• Structural settings menu not opening

    Hello, When I try to open the structural settings menu, it fails to do so. It doesn't matter if I try to do so from the search prompt, or from file>settings>building>structural settings. It does not crash, it does not give an error, or any kind of message…
  • Option while importing a ICF

    Hello Where is the Option/setting while importing IFC in OBD? It was there in AecoSim. ODB without a Option AecoSim settings / Oskar
  • RE: Problemas con el plano activo y accudraw

    Por favor, ¿puede enviarnos una captura de pantalla del cuadro de diálogo Accudraw Setting?
  • 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…
  • Practicalities that have been overlooked in Bentley Architecture

    I am hoping that this post will grow to address some of the components of Ustn / BA that are in need of minor tweaks to adjust their functionality in a way that they become more efficient operationally. I am sure many users have such ideas relating to…
  • Energy Analysis Mappings.xml errors at Bentley Architecture V8i startup

    We are using Bentley Architecture V8i and get the following error when opening a file in the 'Message Center': 1) Reading ...\setting\EnergyAnalysisPref.xml - Unknown Element Name: EAOptions 2) Reading ...\setting\EnergyAnalysisMappings.xml - Unknown…
  • Re: PCS v8i Help drawing Window Swing

    I'm not sure about the "v" aspect, but you can assign a part to a PCS solid: - Double-click on the applicable solid and switch to the Attributes tab. - Right-click and choose New - For families, use the attribute _TF_PARTFAMNAME and type in…
  • Hatching Association for Walls

    Hi i'm wondering how to assign Hatching patterns to walls so in a Floor plan view the walls will appear hatched. It needs to be associated with the walls so when a change is made to the walls the hatching also changes. I'm using just the default wall…
  • Re: Interference Manager - active, semi-active, passive

    I can't necessarily give you any "best practices" - I would not know - but I am curious why you would have multiple copies of the same file in the interference set? Unless they're both set to Passive, they will be checked against each other. Same goes…
  • Measure area and perimeter in scaled Sheet posible

    Hi, Does anybody have an ideer or solution how to measure the Geometry of area and perimeter in a scaled sheet? If I use the dimension in a scaled sheet that works, but not if I use this for an room head. The tool 'create space" don't work in the…
  • Placing Section Call outs on multiple drawings

    I am using the AutoCAD Style of sheet set up, referencing Drawings into model views of sheets, and then self referencing the model view of the sheet into its sheet file. Call outs are created in the drawings, (Supposedly the recommended procedure). however…
  • Re: adjusting a BV

    Thomas Voghera: Hi Steve reg DV/BV - I know what it does, but what IS it. What is it made of? Not a file somewhere- right? A bunch of settings in the composition Model - right? I'm not a developer…
  • Thematic maps disregard clip planes when they render in the sheet file

    Is it the case that because of the way thematic maps render they disregard what clip planes have been set in the attached models and drawings ? I created the space planning layouts for all levels of the building in one 3D model using the floor manager…