as 2D detail views as the default workflow.
• Building attributes for Dynamic Views are now available within the Saved View properties

Structural:

• Support for ISM 3.0, which provides support for additive and subtractive features such as: web stiffener plates, beam web openings, etc. ISM 3.0 also provides for data transfer of member end reactions for structural framing plans.
• The CIS/2 translator now provides support for CIS/2 managed data items.  
• Improvement to the “Modify Structural Attributes” command, to allow explicit modifications to be applied to multiple elements. Command acts as an explicit “Change Structural Attributes”. Accessible via key-in “STFMODIFY ATTRIBUTES CLASSIC”

Mechanical:

• The addition of approximately 100 new components added for HVAC, Fire Protection, Plumbing and Drainage Disciplines (Please consult the readme and Help documentation for a complete list)
• New AHU Configuration Utility works with all newly created Air Handling Units to allow user to edit parametric values of units
  • Size, height, and length of individual Chamber Modules
  • Specify each HVAC Connection and manipulate location of chamber
  • Edit HVAC connection size and offsets
  • Specify Plumbing Connection Type (Inlet, Outlet, Drain) and manipulate locations of chamber
  • Edit Plumbing connection diameter, connection length and offsets

For more detailed information on AECOsim Building Designer V8i (SELECTseries 3) Update 1, please see: AECOsim Building Designer V8i (SELECTseries 3) v08.11.09.376 Readme

 For a list of changes to the delivered dataset in  AECOsim Building Designer V8i (SELECTseries 3) Update 1, please see the attached Dataset_US_Update1_delta.pdf.

AECOsim Building Designer V8i (SELECTseries 3)

Another important evolution in the V8i-Generation, AECOsim Building Designer V8i (SELECTseries 3) is a single, interdisciplinary Building Information Modeling application that combines architectural, structural, mechanical, and electrical design and construction documentation into a single consistent application. It empowers architects and engineers in their pursuit of designing sustainable infrastructure and enables teams to deliver well-designed and high performing buildings while taking advantage of the many benefits associated with BIM.

Supporting the design of large, complex, and distributed models, AECOsim Building Designer V8i includes Bentley’s industry leading Clash Detection capabilities for design review and constructability and provides integrated Visualization with the Luxology rendering engine.

Key features and enhancements in AECOsim Building Designer V8i include:

• Single unified interface for Architectural, Structural, Mechanism and Electrical building design
• Customizable Interactive Task Interface Shared Building Elements, Shared Placement Tools, Universal Modify Tool
• Built-in Clash Detection
• Integrated Point Clouds tools
• Unified Dataset provides for reduced administration

Dynamic Views:

• Dynamic Views – Leverage your 3D design models to generate 2D and 3D documentation, with interactive dynamic views, users can:

• Save time producing and coordinating documentation
• Improve the quality of deliverables
• Interactively isolate complex design problems
• Re-symbolize Architectural. Structural and Mechanical building components and systems to meet 2D documentation nomenclature.
• Publish drawing and sheet to i-models

• Documentation can be disconnected and reconnected to Design model with the reference options for “dynamic” or “cached”
• Hypermodels – The ability to link construction documentation within the spatial context of the 3D models
• Interactive Callouts & Drawing Markers – improves documentation coordination and navigation between the design model and associated documentation.
• Drawing Seeds – Predefined drawing seeds support for multiple disciplines, drawing types and purposes

DataGroup System:

• Filters for the Data Group Catalog Editor
• Building Classification Systems (e.g. OmniClass, Uniformat, MasterFormat, etc.)
• Standard Quantifications published in DataGroup Explorer
• DataGroup Transformation Services

Part & Family System:

• Concatenation of Parts and Families
• Assign Material to Part Tool
• Luxology rendering material support
• Enhanced selection of available Parts

Architectural:

• Editing Multiple Spaces
• Roof Builder
• Handrails
• Slabs - DataGroup Placement and Modify
• Flip / Side Offset for Wall Placement
• New Catalogs and Content
• Unified Casework Schema/Catalog

Structural:

• RAM Structural System Interoperability improvements:
• ISM Interoperability improvements
• STAAD.Pro Interoperability improvements
• Member Placement Tool improvements
• Publish Structural Quantities to i-models

Mechanical:

• New fittings
• Enhanced Apply Slope

For a complete overview of Bentley’s Building Analysis and Design solutions, please see: http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Products/Building+Analysis+and+Design