Currently I am creating company/domain specific content to be used across the company in Microstation SS4. All of these content will be created using generic seed file of Microstation SS4 and will be saved as a .dgn.
I have seen the AECOsim SS6 content incompatibility issues with AECOsim connect versions. The family/parts naming and the levels naming convention is completely different when I compare AECOsim SS6 to AECOsim Connect version(now OpenBuildings)
I'm unable to get my hands on Microstation Connect version at the moment. Could you please advise
1. if SS4 content is fit to use across all versions of upcoming Microstation/AECOsim releases OR Should the ss4 content be restricted to be used for SS4 and best way to move forward and migrate to Connect series is to create new versions of content within Connect series/3D environments?
2. If it is fit to be used, then are there any specific steps/cautionary measures to be taken to make these SS4 content compatible with the latest Microstation/Openbuildings software versions?
Please advise the best way to move forward.
Hi Rohini,
Please can you expand on the types of content that you are creating? That would help us to provide further more specific answers.
There are a number of threads here. MicroStation geometry is forward compatible, but CE introduces new capabilities, particularly the parametric 3D modelling features, you may wish to consider that. These are gradually being integrated into OpenBuildings (AECOsim has been rebranded) and will replace the legacy parametric content tools.
AECOsim/OpenBuildings datasets do change and are not backwards compatible, but previous content can be upgraded with the dataset utilities.
As Bear mentions below, everything in MicroStation is available in OpenBuildings.
Regards
Marc
Answer Verified By: Rohini Kulkarni
One question for you, is there any reason you need to use MicroStation at all. With the extended abilities for 3D in AECOsim, I usually recommend my clients use AECOsim as the base unless there is a specific need for it. The only other issue you may find is that AECOsim locks elements for editing outside of the AECOsim environment. Worth keeping in mind.
Thanks Bob. Will try it out.
My advice would be to use Connect for a week or a month, long enough to get familiar with everything, then set up your content. The end of life for v8i is right around the corner, although I believe it will be extended as Connect still feels like beta. But all this depends on your companies plans for the future, if you're Select customers, go with Connect. The workspace/workset stuff is a bit different (hierarchy).
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there are two aspects. One is the geometry. and CE and V8 useses the same DGN Format, so there will be no risk.
The other aspect is the Building-designer Dataset. The default Dataset has changed, lets call it "modernized" but this has the effect, that some Elements change information.
To prevent this, create your own V8-Dataset (maybe just a copy of default) and migrate it to CE later.
But as Bob Rayner said. this is a question of time. How long will your V8 live?
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