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Parametric Cell Studio vs Frame builder how to open

Steve Hyde
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When we analyse an element in building element info we get a tab for parametric which we have a button to edit.

How do I control which parametric app opens. 

If I click edit mostly it open the element in Parametric cell studio (which I am not to familiar with because I cant fine quality tutorials) but sometimes the same element will open Parametric Frame builder.

How can I have control over what app opens?

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    Hi Steve & Dennis
     
    Thank you both for your response especially Steves prompt reply which was very helpful.
     
    Dennis suspicion sense is powerful as that is indeed what I wished to do. By changing the value in that field I was hoping to be able to edit any file within Framebuilder, which I can handle, instead of Parametric Cell Studio which seems a brilliant tool but I am just not used to it yet.
     
    I too have just come back to AECOsim after a few years absence. I do like what I see but it has been somewhat challenging as it differs from Triforma which I was used to.
     
     
     
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    Hi Steve & Dennis
     
    Thank you both for your response especially Steves prompt reply which was very helpful.
     
    Dennis suspicion sense is powerful as that is indeed what I wished to do. By changing the value in that field I was hoping to be able to edit any file within Framebuilder, which I can handle, instead of Parametric Cell Studio which seems a brilliant tool but I am just not used to it yet.
     
    I too have just come back to AECOsim after a few years absence. I do like what I see but it has been somewhat challenging as it differs from Triforma which I was used to.
     
     
     
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    Hi Steve,

    Unfortunately Dennis is correct in that the DataGroup Catalog property value simply designates which format the cell uses, but has no control over that content.   FWIW, right now we are in a holding pattern with PC Studio and PFB as our two primary tools for generating parametric content for ABD.   The longer term plan is to use MicroStation's parametric cells in their place, but there is more work to be done on that end, primarily adding perforators and drawing symbols.



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