sections with drawing extraction manager needs to be regenerated after every change

Hi all,

we draw with Bentley Architecture in 3D and then generate plan views for each floor we need and cross sections as well. In the previous version (XM) every section created with the drawing extraction manager was automatically updated after every change in the original file (or at least was asking if we wanted to update it). Now this seems to be missing and we need always to regenerate the sections after changes. We noticed that the seed files "aftplan_and_models_2way.dgn" and "atfplan_and_models_2way_DEMTemplates.dgn" are missing in the V8i...is there any way to get the same result in the new version without those files?

Thank you!

  • If I remember correctly the 2e-3d-bridge is dropped after XM.

    Unfortunately, because in some workflow it was VERY good.

    You are supposed to use Building Views. Which sure is some learning and setting up. And not very much help except a "Best Pratices" floating around somewhere.

    BV in their present incarnation have much to improve, but might serve you very well if 2d/3d-bridge did it.

    If you set up a BV and put the "drawing"-Model  in same file and use VIEW ATTRIBUTES>VIEW SETUP you might actually have a very nice ride.

    regards / Thomas Voghera

  • BIM is still there but hidden.

    You just have to open the dialog box and have it update all highlighted files.

    Just like before

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