Default User

I'm trying to setup default users and interfaces for Aecosimm SS5 Building Designer and microstation

Our office has some old schooler's which will use the 2D extensively and rarely venturing into 3D but it seems too hard for them to change the user when starting either of the programs and I used to have the ability (microstation/Triforma) to set up default users separately - aecosim seems to provide only 1 instance to set the default user.

Any suggestions ? 

  • You can but I'd explore not User as that is in reality a Client or Class of projects. But try Personal settings
    There is somewhat a hierarchy and that is User/Client - Company - Project - Personal

    If you can set up in the latter three you will be ahead of the game in the future.

    Ustn since 1988
    SS4 - i7-3.45Ghz-16 Gb-250/1Tb/1Tb-Win8.1-64b

    Eric D. Milberger
    Architect + Master Planner + BIM

    Senior  Master Planner NASA - Marshall Space Flight Center

    The Milberger Architectural Group, llc

  • You can certainly create new Users in ABD and set configuration variables as needed, but I'm not sure which specific aspects you'd like to control in order to provide a "2D" environment for them?



  • I'd suggest simplification
    User for where your folders are and nothing else.
    Your standards.cfg to set anything you need particular to your company.
    And let them create 2d or 3d from seeds you have set up.

    Let the front end be no different so it is the same thing they are familiar with.

    Let the 3d be different when they open the file with a set ACS that mimics 2d for 2d work. this would be standard with ABD.
    Then give them a class in ABD for a floor plan in 3d

    Ustn since 1988
    SS4 - i7-3.45Ghz-16 Gb-250/1Tb/1Tb-Win8.1-64b

    Eric D. Milberger
    Architect + Master Planner + BIM

    Senior  Master Planner NASA - Marshall Space Flight Center

    The Milberger Architectural Group, llc