Stumbled across this on the Chinese OBD wiki. Couldn't find anything in the OBD help file. From the screenshots, it looks like it is based on the Bmech Asssembly Builder tool.
What is interesting is that building elements can also be included in the assembly. It would be interesting to see how this can be used. It would be great to utilise the smart connections available in the Mech discipline to help in an architectural context.
Some examples:
1. A lot of WC's and sanitary accommodation fittings will be selected and positioned by the architects and not the MEP guys. But, each fitting will need to be connected to an MEP service. It would be good to allow the architects to group their components as assemblies and not just Cells.... which are difficult to tunnel into and resistant to quantification.
2. Similarly, elements like Cable Management Systems (CMS), lighting, equipment cabinets, information / advertising display panels and end-devices generally will need to intertwine both architectural and MEP components.
Hi, Dominic, yes, I created this post based on our technology preview which is not a formal release yet due to some of our China users enquiries.
Currently the way to group components as assembly has to be " graphic group"
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Hi Guangxiao,
Thanks for the update. Any idea when this functionality will be rolled out? U7?
Yes, it is scheduled in U7, if there is no delay.
Xie Xie