• Grid systems / Arc grid systems / Not standard grid

    In Grid systems menu there is a possibity to import XML files. But I receive IFC or RVT files. And mostley there is a grid IFCGrid. Is it possible to import this IFCGrid into OpenBuilding and also the levels of the floor in the floor manager. Because…
  • OBD Update 5 - Sub grids not showing in plan

    OBD Update 5 - grids on drawing model are showing up, however cut displays both parts of the building grid Building structure is skewed, there’s two orientations, lower grid is skewed and therefore slightly different, we select the lower level floor…
  • Connect Edition - Grids not appearing when Saved View referenced into drawing models

    Open Buildings Designer - Connect Edition - Update 5 I seem to be having an issue of my grid system not appearing in my Drawing Models. I am referencing in a saved view of a plan made in another MOC model where all is visible but it isn't there? …
  • OBD U5 Grids on sheet

    The gridlines are not staying restricted to the edges of the views we put on the drawings. see below image, gridline is showing all of its extents even though it looks like the second picture in the saved view. How can we change this so the gridlines…
  • RE: Grid System - Elevation Label

    Hi Christian, The cell is specified in the Element Templates contained in GridTemplate.dgnlib. The DGNLIB containing the Element Templates can be specified by BB_GRID_TEMPLATE_DGNLIB, customising them is described in more detail in Customising Grid…
  • RE: Aecosim Grid System Co ordinates

    Out of the box, an orthogonal grid should appear with it's bottom left hand intersection at 0,0, this origin is shown in the Grid Lines Settings preview. In the Grid Systems dialog click on Modify > Grid Orientation to open the Gris Systems orientation…
  • RE: Orthogonal column grid system with additional diagonal grid line

    Hi Mark, This will easily be possible in SS6, please try out the Release candidate, we have completely overhauled the grid systems toolset to handle these kind of questions. In SS5 you could create a second orthogonal grid at the appropriate rotation…
  • RE: Grid System - Beta Version

    Hi Andreas, The section must be parallel to the grid for grid lines to show up, in Floor Manager, floors need to have annotation set to true for floor levels to be visible, see slides below for the headlines: