• Creating a STF Quantity report

    I'm having trouble creating a STF Quantity report (Structural Quantity Spreadsheet). It opens the spreadsheet ok. But when I begin the structural report, it tries to load something but produces nothing. I have noticed at the bottom of spreadsheet that…
  • Disable Prostructures prompt on open

    Hi all, We recently updated to OBD U8 on the project, but we have hundreds if not thousands of files from previous stages of the project that were developed with ABD/MS. Is there a way to disable the Prostructures update prompt on open of a file?…
  • How to get Multi-Category Schedules to show all Catalog Types on the same table?

    When I create a Multi-Category Schedule, and select it, it displays the column headers, but instead of displaying items, it says "There are no items to display". To see the items in the table, I have to drill down into the specific Catalog Type that…
  • Where i can find the "Training Template US or UK"

    Hi all, can any one help me to find the Training template US or UK for my practice purpose
  • OpenBuildings installation error

    Hello community, When I try to install the OpenBuildingsDesigner_x64.10.09.00.083, I get the following message (attached image). How could I solve it? Thanks in advance.
  • How to add/modify a project in Floor Manager

    After opening the floor manager in Open Building (step 1), how to step 2: add a new project? step 3 & 4: modify the current project to add more project details
  • Adding property into model

    I have an alignment line and profile which is used to extrude the shape of cable trough i need to add the property information ( white words ) into the extruded element. How can i achieve this?
  • Project a line/curve line onto a profile

    How to project a straight line / curve line onto a profile? For straight line i can do create slab > clip volume > extract face/edge but for curve line i have no idea what to do.
  • How to create Curve Line with Gradient (slope) for extrusion

    I need to model a complex profile with gradient. From the top view, the alignment line have various curves and its not straight. From the side view, the alignment line is straight and sloping downwards at 2% gradient. The percentage doesn't matter the…
  • Importing Electrical Conduit from Revit to OpenBuildings

    Hello, I am working on a project utilising OpenBuildings (Update 6). The electrical engineer on the project has modelled conduit using Revit and I am attempting to utilise this to produce electrical layout drawings. I downloaded the Bentley plugin…
  • OpenBuildings for Water Line, Fire Hydrants, and Power Line

    This is just a general question if OpenBuildings has this capability: can you create fire hydrants, water lines and power lines a part of a Building Site in OpenBuildings? I'm a new user to OpenBuildings and the project that I am working on is all done…
  • Cant download temporary local files from Projectwise

    HI i am trying to convert Aecosim building design v8i file to Openbuilding design series 6. After changing properties of aecosim file to openbuildings and open it dont show workset. I am asuming that ProjectWise not allowing to download workset files…
  • How to move down a solid and rotate it such that it follow a surface

    I have a cyan cable trough "flying" above the white concrete. I need it to be moved down and follow the surface of the concrete. Q1: Is there any alternative solution to achieve this? I have used move + rotate to move the cyan trough to red trough location…
  • How to "Flatten" a line along a solid

    I have a cyan curve line (flat from side view, curve from top view) along a solid of irregular shape. I need to somehow flatten the line so it follows the surface of the solid as shown in pink line. Please help!
  • Re: Creating 2D Drawings

    Hi All, I tried to make a 2D drawing, so i have my model then i created floor plans which i selected from all the floors i needed. After which, i noticed something odd i tried to go back to my original 3D model it now only shows a part of it. I tried…
  • Why the measure volume result is different between V8i version and CE version

    Hi Dear all, I would like to ask the measurement question that I discover in these two versions. (AECOsim V8i SS6 and OpenBuildings CE 10050049en ) This situation is happened on my manager doing double-check the model volume. I was used AECOsim…
  • OBD / AECOSIM Energy Simulator

    :i completely unable to see my model i Exported from OBD to Energy Simulator and SMART materials present in folder (C drive) but absent in Energy Sim Software (unable to change to SMART material)
  • Federated model export IFC

    I have a building project with over 100+ model due to the files size limitation (<50mb) how can I export all models in one shot instead of export it one by one? I try to export it in federated model but there are lot of error and missing information…
  • AECOsim / OpenBuildings Connect - Catalog cells coming in at wrong scale

    Hi, We are having an issue when inserting steel beams / columns / railings from the catalog. They come in at the wrong scale - they are coming in at 100x smaller than the dimensions of the item. For example, a 400x200 RHS comes in 2mm wide. The walls…
  • Detailing Symbols Styles not activating in OpenBuildings

    Hi All, Currently I'm changing the detail styles within OpenBuildings. I have gone though most of the current forum posts trying to work out my problem with no avail. I've followed most of the instructions that Paul had posted in this thread. I…
  • book for mastering open buildings designer

    Hello all, I am new to bentley products and I was wondering if there is any book for mastering OpenBuildings designer , while am searching i found a book "Practical Architectural Modelling With AECOsim Building Designer" the problem is that this book…