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Why can't I create "spaces" or "areas" in Openbuilding with the "Bentley Facilities Space Planner" product?
JEAN THIMOTY CHAMPI MEDINA
Dear Kestutis Mitkus , I see on your blog that you comment on "To create an area in the planner". (Attached image capture) So when I follow your prompts and click the "Create Space" item, the software notifies me with the following message: "This functionality…
over 1 year ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
Demostration model delivered with the product "Bentley Facilities Space Planner"
JEAN THIMOTY CHAMPI MEDINA
Dear Kestutis Mitkus , What is the model delivered with the product that you mention in your blog? (Attached image capture) Where can I download this model? I want a demonstration model to explore the benefits of Bentley Facilities Space Planner.…
over 1 year ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
OpenBuildings Electrical Symbol Manager is not editable to add new item
Jack
Why "NEW' function is greyed out? My Dataset (metadata and symb folders) is stored in local drive with full modify/write/read access. I have no problem to register design file to link to this dataset and to use symbol manager to place items. Could this…
over 1 year ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
Custom Definitions
Jaimin Patel
Hi, I am trying to create some custom property in the definition editor. I am comfortable creating the properties however, I was wondering if I can get some element information (Like Area, Geometry, File Name, Element ID etc.) in my custom property…
over 2 years ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
Adjusting solids without making parametric solids
jeroen.decooman
Hello, I was wondering if it was possible to model and adjust solids in Openbuildings without making a parametric solid that keeps every step saved. I have colleagues that tend to design in Openbuildings, but keeps adjusting certain volumes, cutting…
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over 2 years ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
Match Element Attributes not working as it did in Aecosim
Stephen Battersby
Hi, I have recently started using Open Building and notice that using Match Element Attributes through the Change Attributes tool only changes the colour and nothing else even though everything is ticked. I was checking that the tool worked as I had…
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over 2 years ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
OpenBuildingsDesigner has stopped working.(OBD CE U8)
HITZXX
When I click on the shortcut to enter the program, MS(CE U15.2) has the same problem.How can I try to solve this problem? Other programs, such as ORD OBM, work just fine.This is the exception log exception.txt
over 2 years ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
How to add/modify a project in Floor Manager
Kang Teng Teng
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
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over 2 years ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
Adding property into model
Kang Teng Teng
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?
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over 2 years ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
Project a line/curve line onto a profile
Kang Teng Teng
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.
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over 2 years ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
How to create Curve Line with Gradient (slope) for extrusion
Kang Teng Teng
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…
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over 2 years ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
Did anyone know why the CE version Open Building is slower than the AECOsim V8i version when export cut section to CAD file?
Lynn
Hi OpenBuilding Forum, I am curious about why the Open Building Update7 version when export CAD file is slower than V8i version in AECOsim? Did anyone know the reason, and how to adjust the software setting can make it faster? I had run the export…
over 2 years ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
Prostructure elements in IFC do not accompany the reference.
DaviPF
This image shows the modeled structure of a building and its referenced IFC. The first floor was referenced 7 times at the corresponding heights of the floors. It worked with the slabs. But all the Pro-struture elements remained in the same coordinate…
over 2 years ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
OBD - Changing the Unit System
Lewis Clark
How do I change the Unit System in Duct Sizing dialogue? The option is greyed out as shown below in the screenshot.
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over 2 years ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
The problem of floor master (BB_FLOORMASTER)
Lynn
Hi Open Building Forum I met a situation on the floor manager can't save my edition. Keeping change like the picture below. The Message center shows up the Error the floor master( BB_FloorMaster ) then I check the dgnlib in the dataset,…
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over 2 years ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
Importing Electrical Conduit from Revit to OpenBuildings
Joe Waters
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…
over 2 years ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
Extraction - parametric solid do not display
Wojciech Rup
Hi guys!! I have Open Building Designer model with a parametric solids and I would like to create a cut using extractions in AECOsim Building Designer - parametric solid do not display at all. Is that a common thing that parametric solid is not displaying…
over 2 years ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
plumbing bends in OBD 10.06.03.04
David Turner
I am finding that i cannot apply the correct insulation thickness to pipework bends. if i set the pipe specification including insulation thickness to draw a pipe, the software allows this, if you then turn 90 deg and draw the pipe down the page, it…
over 2 years ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
Problem with printing to printer
jeroen.decooman
Hi, I am currently unable to print directly to our printers. I can open the print dialog. But when I select a printer or plotter, I can't change the dropdown menu that says 'create plot file' to 'send to printer', it always jumps back to 'create plot…
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over 2 years ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
OpenBuildings for Water Line, Fire Hydrants, and Power Line
S. R.
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…
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over 2 years ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
What level of customization is provided in the OpenBuildings suite to incorporate Chillers in a zone or a building?
Ujwal Tewari
What level of customization is provided in the OpenBuildings suite to incorporate Chillers in a zone or a building? thanks, Ujwal, Siemens
over 2 years ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
Problems to run openBuildings
Regina Trujillo Ugalde
Hi everyone. I downloaded OpenBuildings Designer and when I try to start the program on my computer, it sends me this error message. This happens always and I haven't been able to access either to the interface of the program. I tried fixing this…
over 2 years ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
Cant download temporary local files from Projectwise
Muhammad ISMAIL
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…
over 3 years ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
Information sources about ProStructures Interoperability in OpenBuildings Update 7
Marc Thomas
The product release announcement contains an overview of the changes delivered by Update 7: OpenBuildings Designer CONNECT Edition, Update 7 (v10.07.00.105) or similar content in the online help's New and Changed in CONNECT Edition Update 7 page.…
over 3 years ago
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon
OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon | Forum
SIG Virtual Workshop: OpenBuildings Designer –Migrating from V8i to CONNECT Edition
Kelly Fox
Title: SIG Virtual Workshop: OpenBuildings Designer – Migrating from V8i to CONNECT Edition Date/Time: August 18, 2020 11:00 A.M. EDT Co - Presenters: Mary Chib, Senior Content Engineer, Bentley Systems, Inc. and Paul Wagner, Senior Content Engineer,…
over 3 years ago
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