OpenBuildings Designer - Beginners questions 2

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Hi, 
 When working with OpenBuildings Designer I run into some uncertainties. Does anyone know a solution for this? 
 
 Units : When a new file is created with a Seed is selected where the Units are Meters and Millimeters, the created dgn file still have Feet and Inches as Master and Sub units. How can this be solved? 
 Floor Manager : I copied the Example workspace and now the Floor Manager is Empty and the seems to be no way to add a floor. What am I doing wrong. 
 Floor Manager : In the Example Workspace and Workset. When a value is entered in the floor tab, then the value has changed when apply is clicked (see image below / the units where set to m / mm).

Thanks in advance, Louis van Amerongen 
 City of Amsterdam

Ian Leighton · Accepted Answer

Louis 
 You need to install the extra datasets, the US dataset is the default option 
 Go to the Update 7 installer 
 Click on Modify > Click on Configure (top right) 
 Click on Next 
 Select the Datasets you want to load 
 Click on Done 
 Software will then install the selected Datasets 
 When installed I would exit the installation program and reboot your computer 
 The Datasets should now be available to you 
 Hope that helps 
 Ian

Ian Leighton · Answer

Louis 
 From the screenshots you have published it looks as though you are using the Building_Template_US which will give you strange results because they use feet and inches 
 Try changing your workset to Building_Template_NM or an appropriate metric one 
 Hope that helps 
 Ian

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