Current 3Dconnexion drivers use a totally different xml configuration structure to pre v10 drivers.
(For pre v10 drivers see my earlier article: Mice in Space!)
The 3d Input Toolbox is still useful with SpaceMouse operations in MicroStation, see the end…
So why in the world of BIM would I want to create non-parametric doors?
1. So users can place a range of pre-sized standard objects
2. Non-parametric cells are lighter but carry the same data
3. Creating non-parametric Compound Cells is fairly quick.
Following on from the introduction to Named Groups in MicroStation - Grouping Part 1 this post looks at the Named Groups dialog.
To create a Named Group just:
The GC Floor Node can be used to create and update AECOsim Building Designer floors.
[Updated 29 April 2016 for ABD/GC SS6 Update 1]
The simplest workflow to achieve this is to start with a project floor master file that contains the Site but no Buildings…
In the commercial world CAD/IT Managers and consultants are widely available to set up software applications to suit the requirements of companies and their projects. This kind of support is generally not available to student groups or academic insti…
In a recent forum post Tom Waltz, lead designer for the ABD UI, highlighted a conceptual thing about ABD's placement tools, i.e. the difference between graphics and data.
The slab tool that places a slab shaped graphic, with top, bottom and edges,…
A couple of years ago I looked into the behaviour of the Compress Options, I've recently revisited the topic in response to some recent Service Requests. My list of Communities content on the Compress feature has got a little longer, some updates have…
I have no doubt that a serious VBA programmer would laugh at some of the code chunks that follow below, however my objective here is to show that some seriously useful automation can be done effectively by non-programmers using the Excel macro recorder…