BBES The current design file is not an electrical design file

What you have to do is go to the electrical pull down at the top of the program, and select electrical, and the then select “Register Current Design File “from the pull down. This will set up a data base for the project, and other project parameters and allow you to use the electrical portion of the program.

just had that prompt.

Can you elaborate on 'data base' and 'project parameters'.

Or to be more precise - normally using only the architecture part of ABD - will this have consequences for other files? or after I have unloaded the Electrical part?

help! this didn't work.

I can load Electrical - and clicking 'place raceway' produces a dialog where I can select type and dimensions of the raceway - but as soon as I click in a View Window to place the raceway ABD gives me a sandglas at the pointer. And I can do nothing but close by force.

Using ss5.

Also when I open ABD I have a mini-Mechanical and mini-Structural Task. But no Electrical?

Hi Thomas,

The Register command creates a local project database (the _bbes folder) or if one already exists adds the active file to that database. So if you're able to use the Electrical tools then it would follow that the file is registered in the database. Does the problem you're seeing with Raceway happen with any of the other tools? Also, is this using the Ss5 SE dataset? Lastly, can you check that the active placement dialog isn't being hidden behind the ABD window?

Regarding your last question.... what is a "mini task"?

Well, now using ss6 I get the same 'BBES: The current design file is not an Electrical design file.'
Trying BUILDING DESIGNER>ELECTRICAL>REGISTER... gives nothing but the same message.