• Error: Unable to create Railing. Please load section file.

    Hello Good ABD Community. I'm having a problem regarding Railings, when I try to place them I get the "Error: Unable to create Railing. Please load section file". I'm attaching a picture so you can see it. I think the problem is that is not…
  • Floor Manager does not work if i change the user

    Hi Everyone! I changed default user to new one as ARCHITECTURE-01 went to create to floors in Floor Manager and i got error prompt as below. I checked continue then try to work but there is no use. finally i opened project with default user…
  • RE: AECOsim Solar Analysis

    I installed version SS6 "bim081109866en". Is it not a new one? I try lots of areas, the result is like this picture.
  • Aecosim BD SS6 Grid system section and elevation graphics template

    Ok, I have created an orthogonal grid in the grid system and all is working well..nice grid in drawing plan! When I modify the default grid template for the plan... change grid bubble size, colour etc...it updates the grid presentation in the drawing…
  • 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. …
  • how to change the properties of 2D plan detail of stair

    Hi everyone. This is my first time to fill in my question here. I am very grateful if someone can help me solving this question. Now here it is: I used the AECOsimBD ss5 with 747 version and put stairs in my model. When I cut the stair with Clip Volumn…
  • RE: how can i get this dataset

    If I understand correctly it sounds like you are looking for information on what our architectural software can do rather than a specific dataset of architectural components. If that is the case then you can find more info on AECOsim Building Designer…
  • RE: MS Architecture - Handrails Tool

    Hello Michal, Please upgrade to AECOsim Building Designer (SELECTseries 3) or higher, current version is 08.11.09.757 (SELECTseries 5). In this version you have the option of adding railing to a stairs, see screen capture below. HTH
  • DataGroup Explorer and Cells

    I am modeling a building with prefabricated concrete facade elements. One element consists of a wall and one ore more windows. In my mind the most natural approach is to collect these parts in a cell. As the design evolves I can edit the facade elements…
  • RE: Whats the best way to split a wall horizontally into separate parts?

    Hi Eric, I would suggest to create a new wall style using Compound Wall as basic. I have added a video demonstrating how easy it is to replace an existing wall style with the new created wall style. HTH
  • 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…
  • RE: Doors, Spaces and spreadsheets

    Hi, We in Professional Services can certainly write a VBA that could import instance data from a spreadsheet, but this would only work for SS5. We can also help with the second challenge. Please contact your Account Manager if this might be of interest…
  • RE: Colours in ifc file

    Andreas, The reason why you see 'Structural' in the Solibri Model Viewer for files exported with Ss3 is because they specified TriForma in the header as the 'originating system', and in the Solibri 'Discipline Mapping *TriForma* is mapped to 'Structural…
  • AECOsim Building Designer - Training May 2014

    There are a series of Live Distance Learn classes offered over the next month that we thought might be of interest to you or one of your colleagues. Detailed information about each class can be found on the Bentley LEARN Server from the links below…
  • AECOsim Building Designer - Training April 2014

    There are a series of Live Distance Learn classes offered over the next month that we thought might be of interest to you or one of your colleagues. Detailed information about each class can be found on the Bentley LEARN Server from the links below…
  • DataGroup Definition Editor Properties

    I have created custom properties in my DataGroup Editor. I now want to create a new custom property that concatenates the previous properties (See below for example). Is this possible? Property1 = A Property2 = B Property3 = C Property1+Property2…
  • AECOsim Building Designer - Training March 2014

    Hello, There are a series of Live Distance Learn classes offered over the next month that we thought might be of interest to you or one of your colleagues. Detailed information about each class can be found on the Bentley LEARN Server from the…
  • AECOsim Building Designer - Scheduled Training

    Hello, and Happy New Year! Why not get the new year off to a productive start with some training on AECOsim Building Designer ? There are a series of Live Distance Learn classes offered over the next month that we thought might be of interest to you…
  • Adding Spaces Alphabetically to Catalog

    When I add new Spaces to the catalog, for some reason they do not appear in alphabetical order in the Spaces dialog. See attached screen grab - "Path" should be below "Parking Undercroft" but instead they appear in the order I created them. It's…