• Required clevis hanger for pipes

    I have a piping model in Bentley AECOsim. Now I need to put clevis hangers to support these pipes. But unfortunately my dataset have only trapeze hangers for cable trays as a result I am not able to add any hanger model into my existing dataset. Please…
  • How to place a customize elevation symbology

    As the title, I was working in the AECOsim ss5 747. When I wanted to place the elevation symbologies, I just can get the simple style by "diemension ordinate". But in fact, I need different styles of the elevation symbology for different projects. …
  • Multi-building Site

    Hello all: Currently, I'm using ABD SS5. I've been working on drawing up, in 3D a medium size site that has a number of buildings on it. Some of the buildings are connected, and some are independent. Work on this project has spanned the past 15 years…
  • Place User Defined type

    Hello, I really wanna make a User defined type. I tried various method with tutorial but I could not make a user defined type model 1. Create Catalog Type -> Catalog Item -> Compound Cell Manger (create BXC) -> Connect with "ParaDef" (Parametric…
  • Same hatch for a different scale.

    Good Morning, I'm new in aecosim world, I have a simple question but hard to resolve for me. When I have a solid like a cube with a family, part and layer such as cocrete, and I put its horizontal section in a sheet with a 1:100scale, and its vertical…
  • ABD - Create new sections for beams and columns

    I am trying to create a section, different from any of the the standard sections provided by ABD for beams and columns but I cant find a way to do it properly. From what I've heard so far, if we need a different section we have to draw the section by…
  • Dynamic Views

    Thought it could be a good time to have a go with Dynamic Views. Unfortunately i'm having a few frustrations getting it right... I've got as far as creating a DV in the output folder, from the master model. The problem is getting it to look right. How…
  • Extractions and B-spline curves

    Hi We are using AECOsim building designer V81 (SELECT Series 3) and are forming our 2D model files via the DEM. We are having problems with extracted curves which, when extracted do not maintain their geometry and are converted to B-splines - this…
  • View Mis-alignment DEM

    Hi All Apologies if this has cropped up elsewhere and once again if it's a very simple problem but... We are using AECOsim Building Designer V8i (SELECT Series 3) through (Projectwise V8i SELECT Series 4) and are producing our architectural drawings…
  • Slab Penetrations Tool- Problems with extractions

    The tool appears to work well in the model. Penetrations through the slab look fine and as I'd expect them to. When it comes to creating extractions using Drawing Manager, the penetrations behave oddly. Some are fine and the edge of the penetration is…
  • SS5 and 3D Mouse

    Hello Apologies if this is now redundant. One of my minor, (but still valid I feel) 'gripes' about MS/AECOSim is that when using the 3D mouse (from 3d Connexion), when you turn ON Axis Lock, it then 'locks off' the roll/tilt function of the 3D mouse…
  • Dynamic View - 2D Drawing / 3D Design Model

    When I create a Dynamic View and save it to a new Drawing file, the new file always has two models: the Dynamic View's 2D Drawing AND a 3D Design Model. This 3D model cannot be deleted. Is there a way I can create the Drawing in a 2D file only, and…
  • Re: Working in 3D with BA, help please.

    Here an example ofa DV in "True hidden line" with the exact method. In green there is circle hole. and in red you see the hidden line missing. with the rapid metho, this line appear but too bad quality. Have you got the same pb
  • Structural Modeler Version warning

    How can we permanently get rid of this message that keeps coming up when opening up a drawing that was done in a previous version, when opening it up in the latest version? The message will pop up again next time you open the same drawing even though…
  • PB with extraction DEM

    Hi i have a pb when i extract. i'am going to migrate from V8 2004 + TRIFORMA to 8I + Arhitecture. My pb is that the DEM don't calculate me some cells and i don't know why. I attach a file with some cells and a drawing def. This cells are calculated…
  • 2D Door Swings not printing

    OK, I figured out the delivered content in Bentley Building Suit V8i has the 2D door swings as construction elements so they do not print unlease I print all my constructions. 1. Has Bentley fixed this problem? Is there new .paz files to download?…
  • Why do my building views rasterize when I print?

    That is the question. I'm using Bentley Architecture V8i select series 2. I create a dynamic view (extraction from the 3D model) the line weights and hatches look okay, I live nest reference to a sheet but then when I print to PDF it automatically…
  • Practicalities that have been overlooked in Bentley Architecture

    I am hoping that this post will grow to address some of the components of Ustn / BA that are in need of minor tweaks to adjust their functionality in a way that they become more efficient operationally. I am sure many users have such ideas relating to…
  • Re: Working in 3D with BA, help please.

    Hi Danny Cooley Yes i have try to merge with the "visible edge option" but there is a bug on some hidden line (when i make a circle hole in a form). i'm waiting for bentley for that... i have read many many articles on DV and Architecture but nothing…
  • Place plan collout vers place fittet section

    Hi Folks Does anybody can explain, what the different between the both function? (pic see attached) Place plan collout vers place fittet section Why I can’t use the “ Place plan collout ” in the master model? In the core…
  • VBA Program to Turn On/Off the Triforma 3D Setup Lock

    It is just good practice to use the floor manager to set-up your elevation working points, and so in general there is no need to be able to turn the Triforma locks on/off (ATFENV_3DSetup and ACS). But there are times when it can be a problem and it is…
  • DGN files with elements locked by Triforma

    Hi, I was hoping someone here can help me with an annoying problem that I can't seem to figure out. I am working on a very complex project where we recieved several thousand CAD files from several different design firms. These firms are free to use…
  • Reduce building information in section and elevation

    Hi Folks Reduce building information in section and elevation If I create a section or elevation, there is senseless information behind a visible line (dashed line). Q: How I can organize, that the section or elevation shows only the important…
  • Dimension of section in master model, or were?

    Hi Folks, Q: Shout I put the dimension for a section in the master model or were? For a floor plan I put the dimension on the core model (seperate file) and not in the master model. I think is better and easier to handle? If I put all dimension…
  • Cut fill printing i dynamic views! non rasterized mode!

    Hi! I have been trying to understand the problem with printing cut fills in a dynamic view in a non-rasterized mode. I have read som post about the issue and I wonder if it is possible to do it? I have managed to print the fill in a non-rasterized…