This is an example of adding an existing parametric PAZ cell to a dataset, in this case the US dataset’s ramp being added to the GB dataset (which does not include this item). The method is equally applicable to other existing cells or to new parametric…

Here is the link to the presentation material from last night’s event:

AH September 2015 SiteOps

(As the videos are included it is quite a large download.)

It is frustrating that configuration files ending in .cfg, .pcf and .ucf do not preview in Windows Explorer (File Explorer from Windows 8 onwards). There is a simple solution.

Paste this text into a new text document:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5…

We provide a number of predefined filter that control the display of DataGroup objects in the DataGroup Explorer (Schedules dialog in CONNECT Edition). It can be useful to create your own filters to display groups of objects relevant to a particular situation…

This exercise will use a number of SS6 features, in particular the new interface to the DataGroup system. It was prompted by a question about calculating the Embodied CO2 contained in building elements.

QuickConfig Standard deploys a simple AECOsim Building Designer SS6 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
• second…

Here are links to the presentation material from last night’s event:

Ordnance Survey & BIM

ADB SS6 - What's New Highlights

The complete version of the SS6 presentation was uploaded on 24th June 2015.

Series Index - Setting Up in the Real World Background There is often a need to label coordinates with real world positions or positions relative to a site datum. For straightforward projects requiring 2D setting out coordinates in X/Y or Northing/Eas…

One of the joys of ABD SS6 is the updated DataGroup interface where you can choose to locate new or copied items in Company or Project locations.

Out of the box, new or copied Company items are put in their own files in the delivered dataset in C:\ProgramData…

Why Cache? the reasons for using cached visible edges include: Freeze designs In a conventional MicroStation environment sheet files and their source Drawing Models are continually updated as references are modified. Bentley users have become used to…

Series Index - Setting Up in the Real World Please also refer to alternative workflows described in Setting Up in the Real World – GeoReferencing Update and Setting Up in the Real World – GeoReferencing by Footprint. Background The accuracy…

Here are links to the presentation material from last night’s event:

Marc Thomas's introduction

Sarah Delany's presentations:

The BIM Toolkit

Classification - Uniclass 2015

Here are links to the presentation material from last night’s event :

Jakub Wachocki's Introduction

User Presentations:

Richard Fairhead – bblur architects

Ben Feltham – Skanska

Will Hackney and Darren Cunningham – TfL…

From AECOsim Building Designer SS6 onwards, DataGroup Explorer (the Schedules dialog in CONNECT Edition) supports in-place editing. This allows the user to: double-click on a field and change its value. edit multiple elements at once. This feature also…

The Early Access Program downloads for AECOsim Building Designer SS6 are available from today. Watch the Building Analysis and Design Announcements Forum for more details.

Version 08.11.09.807 will be available with three dataset options, US, GB and Neutral…

At last night's meeting we featured presentations on: ProjectWise BS1192 Business Template AECOsim Building Designer SELECTseries 6: New Features. Best Practices for Dynamic View Caching The tips presented this month were: Rounding Dimensions Site…

[This content is obsolescent. Bentley's licensing mechanisms are changing, please refer to the Licensing Wiki for up to date information.] Here is an often overlooked time saver. How many times have you walked around the office punching in activation…

Here's a useful tip for Bentley Configuration Explorer (BCE), go to the View tab and tick 'Tabbed Variable Dossier'.

This changes the Variable Dossier dialog to a more easily navigable tabbed format and, most significantly, adds a Source Code…

Update: 31 July 2015: In ABD SS6 this variable is predefined at the application level to be $(PROJ_DATASET)SETTING\ so no longer needs to be added to configurations as described in the article below, see Improving DataGroup System load time when using…

Four variables will be covered here: MS_CELL MS_CELLLIST MS_CELLOUT MS_CELLSELECTORDIR The delivered standards.cfg includes the lines: MS_CELL      < $(_USTN_PROJECTDATA)cell/MS_CELLOUT     = $(_USTN_PROJECTDATA)cell/MS_CELLLIST     < $(_USTN_PROJECTDATA)cell…

Assuming that your projects have a consistent base structure, once you have worked with a few Project Configuration Files (PCF) you will probably think "why am I duplicating the same variable statements in every PCF?". For instance our current MicroStation…

Spelling is a short section. MicroStation's core dictionaries are located by MS_SPELLINGDICTIONARYPATH, in C:\ProgramData\Bentley\MicroStation V8i (SELECTseries)\WorkSpace\system\data\, this should not be changed. MS_SPELLINGUSERDICTIONARY can be used…

[Updated March 2016]

Formerly known as IFC2x4, buildingSMART published the long awaited IFC 4 specification in April 2013. This is the basis for the specification of subsequent Model View Definitions which are the subsets of the IFC schema for specific…

A DGNLIB is a DGN file used for the storage and distribution of shared resources. Its internal structure is identical, only the file extension is different. Files with the .dgnlib extension are treated differently within Bentley applications. For instance…

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: