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    I work with Inox steel India , why is AECOsim Building Designer crashing on my PC?
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    I am looking for some basic viedos tutorials and learning programs for Aecosim building designer V8i select series 5. I found tutorials for Aecosim but these are for only connection edition. Any one have any idea or can guide me? Thanks in advanc…
  • What are the differences between Microstation, AECOsim and Bently Architecture? They all seem to work similar so why should I prefer one from the other?

    Hello, My name is Nadir. I am a fresh architect in Turkey. We are planning to continue our work experience with Bentley. I read about how its programs work but still have some issues understanding why I should prefer one of them. As far as I know, they…
  • Has the Terrain modelling feature been removed from recent updates?

    Bentley architecture contains a neat little tool which allows you to select a series of contour lines and automatically generate 3D site topography. It also gives you the option of creating the topography as a surface or a solid to what ever depth you…
  • Hatching Association for Walls

    Hi i'm wondering how to assign Hatching patterns to walls so in a Floor plan view the walls will appear hatched. It needs to be associated with the walls so when a change is made to the walls the hatching also changes. I'm using just the default wall…
  • Work with color in sheets

    Hi Folks Work with color in sheets (pic see attached) Q: How I can work with color that the façade grid witch is on a separate level is visible? Q: It is possible to organize different levels of information that are visible on separate levels…
  • Re: Connecting PAZ files with Bentley Architecture

    Rabi: check the documentation in Bentley Architecture and look for "Establish Datagroup Systms Catalogs - Tutorial" Basically, you need to know what Catalog Type your PAZ file is (door, window, or a custom made one), and add a Catalog…
  • Help with Extractions!! (Beginner)

    I'm trying to make some extractions. I'm needing to have all the walls at the same level, color, style, and weight; that they are at right now. So far I have only figured out how to make a extraction that has only one level, color, style, and weight.…
  • Bentley Architecture Dataset Overview

    A slightly revised Bentley Architecture Dataset Overview , dated July 23, 2009, is now available from the Resources. See the Blog or go straight to the download page . Kind regards, Volker Thein
  • Re: PAZ file giving me trouble

    Hi Rabi. You must have that Vulcan mind-thingy going or something... :) Anyhow... Assuming that this cell is not intended to act as a "frame"; i.e., a door, window, etc, then yes, the dataset's \cell folder would be the default location. It's…
  • Localized datasets for Bentley Architecture 08.11.07

    The following localized datasets are available for Bentley Architecture v08.11.07 from SELECTservices Online : Bentley Architecture Dataset UK (UniclassGB) Bentley Architecture Dataset UK (CisfbGB) Bentley Architecture Dataset Netherlands…
  • Move an ISO section reference in a plot sheet, entire 3D model is visible

    Hi Folks Move an ISO section reference in a plot sheet, entire 3D model is visible If I move an ISO- section (pic 1) in a plot sheet, so I see the entire model (pic 2)! Is that maybe a bug? Q: is this common, or can I avoid this? …
  • PC Studio Cell Lenght = Host Wall Lenght

    I'm trying to create a chair rail .paz cell. I've got the cell attached to the wall and all the other bits are working (height AFF, offset from the ends, etc.) I just cant get it to automatically be the length of the wall when I bring it into Microstation…
  • Questions on BA, please help

    Hi, I would really appreciate it if someone asnwered my questions below: 1) I know I can create Bentley cells using parametric cell studio and then assign BIM attributes to them. Can I do the same in GC, meaning, can I create a bentley cell…
  • Luxology Material Palettes (non-dgnlib) for Building Apps

    The building applications support Luxology rendering, however the family and part systems does not yet support the changes made to the material palette management that encapsulates the material palettes in a dgnlib. Since some of the material preset and…
  • Re: PB with extraction DEM

    Hi emilberger Today i have expose my pb to Bentley and i hope some answer. So the general pb is how to work in 3D in architecture. Make a draw in 3d, no pb (or not yet..lol no). But the pb is to make extraction. With the DEM, many cells are not…
  • Re: Bentley Architecture 08.09.04.46

    On Web Downloads, make sure you change the "Files Posted within last" field to "All", since this build was posted on 5/8/2008 and therefore exceeds the other available date ranges.
  • Preparing the model for Navisworks building sequencing.

    Okay folks Our client requires our model for use in Navisworks, where they intend to sequence the build. They are asking for a notional grid of some kind which Navisworks can read and then chop the building (the brickwork for example) into parts/cubes…
  • Bentleys Content Options

    Anyone, We have a client requesting Bentley BIM, eventually AECOSim and I’m trying to get a handle on the different Bentleys content options. what works with the dataset catalogs and what doesn’t, what is parametric and what isn’t. From what I can…
  • door schedule query regarding leaf dimensions

    Hello, I am pulling a door schedule out of bentley architecture, and I have noticed for door width and height dimensions, the full structural opening is always given. Is there a way i can change this so that the figure it gives is the door leaf size…
  • URG : Problems crossing TRIFORMA to Bentley ARCHITECTURE

  • Re: Problems running the latest Mechanical V8XM and V8i with Microsoft 7 PRO

    Unknown said: Mark, do you anything similar to this? We recently overhauled and set up a new V8i workspace on the server and it is almost completely read only with the exception of a few files/folders such as the metadata folder within the BBES…
  • Re: Bentley Architectural and Structural working together?

    Heres something intresting. I can open up Bentley Structural and delete everything in the file including the walls that where drawn in Bentley Architectural. Now since I can't do that in Bentley Architectural why would I be able to do that in Structural
  • AECOsim Building Designer - File Sizes?

    Hello, Can anyone explain why, when using dynamic views the file size of sheets and drawings get enormous? We are having files – and these do only contain references and there is not a single line drawn in it which get up to 100MB. We are using a lot…