• 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…
  • Re: Spaces

    Hi Andreas, Although I did not find a shortcut either, but I was able to load the space planner within ABD via the pull down Building Designer > Load Space Planner. I also see that once the Space Planner is loaded you will be able to convert shapes…
  • Slab,Wall etc behaviour

    Any ideas how to make a part behave like a slab/wall without listing it as a Catalog Item under Walls or Slabs in the DataGroup Catalog? I am finding that only parts that are defined under Walls and/or Slabs in the DataGroup Catalog can be selected…
  • Catalog Item Property Definitions

    I've run into an interesting problem (glitch?) with custom catalog items. I created a few custom Catalog Items. Was having fine success placing them with the Place User Defined tool, etc. I discovered that I needed to modify the definitions assigned to…
  • Re: database modification

    You'll need to create a new *.xsd schema file with the applicable properties, then attach that to the Space Catalog Item in the DataGroup Catalog Editor. Once you do that, the new properties should display for all space Catalog Items. The delivered…