• Why is AECOsim Building Designer crashing?

    I work with Inox steel India , why is AECOsim Building Designer crashing on my PC?
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  • Aecosim building designer selectseries 5

    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…
  • Re: Wall cleanup issue

    Brian, just to be sure... do the parts used by those wall assemblies have unification turned on in the Cut Plane and Forward/Reflected View? It sounds as though when you went from single walls to wall assemblies the behavior changed, but the parts are…
  • levels used

    Hello all, I am using BA 8.11.05.46. In my level display window I see a large number of levels marked as used, while this is a new dgn and nothing drawn yet. In V8-2004, no level would show used in a new file. My config setup is very much like I used…
  • Re: Bentley Architectural and Structural working together?

    Now I have tried to refrence the structural file in to the Architectural file. after doing that I tried to merge to master. It looks as if it goes through the process but when you click on the structural its still in the dgn file as a reference. So the…
  • AECOsim SS3

    I Finally got a chance to install this Beta, but when I go to start it the software continually asks to be activated. The Activation proces completes and says it is ready to use, but it doesn't start and always want to be activated, telling me my 30 day…
  • Re: spaces unit display

    Hi André, in 8.5.2 I believe the space unit value is stored in annotationoverrides.rsc under the home/prefs folder. Make sure you have proper read/write access to this file & folder. I did notice that the value doesn't seem to "refresh" itself…
  • Re: Automatically update Extractions??

    Oh so Bentley View has that capability. But as far as Bentley Architecture V8 XM it doesn't. Would there be anyway of creating a script that would do that?
  • Re: Seed File: atfplan_only

    Matt, Both the "Plan Only" and "2D/3D" work modes (which are essentially the same) no longer exist in Bentley Architecture V8i. This is why the "Update Master Model" option, the key to these modes, is no longer present in the Drawing Extraction…
  • Why I can not active PC Studio in Bentley Architecture?

    When I select the Element Information tool and identify a PAZ file in the open model and click the Edit button in the Parametric tab, I found I could not open the PC Studio application. I have tried several times but all failed. Does anyone know how to…
  • Help Please! Parametric Frame Builder Dimension Issue

    I'm currently building doors and windows in PFB for a new project, and have managed to do this sucessfully but have encountered what appears to be a major flaw in the software. I'm able to specify height and width dimensions but once I've placed a door…
  • DataGroup Annotation Cells and Doors in Architecture V8i

    Working with Annotation Cells in V8i I expected the same behavior as with the XM version. Expectation that the annotation cells would update automatically when the Door ID instance data is modified. The instance data is updated correctly, however the…
  • Re: V8i and BA wall clean-up tools

    Do you still have the DGNLib or .m01 file from when you did this previously? If so, you should be able to bring that into V8i.
  • Light Settings in Dynamic Views

    Hello, I have been looking to use Dynamic Views to setup elevations for a residential building. I have created a saved view/building view in the master reference file (where all the individual models are combined for extractions and so on), and…
  • edit form base not working

    Hello all, I have just started working with V8i (8.11.05.46) and am having problems with this command. I have drawn a slab form, using the place slab form tool. Now I want to change it, using edit form base. This gives me the message: error…
  • Microsoft Security "Disabled VBA Script" Bulletins

    Please refer to the following for some important information regarding the disabling of VBA scripts in recent Microsoft Windows updates: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-060 (update to MS12-027) disables VBA Scripts (released 08-14-2012) Microsoft…
  • Re: Working in 3D with BA, help please.

    Hi voa Bim I m agree with you. i want to make extraction of my DV (i don't use the DEM because of non calculated cells in V8I!!!). but how you extract your work ( DV in sheet) in 2D?? Hi Damon Wath you describe is, i think, the best way for…
  • Re: Composite Walls

    Just remember that in order to unify, all components of that wall assembly must touch - no gaps as Robert mentioned - and they must all use a common unifier part. In regards to "masking" the assembly to show something else, not possible AFAIK…
  • Re: PB with extraction DEM

    No sorry, i don't know. no Knowledge in program. I have just make a config from V82004 to V8I and make some basics macro. i am just a little Draftsman who have pb to work in 3D because somethings (i expose that in a message before) that work in triforma…
  • Re: Flyover preferences in BA V8i, push out site default?

    Jonas, The flyover preferences are stored in the user preference file. To roll them out to everyone, you could create a user preference seed file, set the MS_USERPREFSEED configuration variable to point to that seed and then delete everyone's user…
  • Need help with Frame Builder?

    Hi Folks Need help with Frame Builder? How I get an opening in a sandwich wall (25cm concrete, 18cm insulation, 3cm air, 1 cm composite wall), if I create the window over Frame Builder ? What is wrong in the frame builder definition (see PDF…
  • Re: Centerline Definition of Part not working.

    I did find that the Custom Line I created that combined a line and points. Well the line of JUST dashes follows the width command where previously the points did also. Again, is it maybe a setting on the points? First picture has width off and 2nd…