Duncan Brown

Due to changes in the Windows 10 operating system, Bentley Hevacomp software has had an update to the "Windows path/file" method of selecting projects.

The dialog contains a drop down list showing you the last 10 projects that have been accessed…

The AECOsim product team is pleased to announce this patch release for Bentley Hevacomp V8i SS1 Update 7. This patch brings the product up to date for the recently released 18^th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671) which will come into full effect in…

The April Windows update (1803) has caused a great number of problems across the whole spectrum of software, including Bentley Hevacomp.

In some instances users are experiencing a "RUN TIME ERROR 91 - Object Variable or With Variable not set" - we have…

We are seeing a number of reports of potential problems with the April update for Windows 10. This may impact the ability to navigate to project folders, amongst other things.

This page has more details on some of the issues that have been reported.

As this…

Note that update 6.1 has been released. With the update installed it is no longer necessary to apply this hotfix.

It has come to our attention that Update 6 was released with a v5.3 EPC generator, rather than the v5.4 EPC generator. As v5.3 has been…

The latest update to iSBEM/SBEM and the NCM modelling guide has released today (Monday 20th November 2017).

Bentley Hevacomp will be working on updating the Part L program to reflect these changes and aiming for accreditation by 20th March, 2018.

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By now, all account administrators will have received an email introducing Bentley Systems Connected Users initiative. The email explains the initiative and the requirement for all users to be registered. It is imperative to do this as soon as possible…

gbXML (Green Building XML) is a very useful format for transferring building models across a number of platforms. Bentley Hevacomp's Design Database contains a gbXML import that allows you to take advantage of this facility, but you should be aware there…

Introduction

Bentley Hevacomp are please to announce the release of Version 26.06 of the Bentley Hevacomp software. This is a complete build of Version 26 and should be treated as a new installation, and not an update.

Before downloading or installing…

The Bentley Hevacomp team are very pleased to announce the new release of Bentley Hevacomp. For the record, this officially goes by the name of Bentley Hevacomp V8i (v26)  but we're more than happy to call it v26.

There have been a number of changes…

With the redaction of Win XP and the partial withdrawel of Win 7 (still supported but not supplied on new computers anymore) you will likely have spotted that any new computers come with a pre-installation of Windows 8.  This new operating system - mostly…

You may have noted that for the installation, update and activation process for Bentley Hevacomp V8i we strongly recommend that you are logged into your computer as the administrator and that UAC is turned all the way down (or turned off for Windows Vista…

When you request support for your software you may be asked by your support technician to do things that appear on first glance to be...well, frankly, not very useful.

Apply the latest service pack

One of the first things a support person will usually…

Please note that the issue detailed below has now been resolved.

Most users should have automatically connected to the license server and their software should no longer dispay the countdown message.

If you are still getting a count down on your active…

UAC - why is it there, what does it do and why has it broken my installation?

With the introduction of (the much maligned) Windows Vista in 2007, Microsoft^tm introduced a new security feature - UAC. UAC (or User Account Control) was an attempt to limit…

Bentley Hevacomp V8i (V25) versioning can appear to be a little confusing on the face of it - the following information should help with this.

The initial installation

The initial installation – or point release – is the original basic build. The installer…

Just  a quick update - the online WIKI has been tidied up and is far far easier to navigate now.

If you have difficulty accessing the WIKI through the Bentley Hevacomp opening menu, then you can access it from the menu above.

In the last couple of weeks we have had one or two queries about what - on the face of it - appear to be excessive thermal bridging included. Thermal Bridging is calculated using PSI data and the construction type. It appears that the type of construction…

in a continual attempt to keep our users up to date with the latest information regarding Bentley Building Performance software, 4 new wiki articles have been posted.

Of interest to anyone using the PartL program:

We have new articles detailing how…

"on behalf of DCLG and response to Landmark's introduction of a new verification system for Energy Assessors on the National Register...   ... we will be releasing an updated version of iSBEM/SBEM/EPCgen/BRUKL to be named v4.1.d on 9th December 2011…

The latest service pack - SP 24 - is now available for download. This pack contains updates for Design Simulation and Part L as well as the new WIKI viewer! Lighting ranges have been updated in Part L to incorporate LED lighting and Simulation has been…

Why do we need service packs?

Software is generally supplied as an initial release. You can sometimes find this referred to as a point release.  What this means is that the software is usually the first proper good build. In its own right, it will be…

It's true! Installations are complicated things!

Not only do they install the various programs and pieces of data onto your computer, but they may also modify the registry, put components into your Windows System folder, but they will also likely…

It pays to keep your Bentley Hevacomp V8i software up to date!

There are a number of reasons why this is a great idea; Service packs/updates can contain:

• New data items, such as device data
• Regulation changes, such as the PART L regulation
• In the…

Bentley Hevacomp Wiki articles

Historically, back before Bentley Systems acquired Hevacomp, when confronted by a number of queries from users that were all about the same thing, the technical support group would generate a standard document that could…