• Avoid Annotating Reference Objects

    OBD CONNECT I am trying to annotate beams in my active model, but the annotation rule is also capturing the beams in a referenced model too, I do not want to annotate these. I tried making a Selection Criteria, which is Family & Part = Steel Beams…
  • Color of reference

    Hello/ I am using aecosim building designer upd.3 In my working file i use references to see other constructions. Sometimes i need to change color of this constructions. I can change presentation of ref, but not color. Anybody know how do this by…
  • OpenBuildings Imodel Attachments

    Hello, At the moment I am working on a project in which we need to produce a federated model that we end up exporting as an IFC. We have done so successfully with each independent file, but when its time to create a federated model and attaching them…
  • AECOsim CEU4 Reference Live Nesting - strange behavour

    Hi All, My file has four references in one of my files all of which have live nesting turned off. However, references are being nested in two of the references. I've never seen this in V8i. What could be causing this? Has anyone else experienced…
  • Long File Opening times

    Hello good Bentley Community I'm having a problem with my file agility, when I open a 3d model in AECOsim the loading times can take up to 10 minutes, and if I start handling references it takes a long time too. This is seriously hurting my work,…
  • How to create an extenal DGN from a internal model?

    Hi, I have a DGN full of models drawing and sheet models, nicely composed, and I want to extract them to individual DGNs file. I try to link them like they are inside: Design Model DGN <> Drawing Model DGN <> Sheet model DGN. I expected something…
  • URG : Problems crossing TRIFORMA to Bentley ARCHITECTURE

  • Move an ISO section reference in a plot sheet, entire 3D model is visible

    Hi Folks Move an ISO section reference in a plot sheet, entire 3D model is visible If I move an ISO- section (pic 1) in a plot sheet, so I see the entire model (pic 2)! Is that maybe a bug? Q: is this common, or can I avoid this? …
  • Re: How to mesure the area and perimeter in Sheet

    Hi Eric, Sorry! But it don't works really. If i do dimension in the master model 1:1 and then ref. this in my seperate plot sheet (file), that looks different to the original 1:1 and not on the same position. Same is with Text, hi move far away from…
  • Saved views / references

    I would like to have saved views in general, or dynamic views in special, to remember reference settings (on/off). Is this possible?
  • Re: display order involving 2D and 3D objects

    You could try Updating the Sequence in your Reference File Manager. Put your Active Design File at the bottom of the list. That should make your active elements appear on top of any referenced elements.
  • Adjusting colors in References

    Using V8 XM Edition. I am working with 4 different dgn files: 1. Architectural Elevation Extraction 2. Structural Elevation Extraction 3. A dgn containing the above 2 dgns, also including annotations 4. A sheet file…
  • Working in 3D with BA, help please.

    Hi all We are migrating from V82004+Triforma to V8I+architecture. To be short, i have already post some question there is two month and i'was ( and i'm) waiting for bentley's answer. In 2D we don't have many pb. We actually work with V8I in 2D but…
  • What is causing this Error message exclusive to a particular project folder?

    The error message pops up only when I am working within a specific project folder. Its been going on for a while but I have not really had time to investigate it, So I just tolerate it. But its very annoying. It only happens when I open files within…
  • Re: Dynamic views / not recommended workflow

    JordanH: I thought the drawing itself is the container for the correct graphics. This whole thing is very confusing. The "drawing" in this case is the drawing model. The saved view is referenced into that model, and it's…
  • BA - Ref Files Reload when any Ref File Turned On or Off

    If we turn the display of a reference file on or off then all of the attached reference files are reloaded. This is painfully slow if multiple files are attached. While this is true in Bentley Architecture, it is not true of Microstation. If we turn on…
  • Reference Auto-Annotation Rules

    I've noticed some strange behaviour when using the automatic annotation rules in cut views with reference files. I've set up a rule to automatically annotates columns which appear in the cut view using datagroup annotation cells - this works as anticipated…
  • Re: Adjusting colors in References

    You can adjust attributes in nested references if you set the configuration variable MS_LEVEL_EDIT_NESTED_ATTACHMENT_LEVELS = 1.
  • section definition don't moveable

    Hi Folks, I can’t move the section line (pic see attached). Does anyone have a idea what happened, or what I changed wrong? I can't find things i did wrong. Maybe i changed a setting? Thanks Konrad
  • Re: Building View Workflow Clarification

    Hi Tom, You're welcome. There definitely seems to be something happening with DV synchronization when it comes to reference file levels, but what that is I'm not quite sure. But at least you should be able to "refresh" the Sheet without having to completely…