• 3D PDF with lighting solution question (Ray)

    If the PT rendering is going to be deprecated: will there be an alternative method to export the illumination solution to 3D PDF? Does Luxology have some sort of texture baking that will enable this? Exporting the PT solution to…
  • Adding Custom Datagroup Definitions to Existing Catalog Types

    I have a project where I need to add custom Datagroup Definitions to all the elements across the project. I have created a project-specific xsd for this purpose and it works fine for the custom Catalog Types that I have created (facade panels etc).…
  • AECOsim Building Designer - QuickConfig Standard

    QuickConfig Standard deploys a simple AECOsim Building Designer SS5 network configuration for immediate use or as a template for testing and/or further customisation. In brief run the: first batch file to set up the workspace and a test project…
  • Component or Objects in ABD v8i !!

    Hello! Basically I am Revit user, From the past 4 moths using Aecosim Building designer. Now changed to connect edition. Really working great & many advantages to BIM engineers. Here there are very few objects or Components available like furniture…
  • Configuring AECOsim Building Designer V8i - Index to posts

    Note added 11 August 2018. For advice regarding CONNECT Edition, please see CONNECT Edition - Configuration : Customization Guides . Updated 11 August 2014. For convenience here is a list of my posts about configuring AECOsim Building Designer V8i…
  • CONNECT Edition - Configuration : Customization Guides

    Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): 10.00.00.154 Environment: N/A Area: Configuration Subarea: Custom Configuration The following blogs posts describe the creation of a Custom Configuration…
  • CONNECT Edition - Custom Configuration - Part 1 : Initial Creation Steps

    This article is based in the MicroStation CONNECT Edition installation process. The process for other applications is similar but will generally have some additional steps to cover application specific requirements, AECOsim Building Designer (ABD) datasets…
  • CONNECT Edition - Custom Configuration - Part 2 : Standards Folders

    The process in Part 1 created the functional structure of the Organization with the first WorkSpace and WorkSet and the essential configuration files needed for it to operate. It did not create any of the resources that contain and deliver the Organization…
  • CONNECT Edition - Custom Configuration - Part 3 : Standards CFG Files

    Standards can be configured by files at all configuration levels. Organization The Standards.cfg is the primary configuration file for setting organization wide standards. This is the organization baseline for: locations and names of shared resources;…
  • CONNECT Edition - How to Manually migrate a V8i Project(.pcf) to a CONNECT WorkSet(.cfg) and adopt CONNECT folder structures

    Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition (10.0.0.154) Environment: N/A Area: Workspace Subarea: Configuration Steps : Run 'Configuration Migration' Edit WorkSet…
  • Distributed Rendering and Traffic Animation performance

    Is the following normal expectations... I submitted a DR job that includes traffic animation (I'm using the "358" version of Microstation). I submitted the job at around 1:30PM. Patience prevailed, and around 5:00 pm the first animation frame was generated…
  • Effects Manager Preview 4 "Super Render"

    This version of the Effects Manager can be used to update the lighting, glow materials and environments in the design session so you can then render using the Luxology dialog to achieve nearly identical results. Please refer to the updated documentation…
  • How to upgrade/migrate BXF from Bentley Architecture to AECOsim

    Applies To Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): 08.11.09.566 Environment: N\A Area: Dataset and Content Subarea: Family/Part Original Author: Alessandra…
  • RE: IFC files

    Hi Rob, Opening an IFC file in AECOsim Building Designer is comparable to opening the IFC file in an IFC viewer. The graphic output you see is usually very good but AECOsim Building Designer only creates solids. Importing the IFC file in AECOsim Building…
  • Responsiveness

    Hi everyone, Am I the only one to be concerned by the very bad responsiveness of AecoSim (all versions, Connect seems even worse than SS) ? Load time is long. OK, we can understand it. This is the same for Photoshop for example. But drawing, modeling…
  • Swapping Parametric Window for Compound Cell

    I've used a parametric a PAZ cell in my datagroup to define simple window openings at early stages of design, now I have firmed up the what those windows actually are and have created them as detailed compound cells. How do I swap out the simple parametric…