• Best modelling Practice - OpenBuilding

    Hi OBD Experts, I am trying to find the best tool in OBD to model complex objects. In the example below, If I want to model a wall which follows two-line strings to define the "top of the wall" and "bottom of the wall" which OBD tool/modelling method…
  • BIM Workflow - Infrastructure

    Hi All, I am looking for the best practice/workflow for achieving a BIM reach model. The ultimate goal is that every 3D element should have instance data attached. I will be using custom definitions and I can create catalogue types and items as per…
  • [OBD SDK Update 8] - change length, position and rotation of OpenStructures Steel Beam

    Hello All, I need to change the size, position and rotation of an OpenStructures Element in OpenBuilding Designer. Ma first attempt, described in the post: [OBD SDK Connect Update 8] - modifying Structural Elements with Open Building SDK (STFC-Api…
  • Missing section symbology at clipped Clip Volume boundaries

    Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Drawing Views Subarea: Clip Volume Problem When working with Clip Volumes in 3D design models in OpenBuildings Designer toggling Clip…
  • OpenBuildings Designer Live Session #4 - Freedom For Design Anything - Registration now available

    Save the date - on September 29th my dear colleague Meenakshi Sharma will host the next #OpenBuildings Designer Live Session #4 - Freedom For #Design Anything. Let her and Katarzyna Włosowicz get you on a fast track to unleash the potential of #BIM in…
  • 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.
  • Need Help for concrete I Girder Cell

    Hi Every one anyone has Concrete I beam cell with varies input so i can use for my work. Best Regards
  • Does Anyone Ready to Help

    Hi Everyone i am in need of modeling a Precast I Beam Girder in Aecosim So i am here to ask Geniuos to help produce a cell which can be modified. as per length. kindly see attach sketch. the beam starts with skech 1 from support and say like after…
  • migrating files from AECOsim SS6 to OBD connect

    i need to import mechanical files from AECOsim SS6 to OBD connect Update 6 when i have tried copying the elements into the ODB file i get this message does this mean that pipework or ductwork modelled using the aecosim applications are not compatible…
  • Connecting drainage

    Is there any method I can use to connect 2 drainage? For example I am using AECOsim CONNECT edition. Thank you.
  • What are the differences between Microstation, AECOsim and Bently Architecture? They all seem to work similar so why should I prefer one from the other?

    Hello, My name is Nadir. I am a fresh architect in Turkey. We are planning to continue our work experience with Bentley. I read about how its programs work but still have some issues understanding why I should prefer one of them. As far as I know, they…
  • Is Bentley Missing a Trick?

    Although my Architectural training was Pre-CAD Days, by the time I went back to do a Masters in Computing and Design it was possible as a student to gain access to free Bentley Microstation Software at the university. It was also possible to Purchase…
  • Forms no longer show opening features cut by compound cells and shapes.

    I have a large assemby of forms representing CMU structures, and they now longer are cut or perforated by the compound cells and shapes that have been placed. The features seem to be listed i Building Elements info, they just have no visible effect. …
  • I need help with accessing the functions for "Generative Components V8i" in "AECOsim Building Designer V8i".

    I need help with accessing the functions for "Generative Components V8i" in "AECOsim Building Designer V8i". I have bin researching/troubleshooting for solutions. In the Key-In i found a way to activate the task menu bar by "buildingdesigner enable…
  • Plumbing cross connection is not enable, any option to enable that

    Hi all I had an issue while connecting pipes by using cross joint, may i get the guidance to do that (attached image below for your reference) Thanks
  • plumbing fixture with pipe connector

    Dear all can we get any guidance to create a plumbing fixture with pipe connector parametric information etc.. like mentioned below thanks
  • AECOsim Setup for Client Standards

    I have noticed some team members are modeling handrails with individual pipes. How do you set up the handrail and stair tools to match a client's standards? I am not an AECOsim user, but can someone assist me and show me how to update the catalogs? Thank…
  • How to make IF in GC

    hi I'm trying to make IF for Circle radius. I wanna when my line length is more than 5 it use 5 for circle radius and when it is less than 5 it use line length. I have problem in IF.
  • Model disappears when rotated in 3D

    posted this in Microstation by mistake My model appears correctly in plan and elevations, but disappears after a few degrees of a 3D rotation. As it disappears, the accudraw coordinates jump from normal numbers (<100') to numbers in the millions,…
  • placing door in a wall..or window etc...the object appears lower or higher but not in the wall. no locks activated...its been a while since i have used the software ..what am i doing wrong?...i know its basic, but camnnot find a clue onlineabd

    placing doors/wall into a model....door/window etc are placed off the wall model? what am i not remembering?
  • Detach instance data to USER elements - ABD CONNECT UPG2

    Hi there, I'm trying to Detach instance data on a beam created from a solid , using the Detach tool but it deletes Family and Part info but doesn't delete Datagroup name and catalog. I can see it in the Building Element Info dialog. Process: I first…
  • Grid System error

    I'm trying to create a grid system for three different buildings but I keep receiving an error? The following exception occurred in the DataGridView: System.ArgumentException: DataGridViewComboBoxCell value is not valid. To replace this default dialog…
  • Compound Cell Render

    When I create a compound cell and use 'Verify Family and Part' in the .bxc file, the render of the compound cell does not change. When I hover over the cell it does state the render of the family and part I have chosen, but visually, the render is the…
  • Speedikon explort dgn and drv into smart plant review ,I cannot find any element in spr,,but it can work in naviswork management , does anyone can support me

    Hi I export speedikon structure model , get the file dgn and drv file, smart plant reviews open this file ,I cannot find the any elements, i use naviswork management it can work and find the steel profiles ! does any guys have this experience to fix…