Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Architectural Design Problem Description How can I change the color of a Railing after placing it in my 3D model? Solution Please follow the…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Architectural Design Subarea: Roofs Problem After placing a new roof on top of four walls, there is a gap between the bottom of the roof…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): ConnectEdition Area: Drawing View Problem How to change the stair break line representation in drawing? Solution Stairs are an integral part of architectural design…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Update 9 Area: Architectural Design Subarea: Space Planning Problem description How to Change to Associative Space Solution In OpenBuildings…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Architectural Design Subarea: Compound Slabs Problem I have a few custom Cast In Place (CIP) slab types that I've created in previous…

Program Manager New planning tool that allows space planners and architects to list the building owner's requirements for the number and size of each type of room in one place, then use that list as a checklist to lay out the building. As each space…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Drawing Views Subarea: Geometry Maps Problem I have two walls with different parts assigned, each using a different material. But only…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Architectural Design Subarea: Curtain Walls Curtain Walls cannot be placed By Element along SmartLines. When a SmartLIne is converted…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition & V8i Area: Architectural Design Subarea: Roof Design Problem Description What is the best way to create Mansard roof in OpenBuildings Designer…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition, V8i Area: Annotation Subarea: DataGroup Annotation This example is a useful illustration of the general steps required to modify a DataGroup…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Architectural Design Subarea: Forms The Forms tools can be found on the Ribbon in the Modeling workflow under the Forms tab.

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Architectural Design Subarea: Walls When elements intersect, such as where masonry walls are constructed around structural columns, modelling…

Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition and V8i Environment: N/A Area: Architectural Design Subarea: Compound Walls Overview it is possible to modify stacked leaves…

Product(s): OpenBuildings Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Accreditation Subarea: Architectural Basic Architectural Modeling with OpenBuildings Designer The Bentley Accredited BIM Modeler: Basic…

Pages within this section cover specific aspects of the Architectural tools and functions.

Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Area: Architectural Design Subarea: Walls Problem What is the workflow to create walls with Connect Shapes as Top Option? Solution …

Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Environment: N/A Area: Architectural Design Subarea: Walls Problem Description When placing multiple single layer walls stacked…

Produkt: AECOsim Building Designer Wersja: CONNECT Edition Zakres: Ustawienia Temat: Właściwości materiału Problem Jak sprawić, aby strop był przezroczysty, tak aby widoczna była stalowa konstrukcja poniżej…

Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): 10.03.00.40/08.11.28.23 Environment: N/A Area: Architectural Design Subarea: Drawing Views Problem How to make the floor to be transparent…

Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): CONNECT Edition Environment: N/A Area: Drafting Subarea: Attributes ByLevel is Missing If you find that the description (ByLevel) is missing…

Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): 10.03.00.40 Environment: Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1 Area: Reference Subarea: N\A Problem Description I want all reference files to display gray…

Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): CONNECT Environment: N/A Area: Architectural Design Subarea: User Defined Problem If user sets as default an object into the DataGroup Catalog…

Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): 10.02.00.35 Environment: N/A Area: Architectural Design Subarea: Railing Overview How to use a custom profile & cell created as Railing Posts…

Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): 08.11.09.866 Environment: Windows 8/8.1,Windows 10 Area: Architectural Design Subarea: N\A Problem Description User was experiencing a problem…

Product(s): AECOsim Building Designer Version(s): V8i (08.11.09.866) Environment: N/A Area: Annotation Subarea: Tags Problem There are many files in which some specific attributes are to be…