ABD SIG: Creating the Mechanical Model

ABD SIG: Creating the Mechanical Model

Online Event: ABD SIG: Creating the Mechanical Model

Live Q&A Webinar: Tuesday, December 23^rd at 8:00 AM PST or 4:00 PM PST

Cost: None! Must register to receive video links and connection info. Register here!

Description: AECOsim Building Designer is a single building information modeling (BIM) software application for multi-discipline teams. It enables architects, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineers to design, analyze, construct, document, and visualize buildings of any size, form, and complexity. AECOsim Building Designer includes capabilities of former products: Bentley Architecture, Bentley Mechanical, Bentley Electrical, and Structural Modeler.

For our second ABD SIG topic, Creating the Mechanical Model, we will cover the essential aspects to using ABD to create the mechanical model.

To get maximum benefit from this Special Interest Group “flipped classroom” meeting, registrants will be assigned to watch some free videos introducing the different components of ABD. Questions can then be posted on Be Communities. The webinar itself will briefly go over the assigned videos, and then will answer any questions that have been posted or asked during the webinar.

To register for ABD SIG: Creating the Mechanical Model, please visit the BentleyLEARN site: http://learn.bentley.com/app/Public/GetLiveCourseOfferings?CourseId=111705&lpId=107221&FreeForAll=True

Offline Steve Cocchi Mon, May 4 2015 5:25 PM in reply to ChrisRev
As best I can tell, it would require some level of VBA knowledge to make a geometry change with that particular tool.

However, another option would be to use the AHU Schematic tool - that one is set up to use cells: PAZ, BXC, CEL or RFA.
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ChrisRev Sat, May 2 2015 3:10 AM in reply to Steve Cocchi

Thanks Steve, so do I conclude that these tools are not customizable at all?
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Offline Steve Cocchi Wed, Apr 29 2015 1:36 PM in reply to ChrisRev
Ah... I see. I'm no VB guy, but after a quick scan through the code for these two tools I get the feeling that there may be no cell associated with them, but rather the geometry (simply a Cone) may be generated on-the-fly.

Have you tried using the RFA Wizard to import your RFA file as an AHU? Not that I've ever tried, but it seems like something that may/should be doable. I think.
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ChrisRev Tue, Apr 28 2015 10:25 PM in reply to Steve Cocchi

Steve,

There are 2 icons for Round AHUs - AHU1 and 2. Both place the same (or what appear to be the same) compound cell. What I would like to know is:

Can I change the default compound cell associated with those tools? (basically understand how those tools work, there is no name to the compound cell and therefore hard to figure out...)

If yes, I have imported via the RFA wizard a real AHU with a lot more detail like fans etc. Can this be used to replace the (pretty basic) default...
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Offline Steve Cocchi Tue, Apr 28 2015 4:42 PM in reply to ChrisRev
Chris, can you elaborate on what you need to do? Danny's last post outlined an alternate method when only Length was available during placement, but Round AHU's have Length and Diameter (effectively height+width).
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